E Street Shuffle Archive

Recorded twice, performed dozens of times, yet it still flies under the radar for most fans.

Twelve years later, Bruce revisited his narrator from “Brothers Under the Bridges ’83,” now haunted by the war that awaited him.

Inspired by actual headlines and a personal story, Bruce crafted the quiet, tragic tale of the Rosales Brothers.

Debuted without introduction on the Reunion Tour, “Further On (Up the Road)” marked a turning point in Bruce’s songwriting that continues through “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”

Bruce opened his 2009 album-length meditation on aging with an overture every bit as epic and powerful as “Jungleland.” Maybe even more.

Here’s a look at an early home demo of a song that never made it to the studio. There aren’t any lyrics to speak of, but Bruce was pretty far along with the music.

Although often attributed to Bruce’s cross-country move, “The Long Goodbye” offers more a more universal theme about relationships that last too long.

Tucked into the end of Steel Mill’s set-closing cover of Richie Havens’ “Run, Shaker Life” is this very under-the-radar Springsteen original.

This understated, underrated 1989 outtake puts a period at the end of “Brilliant Disguise.”

Bruce’s closing track on Letter to You is laced with love, loss, longing, and promise.