Springsteen songs have never really done much for me — just usually don’t like the melodies he puts together — but for my money, the best Bruce cover is “Never Goin’ Back” by The Beat Farmers.
Semi-low-quality sound on this video, but here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3m-fC86Iyk
These guys were always just SMOKIN’ in concert. Good times back in the ‘80s.
Oops, now I feel stupid. (Gettin’ late, my brain’s shot, need to go to bed...)
That’s a great Beat Farmers song, but it’s the wrong one. Actually “Reason To Believe” is their Springsteen cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF9H7Cn6Kco