How an old newspaper article and unsettling dinner company inspired one of Bruce Springsteen’s most hauntingly moving songs.
Tag: High Hopes
On this date: the live debut of “High Hopes,” a guest appearance with Jackson Browne, and more.
On this date: Springsteen on Broadway wraps up its winter run, and Max’s Kansas City makes the opening act the closers, too.
On this day in Springsteen history: Bruce releases “We Take Care of Our Own,” pays tribute to Glenn Frey, holds a benefit for 3M factory workers and much more.
On this day: the release of High Hopes, the one and only performance of “Gov. Christie’s Traffic Jam,” and more.
Listen to the never-released “Sell It and They Will Come,” first performed on this day in 1996, an E Street Radio interview from 2014, and more.
One of only two known outtakes from The Rising, “Down in the Hole” is the brutal, tragic tale of the search for loved ones at Ground Zero.
It’s one of Bruce’s most audacious songs ever, a ten-minute, waltz-time, post-apocalyptic allegory for the decline of civilization.
This distinctive early 90s song by The Havelinas was so nice Bruce covered it twice, but only one is worth a repeat listen.
The debut performance of “This Is Your Sword” was more memorable than the song itself.