Bruce finishes “Born to Run,” says farewell to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, shoots the video for “Leap of Faith” and records official live performances of “Nebraska,” “No Surrender,” and “Trapped.” Lots of video and audio today.
Tag: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
The sole escapee to date from Bruce’s unreleased 1994 hip hop/EDM album, “Missing” is a hauntingly powerful and daringly experimental meditation on loss and absence.
How an outcast from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions became the song that ushered in the E Street Band’s Reunion era.
“Countin’ on a Miracle” is a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, one of the most powerful songs on The Rising–but even more powerful still in its alternate post-concert arrangement. Listen to both inside, along with insights and great performances.
Bruce’s cover of the Elvis Presley classic has stayed under the radar despite several official releases.
Part myth, part strut, and all magic: it’s the story of Bad Scooter and the E Street Band.
There are two versions of “None But the Brave,” differing only by one line. But that line and its contemporary context matter.
“Code of Silence” is Bruce’s only live recording to win a Grammy, but his studio version with Joe Grushecky is pretty great, too.
A chance find in an airport duty-free store led to a new Bruce arrangement of an obscure Jimmy Cliff song–and an instant fan favorite.