When Bruce played the Apollo Theater for the first time, he worked up a special arrangement of The Temptations’ 1964 breakout hit for the occasion.
Month: November 2020
One time only: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band covered The Chantays’ “Pipeline” at a 1980 rehearsal session.
Back in 2011, Rome-based Mardi Gras released a gorgeously uplifting cover of “Land of Hope and Dreams.” Check it out inside.
The early E Street Band had a lot in common with the late Bruce Springsteen Band, and nowhere was that more apparent than in their cover of Rufus Thomas’ “Walking the Dog.”
One time only: Bruce and Nils accompany Elvis Costello in a tender reading of Patti Scialfa’s gorgeous “Black Ladder.”
Melodically warm but lyrically icy, “When You’re Alone” is (appropriately) one of the least played songs on Tunnel of Love.
When Britt Daniel of Spoon and Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade formed Divine Fits, one of the covers they performed together was Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart.” Check it out inside.
“Get Up, Stand Up” was the perfect song to end each show on the Human Rights Now! Tour and kick off the tour’s 10th anniversary celebration. Watch both performances inside.
This lonely River-era acoustic outtake never made it past the home demo stage, but with Bruce’s warm melody and vocals it demonstrated a lot of promise.
One time only: Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Nils Lofgren perform a beautiful acoustic rendition of Neil’s “Helpless.”