United at a distance: Italian musicians come together (virtually) to raise money for COVID-19 research and relief with their cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Radio Nowhere.”
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
Alexander Schmidt just dropped a new album of original material, but he still found time to record and share an absolutely gorgeous cover of “Tougher Than the Rest.”
Bruce’s first concert performance of “Hang On Sloopy” gets the entire Greensboro Coliseum crowd on its feet for a deafening singalong. Watch the electrifying moment inside.
One time only, more than a half-century ago: seventeen-year-old Bruce Springsteen plays Steve Katz’s signature song.
Missing in action: this early lyrical forerunner to “Tougher Than the Rest” made it all the way to an E Street Band rehearsal but never to the studio.
One time only: Tom Morello teams up with Roger Waters and the Wounded Warriors Band for “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”
One time only: Bruce and Nils celebrate their friendship in a 1989 performance of Bill Withers’ greatest hit.
We’ve seen Patti back Bruce countless times, and Bruce back Patti for at least a few. But rarely do we hear them share a lead vocal, like they did in their wonderful 2004 cover of “It Takes Two.”
The story of how an unlikely cover of an obscure electro-punk band became a nightly benediction from Bruce to his fans.
One time only: Win Butler and Régine Chassagne join Bruce on stage in Ottawa for one of Arcade Fire’s greatest hits.