A dozen takes on a Boss classic. Too much? Or too little?
I don't own a single Bruce Springsteen album but I do like I'm On Fire, which appeared on his seventh album Born In The U.S.A. in 1984. So much so it seems that I have multiple versions of the song in my collection, including one by The Boss himself, though probably not the one you were expecting....
Oh, and a shout out to new (to me) discovery Mumble Tide, a Bristol-based duo who I will see supporting another local legend next month. They've very obligingly provided their take on I'm On Fire but their own material is well worth a look, too.
1) I'm On Fire: Catherine Feeny (2006)
2) I'm On Fire: Electrelane (2003)
3) I'm On Fire: Joensuu 1685 (2009)
4) I'm On Fire (Live @ Dingwalls, London): Big Country (1996)
5) I'm On Fire: Mumble Tide (2020)
6) I'm On Fire: Katmen (Darrel Higham & Slim Jim Phantom) (2023)
7) I'm On Fire: Johnny Cash (2000)
8) I'm On Fire (Rob Da Bank Session): Bat For Lashes (2006)
9) I'm On Fire: Willie Nile (2011)
10) I'm On Fire (Live @ Club ID Bar, Nagoya, Japan): Heather Nova (1995)
11) I'm On Fire (Dermot O'Leary Session): Gabrielle Aplin (2014)
12) I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Remix): Bruce Springsteen (2008)
1996: Eclectic: 4
1996: Truth & Bone EP: 10
2000: Badlands: 7
2003: On Parade EP: 2
2006: Q Covered: The Eighties (Q magazine promo CD): 1
2007: Prescilla EP: 8
2008: Tambourine Dream: 12
2010: I'm On Fire / Perfect Grace EP: 3
2011: It's Boss Time EP (Record Store Day 10"): 9
2014: The Saturday Sessions From The Dermot O'Leary Show: 11
2020: Sleepy Heads EP: 5
2023: Katmen Are Back: 6
