Inspired by actual headlines and a personal story, Bruce crafted the quiet, tragic tale of the Rosales Brothers.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Debuted without introduction on the Reunion Tour, “Further On (Up the Road)” marked a turning point in Bruce’s songwriting that continues through “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”
Bruce opened his 2009 album-length meditation on aging with an overture every bit as epic and powerful as “Jungleland.” Maybe even more.
Bruce earliest song about the California border may hold deeper meaning than a casual listen might reveal.
A last-minute addition to Born in the U.S.A. provided Bruce with his greatest hit and the rocket fuel for his best-selling album.
Here’s a look at an early home demo of a song that never made it to the studio. There aren’t any lyrics to speak of, but Bruce was pretty far along with the music.
Bruce’s version of Blind Alfred Reed’s original protest song draws on a 1970 arrangement by Ry Cooder and a 2005 natural disaster for inspiration.
Although often attributed to Bruce’s cross-country move, “The Long Goodbye” offers more a more universal theme about relationships that last too long.
Tucked into the end of Steel Mill’s set-closing cover of Richie Havens’ “Run, Shaker Life” is this very under-the-radar Springsteen original.
This understated, underrated 1989 outtake puts a period at the end of “Brilliant Disguise.”