Springsteen on Saturday Night Live last night: For the diehard Springsteen fans: Garry Tallent is not present due to COVID concerns....
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Song of the Day
“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...
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Song of the Day
“I’ll See You in My Dreams”:...
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David Brooks on Springsteen’s *Letter to You*
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...
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What does the future look like for Bruce Springsteen?
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...
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Springsteen’s new album was recorded live with the E Street Band. Here is the title track:
I blogged about this last night. Springsteen’s album is titled Letter to You . Here is the title track: Rolling Stone has more: “I love the emotional nature of Letter To You,” he said in a statement. “And I love the...
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Springsteen Shows Up at the Asbury Park Film Festival
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...
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“Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll”
Background [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPMEJwFvZUY&w=560&h=315] Also, why is Bruce wearing an Eagles hat?...
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Song of the Day #2
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]...
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Springsteen and the E Street Band in Chicago (September 1999)
Just released. Get it here. SET ONE 1.TAKE ‘EM AS THEY COME 05:18 2.THE TIES THAT BIND 03:52 3.THE PROMISED LAND 06:04 4.ADAM RAISED A CAIN 05:30 5.TWO HEARTS 03:44 6.ATLANTIC CITY 06:36 7.MANSION ON THE HILL 04:37 8.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
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The Boss Bracket
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:...
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*The Rising* at Fifteen
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....
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“I’m ten years burning down the road. Nowhere to run ain’t got nowhere to go.”
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Bruce and Stevie Do “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” in Red Bank
Bruce made a surprise appearance at Steve Van Zandt’s show Saturday night in Red Bank, New Jersey: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDMf2izY2Nw?ecver=2]...
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Why Doesn’t Springsteen’s Post 1980s Work Get Any Respect?
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”...
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Song of the Day
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Song of the Day
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Springsteen in Perth
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...
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Song of the Day
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...
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Headline of the Day
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] ...
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