One time only: Bruce joins Billy Joel on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert for Billy’s Top 40 hit, “Only the Good Die Young.”
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Singer-songwriter David Gray stopped by the BBC Radio 2 studios and turned in a quiet cover of Bruce’s “Streets of Philadelphia.”
Lefty Frizzell’s 1959 tale of a falsely accused man who accepts his sentence rather than confess his secret was a natural temptation for a Bruce Springsteen cover treatment. Watch one of its frequent outings on Bruce’s 2006 Seeger Sessions Tour inside.
New Jersey legends The Hudson Falcons unleash the inner punk in Bruce’s 1980 power pop outtake.
One time only, in the studio and on stage: Bruce joins Dropkick Murphys on their Celtic punk transformation of the sweet standard “Peg o’ My Heart.”
Bruce has played Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” in concert twice: once in 2011 with Seger himself, and once way back in a 1980s club appearance. Catch both fun performances inside.
When Steve Van Zandt produced a comeback album for Darlene Love, Bruce contributed an original song that’s both unmistakably Springsteenian and custom-tailored for Love. Take a listen inside.
One time only: Bruce and Neil Young join Bob Dylan on stage for an encore of “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” (and no, Bruce doesn’t sing the chorus).
Bruce has covered Woody Guthrie’s social and political folk songs time and again, but it was only a matter of time before Bruce discovered Guthrie’s children’s songs, too. “Riding in My Car” must have proved irresistible–which is exactly the descriptor for Bruce’s cover version.
Featuring a banjo-led arrangement and beautiful harmonies, The Alexander Schmidt Band’s version of “I’m on Fire” deserves a listen.