Homage
Country music icon Johnny Cash's 1983 album Johnny 99 featured versions of two of Springsteen's songs from Nebraska: "Johnny 99" and "Highway Patrolman". Also the title of the track "Mansion on the Hill" is derived from the lyrics of Van Morrison's "Cyprus Avenue".
"Mansion on the Hill" was in 2008 covered by the American indie rock group The National on their Virginia EP
Emmylou Harris covered the song "My Father's House" on her 1986 album Thirteen and the song "Mansion on the Hill" on the live album At the Ryman."
Hank Williams III and covered the song "Atlantic City" on his 2002 album "Lovesick Broke & Driftin'."
Jamie T also covered the song "Atlantic City" as a b-side on his Emily's Heart EP and he regards "Nebraska" as one his favourite albums ever."
Automatic 7 covered "Atlantic City" on their third album 'At Funeral speed'
The Band covered "Atlantic City" on their 1993 album Jericho
"Atlantic City" was covered by The Hold Steady.
Cash also contributed to a widely-praised tribute album, Badlands - A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, which was released on the Sub Pop label in 2000 and produced by Jim Sampas. It featured covers of the Nebraska songs recorded in the stripped-down spirit of the original recordings by a wide-ranging group of artists including Hank Williams III, Los Lobos, Dar Williams, Deana Carter, Ani DiFranco, Son Volt, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann, and Michael Penn. Three additional tracks covered other Springsteen songs in the same vein: Johnny Cash's contribution was I'm On Fire, a track from Springsteen's best-selling album Born In The USA.
The Nebraska Project took place at Winter Garden/World Financial Center, New York City, on January 14, 2006, as the opening night concert of the 2006 New York Guitar Festival (www.newyorkguitarfestival.org). This live celebration and re-creation of the seminal album, produced by Festival creator and artistic director David Spelman and co-produced by A.J. Benson, and hosted by WFUV DJ John Platt, presented a diverse line-up of artists who covered the songs in album sequence. Line-up was as follows: "Nebraska": Michelle Shocked / "Atlantic City": Jesse Harris / "Mansion on the Hill": The National / "Johnny 99": Chocolate Genius / "Highway Patrolman": Martha Wainwright with Marc Ribot / "State Trooper": Dan Zanes with Vernon Reid / "Used Cars": Laura Cantrell / "Open All Night": Otis Taylor / "My Father's House": Mark Eitzel / "Reason to Believe": Kevin Kinney with Lenny Kaye / Encore (comprising all artists, plus special guest Bruce Springsteen): Oklahoma Hills / Plus instrumental interludes by Gary Lucas, Harry Manx, Marc Ribot, Kerryn Tolhurst & David Spelman.
Kelly Clarkson compared her effort to move away from mainstream to edgier and more personal music on her third studio album My December to Springsteen's Nebraska.
The song "State Trooper" was covered by The Veils, in the "Like a Version" segment of the Australian radio show Triple J.
Alt-country singer Steve Earle covered "State Trooper" on his Live album in 1996, and also included a live version of "Nebraska" as the B-side of the "Copperhead Road" single sent to radio stations.
Canadian band Cowboy Junkies covered the song "State Trooper" in their first album Whites Off Earth Now!! (1986). They also included an a cappella cover of "My Father's House" in their Rarities, B Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes album (1999).
Chris Cornell regularly includes a cover of State Trooper in his setlist, which involves looping the main guitar riff towards the end of the song and performing a solo over the top of the riff.
The Cash Brothers included a song called "Nebraska", inspired from the album, in their first album Raceway (1999). The song was included in a 2005 tribute album by Uncut magazine, Thunder Road - Songs inspired by The Boss.
The short stories in Deliver Me From Nowhere, a book by Tennessee Jones published in 2005, were inspired by the themes of Nebraska.
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