Blood Brothers (musical) Blood Brothers (musical) Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell. The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family. The different environments take the twins to opposite ends of the social spectrum, one becoming a councillor, and the other unemployed and in prison. They both fall in love with the same girl, causing a rift in their friendship and leading to the tragic death of both brothers. Russell
Blood Brothers (EP) music video. "High Hopes" and "Without You" were featured on another single, which was rare and hard to find. In 2013, Springsteen re-recorded "High Hopes" to be the first single off of his eighteenth studio album, "High Hopes" which was released in January 2014. Blood Brothers (EP) Blood Brothers is a five-song EP by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, released in 1996. The EP was originally released along with a film, also titled "Blood Brothers", which documented the 1995 temporary reuniting of Springsteen with the band to record extra tracks for his "Greatest Hits" release of that year.