The story of “You Mean So Much to Me” continues beyond its last E Street stage appearance. Listen to the definitive cover by Southside Johnny and Ronnie Spector, plus Bruce and Ronnie’s unexpected 1977 team-up.
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Bruce teams up with Garland Jeffreys for a crowd-pleasing cover of ? and the Mysterians’ “96 Tears.”
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.”
Bruce sticks to the background on this one, supporting his wife on the Hammond B-3 organ in Patti’s lovely deep cut from her third album.
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.
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).
One time only: Bruce joins Steve Earle for a faithful cover of The Rolling Stones’ country rock classic, “Dead Flowers.”
Mike Ness has played with Bruce on stage on several occasions, but they only collaborated in the studio once. Listen to their “Misery Loves Company” inside.
Did he or didn’t he? Bruce and Gary U.S. Bonds played “Soul Deep” on stage together in 2003, but the jury’s out on whether that was really Bruce’s first time singing the 1969 blue-eyed soul classic with Gary.