A gift to an old friend became the award-winning title song for one of the best films of 2008 and one of the most deeply empathic songs in Bruce’s catalog.
Month: October 2020
Stop the presses and check out this gorgeous cover of “Tougher Than the Rest” by Italian duo The Travel Bag.
One of the rarer officially released Springsteen recordings, Bruce recorded “Give My Love to Rose” for a Johnny Cash tribute album and TV special.
The only electric rocker on Nebraska, “Open All Night” was destined for greater heights than its original arrangement.
One time only: Bruce and Billy Joel team up on Billy’s 1993 hit at a 2008 benefit show for Barack Obama.
“Prove It All Night” is the heart of Darkness, rock’s most ferocious wedding song, and the closest thing to an E Street mission statement.
Recorded in 1972, it took 44 years for “The Ballad of Jesse James” to become the first officially released recording by The Bruce Springsteen Band.
“Love of the Common People” stood out as one of the more contemporary set list selections on the Seeger Sessions Tour, but thematically it fit perfectly.
Half a century ago and twice only (thankfully): Bruce adapted Irving Berlin’s 1911 classic as the short-lived theme song for Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom.
One time only (and *almost* another): Bruce joins John Eddie on Carl Perkins’ breakthrough rockabilly hit.