Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
Cover Me: King Tut
What do you do when you need a break from rehearsing the intense setlist for the Darkness Tour? You cover the novelty song of the summer.
Cover Me: A Fine Fine Boy
Thirty-three years after he first covered it in concert, Bruce joins Darlene Love on stage for one of her greatest hits. Listen to both performances inside.
Cover Me, The Clarks: The River
The Clarks transform “The River” from ballad to full-on rocker, and it works–better than one might imagine was possible.
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RotD/MatR/CM: Tiger Rose
A castoff from the Ghost of Tom Joad recording sessions, “Tiger Rose” made its way to an official release and stage performance via the late, great Sonny Burgess. Watch Bruce and Sonny perform it together inside.
Cover Me: Cathy's Clown
Listen in on a 1988 soundcheck and hear Bruce take a run at covering the Everly Brothers’ “Cathy’s Clown.”
Cover Me: Got My Mojo Working
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivered a terrific cover of “Got My Mojo Working” in Richmond in 1971. Just don’t ask me who they were covering.
Cover Me, Marshall Crenshaw: All or Nothin' at All
Marshall Crenshaw delivers an outstanding cover of one of Bruce’s undeservedly overlooked songs.
Cover Me: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
We’re going obscure today… all the way back to 1973 to hear Bruce and the E Street Band cover the unofficial anthem of America’s national pastime.
Roll of the Dice: We've Got to Do It Now
“We’ve Got to Do It Now” is a Steel Mill-era anti-war song with co-lead vocals by Bruce and Robbin Thompson.