At a pair of 1990 benefit shows, Bruce debuted a dark song about espionage and political conspiracy. It hasn’t been heard from since.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Listen in on The Bruce Springsteen Band (with guest soloist Southside Johnny) grooving their way through Bruce’s original song, “The Band’s Just Boppin’ the Blues.”
My favorite song on Western Stars is arguably the most romantic and (literally) cinematic song in Bruce’s entire catalog.
“Losin’ Kind” is one of only two original Nebraska demos left in the vault, but its imprint can be found across Bruce’s catalog.
Lyrically lazy and musically plodding, “Cover Me” is a candidate for Bruce’s weakest song ever.
The sole escapee to date from Bruce’s unreleased 1994 hip hop/EDM album, “Missing” is a hauntingly powerful and daringly experimental meditation on loss and absence.
The generals can’t see the reason there’s such a high percentage of treason. They’re quite sure it must just be the season.
Love the song, hate the track: “Letter to You” is my new “Real World.”
The first single from Western Stars is also its emotional heart, a song of deep contentment, satisfaction, and reconciliation late in a long life.
Beneath its prurient lyrics, there’s surprising substance to Bruce’s nuanced updating of Sonny Boy Williamson’s classic blues song.