What do you do when you need a break from rehearsing the intense setlist for the Darkness Tour? You cover the novelty song of the summer.
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Thirty-three years after he first covered it in concert, Bruce joins Darlene Love on stage for one of her greatest hits. Listen to both performances inside.
The Clarks transform “The River” from ballad to full-on rocker, and it works–better than one might imagine was possible.
A castoff from the Ghost of Tom Joad recording sessions, “Tiger Rose” made its way to an official release and stage performance via the late, great Sonny Burgess. Watch Bruce and Sonny perform it together inside.
Listen in on a 1988 soundcheck and hear Bruce take a run at covering the Everly Brothers’ “Cathy’s Clown.”
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivered a terrific cover of “Got My Mojo Working” in Richmond in 1971. Just don’t ask me who they were covering.
Marshall Crenshaw delivers an outstanding cover of one of Bruce’s undeservedly overlooked songs.
We’re going obscure today… all the way back to 1973 to hear Bruce and the E Street Band cover the unofficial anthem of America’s national pastime.
The late, great Solomon Burke adapted Bruce’s sweet “Ain’t Got You” into a bombastic country roots romp. The result is a *very* different song. You need to hear this one.
Bruce covered Nanci Griffith’s gorgeous ballad at a 1988 soundcheck in New York City.