More short story than song, Bruce lifted “Galveston Bay” from real-life headlines to tell a tale of hope and better angels.
Author: Ken
Who made “I Sold My Heart to the Junkman” famous, and what made Bruce cover it one night in 1974? Just two of the many mysteries surrounding this classic song.
The love child of “State Trooper” and “Pink Cadillac” (and grandchild of “Peter Gunn”) “Chain Lightning” is a fascinating River cast-off that deserves a live outing.
Way back in 2011, Sessions Band vocalist Lisa Lowell stopped by E Street Radio and gave us a great cover of Bruce’s “Secret Garden.”
Smoky and sultry, “Rainy Day Man” is one of Patti Scialfa’s best tracks, brimming with breezy confidence and boasting a fantastically funky backing track.
Only Bruce Springsteen could write such a perfect pop song and have no recollection of it. Thank goodness he remembered, because “Give the Girl a Kiss” is a gem both on record and in concert.
Twice only: Bruce paid tribute to The Man in Black after his passing by opening his shows with a lovely acoustic cover of “I Walk the Line.”
One of the more under-the-radar Southside Johnny/Bruce Springsteen collaborations, “Walking Through Midnight” closed Southside’s first solo album in 1988.
In any arrangement and any style, “You Can Look” is guaranteed to bring the fun to any show it appears in. Let’s trace its long and winding evolution inside.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band covers The Band’s classic chronicle of the human cost of war.