The Beat Farmers’ rock arrangement of “Reason to Believe” electrified the Nebraska classic more than two decades before Bruce broke out a similar arrangement on the Magic Tour.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
If Night Two in Philadelphia wasn’t longer than Night One, it certainly was looser–and that unpredictability made for a great show on a thick and humid Friday night.
Bruce and Jimmy Cliff team up on the lead-off track from Jimmy’s 1969 self-titled album at Bruce’s World Tour 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce breaks the longest-American-show-ever record for the fourth time in two weeks while delivering a dream setlist in Philadelphia.
Dion adds yet another arrangement to the many incarnations of Bruce’s “If I Should Fall Behind.” His doo-wop treatment is such a natural fit, you’d think the song was written that way.
Bruce penned “This Little Girl” for Gary U.S. Bonds’ comeback album, and it worked–providing Bonds with a Top 40 (and almost a Top 10) hit, powered by the E Street Band and Bruce’s lyrics, music, and backing vocals.
A hurricane-induced rainout leads to a scorching show before a small but mighty audience in Virginia Beach.
Sometime in late 1981, Bruce sat down with a tape recorder and attempted a cover of “Precious Memories.” Listen to that demo here.
At the 23rd Bridge School Benefit, Chris Martin bravely attempts an acoustic cover of one of Bruce’s hardest-rocking anthems.
Musical cousin but lyrical opposite to “Lucky Town,” “You’ll Be Comin’ Down” is an under-the-radar track (perhaps justifiably) from Bruce’s Magic album.