This early River-era home demo was a dead end, but it’s melody pointed the way to an officially released Born in the U.S.A. outtake.
Category: River
Bruce recorded a home demo of “I Don’t Know” in 1979. What’s it about? Like the song says…
“Everyone Loves You” is an unfinished (or more accurately, barely started) cast-off from Bruce’s 1979 home demo recordings.
“Everybody Wants My Baby” was on its way to being an edgy uptempo rocker before it went missing in action. Listen to a pretty well-formed demo inside.
“Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” traces its origins to this 1979 home demo.
“Under the Gun” donated its lyrics to “The River” and “Wreck on the Highway” but there’s still a terrific rocker hiding away in the vault somewhere. Let’s trace its evolution to get a sense of what the final song might promise.
Still missing in action after all these years: whatever happened to the smoking E Street Band song known only as “Slow Fade” from bootleg rehearsal tapes? Take a listen to this remarkable track inside.
The third time was not the charm, but Bruce still managed to salvage something from this River-era outtake.
A lost home demo, “Love Will Get You Down” offers us a window into Bruce’s songwriting process–but the final song (if there is one) is still locked away.
A true flash in the wild: the E Street Band rehearses a one-time-only performance of a lost, light Springsteen original.