The whole Born in the USA album is choc-block full of rhetoric and romantic ideals of the carefree abandon and exhilaration of youth, but few are more pressure-cooked in just one song than No Surrender. Anyone who has tried their…
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I’m On Fire (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
Next to Dancing in the Dark, I’m on Fire is perhaps Springsteen’s most popular song. It rivalled – or even eclipsed – classics such as Born in the USA or Born to Run in terms of mainstream appeal. As a…
Downbound Train (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I think Downbound Train is one of the most unheralded songs on Bruce’s massive – hit album Born in the USA (BITUSA), yet due to its unassuming melancholic appeal it’s one of the songs from the album I now prefer…
Glory Days (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
Glory Days is the big rock stomping, jukebox hit on Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA album. It was the fifth single released from the record. As evident in its official music video, nowhere does Bruce Springsteen showcase and embrace…
My Hometown (1985) – Bruce Springsteen
My Hometown showcases the panoramic view Bruce got from that big old Buick on his dad’s lap as he steered and drove through town. When you hear this synthesizer-based, low-tempo number you can’t help but reminisce of those ol’ times being…
Born in the USA (Live Amnesty International) 1988 – Bruce Springsteen
Born down in a dead man’s townThe first kick I took was when I hit the groundEnd up like a dog that’s been beat too much‘Til you spend half your life just covering up now Born in the U.S.A (born…
I’m Goin’ Down (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I’m Goin’ Down is my personal studio – favourite from Springsteen’s legendary Born in the USA record. The title track is my favourite listen and vision outright from the live-video recordings, but today’s song really does it for me. It…
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