As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never covered "The moon was yellow ( and the night was young )". However, the liner notes of his Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 album and home video releases of the 18 Nov 1975 concert in London, England, mistakenly state that "
Spirit in the night" contains a portion of "The moon was yellow ( and the night was young )" written by F. Ahlert and E. Leslie, while the actual lines he used in the song's introduction are from the traditional song "
Stagger Lee."