At a pair of 1990 benefit shows, Bruce debuted a dark song about espionage and political conspiracy. It hasn’t been heard from since.
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Sister song to “Mary Lou” and cousin to “Two Hearts.” this under-the-radar River-era outtake endures as a fan favorite.
It’s not nearly as well-known as its famous A-side, but “Shut Out the Light” is every bit as powerful (and even more harrowing) than “Born in the U.S.A.”
“Dollhouse” features the E Street Band at their new waviest, transforming a River outtake to a piece of power pop perfection.
Mining similar earth as some of his earlier classics without offering anything new, “Over the Rise” still manages to position itself as one of Bruce’s more revealing songs.
“Two For the Road” is short, sweet, and offers a few intriguing callback, but ultimately it falls short in both style and substance.
Only Bruce Springsteen could write such a perfect pop song and have no recollection of it. Thank goodness he remembered, because “Give the Girl a Kiss” is a gem both on record and in concert.
An almost-forgotten rockabilly outcast from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, “TV Movie” is a sly send-up of the cost of popular fame and a star turn for Professor Roy Bittan.
Recorded too late to become the hit it should have been, “Don’t Look Back” is one of Bruce’s rarest and hardest-rocking anthems. Let’s take a look at its evolution inside.
This Tunnel of Love outtake is the mirror image of “Valentine’s Day,” an artfully and subtly constructed escape fantasy that would have been a perfect fit on the album.