“Southern Sun” is one of the original Hammond demos Bruce never committed to disc, and while there are elements to admire, that’s probably a good thing.
One time only: Bruce Springsteen backs Little Richard and Mick Jagger as they storm their way through Otis Redding’s 1965 classic.
Now it can be told: the secret Springsteen studio performance kept under wraps for a quarter century.
At the Cover Me finals in Bergamo, the surprise of the night was Iacopo Fedi’s powerful, acoustic reinvention of “Man’s Job.”
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.
The Rolling Stones’ first #1 U.K. hit had a habit of turning up in Bruce’s set lists in the strangest places, but fortunately a couple of his team-ups were captured for posterity.
Watch Bruce join his friend Wolfgang Niedecken at a Berlin club for a loose, raucous cover of one of The Rolling Stones’ most popular songs.
Indie rapper/singer Dessa dials up the melancholy to eleven in her moody acoustic cover of Bruce’s 1985 single.
With a sly hat tip to a 1955 blues classic, “Ain’t Got You” signaled a turning point in Bruce’s songwriting and love life.
Long before “Detroit Medley,” The Bruce Springsteen Band was grooving to “C.C. Rider” in a much bluesier arrangement.