Recorded too late to become the hit it should have been, “Don’t Look Back” is one of Bruce’s rarest and hardest-rocking anthems. Let’s take a look at its evolution inside.
Author: Ken
Staying at home? Sheltering in place? Here’s just the thing to lift your spirits: Turn up the volume and get ready to dance to Lucca Lazaro’s infectious cover of Bruce Springsteen’s greatest hit.
One of the earliest songs Bruce wrote in the Nebraska era, the unfinished “Danger Zone” stands apart as a warm and tender ballad deserving of attention.
One time only: a very young Bruce Springsteen and his high school band The Castiles tackle one of the earliest songs to introduce the Indian raga sound to western rock music.
A true flash in the wild: the E Street Band rehearses a one-time-only performance of a lost, light Springsteen original.
Life Size Models rises above a sea of “I’m on Fire” covers with their daring, rocking arrangement of Bruce’s 1984 classic.
One time only: Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel trade lead vocals on Billy’s 1977 hit, “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song).”
Hidden away on a barely promoted Record Store Day EP, “Hurry Up Sundown” is a slick (if overproduced) piece of power pop, perfect for an open road on a sunny day.
Bruce found a kindred spirit in the lyrics of Lorde’s 2013 mammoth breakout hit and paid tribute to the young singer-songwriter when he performed it in Auckland on the High Hopes Tour.
If you ever wonder whether Bruce’s music will stay relevant to new generations, watch this clip of the Cleveland School of Rock performing “Trapped” and put your mind at ease.