Part cover, part adaptation, part tribute, part reminder: Bruce’s “Freedom Cadence” connects the dots from “Born in the U.S.A.’s” Vietnam vet to today’s Iraq war veterans.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
At the Laid Back Festival in 2017, Bruce joined Jackson Browne on stage for a show-closing “Our Lady of the Well.” Watch that lovely performance inside.
She may not be a household name, but Mary Cutrufello has some serious E Street cred. Listen to her terrific team-up with Willy Braun on Bruce’s “Take ’em as They Come.”
One time only: Bruce joins Joe Grushecky on stage at a benefit show in Pittsburgh for a blistering guitar solo and backing vocals on Joe’s “True Companion.”
One time only: Bruce Springsteen, John Eddie, Greg Kihn, Marshall Crenshaw, and Elliott Murphy team up on the T. Rex/Power Station classic.
Lost and found: “Song for Orphans” disappeared after a handful of 1972-73 performances until Bruce shocked fans with it more than 30 years later. Insights, backstory, and lovely performances inside.
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is no stranger to covering Bruce’s songs. “Blinded by the Light” may be their most famous adaption, but they also took a run at Bruce’s greatest hit, “Dancing in the Dark.” Check it out inside.
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star backing band to accompany Roy Orbison’s soaring vocals on “Leah.”
One of the nightly highlights of the Human Rights Now! Tour was Sting’s set-closing team-up with Bruce on “Every Breath You Take.” Watch their infectiously joyous performance inside.
One of Bruce’s lightest but truest songs of love and friendship, “Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” is an instant highlight wherever she turns up.