Bruce’s last great hit was a defining moment for his career and a pinnacle of his songwriting.
Month: June 2021
Our final Cover Me entry before our month-long hiatus is Boss-approved! Check out this lovely arrangement of a Western Stars deep cut.
My first-hand report from Re-opening Night of Springsteen on Broadway, and my first vacation in over 1,270 days.
Joe Grushecky’s American Babylon album ends on an unsettling note with a song that could be the mirror image of “Hungry Heart.”
One time only: Bruce lends his support to the Patti Smith Group on an epic, stream-of-consciousness performance of “Ain’t It Strange.”
The Phil Beer Band’s cover of “No Surrender” infuses Bruce’s 1984 song with a Zydeco spirit that’s impossible to resist.
Bruce took inspiration from Pete Seeger’s 1966 anti-war protest song and a Civil War classic and forged a heartfelt song of his own.
Bruce performed the only song enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame nightly with its original artist during the Vote for Change Tour.
This remarkable (and remarkably clear) 1970 blues is marred only by Bruce’s cringe-y (but historically significant) on-stage story.
Bruce scored a Top 40 country single in 1986 when Mel McDaniel covered his obscure B-side.