Okay, just one more post before I go back to vacation mode, because this new cover of “Born in the U.S.A.” by Home Free is too great…
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Our final Cover Me entry before our month-long hiatus is Boss-approved! Check out this lovely arrangement of a Western Stars deep cut.
What better way to celebrate the re-opening of Springsteen on Broadway than with Bruce’s almost/sorta cover of New York’s unofficial theme song.
One time only: Bruce lends his support to the Patti Smith Group on an epic, stream-of-consciousness performance of “Ain’t It Strange.”
The Phil Beer Band’s cover of “No Surrender” infuses Bruce’s 1984 song with a Zydeco spirit that’s impossible to resist.
Bruce took inspiration from Pete Seeger’s 1966 anti-war protest song and a Civil War classic and forged a heartfelt song of his own.
Bruce performed the only song enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame nightly with its original artist during the Vote for Change Tour.
Bruce scored a Top 40 country single in 1986 when Mel McDaniel covered his obscure B-side.
When The Gaslight Anthem came through Asbury in 2011, Bruce joined them on their album’s title track in a surprise appearance for a hometown crowd.
Bruce couldn’t have chose a more perfect song to end his Western Stars film with than the 1975 classic by a New York songwriter yearning to make it big as a western country star.