This early composition by 18-year-old Bruce Springsteen reveals a growing awareness and concern for societal ills.
Month: December 2020
Twice only: Bruce joins an all-star line-up of music icons to cover one of the most iconic rock songs of the 20th century.
Stark, dark, and brooding, the film noir-ish “Point Blank” dazzles with one of Bruce’s very best vocals and arrangements.
Mary G’s version of “Further On (Up the Road)” is a cover of a cover, but it stands on its own as a fresh, wonderful take on Bruce’s song.
“Under the Gun” donated its lyrics to “The River” and “Wreck on the Highway” but there’s still a terrific rocker hiding away in the vault somewhere. Let’s trace its evolution to get a sense of what the final song might promise.
In 2001, Bruce welcomed his holiday show audiences each night with a warm, merry cover of Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock.”
Twice only: Bruce covered Elvis Presley’s 1964 hit during two appearances in the same week at Jersey Shore clubs.
Canadian one-man-band Tebo reimagined “New York City Serenade” as a straight-up rocker, and it’s pretty great.
“Valerie” looms large in Bruce and Patti’s personal history, and that may be why their one and only performance of it was so lovely and powerful.
Bruce’s only officially released original instrumental provided a much-deserved song-length spotlight for The Big Man.