COVER ME
THE SPRINGSTEEN SONGBOOK
1 MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS
DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
Springsteen’s Detroit Medley has been a consistent showstopper since the mid ’70s, built around Ryder’s frantic garage-soul mash-up from 1966. Hear a dynamic E Street version on
Hammersmith Odeon ’75.
Written by Marascalo, Long, Stevenson, Blackwell. Published by Prestige Music Ltd/ Robin Hood Music/Jandora Music/Prestige Music Ltd/Janvier Music/Jobete Music (UK)/Third Story Music, inc. &©1966 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.
2 EDDIE FLOYD
RAISE YOUR HAND
Punchy, impassioned soul in the classic Stax style, written by Floyd and Steve Cropper and taken from the Detroit belter’s 1967 debut,
Knock On Wood.
Another banger Springsteen co-opted in the mid ’70s – including that opening guitar shimmy, a direct precursor of Prince’s Kiss.
Written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. Published by Almo/Irving Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd./Warner Chappell North America/Irving Music (East Memphis SP acct) &1966 WEA International Inc. Licensed courtesy of Warner Music Ltd.
3 THE BIM BAM BOOS
CAN’T SIT DOWN
One of those songs that bounced from version to version in the late ’50s and early ’60s, Springsteen’s has lyrics similar to the one that The Dovells took into the US Top 3 in 1963. Here, though, is the lesserheard original from 1959, a phenomenally giddy groover powered by co-songwriter Cornell Muldrow’s organ and, allegedly, jazz/soul legend Phil Upchurch on guitar.