Okay, just one more post before I go back to vacation mode, because this new cover of “Born in the U.S.A.” by Home Free is too great…
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A bookend of sorts to “Fire,” Bruce steals a trick from the doo wop masters to craft an angry song that’s a ton of fun to sing.
Lyrically lazy and musically plodding, “Cover Me” is a candidate for Bruce’s weakest song ever.
The continuing mis-adventures of Wilson and Wayne, chicken delivery men and fugitive ne’er-do-wells.
Ian Noe has been covering “Born in the U.S.A.” in concert for years, but this 2013 performance may be his best.
Achingly beautiful and deeply sad, the folks behind Scary Pockets deliver a gorgeous arrangement of “Born in the U.S.A.” that will have you hearing the song in an entirely new light.
Drawn from the headlines of the 1960s, written in the 1980s, “My Hometown” still resonates today in struggling communities everywhere.
Direct from the Mark Lavengood Band’s most recent tour, check out their great rendition of Bruce’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
Just before the American election of 2016, Win Butler of Arcade Fire reminded “Jam the Vote” attendees of what was at stake with his earnest reading of Bruce’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
Even Bruce wasn’t always sure exactly what he was trying to say with “Born in the U.S.A.” Let’s finish tracing the evolution of one of Bruce Springsteen’s most famous songs, from early drafts to remixes and great live performances.