Keep your room clean, kids.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Inspired by a haunting expose of inner city poverty and his fascination with the American West, Bruce crafted a harrowing but redemptive story of a devoted mother and son.
Bruce’s musical assist helped Joe Grushecky preserve his parents’ story in this sweet, romantic and true ballad.
In memory of Donald Stephen Rosen (December 23, 1942 – August 12, 2021)
This lost companion piece to “Hungry Heart” has only ever been officially released to friends and family with Bruce’s private number.
This romantic slow song has its fans, but its creator isn’t among them. When Bruce finally relented and released it, he hid it away as best he could.
When Bruce’s early band Steel Mill needed a palate cleanser during their heavy sets, they often turned to this drunkenly loose and sassy lark.
Bruce turns the essential, existential question of rock and roll into a 2007 shoulda-been-a-hit single.
Bruce’s last great hit was a defining moment for his career and a pinnacle of his songwriting.
This remarkable (and remarkably clear) 1970 blues is marred only by Bruce’s cringe-y (but historically significant) on-stage story.