As timely today as it was in the summer of ’82, Bruce’s slyly comedic “Out of Work” was a Top Forty hit for Gary U.S. Bonds.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Canadian singer-songwriters Kathleen Edwards and Afie Jurvanen quietly released one of the best covers of “Human Touch.”
This retread of “Brilliant Disguise” (with a bit of “I’m Goin’ Down”) adds nothing original to Bruce’s catalog. Cool backing track, though.
The second single from Western Stars is a standout, from Bruce’s Orbisonian vocals to his anti-thematic lyrics.
One time only: Bruce and Steel Mill reveal a new song about a solider at war buoyed by the thought of his love waiting for him. (Or was she?)
“She’s the One” is alchemy, amalgamation, and pure adrenaline. Let’s trace its origins and see what makes it tick.
Even way back in the Steel Mill era, Bruce leavened his sets with occasional pop trifles like this one.
The only Born to Run outtake to earn an official release, “Linda Let Me Be The One” is a beautifully melodramatic hat tip to Phil Spector.
One of the last songs to be cut from Bruce’s debut album, “Arabian Nights” is a glimpse at the surreal inner world of an introverted musician.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like of Bruce crammed all of his Darkness themes into one unreleased outtake, this song is for you.