Your daily dose of Springsteen originals and covers
Bruce kicks off August with a bang: from the debut of the Miami Horns, the first-ever performances of “Something in the Night,” “Two for the Road,” “Rendezvous,” and “Trouble River,” a Letterman appearance, bar gigs and more–this date in history is jam-packed! (And yet Bruce still finds time to take in a ballgame…)
In 1999, Helen Watson paid tribute to her favorite songwriters on her album Doffing, featuring a terrific a capella cover of “Aint Got You.”
Bruce was in storyteller mode at a rare tour stop in Seattle, treating us to a very different setlist than the night before in Portland.
On the occasion of Bruce Springsteen’s 70th birthday, fellow New Jerseyan Robert Randolph gifted all of us with an irresistibly funky cover of “Ain’t Got You.”
The late, great Solomon Burke adapted Bruce’s sweet “Ain’t Got You” into a bombastic country roots romp. The result is a *very* different song. You need to hear this one.
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.