It takes a special performer to steal the show from Bruce Springsteen. Watch The Philly Elvis do it when Bruce grants his request on the Working on a Dream Tour.
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Anti-folk singer Kirk Kelly pares “Downbound Train” down to a ukulele and a haunted, lonely vocal.
By remarkable circumstance, Bruce covered “Goodnight, Irene” in concert twice, but almost no one in the venue heard him! You can, though–watch the great video inside.
One night in in the Big Easy, Bruce and the E Street Band swapped out their standard encore of Gary U.S. Bonds’ “Quarter to Three” for his earlier hit, “New Orleans,” and of course they nailed it. Check it out inside.
American Beauty wasn’t the only Springsteen-themed release on Record Store Day 2014: Check out Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo’s gorgeous string arrangement of “Tougher Than the Rest” from their Songs Beneath the River EP.
Twice only: Bruce joins Southside Johnny on the Little Steven-penned 1991 rave-up, “I’ve Been Working Too Hard.”
Minnie Driver’s cover of “Hungry Heart” is more lush and romantic than Bruce’s lyrics call for, but then again so was Bruce’s original arrangement. Take a listen to her lovely version inside.
One time only: Bruce joins The Wallflowers in a gorgeous cover of Sam Cooke’s classic “Bring It on Home to Me.”
One time only: Bruce does his best Clarence Carter homage when a fan requests James Carr’s classic cheating song.
Dion’s second cover of a Lucky Town track is both faithful to the original and distinctly Dion. It’s lovely and well worth a listen.