Okay, just one more post before I go back to vacation mode, because this new cover of “Born in the U.S.A.” by Home Free is too great…
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
Bruce’s last great hit was a defining moment for his career and a pinnacle of his songwriting.
Our final Cover Me entry before our month-long hiatus is Boss-approved! Check out this lovely arrangement of a Western Stars deep cut.
My first-hand report from Re-opening Night of Springsteen on Broadway, and my first vacation in over 1,270 days.
Joe Grushecky’s American Babylon album ends on an unsettling note with a song that could be the mirror image of “Hungry Heart.”
What better way to celebrate the re-opening of Springsteen on Broadway than with Bruce’s almost/sorta cover of New York’s unofficial theme song.
One time only: Bruce lends his support to the Patti Smith Group on an epic, stream-of-consciousness performance of “Ain’t It Strange.”
The Phil Beer Band’s cover of “No Surrender” infuses Bruce’s 1984 song with a Zydeco spirit that’s impossible to resist.
Bruce took inspiration from Pete Seeger’s 1966 anti-war protest song and a Civil War classic and forged a heartfelt song of his own.
Bruce performed the only song enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame nightly with its original artist during the Vote for Change Tour.