Who’d have thought a 60-year-old “Stand By Me” clone would become a fan-favorite centerpiece on tour?
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The youngest song on Bruce’s album of covers would have made a fitting title track.
Beneath the overwrought production and busy arrangement lies the soul of a beautiful love song.
A rich, romantic predecessor to “I’m on Fire” inspired by a 1960 Ben E. King hit single, “Spanish Eyes” deserves more airplay than it received.
A half-century ago today, Bruce Springsteen sent the world Greetings from Asbury Park, and rock and roll has never been the same.
Written for The Ramones and influenced by The Byrds, The Four Seasons, and The Beach Boys, “Hungry Heart” gave Bruce his first Top Ten hit.
Bruce’s cover of this Motown classic may be the only track on Only the Strong Survive to rival the original.
Two abandoned, noir-ish Nebraska-era demos converge more than a decade later in an officially released gem.
Fifty years after they played together, Bruce Springsteen found himself the last surviving member of his very first band.
It’s a bit of a mess on its own merits, but this early Steel Mill song paved the way for a Born to Run classic years later.