E Street Shuffle Archive

Performed only twice, way back in 1971: Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom covers Bob Dylan’s “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.”

Stanley Clarke was one of the first to cover “Born in the USA,” and he definitely put his own spin on it.

Live from Croke Park, on the Unforgettable Fire Tour: U2 covers “My Hometown” for a hometown crowd.

One time only: an all-star ensemble performs a CSNY Classic at the first Bridge School benefit.

Both longtime fans, Jackson Browne and Shawn Colvin team up for an acoustic cover of “American Skin.”

A rainy evening prompts Bruce to cover Frankie Ford’s classic novelty song.

A gorgeous, magnetic take on “New York City Serenade” by “the female Springsteen.”

A quiet, taut take on the CCR anti-gun classic rocker. “200 millions guns are loaded…” If only.

Cracker delivers a restrained country arrangement of Bruce’s dark tale, “Sinaloa Cowboys.”

As Bruce once put it, “any bar band worth its salt has got to know this one.”