When Southside Johnny took ill, Bruce, Steve, the E Street Band, and the Jukes came to the rescue. From May 1977, here’s one of Bruce’s only performances of the Solomon Burke classic.
Category: Cover Me
Available on three different album releases, John Wesley Harding’s cover of “Jackson Cage” deserves its repeated exposure. It’s one of the few Bruce covers I enjoy more than the original.
In honor of this week’s #TheHomeShows, here’s Pearl Jam’s scorching one-off cover of “Open All Night.”
A chance find in an airport duty-free store led to a new Bruce arrangement of an obscure Jimmy Cliff song–and an instant fan favorite.
An unfortunate licensing snafu resulted in one of the finest covers of a Springsteen song.
Bruce and Patti deliver a gorgeous cover of Jackson Browne’s “Linda Paloma,” more delicate and soaring than the original.
Recorded live and professionally in Seattle, Vampire Weekend performs an acoustic cover of “I’m Goin’ Down.”
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivers a swinging take on a blues classic.
Vance Joy’s gorgeously shot and sung cover of “Dancing in the Dark” captures the frustration and isolation at the root of Bruce’s greatest hit.
“Many Rivers to Cross” may not be Bruce’s most well-known Jimmy Cliff cover, but it may be his most faithful.