Back in 2020, shortly after the release of Bruce Springsteen’s album Letter to You, I offered an interpretation of the song “House of 1000 Guitars.” It was a fairly popular post and I got some nice feedback from Springsteen fans. […]
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A nice Springsteen cover from the Man in Black:
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Hat tip: Caroline Fea
Springsteen plays some classics at NYC benefit concert
Bruce played “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Promised Land,” “Glory Days,” and “Pink Cadillac” in a short set at the John Henry Friends Benefit. Watch: Here is a better video of “Darkness”:
Johnny Cash: Voice of the dispossessed
Over at The Atlantic, Stephen Metcalf reviews Michael Stewart Foley’s Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash. Here is a taste: For Foley, Cash’s status as an artist whose music deeply engaged otherwise incompatible audiences gives him […]
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We did the Bangles cover last week. Today we have the original:
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Happy 4th of July:
Springsteen is back on Broadway!
Peter Chianca at Blogness on the Edge of Town has it covered: So much for anticipation — less than a month after the announcement of a limited return engagement for “Springsteen on Broadway,” Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa were back […]
Springsteen and The Killers collaborate
Here is “Dustland”:
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RIP And for the slightly “younger generation“:
Bruce Springsteen on 1960s girl groups
In this conversation with Lauren Onkey and Nona Hendryx, Springsteen talks about the influence of African-American girl groups on his music. He references Patty LaBelle & The Bluebelles, The Chantelles, The Shirelles, The Crystals, and The Ronettes. Springsteen says that […]
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“And a time to every purpose under heaven“: