E Street Shuffle Archive

An obscure Springsteen song, a beautiful acoustic arrangement, and toddlers on a slide. That’s a pretty tough combo to beat.

One time only (thankfully): Bruce and The E Street Band re-imagine “Monster Mash” as a reggae song. It works about as well as you’d expect it to.

One time only: Bruce joins short-lived Stone Pony house band The Shots for a cover of Wilson Pickett’s hit, “Funky Broadway.”

Here’s a light and lovely new acoustic cover of “Hungry Heart” by Finnish duo The Lovematches, perfect for a weekend morning.

Bruce’s one and only cover of “Hey, Good Lookin'” was a bit of a hot mess, but that’s its charm. Take a listen inside.

Perhaps the most surprising and effective re-interpretation of “Thunder Road” ever, Tortoise and Bonnie “Prince” Billy transform Bruce’s classic song of escape into a dark, sinister temptation.

One time only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison and an all-star line-up on Roy’s first big hit, “Only the Lonely.”

Sonny Day’s version of “Saving Up” is the definitive one, even if it’s an obscure cover of an obscure song (unless you’re from Auckland, in which case it’s a classic).

One time only: Bruce Springsteen makes a surprise appearance with Soul Asylum in 1995, joining the band for Smokey Robinson’s classic, “The Tracks of My Tears.”

It’s an obscure song covered by an even more obscure band, but The Blue Bonnets’ version of “The Angel” is terrific–maybe even better than Bruce’s version.