Bruce Springsteen's cover of Jesse Malin's “She Don't Love Me Now” is released (LISTEN HERE)

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Jesse Malin and Bruce Springsteen perform together at the Light of Day concert at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park in January 2020.

Bruce Springsteen's cover of Jesse Malin's “She Don't Love Me Now” – from the upcoming multi-artist benefit album Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin — was released as a single and can be listened to below.

Other contributors to the album, which will be released on September 20, include Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Tom Morello, Willie Nile, Ian Hunter, Susanna Hoffs, Low Cut Connie, Graham Parker and Gogol Bordello. Proceeds will go to Malin's Sweet Relief Fund to support his recovery from the stroke he suffered last year.

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Springsteen recorded the song with Malin's band and Jake Clemons on saxophone.

Malin originally released “She Don't Love Me Now” on his 2015 album, New York before the warIn a press release, he said, “Bruce gave him this Stax soul thing that we dreamed about when we recorded the original. It's so surreal to me.”

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Jesse Malin and Bruce Springsteen in 2020.

He also said, “Bruce's generosity, honesty and support are as impressive as his songwriting and performances” and that “Bruce is one of the guys. He lives what he says. When you spend any time with him, it feels like you've known him for years. He's like my friends in Queens, sitting around talking about Sinatra, The Clash and the Pogues. He has this passion and enthusiasm for life.”

Malin said that listening to the songs of Silver Patron Saintsand “especially” this one, “got me out of a dark time. I was full of joy for life again, in a way that only music can.”

Malin also said in a recorded message played on WFUV last night before the station premiered the song that Springsteen's contribution to the album “blows me away. It's so flattering. He did such a soulful interpretation. And since he's one of my favorite singers and writers and a hero, it's just surreal to hear him sing my song. It's a really big emotional boost.”

Two benefit concerts for Malin will take place on December 1 and 2 at the Beacon Theater in New York, featuring Lucinda Williams, Jakob Dylan, The Hold Steady, Rickie Lee Jones, Adam Duritz, Willie Nile, Adam Weiner and others. Malin and his band will play a full set.

Here is the video: