Springsteen invites Oz teen onstage for duet

[SwissTony]

11. Springsteen: local music and Desert Island Discs

Bruce is a genuine class act. Another thing he does quite often in Oz (and presumably elsewhere) is to include a song written by a local artist, one that would be recognised by the local audience but probably not by a wider audience. He's willing to do a little work to get his fans onside (not that they wouldn't be, anyway).

Desert Island Discs is a BBC radio program. It's been running since 1942. In the program, a famous person (artist/scientist/politician/sportsperson/etc) comes on and presents 8 pieces of music that he or she would wish to have if they were to be stranded on a desert island. In December, Bruce appeared (is that the right word?) and went through his favourite pieces. In between the music, the guest speaks about other aspects of his/her life. Bruce touched on some fairly personal subjects. Anyway, the podcast is available and downloadable here...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0855znp

The music selected is kept fairly short in the podcast due to legal restrictions.