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“See You in My Dreams”

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Springsteen on Saturday Night Live last night: For the diehard Springsteen fans: Garry Tallent is not present due to COVID concerns....

Song of the Day

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“We Take Care of Our Own”: Back in 2012, I wrote a piece about this song at my old Patheos column: What is this experiment that we call the United States? What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the phrase “the...

David Brooks on Springsteen’s *Letter to You*

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Here is a taste of Brooks’s piece at The Atlantic: It’s the happiest Springsteen album maybe in decades. “When I listen to it, there’s more joy than dread,” Springsteen told me. “Dread is an emotion that all of us have...

What does the future look like for Bruce Springsteen?

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In this long-form article at Rolling Stone, Brian Hiatt gets Springsteen to open-up about a lot of things, including whether he will ever tour again with the E Street Band. I read it this morning, but it is now behind...

Springsteen Shows Up at the Asbury Park Film Festival

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The Asbury Park Press has it covered.  Here is a taste: “I’ve lived many lives,” Springsteen said on stage during a Q&A with Zimny moderated by Chris Phillips of Backstreets Magazine. “I never saw any of that myself.” Springsteen added that...

Song of the Day #2

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Can’t get through a day like this without listening to “The Rising.”  I’ve written a lot about this song (and the album by the same name) over the years.  I’ve always seen it as a song about vocation. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjPU_SGOqCM&w=560&h=315]...

The Boss Bracket

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I have been following the Asbury Park Press‘s NCAA tournament-style bracket to decide the best Bruce Springsteen song. The songs that advanced to the Final Four are: Out of the “Thunder Road” region: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGBXnw86Mgc&w=560&h=315] Out of the “Tenth Avenue” region:...

*The Rising* at Fifteen

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In honor of the 15th anniversary of the The Rising, I listened to Bruce Springsteen’s 9-11 album several times on my recent drive from Mechanicsburg to Princeton and back. I have written about The Rising several times here at the blog....

Why Doesn’t Springsteen’s Post 1980s Work Get Any Respect?

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Springsteen album Magic turns ten this year.  It’s a great album. I am listening to it right now. Radio Nowhere” was the real pop hit on the album. It still has relevance a decade later. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc4Dhpjwx3g&w=560&h=315] “Your Own Worst Enemy”...

Springsteen in Perth

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are in Australia.  Last night in Perth he opened with the classic New York Serenade.  He had opened with this song during the last leg of The River tour last Fall. Then Springsteen played two more...

Song of the Day

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Badlands: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ79EfXQ9LE&w=560&h=315] Lights out tonight, Trouble in the heartland, Got a head on collision, Smashin’ in my guts, man, I’m caught in a cross fire, That I don’t understand, But there’s one thing I know for sure, girl, I...

Headline of the Day

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Gotta love this headline from the Asbury Park Press: “Signs Point to Bruce Springsteen’s Opposition to Trump” Ya think? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaB9svKLpQg&w=560&h=315]  ...