The Bruce Springsteen Band morphed into the E Street Band so naturally that for all of 1973 and half of 1974, no one seemed to…
Category: Roll of the Dice
How an old newspaper article and unsettling dinner company inspired one of Bruce Springsteen’s most hauntingly moving songs.
Springsteen was unfamiliar with Jerry Butler until Jon Landau brought “Hey, Western Union Man” to his attention. He ended up covering several of Butler’s songs.
The first song written for Magic is as timely today as it was prophetic twenty years ago.
Who’d have thought a 60-year-old “Stand By Me” clone would become a fan-favorite centerpiece on tour?
The youngest song on Bruce’s album of covers would have made a fitting title track.
Beneath the overwrought production and busy arrangement lies the soul of a beautiful love song.
A rich, romantic predecessor to “I’m on Fire” inspired by a 1960 Ben E. King hit single, “Spanish Eyes” deserves more airplay than it received.
Bruce’s cover of this Motown classic may be the only track on Only the Strong Survive to rival the original.
It’s a bit of a mess on its own merits, but this early Steel Mill song paved the way for a Born to Run classic years later.