John Legend and The Roots Perform “Dancing in the Dark”

John Legend Dancing in the Dark This week on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” John Legend and The Roots performed an excellent cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” from Springsteen’s Born in the USA (1984). To top it off, Legend also made the performance MP3 available to fans with a free download.

2024 Update: Unfortunately, the performance with the Roots is no longer available, but here is another performance by Legend singing “Dancing in the Dark”:

What do you think of John Legend’s cover? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    One thought on “John Legend and The Roots Perform “Dancing in the Dark””

    1. Not my favorite song. . . making it jazzy might not make it any better for me. . . but I like the dueling pianos!

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