One time only: Bruce and Eddie Vedder team up on one of Eddie’s oldest and most beloved songs.
Tag: Vote for Change
For one week only during the Vote for Change Tour, Bruce joined R.E.M. on one of their latest singles with a very Springsteenian backstory.
A nightly highlight of the Vote for Change Tour wasn’t political at all–it was the Stipe/Springsteen team-up on the Andy Kaufman tribute, “Man on the Moon.”
When America found itself enmeshed in an unpopular foreign war (again), John Fogerty met the moment. On the Vote For Change Tour, the E Street Band backed Fogerty each night for his comeback track.
Bruce has played Neil Young’s signature anthem “Rockin’ in the Free World” twice–each with Neil himself. Listen to both performances inside.
It may not have accomplished much in the short term, but Bruce and company put on a galvanizing show in Cleveland that helped reclaimed patriotism for the American left.