No, not *that* “Protection” – this one is a light River-era outtake that likely influenced two later official releases.
Category: Roll of the Dice
One of the more curious of Bruce’s work-in-progress River-era home demos, “Stockton Girls” offers an inside look at a songwriter striving to bring a theme to life.
A precursor to “Working on the Highway,” Bruce’s lost-in-time “Stockton Boys” never made it past the home demo stage–but those demos escaped into the wild. Take a listen inside.
Cast off before he ever even finished it, “Love’s Gonna Be Tonight” is a Buddy Holly homage that might have been right at home on The River.
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.
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.
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.