On this date: Bruce duets with John Legend, the legendary Hammersmith Odeon ’75 show, the release of Live in Barcelona, and more.
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Letter to You (17)
On this date: Bruce premieres a new song written for Jann Wenner’s birthday. It hasn’t surfaced to this day.
Fifty years after they played together, Bruce Springsteen found himself the last surviving member of his very first band.
It sticks out like a musical sore thumb, but lyrically “Burnin’ Train” is right at home on Letter to You with its theme of longevity through great sex.
Bruce’s closing track on Letter to You is laced with love, loss, longing, and promise.
I know, I know–another vacation. But this one’s short, and I brought you back something!
At the center of Bruce’s Letter to You album lies the summational song of Bruce’s songwriting career.
Bruce opens his most recent album by directly reckoning with death.
The standout track on Letter to You in more ways than one, “Rainmaker” warns about what happens when hope blends with desperation.
For a summer without live music, it’s been a remarkably busy time for Bruce Springsteen. Here’s a quick round-up of the most must-watch/listen events of the summer.