There are more covers of “I’m on Fire” than I can count, but this version by Twin Shadow is one of my favorites.
Bruce proclaims “Crush on You” to be a masterpiece, and I agree. Only he’s being sarcastic, and I’m not.
From the legendary Darkness tour comes a one-off cover of Little Richard’s “Ready Teddy.”
One time only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison on vocals for his 1962 hit, “Dream Baby” at Roy’s 1987 Black and White Night concert. Plus: listen to Bruce adapt the song at home in 1981.
Two cover takes of “Fire” — the first and the definitive, both by Robert Gordon and Link Wray.
In which Bruce redeems one of his least compelling compositions decades after it was released.
A very special final night in Cape Town featured the world premiere of “This Is Your Word” and a surprise performance of “Sun City” with Mos Def.
Get (very) up close and personal as Bruce and Levon Helm’s All-Stars play “Up on Cripple Creek” at The Stone Pony on August 22, 1987.
A return to the Seeger Sessions tour, or so it seemed at Cape Town Night 2.
Never have I seen a Springsteen cover start with so much promise only to go so horribly wrong.