Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
Cover Me: Boys
One time only: Max Weinberg and the E Street Band cover “Boys,” originally recorded by The Shirelles and made famous by The Beatles.
Cover Me, Holly Williams: No Surrender
Holly Williams delivers a wistful, nostalgic take of “No Surrender.”
Roll of the Dice: Bring on the Night
“Bring on the Night” is one of the weaker outtakes on Tracks, but it offers insight into its descendant, “My Love Will Not Let You Down.”
Cover Me: San Franciscan Nights
The Castiles perform a contemporaneous cover of Eric Burdon and The Animals’ hit, “San Franciscan Nights.”
Cover Me, Maria McKee: Backstreets
From her 2006 live album, Maria McKee delivers a powerful, beautiful cover of “Backstreets.”
Roll of the Dice: Lift Me Up
“Lift Me Up” is a delicate, ethereal coda to Limbo, John Sayles’ brilliant film.
Roll of the Dice: True Love Is Hard to Come By
A fascinating work-in-progress that eventually led to “Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart.”
Where the Band Was: Uncasville, May 18, 2014
Bruce wraps up the High Hopes Tour with a barn burner, exhausting himself in the process. He barely made it through the show, but oh, what a show.
Cover Me, Dean Ford: The Fever
From 1977, a well-done (if overly faithful) version of “The Fever” from Dean Ford.
Where the Band Was: Uncasville, May 17, 2014
Bruce gifted us with the most jaw-droppingly unpredictable show I’d ever seen as the High Hopes Tour started its last stand.