Today marks the end of Year 3 for this blog, and this a note of thanks for your readership this past year and a look ahead to the next one.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
One time only: Bruce covers Roger McGuinn’s (and Bob Dylan’s?) 1969 classic.
Third Lung’s mesmerizing version of “Brilliant Disguise” is my favorite cover yet of one Bruce’s best songs.
In 1975, Bruce introduced his cover of an ironic love song with the story of a chance meeting with an old friend. Let’s see what happened from there.
The first single from Western Stars is also its emotional heart, a song of deep contentment, satisfaction, and reconciliation late in a long life.
One time only: Bruce joins forces with the legendary Wilson Pickett on Pickett’s iconic hit, “In the Midnight Hour.”
Recorded the same way as Bruce’s original, this daring interpretation of “Open All Night” has a cool, Canned Heat groove to it.
Beneath its prurient lyrics, there’s surprising substance to Bruce’s nuanced updating of Sonny Boy Williamson’s classic blues song.
When John Fogerty decided to record a sequel to his 1973 debut album, Bruce decided it was finally time to join his friend in the studio.
Twin sisters Louise and Ellie Macnamara paid tribute to one of their great musical influences on the day his latest album was released.