Artist Playlists
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Bruce Springsteen is the archetypal American rocker, making anthems out of universal dreams and struggles. He restlessly howls on his most epic tunes, like the 1975 wall-of-sound romance “Born to Run”, with jingling xylophone, banging keys and wailing sax piled atop pounding backbeats. His most intimate moments are woven into arrangements aching and sparse: “I'm On Fire” is nothing more than ghostly reverb and a hushed, rockabilly pulse; the folky “Atlantic City”, one of his most anguished ballads, is just voice and a strumming acoustic. - Bruce Springsteen's most cinematic videos—“Born in the U.S.A.," “Glory Days,” and the quietly haunting “I'm On Fire”—are miniature epics that mythologize the struggles, victories, and defeats embedded in the American experience. Even The Boss' myriad live clips exude an everyman romanticism: “Born to Run” is a heart-racing celebration of the E Street Band's blue-collar sweat.
- Bruce Springsteen packs mammoth live sets with one sweat-soaked anthem after another, transforming his catalogue of rousing street poetry into a communal experience that borders on the religious. The fist-pumping thrills of “Born to Run” and “Born in the U.S.A.” raise the roof, while the stirring storytelling of “The River” and “Nebraska” gains both grandeur and intimacy with so many singing along.
- Lurking in The Boss' mountain of album cuts, B-sides and rarities are some of his hardest rockers. On the punky “Roulette”, he sounds like a fugitive on the run as guitars crash about his frantic cry, while “Open All Night” is echo-smeared rockabilly that hiccups uncontrollably like an old record, and the original “Born In the U.S.A.” is a big, howling anti-war folk rocker dripping with alienation.
- Springsteen's heart-on-sleeve storytelling and soaring melodies have made him a rock 'n' roll legend—inspiring countless artists who want to channel passionate simplicity into their own songs. Featuring earnest tracks from Melissa Etheridge, The Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus and more, this playlist is filled with some of our favorite students of The Boss.
- In September 2023, Bruce Springsteen was forced to postpone the remainder of his tour so that he could recover from peptic ulcer disease—doctor’s orders. Thankfully, by early 2024, he was back to his rock god self and able to pick up right where he left off. He relaunched his tour with a show in Phoenix on 19 March, during which he apologised to the crowd for any “inconvenience”. (As if anyone in that deafening crowd could be mad at the Boss!). The nearly 30-song set includes fan favourites like “Born to Run” and “Dancing in the Dark”, along with a few surprise covers (the Phoenix date featured “Nightshift” by The Commodores and “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles). Springsteen is joined as usual by The E Street Band, a full horn and brass section and four backup singers, and will play dozens of rescheduled shows in Los Angeles, D.C., Calgary and more, before wrapping in Vancouver in November.
- Being a rock star as revered as Bruce Springsteen has its perks, and The Boss has seen myriad artists pay their respects to his work. From Billy Bragg‘s folksy take on Springsteen's childhood, to Rage Against the Machine's country-tale-turned-seething-protest-song, the malleability of Springsteen's hits is a testament to their timelessness.
- Bruce Springsteen doesn’t just have good workout energy, he’s spent his career writing about ordinary people transcending the limits of their circumstances—he <i>wants</i> you to win. “Springsteen wrote songs for people getting up day after day to work for a paycheck and provide for the family—the grind,” Fitness+ Cycling trainer Kym Perfetto tells Apple Music. "That’s why I like to play his music when I work out: I feel seen for my everyday hustle.” That’s what a great workout routine takes—hustle, every day—and you’ll find it here in some of Springsteen’s most enduring, inspiring songs. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.
- Bruce Springsteen's epic sound is like a dusty scrapbook overflowing with rock 'n' roll's most iconic moments. Both Bob Dylan's visionary folk rock poetry and Roy Orbison's uniquely American romanticism haunt the Boss' storytelling, while his music draws inspiration from handclapping doo-wop (The Drifters), fuzzy frat-rock fun (The Kingsmen) and wall-of-sound R&B (The Ronettes).
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
- Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
- Feast your eyes and ears on the panoramic rock 'n' roll blowout that is a Bruce Springsteen concert. In 2009 the heartland-rock hero took his all-American sound in all its guts and glory to the UK, exploding into anthems like "Born to Run" and intensely exploring deep cuts like "Seeds" and "Johnny 99", with Clarence Clemons' titanic sax and Little Steven's slashing guitar egging him on all the way.