Bruce Springsteen and Keith Richards at the Prudential Center in Newark in 2012.
Discussing his early days as a musician with Rolling Stone magazine in 1984, Bruce Springsteen said, “Mainly, we planned to be just like the Rolling Stones. They were the band we liked the best at the time.”
Since it was announced today that the next release in Bruce Springsteen’s archival album series will include a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man,” it seemed like a good time to take a look back at the times at which The Boss covered the Stones, or crossed paths with them, over the years, including the two times he has appeared onstage with the full band (in 2012 and 2014).
“Street Fighting Man” is the Rolling Stones song that has been covered the most by Springsteen and the E Street Band. They did so 27 times in 1984, and once in 1985.
Here are the videos, in chronological order.
Springsteen and the E Street Band perform “Street Fighting Man” at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford on Aug. 6, 1984.
Springsteen shares a mic with Mick Jagger and George Harrison, performing The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There” at the all-star jam at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on Jan. 20, 1988.
Springsteen also shared a mic with Jagger on “(I Can’t Get No Satisfaction)” at the ’88 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Springsteen performs “Honky Tonk Women” with Wolfgang Niedecken and his Leopardefellband at Cafe Eckstein in Berlin in July 9, 1995.
Springsteen performs “Jumping Jack Flash” with Niedecken at the same show.
Springsteen plays guitar and sings backing vocals when Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers perform “Gimme Shelter” at Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21, 1995.
Springsteen performs “Beast of Burden” with Alejandro Escovedo at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on July 23, 2010.
Springsteen performs “Tumbling Dice” with The Stones at the Prudential Center in Newark on Dec. 15, 2012.
Springsteen and the E Street Band perform “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on April 17, 2014.
Springsteen performs “Tumbling Dice” with The Stones at the Rock in Rio Festival in Lisbon on May 29, 2014.
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