Bruce Springsteen 2013 MusiCares Tribute: Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA"!?!

Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA"
w/ Nils Lofgren & "The Signing Cheerleaders"
Photos via Wildaboutmusic - David Wild

Bruce Springsteen
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"Neil Young made me sound like the Sex Pistols. Tonight made me proud to be a musician"Bruce Springsteen

— Luca Chinaski (@LucaChinaski) February 9, 2013

Neil & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA" on Vine

"Two sign-language interpreters dressed as cheerleaders"

Young shut down the pre-Springsteen portion of the evening with a "Born in the USA" that included two sign-language interpreters dressed as cheerleaders signing along to the lyrics.

"John Legend made me sound like Gershwin," Springsteen said. "I love that. Neil Young made me sound like the Sex Pistols. I love that. What an evening."

Emmylou Harris & Bruce Springsteen
Phot by Twitter / LittleBrooce Tomo
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From SFgate dot com

Bruce Springsteen MusiCares Setlist
via Neil Young FAQ
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MusiCares Set List:

Alabama Shakes, "Adam Raised a Cain"
Patti Smith, "Because the Night"
Ben Harper, Natalie Maines, Charlie Musselwhite - "Atlantic City"
Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys), "American Land"
Zac Brown and Mavis Staples, "My City in Ruin"
Mumford and Sons, "I'm on Fire"
Jackson Browne and Tom Morello, "41 Shots (American Skin)"
Emmylou Harris, "My Hometown"
Kenny Chesney, "One Step Up"
Elton John, "Streets of Philadelphia"
Juanes, "Hungry Heart"
Jim James and Tom Morello, "Ghost of Tom Joad"
John Legend, "Dancing in the Dark"
Sting, "Lonesome Day"
Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "Born in the USA"
Bruce Springsteen, "We Take Care of Our Own," "Death to My Hometown," "Thunder Road," "Born to Run"
Ensemble, "Glory Days"

Wow @neilyoung's soundcheck just unveiled dreams from my childhood & hopes for my future! Thx @springsteen for inspiring legends! #MusiCares

— Jake Clemons (@jakeclemons) February 9, 2013

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Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young
Vote For Change tour 2004 (with Mike Mills on bass)
Photo by Danny Clinch


Tonight, Friday on Feb. 8, the 2013 MusiCares tribute to Bruce Springsteen will feature performances by Neil Young, and many others.

Earlier this week, we posed the question What Bruce Springsteen Song Will Neil Young Cover at 2013 MusiCares Tribute This Friday?

And we got lots of suggestions here and over on our Facebook | ThrashersWheatNeverSleep page. Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations.

Here's a consolidated list of the top choices of Bruce songs that Neil might cover.


Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young
For us, the starting point is whether Neil will play with Crazy Horse? Or play solo?

It would seem that if with Crazy Horse, it would likely be a E Street Band song. And a classic Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band song at that.

We thought maybe a Bruce classic like "Jungleland" or "Thunder Road"? "Born to Run"?

Only "Thunder Road" made the final cut by TW voters.

But we were right on ruling out "Born in the USA" as a possibility since the song had one of the lowest vote totals of the 20+ songs nominated.

So what song do you think Neil will cover for the Bruce Springsteen 2013 MusiCares Tribute?

Have fun!



Bruce Springsteen - Neil Young

Photos via NYFAQ

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