A return to form for Bruce as a cover artist and a fitting tribute for an artist we’ve featured here may times before.
Category: Cover Me
One of the strongest tracks on the album and one of the few to receive a promotional push, we’re still waiting for the proper concert debut for Bruce’s cover of Tyrone Davis’ 1970 classic.
Set the wayback machine for 1971 to hear Bruce Springsteen and Steel Mill cover one of the seminal R&B classics.
Even Bruce Springsteen’s musical encyclopedia can miss an entry or two, as evidenced by his adaptation of this William Bell song transformed by Jackie Shane.
With a tragic backstory and a standout out David Ruffin vocal performance, “I Wish It Would Rain” practically dares any cover contender to meet its anguish. Springsteen was up for the challenge.
Bruce Springsteen’s cover of this timeless CCR classic sparked a national conversation that never stopped.
Springsteen was unfamiliar with Jerry Butler until Jon Landau brought “Hey, Western Union Man” to his attention. He ended up covering several of Butler’s songs.
Bruce Springsteen found the soul of Woody Guthrie’s signature song and helped millions of Americans hear its true message for the first time.
It’s the biggest rock and roll single in history, but Bruce only ever covered it once.
Who’d have thought a 60-year-old “Stand By Me” clone would become a fan-favorite centerpiece on tour?