The only electric rocker on Nebraska, “Open All Night” was destined for greater heights than its original arrangement.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)
One time only: Bruce and Billy Joel team up on Billy’s 1993 hit at a 2008 benefit show for Barack Obama.
Bruce’s celebratory “Ghosts” sounds like it was born for a band, but William Goetz of The Big Land Band finds the song’s wistful, nostalgic heart in his beautiful acoustic cover.
Bruce doesn’t play The Drifters’ 1960 classic often, but each time he does, it’s a magic moment.
“Prove It All Night” is the heart of Darkness, rock’s most ferocious wedding song, and the closest thing to an E Street mission statement.
The maybe-true story of Warren Zevon’s sort-of half-cover of a lost Springsteen original.
“Love of the Common People” stood out as one of the more contemporary set list selections on the Seeger Sessions Tour, but thematically it fit perfectly.
Half a century ago and twice only (thankfully): Bruce adapted Irving Berlin’s 1911 classic as the short-lived theme song for Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom.
One time only (and *almost* another): Bruce joins John Eddie on Carl Perkins’ breakthrough rockabilly hit.
One-man band Tad Jennings delivers a fresh loop take on Bruce’s often-covered classic.