Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
MatR: Darlene Love, Bette Midler, and Bruce Springsteen: He's a Rebel
One time only: Watch Bruce Springsteen back Darlene Love and Bette Midler on Love’s greatest (yet uncredited) hit.
Cover Me, Black Veil Brides: American Skin (41 Shots)
Black Veils Brides covered “American Skin (41 Shots)” in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and they’ve been performing it live ever since.
MatR: Soozie Tyrell and Bruce Springsteen: White Lines
Bruce lent a guitar-playing hand to the title track of Soozie’s debut album in 2003. Take a listen inside.
Roll of the Dice: The Power of Prayer
At the center of Bruce’s Letter to You album lies the summational song of Bruce’s songwriting career.
MatR: Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen: I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
One time only: Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello team up on a Sam and Dave classic made famous by Elvis in 1980.
Cover Me Round-Up: I'm on Fire (Part 2)
It’s time for another trip around the world. Let’s see how a group of global artists interpret one of Bruce’s most popular songs.
Roll of the Dice: I Don't Wanna Be
This melodic ancestor to “Jackson Cage” captures The Big Man standing just a bit too close to the mic.
Cover Me: Train Ride
Bruce wasn’t Steel Mill’s only songwriter. Co-lead vocalist Robbin Thompson contributed his own song to the band’s set lists, but their version was a far cry from Mercy Flight’s original.
Roll of the Dice: Thundercrack
It may never have been the barnburner Bruce envisioned, but “Thundercrack” pointed the way to beloved epics to come.
Cover Me, Carson McKee and Skylar McKee: Nebraska
Carson McKee and his brother Skylar transform Bruce’s 1982 murder ballad into a thing of beauty.