The latest Springsteen guest appearance, on the new duet-version of Bon Jovi's "Hollow Man," is here

August 29, 2025

This autumn, Bon Jovi will re-release its 2024 album Forever in a new edition entitled Forever (Legendary Edition.) The Legendary Edition version adds to the original album's tracks recorded and released by the band (which now includes former E Street percussionist and E Street Choir member Everett Bradley) some additional vocal and instrumental contributions from a group of well-known collaborators, including Bruce Springsteen.

The Springsteen collaboration, an overdubs-generated duet on the slow country-tinged ballad "Hollow Man," officially dropped today as one of two preview tracks for Forever (Legendary Edition,) which will be released in full on October 24. You can hear this new version of "Hollow Man" in the official YouTube video embedded below:

It ain't exactly uplifting to hear Bruce Springsteen sing, "Here I am, a hollow man, telling stories 'bout the promise of a promised land," followed a bit later in the song by him singing, "And what do you dream now that you've sold your dreams? What do you sing when the song's been sung?" Here's hoping that Springsteen didn't choose to sing on this particularly depressing ditty because he saw any current autobiographical aspects to the song. Step away from the ledge, Bruce (and Jon Bon Jovi!)