Scottish band Camera Obscura makes a subtle change to Bruce’s enduring, romantic “Tougher Than the Rest,” to powerful effect.
Author: Ken
Edwin Starr’s “War” remains sadly relevant ever since its original smash release. In 1985, Bruce released a live music video of his cover version, and three years later he performed it with Starr himself. Watch both amazing performances inside.
In 2006, Bruce resurrected and revised an anti-war song from the Napoleonic era, filling it with resonance for the modern era.
One night only: Bruce sits in with The Patti Smith Group on guitar for Patti’s improvisational “You Can Dig It.”
“Lucky Town” is an intimate song of personal affirmation and professional re-dedication, one of the strongest tracks on a strong but under-rated album.
One of the last songs Buckwheat Zydeco recorded in the studio was a reggae reinvention of Bruce’s torch song, “Back in Your Arms.” And it works.
A lost Springsteen lyrics sheet surfaces in Belgium, shedding light onto a performed but never recorded Bruce Springsteen Band song.
The biggest mystery about “Mystery Train” (besides why it’s called that): why’d it take so long for Bruce to cover it?
Every fan knows it; every audience member is part of it: “Badlands” is Bruce’s anthem of steadfast resistance, persistence, and faith in his audience. It’s one of his very best songs.
I’m not sure where it came from, but Sarah Hepburn’s brooding cover of “Adam Raised a Cain” is wonderful regardless.