Rarities, Oddities, and other fun stuff
Airing Saturday mornings 10 am - 11 am - Hosted by Eric Davis
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Bruce Springsteen – ELOISE – Unknown demo. Uses the same melody of Growin’ Up, which was released on his first album “Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ”
Bruce Springsteen – IF I WAS THE PRIEST – Performed at his audition for John Hammond of Columbia Records, CBS Studios, New York City, New York May 3, 1972. Bruce on Piano. Recorded by Allan Clarke of the Hollies. Performed a handful of times in 1971 and 1972.
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Bruce Springsteen – COWBOYS OF THE SEA – Outtake from the sessions for “Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ”. Recording sessions for the Greetings album spanned a 2-month period, from early July to early September 1972. All sessions took place at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York.
Bruce Springsteen – SOUTHERN SON – Outtake from the sessions for “Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ”. Recording sessions for the Greetings album spanned a 2-month period, from early July to early September 1972. All sessions took place at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York.
Bruce Springsteen – PREACHER’S DAUGHTER – Outtake from Darkness On The Edge Of Town sessions. Never performed live in it's entirety, but a verse was included several times in the Mona - She's The One medley during the closing weeks of the 1978 tour.
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Bruce Springsteen – GET THAT FEELING – Outtake from Darkness On The Edge Of Town sessions. Recorded August, 1977.
Bruce Springsteen – VIETNAM – Solo acoustic demo for Nebraska, recorded in his home studio in Colts Neck, NJ -1981. Eventually became the basis for the song “Born in the USA”.
Bruce Springsteen – CHILD BRIDE – Solo acoustic demo for Nebraska, recorded in his home studio in Colts Neck, NJ - circa '81-'82. Eventually morphed into “”Working on the Highway” which was released on “Born In The USA”.
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Bruce Springsteen - SUGARLAND – Outtake from the sessions for “Born in the USA”. Performed a few times on the 1984 tour.
Bruce Springsteen – BETTY JEAN – Recorded in Bruce’s Hollywood Hills Garage Studio, Los Angeles, California, 1983.
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