From the wonderful 2003 Light of Day tribute album comes this wonderfully fresh perfectly suited arrangement of “Mansion on the Hill.”
Author:
Ken Rosen (2080)


One time only: Bruce turns the spotlight on Southside Johnny when Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom play the only known performance of “Southside Shuffle.”

One time only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison and an all-star backing band in a show-stopping performance of “Running Scared.”


“Meet Me in the City” didn’t make it on The River, but it’s still the perfect, meta summation of Bruce’s landmark album.

Way back in 2001, New Jersey-based The Razorbacks opened their live album with a cover of Bruce’s rockabilly classic.

One time only: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band soundcheck a gentle cover of The Byrd’s elegy to President Kennedy, “He Was a Friend of Mine.”

Soul legend Sam Moore made nightly appearances at Bruce’s 2003 holiday shows–each one was a delight, but none more than this Sam and Bruce team-up on “I Thank You.”

Let’s take another trip into the Bruce’s notebook archive and look at an early work-in-progress that never made it to a full song.

A surprise cover to close her livestream set, “Secret Garden” proves a perfect match for Amy Shark’s soaring vocals and tender arrangement.