How a tale of 19th-century heartbreak and a 1947 Hank Williams song led to one of the most affecting tracks on Nebraska.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Little Steven calls it the E Street Band’s finest moment on record, and he may be right.
In the early years of the Iraq War, Bruce warned us about the cost of moral compromise.
It may have been inspired by a famous trial, but this Human Touch outtake is more sly than substantive.
It took more than a quarter-century for Bruce to commit a blues song to disc, but when he did it was a barnstormer.
Despite some insensitive lyrics to modern ears, “Cherokee Queen” is a catchy and poppy–it’s no wonder that Mike Appel tried to keep it for himself.
Let’s take a moment to revisit Bruce’s only EP with all new material.
Bruce Springsteen’s best party song since “Sherry Darling” is buried at the bottom of his 1996 EP.
If there’s any song in Bruce’s catalog more misunderstood than “Born in the U.S.A.,” it’s this Darkness-era outtake.
The second track on Western Stars is another song with an itinerant hero, one whose freedom came at a price.