“Many Rivers to Cross” may not be Bruce’s most well-known Jimmy Cliff cover, but it may be his most faithful.
One of many great songs Bruce gave away, “Your Love” is the missing link in a story that begins with “Little White Lies” and ends with “My Love Will Not Let You Down.”
Another dip into the amazing “Back in the U.S.A.” tribute album by Joan Osborne and The Waybacks–this time a slow burn of “Born in the U.S.A.”
Two master bandleaders sharing the stage together: Bruce and Sam Moore team up to cover a Stax classic at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert.
Bruce’s quiet, introspective title track for Tim Robbins’ award-winning film earned him his second Oscar nomination.
Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris hit a home run with their world-weary take on “Dry Lightning.”
Bruce and Jackson Browne team up to cover “Stay” by The Zodiacs at the 1979 MUSE concerts. Along with the other tracks from that show, it’s Bruce’s first live appearance on record.
Jimmy LaFave’s cover of Bruce’s “Land of Hope and Dreams” is more tender than the original–less anthemic, but equally idealistic.
When Bruce announced his participation in the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour in 1988, his re-arrangement and performance of this Bob Dylan classic became the title track of an EP released the following month.
When “Rendezvous” didn’t make the cut for the Darkness album, Bruce went to Greg Kihn to make sure it found a good home.