MatR: Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, and more: Brother John
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star Survival Sunday line-up to cover The Neville Brothers’ “Brother John.”
Cover Me Round-Up: I'm on Fire
Presenting the first in an occasional catch-up/round-up of terrific “I’m on Fire” covers.
Roll of the Dice: The River
Into the river we dive, as we appreciate one of Bruce’s finest and most heartbreaking songs.
Cover Me: Purple Rain
Two days after Prince’s untimely departure, Bruce and the E Street Band took the stage in purple and delivered one of their greatest covers ever.
Roll of the Dice: I Wanna Start a New Life
This gorgeous Jackson Browne-ian work-in-progress ballad might have made for a gorgeous song had Bruce completed it.
Cover Me/RotD: Clarence Clemons and The Red Bank Rockers: Summer on Signal Hill
A lost original Springsteen song survives as a Red Bank Rockers instrumental–but whatever happened to the lyrics?
Cover Me: Sitting on Top of the World
One time only (that we can listen to, at least): Listen to The Bruce Springsteen Band at their bluesiest, as they cover Howlin’ Wolf’s Chicago blues classic.
Roll of the Dice: Reason to Believe
Bruce’s existential, soul-searching, Rorschach Test of a song ranks among is either one of his most haunting or uplifting–it just depends on the arrangement.
Becoming The Boss: A Bruce Springsteen Board Game
Introducing a free-to-all Bruce Springsteen board game and love letter to Jersey Shore music scene. Here’s my interview with the designers of Becoming The Boss.
Cover Me: For Your Love
One time only: Bruce covers Ed Townsend’s 1957 romantic standard in a surprising arrangement at a New York City soundcheck on the Tunnel of Love Tour.