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See the Sweet Sixteen of Springsteen song covers — including your pick for No. 1

Pete Chianca

Mar 29, 20223 min read

See the Sweet Sixteen of Springsteen song covers — including your pick for No. 1

It's the Sweet Sixteen of Springsteen song covers: the 16 best interpretations of The Boss's work by other artists, as chosen by you.

Here are your 68 favorite covers of Bruce Springsteen songs! Now it's time to narrow them down.

Pete Chianca

Mar 22, 20222 min read

Here are your 68 favorite covers of Bruce Springsteen songs! Now it's time to narrow them down.

There were more than enough choices to assemble our list of the 68 covers most popular with Blogness readers.

Happy 10th Birthday 'Wrecking Ball'! Here's why it's one of Springsteen's greatest albums

Pete Chianca

Mar 6, 20226 min read

Happy 10th Birthday 'Wrecking Ball'! Here's why it's one of Springsteen's greatest albums

To mark its 10th anniversary, I explain why any conversation of Springsteen's best albums has to include "Wrecking Ball."

Never Have I Ever: Bruce Springsteen Edition!

Pete Chianca

Jan 16, 20221 min read

Never Have I Ever: Bruce Springsteen Edition!

If you think about it, there are worse ways to prove your Springsteen bonafides — give yourself 1 point for each thing you haven't done.

Here's the top Springsteen story of 2021, according to Blogness readers

Pete Chianca

Jan 1, 20224 min read

Here's the top Springsteen story of 2021, according to Blogness readers

Blogness on the Edge of Town readers ranked these as the top, most significant Bruce Springsteen stories of 2021.

What's your pick for biggest Bruce Springsteen story of 2021?

Pete Chianca

Dec 22, 20212 min read

What's your pick for biggest Bruce Springsteen story of 2021?

What was the top Bruce Springsteen story of 2021? That’s where you come in.

The Bruce Springsteen pre-tour video (and news) bonanza

Pete Chianca

Nov 15, 20213 min read

The Bruce Springsteen pre-tour video (and news) bonanza

Bruce Springsteen is everywhere! Check out the flood of recent Bruce videos and news that (hopefully) are prefacing a tour announcement.

Bruce Springsteen tour rumors are here! This is what fans say they want from the shows

Pete Chianca

Oct 30, 202111 min read

Bruce Springsteen tour rumors are here! This is what fans say they want from the shows

With a Springsteen tour at least in the planning stages, we asked Blogness readers what they want to see when he takes the stage in 2022.

Bruce Springsteen's 'Letter to You' one year later: Who is this album for?

Pete Chianca

Oct 25, 20218 min read

Bruce Springsteen's 'Letter to You' one year later: Who is this album for?

Bruce Springsteen's "Letter to You" is a year old! Here's a look at whether it's improved with age.

Merry Brucemas: It's the Bruce Springsteen Birthday Roundup — including No Nukes!

Pete Chianca

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Merry Brucemas: It's the Bruce Springsteen Birthday Roundup — including No Nukes!

Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to give a gift to us on his 72nd birthday -- the details of his previously announced No Nukes film.

It's Bruce Springsteen tour rumor time -- but what kind of tour?

Pete Chianca

Sep 16, 20212 min read

It's Bruce Springsteen tour rumor time -- but what kind of tour?

The much-heralded 2022 tour for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band must be in the works! But what will it entail? You tell us.

'Featuring Bruce Springsteen': Ranking Bruce's top 10 guest appearances

Pete Chianca

Aug 23, 20215 min read

'Featuring Bruce Springsteen': Ranking Bruce's top 10 guest appearances

With a spate of recent appearances on other artists' tracks, we’ve ranked what we consider the top 10 Bruce Springsteen guest shots.

I was there! Recalling the Boston classic behind the latest official Springsteen release

Pete Chianca

Aug 6, 20213 min read

I was there! Recalling the Boston classic behind the latest official Springsteen release

Fenway Park, Aug. 15, 2012, was one of those second-night sets that drives people who only went to the first night crazy.

Waves vs. Sways is just one Springsteen lyric battle. What about these??

Pete Chianca

Jul 20, 20213 min read

Waves vs. Sways is just one Springsteen lyric battle. What about these??

“Waves” vs. “sways” is just one of the heated Springsteen lyric battles waged by fans. No, seriously.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with a Bruce Springsteen patriotic playlist

Pete Chianca

Jul 4, 20212 min read

Celebrate the Fourth of July with a Bruce Springsteen patriotic playlist

On the 4th of July, celebrate a country with a long walk home ahead of it with this Bruce Springsteen playlist.

Here's what's different in the new 'Springsteen on Broadway'

Pete Chianca

Jun 27, 20213 min read

Here's what's different in the new 'Springsteen on Broadway'

Less than a month after announcing it, Bruce Springsteen was back for the return of "Springsteen on Broadway" last night.

A remembrance revisited: Our tribute to Clarence Clemons from a decade ago

Pete Chianca

Jun 18, 20213 min read

A remembrance revisited: Our tribute to Clarence Clemons from a decade ago

This was written 10 years ago, and I still can't say I've gotten over it. R.I.P., Big Man.

Six things we learned from Bruce Springsteen's announcements on E Street Radio today

Pete Chianca

Jun 10, 20213 min read

Six things we learned from Bruce Springsteen's announcements on E Street Radio today

A new release from the vaults, a surprise collaboration, the scoop on "Springsteen on Broadway" redux - a big day for Bruce news!

The Bruce Springsteen End-of-Pandemic Playlist: 54 songs for embracing 'Better Days' ahead

Pete Chianca

May 29, 20212 min read

The Bruce Springsteen End-of-Pandemic Playlist: 54 songs for embracing 'Better Days' ahead

Celebrating the impending end of the pandemic with a playlist of music by Bruce Springsteen that traces our 15-month odyssey.

The Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday News Roundup

Pete Chianca

May 24, 20212 min read

The Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday News Roundup

On Dylan's 80th, see some of posts that dropped about the long Bob/Bruce relationship. Plus, Mellencamp, Obama, and the Woody Guthrie Prize!

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