Bruce’s celebratory “Ghosts” sounds like it was born for a band, but William Goetz of The Big Land Band finds the song’s wistful, nostalgic heart in his beautiful acoustic cover.
Bruce doesn’t play The Drifters’ 1960 classic often, but each time he does, it’s a magic moment.
“Prove It All Night” is the heart of Darkness, rock’s most ferocious wedding song, and the closest thing to an E Street mission statement.
The maybe-true story of Warren Zevon’s sort-of half-cover of a lost Springsteen original.
“Love of the Common People” stood out as one of the more contemporary set list selections on the Seeger Sessions Tour, but thematically it fit perfectly.
Half a century ago and twice only (thankfully): Bruce adapted Irving Berlin’s 1911 classic as the short-lived theme song for Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom.
One time only (and *almost* another): Bruce joins John Eddie on Carl Perkins’ breakthrough rockabilly hit.
One-man band Tad Jennings delivers a fresh loop take on Bruce’s often-covered classic.
On the 25th anniversary of American Babylon, Joe Grushecky and I take a look back at the making and meaning of Joe’s landmark album and his decades-long friendship with producer, co-writer, and collaborator Bruce Springsteen.
The closes thing to an E Street Band track on The Ghost of Tom Joad, this post-romantic ballad points the way to Western Stars in more ways than one.