Opening their Land of Hope and Desires tour in Minneapolis final week (March 31), Bruce Springsteen, the E Road Band, and particular visitor Tom Morello honored hometown legend Prince with a devoted cowl of “Purple Rain.” Fan recordings proliferated, and now, that efficiency has been immortalized—as a lot as something on the web may be—with an official video. The Boss’ anti-ICE anthem “Streets of Minneapolis,” together with its introductory spoken-word missive, bought the identical therapy. Take a look at the pair of them beneath.
The Land of Hope and Desires tour continues throughout U.S. arenas this month, with East Coast dates carrying the band by means of to late Might. The most recent in a string of archival Bruce releases was October’s Nebraska ’82: Expanded Version.
Revisit Pitchfork’s rundown of The 200 Greatest Songs of the Eighties, with “Purple Rain” on the summit and a pair of Springsteen tracks for good measure.
