1976 No. 1 Hit Was a Bruce Springtseen Cover Song — and He Absolutely Hated It

But Manfred Mann’s version of the song became a much bigger hit than Springsteen’s. The English-based rock group released ...

Bruce Springsteen draws a line from “Peter Pan” to “Born to Run”

Bruce Springsteen Rodin Eckenroth/ for AFI With the recent announcement of Bruce Springsteen continuing his Land of Hope and ...
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Bruce Springsteen’s Overlooked 1973 Classic Only Took Off After Another Rock Band Covered It

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...
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On This Day in 1995, Bruce Springsteen Released a John Steinbeck-Inspired Song Later Covered by Rage Against the Machine

Steinbeck’s novel opens with Joad getting out of prison, after which he meets with his family as they’re making the long journey to California. Unlike other characters in the novel, Joad seems to ...