Talk about an obscure cover–“Unsatisfied Heart” has never been released or performed, but The War on Drugs nailed it last month in San Diego.
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Sister song to “Unsatisfied Heart,” “Fugitive’s Dream” is a fully-realized Born in the U.S.A. outtake that would have been right at home on Nebraska.
It’s not nearly as well-known as its famous A-side, but “Shut Out the Light” is every bit as powerful (and even more harrowing) than “Born in the U.S.A.”
The curious tale of “Unsatisifed Heart,” never released but with DNA that would influence several later songs.
“The Klansman” is one of the best unreleased outtakes from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions–a stark, morally ambiguous tale of the day a KKK recruiter visits a young boy’s home.
A year after recording “James Lincoln Deere,” Bruce revisits his anti-hero and crafts a much strong and grayer tale.
Bruce worked on two different songs by the same name during the Born in the U.S.A. sessions–and this is the lesser known of the two.
An almost B-side for an almost album, “One Love” remains locked away in Bruce’s vault (except for the demo escapee, which you can hear inside).
Drawn from the headlines of the 1960s, written in the 1980s, “My Hometown” still resonates today in struggling communities everywhere.
“County Fair” is a perfect song about a perfect day, and so delicate that live performance can’t match the power of the version on record.