Posts Tagged ‘Bruce Springsteen’

recorded for the Born to Run sessions possibly as a demo, this early version of the opening song is dark and moody Springsteen accompanies himself on acoustic guitar with a lot of echo on the vocal.

the 1975 Born to Run tour with the long energetic shows, A classic rock song about a young couple with dreams of a better place than new Jersey using their love to escape a town that can rip your bones from your back and tear you apart. The idea of the production was to obtain the Phil Spector wall od sound technique . Bruce has said that he wanted to make the greatest rock record I had ever heard he had enormous ambition for the song, i

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with so much written about this band especially over their performances at this years SXSW festival in Austin Texas,  more known for their blasts of Noise Punk Pop this is a little more melodic  and shown a little reverance to one of Bruce Springsteens songs from the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album track, still lots of feedback but wth a little more restraint.

A song written by American Blues legend and guitarist JOHN LEE HOOKER recorded in 1961 the song became not just a hit on the R’N’B charts but in the pop charts too, recorded by many Blues and other artists. It became a huge hit for THE ANIMALS in 1965 recorded for their debut album. There are several wordless phrases How,How,How,How. and Hmm,Hmm,Hmm,Hmm. Thirty years after Hooker’s release it was taken up by Lee Jeans for a Commercial in 1992.

Country version performed by Bruce at the Hartford Civic Centre May 7th 2000

Beautiful Haunting and Captivating and one of the most devastating songs in Springsteen’s songbook. Inspired by characters in New Jersey, the song narrator is obsessed by cars and takes refuge in his vehicle at night with his baby who cries herself to sleep at night, the closing piano piece at the end is just magnificent.

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Bruce Springsteen cut a video for his record store day release, American Beauty a 4 track EP before the start of the Charlotte Show,

I believe I hope and pray, that someday it will raise me , above these badlands.
One of Springsteen most powerful songs .

A complete take during a TV rehearsal October 5th 2002. but a beautiful song.

From the title track of the 1978 album, there is so much power in this song and performance, Friday nights and fast cars. Won and Lost on the edge of town. Some Folks are born into a good life, other folks get it anywhere anyhow.