Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
Roll of the Dice: Man's Job
This Stax/Volt homage (featuring Sam Moore himself) is an unjustly overlooked gem from Bruce’s early 1990s era.
Cover Me, Rhonda: He's the One
Among the earliest Springsteen covers was this disco-ish, gender-flipped version of Bruce’s 1975 deep cut.
MatR: Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen: Chinatown
At the height of the pandemic, Bruce came out of lockdown to appear on Jack Antonoff’s album track, video, and live rooftop performance.
Roll of the Dice: The Virgin Flower
Let’s take another trip into Bruce’s 1968 Notebook with a lengthy entry that reads more like a poem than a song.
Cover Me, The Mandrillos: Cross My Heart
“Cross My Heart” always had more potential than its album arrangement allowed for, and this three-man combo proves it.
Roll of the Dice: I'm Your Detail Man
At John Fogerty’s 50th birthday party. Bruce debuted what may be a lost original song–and it’s a fun one, to boot.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen and the Asbury Park All-Star Revue: It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)
One time only: Bruce and the E Street Band join the Asbury Jukes (minus Southside Johnny) to cover one of rock’s earlier risque classics.
Roll of the Dice: Backstreets
A forbidden love leads to a bitter betrayal in one of Bruce’s most powerful epics.
Cover Me, Luca Milani & The Glorious Homeless: Devils & Dust
The annual Cover Me competition is underway, and our first spotlight this year shines on Italian singer-songwriter Luca Milani’s hard-rocking re-imagining of Bruce’s Grammy-winning single.
MatR: Joe Grushecky and Bruce Springsteen: Labor of Love
One of the best singles of 1995, “Labor of Love” was also a musical seed for one of Bruce’s best songs too.