Author: Ken Rosen (2074)
Roll of the Dice: I Wanna Be With You
A lost power-pop classic, “I Wanna Be With You” charms with its lovesick loser protagonist, fiercely defiant lyrics and exuberant arrangement.
Cover Me, Avett Brothers: Glory Days
A fun cover of Springsteen’s “Glory Days” by the Avett Brothers.
Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen and Rosanne Cash, Sea of Heartbreak
“Sea of Heartbreak” first became a hit in 1961, when Don Gibson took it all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles…
Cover Me, David Bowie: It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Two years gone to the day, but his music lives on. Enjoy one of the earliest covers of a Bruce Springsteen song (and a darn…
Roll of the Dice: Paradise
“Paradise” is one of Bruce Springsteen’s loveliest, most nuanced, and most challenging songs. Let’s break it down.
Roll of the Dice: Land of Hope and Dreams
In a better world, Land of Hope and Dreams would be our national anthem. It’s certainly my personal one.
Is there anybody alive out there?!?
Welcome! Let’s get this out of the way: yes, this is yet another Bruce Springsteen blog. Does the world really need any more of them? Probably…
Warren Zevon: Jeannie Needs a Shooter
The maybe-true story of Warren Zevon’s sort-of half-cover of a lost Springsteen original.
Ghosts
A joyful but haunted anthem that both celebrates and mourns our losses.
Letter to You
Love the song, hate the track: “Letter to You” is my new “Real World.”