The road to “The River” continues with this early, based-on-a-true-story song about a laid-off construction worker longing to escape his hopeless circumstancs.
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The standout track on Letter to You in more ways than one, “Rainmaker” warns about what happens when hope blends with desperation.
One of Bruce’s creepier unreleased outtakes foreshadowed better songs still to come.
Bruce’s modern vocals fall just a tad short of his glorious vintage backing track, but he more than made up for it when he performed “Gotta Get That Feeling” in concert.
The debut performance of “This Is Your Sword” was more memorable than the song itself.
New lyrics for a Creedence Clearwater Revival classic combine with tragic inspiration in El Salvador in this fascinating early home demo.
If “Candy’s Boy” is the lyric donor for “Candy’s Room,” “The Fast Song” is Candy’s musical parent.
One of Bruce’s perfect pop songs is hidden away on Gary U.S. Bonds’ 1982 album, On the Line.
Nineteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen grappled with the horrors of the Vietnam War in one of his earliest compositions.
One of the oldest songs from The Seeger Sessions is also the most fun. Let’s take a listen to this centuries-old folk song.