They may have been a throwaway reference in Chuck Berry’s “Back in the U.S.A.,” but when Bruce covered the song, it was all about the burgers.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2066)
Bruce Springsteen’s “Detroit Medley” is a glorious mash-up, homage, and rock and roll history lesson. It’s also a ton of fun. Let’s trace the lineage of this encore favorite and watch some classic performances inside.
One time only: Bruce relives the day his grandfather died in this powerful, intimate, and bluesy performance.
Some songs from the Bruce Springsteen Band era feel less like a snapshot and more like a signpost. This one is both. Written in early…
Almost certainly a holdover from the Steel Mill era, the heavy “Do It With Feeling” is ill-suited for the light-on-its-feet Bruce Springsteen Band.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band plays a slight love song that might be a musical ancestor of “Kitty’s Back.”
Set the wayback machine to almost a half-century ago, and we’ll eavesdrop on The Bruce Springsteen Band performing one of Bruce’s lost original rockers.
Don’t bother me with that “Laurel or Yanni” thing. I’m still trying to figure out if it’s Sally or Annie.
“She’s a Woman” is one for the completists, a funky guitar showcase with substandard lyrics. Bruce would get it right a few years later with “She’s the One.”
“Like a Stranger” appeared at a few Bruce Springsteen Band Shows, representing one of Bruce’s early attempts to grapple with relationships through song.