One time only: Patti Scialfa performs one of her most beautiful and unabashedly romantic songs, with her husband backing her on guitar.
In the mid-eighties, the New Jersey music scene united to raise money to combat local hunger, and Bruce joined them for their benefit single.
Bruce was just one of many who participated in the USA For Africa project, but his contributions provided some of the song’s most memorable moments.
One time only: Bruce stands in for Bono at a surprise World AIDS Day benefit concert in Times Square, in a callback to the band’s famous 1987 video.
“Dustland Fairytale” was always a Springsteen song in spirit. It had the cinematic scale, the desperate romanticism, and that specific brand of “get-out-while-we’re-young” energy. But…
At the height of the pandemic, Bruce came out of lockdown to appear on Jack Antonoff’s album track, video, and live rooftop performance.
One time only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison on one of Roy’s earliest and most influential hits.
American Babylon’s title track is one of the only tracks Bruce had nothing to do with on the album, but that hasn’t stopped Bruce and Joe from teaming up to play it on stage.
From Bruce’s legendary 2001 holiday shows, Garland Jeffreys takes the spotlight (with Bruce’s backing vocals and guitar) on a contemplative performance of “New York Skyline.”
One time only: Bruce becomes an honorary Beach Boy when he joins Brian Wilson on stage for “Surfin’ U.S.A.”