Shortly after Link Wray’s death in 2005, Bruce paid homage by opening the final two shows of the Devils & Dust Tour with a bristling, menacing cover of Wray’s signature song, “Rumble.”
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The E Street Band refuses to be stumped when a fan requests The Troggs’ bar band classic.
Twice only: Bruce and the E Street Band tackle Steppenwolf’s anthem, “Born to Be Wild.”
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivers a swinging take on a blues classic.
Soaring vocals, gorgeous harmonies, and Suki Lahav’s violin carry this beautiful cover of “Spanish Harlem” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
At an impromptu soundcheck-turned-preshow, Bruce, Southside, and friends play a loose, fun cover of a Hank Williams classic.
At the opening show of The Bruce Springsteen Band’s month-long residency at The Back Door in February 1972, Southside Johnny takes the spotlight when Bruce and the band cover Jimmy Reed’s classic.
During sound checks on the Tunnel of Love Tour, Bruce occasionally covered one of Van Morrison’s loveliest songs.
Set the wayback machine to September 16, 1967, and we’ll listen to 17-year-old Bruce Springsteen tear up Mobey Grape’s “Omaha” in the earliest known live Springsteen recording.
Catch Bruce playing in Denver, and you just might get lucky enough to hear him cover Bob Seger’s 1974 classic.