Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
Cover Me: Just Like a Woman
One time only: Bruce covers Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman” at a 1988 soundcheck.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen, Joe Ely, Arlo Guthrie, Indigo Girls, and more: I've Got to Know
A host of artists join Bruce in paying tribute to Woody Guthrie in this performance from 1996.
Where the Band Was: Houston, May 6, 2014
What a show! My best pit position ever at an unpredictable ride of rarities and crowd-pleasers. One of my favorite shows ever.
Cover Me, The War on Drugs: Unsatisfied Heart
Talk about an obscure cover–“Unsatisfied Heart” has never been released or performed, but The War on Drugs nailed it last month in San Diego.
Where the Band Was: Oakland, May 5, 2005
In which I learn the downside of a celebrity encounter at a show.
Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen and Bobby Bandiera, 'Under the Boardwalk
Bruce and Bobby cover “Under the Boardwalk” on the Jersey Shore on the third day of summer. There’s no setting more perfect for that song.
Cover Me, Southside Johnny: Fade Away
Southside Johnny turns in a gorgeously soulful, acoustic cover of “Fade Away.”
Where the Band Was: Greensboro, May 2, 2009
I’ve never been more surprised and impressed by an American crowd than I was at this show in Greensboro, and I’ll never pass up the chance to see Bruce play there again.
Cover Me: Burning Love
Acoustic or electric, Bruce has fun with this Arthur Alexander/Elvis Presley classic.
Cover Me, Allan Clarke: Born to Run
The strange but true story of how the lead singer of The Hollies covered Bruce’s most famous song before it was even released.