The twisty tale of a hit cover of an unreleased outtake by an imaginary band that evolved into a barnburning, set-closing showcase.
Author: Ken
John Legend has covered Bruce’s greatest hit many times, but my favorite is when he teamed up with The Roots on the Tonight Show.
One time only: Bruce joined Lucinda Williams and her band on stage in London to perform a cover of Melvin Jackson’s “Disgusted.”
Twenty years before “Born to Run” (the book) and “Springsteen on Broadway,” Bruce started his autobiography as a song.
Bruce’s most recent album features his earliest officially released cover: Bo Diddley’s “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover.”
As far as I’m concerned, Dave Alvin’s cover of “Seeds” is the definitive version of the song.
Is a discarded fifty-years-old, thirty-minutes-long opus really the secret origin of “Kitty’s Back,” “Cadillac Ranch,” and “One Step Up?” Just listen and decide for yourself.
Bruce has played Little Richard’s “Lucille” dozens of times in bars and clubs over the years, but exceedingly rarely with the E Street Band. Check out some great performances of this early rock classic inside.
My last show of 2012 was a nice Wrecking Ball capstone, with lots of small but satisfying surprises.
My first show in Milano hooked me on Italian shows forever–once I managed to survive getting inside.