One time only: Bruce joins Joe Grushecky on one of the Iron City Houserockers’ best early tracks, “Junior’s Bar.”
Thanks to a pro-shot filmed appearance in a French radio studio, we can finally see and hear Ben Harper’s *complete* cover of “My Father’s House.”
It alternates between ragged and polished, it’s metaphorically inconsistent, and It has brilliant lyrical subtext that vanishes halfway through. But it rocks, and it charms, and it thrives both on vinyl and on stage. It’s “Human Touch.”
Bruce covered it several times over the years, as far back as 1971–but it took until 2009 before a taper could capture Bruce covering Chuck Berry’s seminal classic, “Roll Over Beethoven.”
In a studio appearance late last month, Of Monsters and Men played a quiet cover of Bruce Springsteen’s greatest hit, and it’s very, very good.
One time only: Bruce Springsteen performs Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come” with the original artist at SXSW.
Whether you take it seriously or comedically, “Meeting Across the River” ranks high in Bruce’s catalog and represents a leap forward in his songwriting. Insights, early versions, and rare performances inside.
It takes a special performer to steal the show from Bruce Springsteen. Watch The Philly Elvis do it when Bruce grants his request on the Working on a Dream Tour.
Anti-folk singer Kirk Kelly pares “Downbound Train” down to a ukulele and a haunted, lonely vocal.