Bruce quoted it in “Born to Run” and imitated its sound, and in 1976 he finally had the chance to perform it with its original artist: Listen to Bruce Springsteen and Ronnie Spector play Spector’s signature “Be My Baby.”
Category: Cover Me
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.”
“Valerie” looms large in Bruce and Patti’s personal history, and that may be why their one and only performance of it was so lovely and powerful.
Originally meant for The River before Bruce and the band leant their talents to Gary U.S. Bonds’ comeback album, “Jole Blon” still (sort of) qualifies as Bruce’s first officially released cover.
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star backing band to accompany Roy Orbison’s soaring vocals on “Leah.”
Jesse Malin’s debut performance with Bruce turned a legion of Springsteen fans into Malin fans, and “Wendy” was the song that did it.
One time only: Bruce joins Elvis Costello on his timeless “Alison” during Elvis’ surprise appearance at Bruce’s 2001 holiday shows,
It takes some searching and stretching to find a Springsteen performance of one of the most beloved Motown songs ever.
One time only: an all-star ensemble performs a CSNY Classic at the first Bridge School benefit.
A little marital creative tension and an uncredited duet vocal resulted in one of the loveliest but rarest Springsteen/Scialfa recordings–all for an important cause.