Dutch singer-songwriter catapulted his career into motion by covering one of his musical hero’s best-known songs and one of his least-known.
One of rock’s most covered songs produced some memorable Springsteen on-stage performances.
The sole escapee to date from Bruce’s unreleased 1994 hip hop/EDM album, “Missing” is a hauntingly powerful and daringly experimental meditation on loss and absence.
Bruce plays a beautiful, evocative mandolin and adds his backing vocals on this beautiful American Babylon deep cut.
Allan Clarke’s cover of “If I Was the Priest” had a 46-year head start on Bruce’s own version. Read the backstory inside.
The generals can’t see the reason there’s such a high percentage of treason. They’re quite sure it must just be the season.
A nightly highlight of the Vote for Change Tour wasn’t political at all–it was the Stipe/Springsteen team-up on the Andy Kaufman tribute, “Man on the Moon.”
Today marks the end of Year 3 for this blog, and this a note of thanks for your readership this past year and a look ahead to the next one.
One time only: Bruce covers Roger McGuinn’s (and Bob Dylan’s?) 1969 classic.
Third Lung’s mesmerizing version of “Brilliant Disguise” is my favorite cover yet of one Bruce’s best songs.