Author: Ken Rosen (2080)
MatR: John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen: Pink Houses
One time only: Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp team up on John’s famously misinterpreted 1983 single.
Cover Me, Big Head Todd and The Monsters (feat. John Popper): Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
They played it live for at least a decade prior, but in 2019, Big Heard Todd and the Monsters teamed up with Blues Traveler’s John Popper on a terrifically fun (if overly faithful) cover of “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).”
Cover Me: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
One time only: At an Atlanta soundcheck on the Tunnel of Love Tour, Bruce covered the musical inspiration for one his greatest anthems.
Roll of the Dice: I Want to Be Wild
In 1977, Bruce had a killer backing track in search of some lyrics. The search continues.
MatR: Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, and more: Brother John
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star Survival Sunday line-up to cover The Neville Brothers’ “Brother John.”
Cover Me Round-Up: I'm on Fire
Presenting the first in an occasional catch-up/round-up of terrific “I’m on Fire” covers.
Roll of the Dice: The River
Into the river we dive, as we appreciate one of Bruce’s finest and most heartbreaking songs.
Cover Me: Purple Rain
Two days after Prince’s untimely departure, Bruce and the E Street Band took the stage in purple and delivered one of their greatest covers ever.
Roll of the Dice: I Wanna Start a New Life
This gorgeous Jackson Browne-ian work-in-progress ballad might have made for a gorgeous song had Bruce completed it.
Cover Me/RotD: Clarence Clemons and The Red Bank Rockers: Summer on Signal Hill
A lost original Springsteen song survives as a Red Bank Rockers instrumental–but whatever happened to the lyrics?