One time only: Listen in on a 1988 soundcheck, where Bruce and the E Street Band played their only known cover of Jimmy Reed’s “Big Boss Man.”
“Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” traces its origins to this 1979 home demo.
One time only: Bruce and Little Steven team-up for an encore of Marvin Gaye’s “Can I Get a Witness” at Steve’s Soulfire record release event.
There are lots of “Dancing in the Dark” covers out there, but this is one of the best. Gritty, earthy, and most of all: hungry.
Part “Point Blank” and part “Jersey Girl,” this River outtake is much more than the sum of its parts.
In his earliest days of parenthood, Bruce donated a new recording for a benefit album to fight pediatric AIDS. Take a listen to Bruce’s first officially released children’s song, “Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips.”
One time only: Bruce Springsteen joins Stone Pony house band Cats on a Smooth Surface to cover a lost rockabilly classic.
If Jason Heath and The Greedy Souls’ cover of “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” sounds so perfect, maybe it’s because of the family connection.
“Back in Your Arms” is Bruce’s most soulful and rueful torch song, presaging themes he still grapples with today.
Bruce teamed up with John Fogerty on “Fortunate Son” nightly during 2004’s Vote for Change Tour, but that wasn’t the first time Bruce covered John’s anti-war anthem. Listen to rare early bar performances inside.