Listen in on an abandoned River-era demo that might have been an early ancestor of “Fade Away.”
Category: Roll of the Dice
“Baby Come Back” is another unfinished castaway from The River home demo sessions.
At 77 seconds, this furious 1980 B-side is Bruce’s shortest studio track on record.
Meet “Mary Lou,” big sister to “Be True.” They share the same lyrics, yet they’re completely different songs. Let’s trace their origins together and hear how Bruce constructs a song.
A lost power-pop classic, “I Wanna Be With You” charms with its lovesick loser protagonist, fiercely defiant lyrics and exuberant arrangement.
“Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own” is a fun, poppy outtake from the River sessions–guaranteed to make you smile (unless you’re a parent to a teenage girl, in which case you’ll wince).
A classic Springsteen formula–dark lyrics paired with a power pop melody–results in a shoulda-been new wave classic. Insights and great performances inside.
“Living on the Edge” is a glorious hot mess of a song. An unreleased outtake until 1998, it nevertheless spawned no less than three officially released Springsteen originals along the way.
“Dollhouse” features the E Street Band at their new waviest, transforming a River outtake to a piece of power pop perfection.
“Where the Bands Are” is power pop perfection, showcasing the E Street Band at their most joyous.