Bruce Springsteen
Electric Guitar Solo on
Cover Me

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Bruce Springsteen's electric guitar solo on "Cover Me" is the only solo on this track from Born in the U.S.A. He takes one chorus of the 12-bar blues form at 120 BPM in B, delivering a compact, forceful guitar statement over the song's synth-heavy arrangement. Originally written for Donna Summer, the song was kept by Springsteen after manager Jon Landau recognized its hit potential. The blues structure gives the guitar solo a familiar framework, and Springsteen's playing cuts through the glossy 1980s production with the raw guitar tone that anchors the song's rock credentials.

Bruce Springsteen was 32 to 33 years old at the time.