From the early days of the Born in the U.S.A. recording sessions comes this jewel box of a song that captures the impact of war on the ones left behind.
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This retread of “Brilliant Disguise” (with a bit of “I’m Goin’ Down”) adds nothing original to Bruce’s catalog. Cool backing track, though.
The only Born to Run outtake to earn an official release, “Linda Let Me Be The One” is a beautifully melodramatic hat tip to Phil Spector.
At a pair of 1990 benefit shows, Bruce debuted a dark song about espionage and political conspiracy. It hasn’t been heard from since.
Mining similar earth as some of his earlier classics without offering anything new, “Over the Rise” still manages to position itself as one of Bruce’s more revealing songs.
“Two For the Road” is short, sweet, and offers a few intriguing callback, but ultimately it falls short in both style and substance.
Only Bruce Springsteen could write such a perfect pop song and have no recollection of it. Thank goodness he remembered, because “Give the Girl a Kiss” is a gem both on record and in concert.
An almost-forgotten rockabilly outcast from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, “TV Movie” is a sly send-up of the cost of popular fame and a star turn for Professor Roy Bittan.
Recorded too late to become the hit it should have been, “Don’t Look Back” is one of Bruce’s rarest and hardest-rocking anthems. Let’s take a look at its evolution inside.
This Tunnel of Love outtake is the mirror image of “Valentine’s Day,” an artfully and subtly constructed escape fantasy that would have been a perfect fit on the album.