Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
Roll of the Dice: Do Your Job
For those of us waiting and wishing for new Springsteen music, today brings a treat: a leaked, unreleased but finished and filmed music video recorded during the Magic era.
Roll of the Dice: I Am the Doctor
Even way back in the Steel Mill era, Bruce leavened his sets with occasional pop trifles like this one.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen and Cats on a Smooth Surface: Hound Dog
Twice only: Bruce plays one of the all-time great rock and roll songs during surprise appearances at The Stone Pony in the summer of ’89.
Cover Me, Lucas Mege: Drive All Night
Springsteen fan Lucas Mège shares his gorgeous, passionate, and powerful solo piano performance of “Drive All NIght.”
Cover Me: When the Saints Go Marching In
When the city of New Orleans needed it most, Bruce found a heart of redemption in the city’s unofficial song.
Roll of the Dice: Linda Let Me Be the One
The only Born to Run outtake to earn an official release, “Linda Let Me Be The One” is a beautifully melodramatic hat tip to Phil Spector.
Cover Me: Don't Change
When Bruce and the E Street Band visited INXS’s home town of Sydney in 2014, they paid tribute with one of their very best modern covers.
Cover Me, Justin Roberts & Anna Steinhoff: One Minute You're Here
Four-time Grammy nominee and kids’ singer-songwriter Justin Roberts tackles the very grown-up “One Minute You’re Here,” and it’s just perfect.
MatR: Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen: Running on Empty
A contemporary contrast to “Born to Run,” Jackson Browne’s classic road song begs for a Jackson/Bruce team-up. Let’s check out a couple of them inside.
MatR: Solar Circus and Bruce Springsteen: Stems and Seeds
One time only: Bruce Springsteen joins local band Solar Circus for an impromptu performance of the band’s 1992 song, “Stems and Seeds.”