Part myth, part strut, and all magic: it’s the story of Bad Scooter and the E Street Band.
Author: Ken
Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder hung out on E Street back in 2009, playing a beautifully stripped-down rendition of “Racing in the Street.”
“Until the Good is Gone” is one of Steve’s earliest and best solo efforts, featuring uncredited but unmistakable backing vocals from Bruce. Check out Steve and Bruce’s studio and live performances inside.
Sister song to “Reno” and cousin to “Further On (Up the Road),” “Maria’s Bed” is a carefree jaunt with surprising depth and hidden poignancy–it’s one of Bruce’s best 21st-century songs.
“Everybody Wants My Baby” was on its way to being an edgy uptempo rocker before it went missing in action. Listen to a pretty well-formed demo inside.
At her 2011 concert in Newark, Taylor Swift paid homage to Bruce on-stage; a few months later, Bruce repaid the complement backstage in Raleigh. Catch both moments inside.
“Oh No No No” is an unfinished attempt at a he-said/she-said. Too bad we lack the music to pair with these unpublished lyrics, so we could see what Bruce was aiming for.
One time only: Bruce joined Darlene Love at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, teaming up on “Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry.”
“The Big Payback” is a Nebraska-era B-side obscurity, as tight, taut, and sinister as anything on the album it didn’t make but a whole lot more fun to sing.
Ronnie Spector does an admirable cover of “Brilliant Disguise” — right up until the coda. You might not be able to unhear that part.