An almost B-side for an almost album, “One Love” remains locked away in Bruce’s vault (except for the demo escapee, which you can hear inside).
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Drawn from the headlines of the 1960s, written in the 1980s, “My Hometown” still resonates today in struggling communities everywhere.
“County Fair” is a perfect song about a perfect day, and so delicate that live performance can’t match the power of the version on record.
A finished but unreleased home recording from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, “Seven Tears” is a beautifully sad song and a masterful example of songwriting economy.
An early rock and roll sequel and the tragic deaths of two of his musical heroes inspired this powerful, under-the-radar B-side.
If there was ever a song that sounds like (but isn’t) a Springsteen original, it would have to be Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl.” Check out Bruce’s great cover performances inside, including a rare Springsteen/Waits duet with hybrid lyrics!
One time only: Bruce relives the day his grandfather died in this powerful, intimate, and bluesy performance.
Almost certainly a holdover from the Steel Mill era, the heavy “Do It With Feeling” is ill-suited for the light-on-its-feet Bruce Springsteen Band.
One time only: The Bruce Springsteen Band plays a slight love song that might be a musical ancestor of “Kitty’s Back.”