Guest blogger Sandi Pederson was front and center when Bruce filmed his video for “Dancing in the Dark.” Read her first-hand report and relive it with her!
Author: Ken
Listen in on a 1988 soundcheck, where Bruce mashes up two Van Morrison classics.
Bruce grappled with his religion through as far back as his teen years, but with a lot less subtlety. Listen to him challenge the church in his 1969 Steel Mill crowd-pleaser.
One time only: Bruce joins Lucinda Williams on stage during a night off on the Seeger Sessions Tour for an epic, hard-rocking version of Lucinda’s “Joy.”
Adam Selzer’s intriguing arrangement re-imagines Bruce’s early classic as a chamber piece–and it works very well.
One time only: Bruce pays homage to (and pokes fun at) outgoing Yankees manager Joe Torre at a 2007 benefit for his Safe at Home foundation.
One time only: Bruce joins Jon Bon Jovi on “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” a song that sounds like Bruce could have written it himself.
Dum dum dee-dum dum dee-dee dum dum!
Canadian band Deep Dark Woods turns in a faithful cover of Bruce’s minimalist musing on the meaning of work.
Another treasure from the vault: Listen to “Street Queen,” Bruce’s car-on-boy fetish song from the very first day of recording sessions for Greetings from Asbury Park.