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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Thunder Road (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
I can’t think of another song from my youth that left such a lasting mark on me, or that captured so clearly what music and storytelling could be, as Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road. And is there a more vivid, grounding…
Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) – Scott Cooper (Friday’s Finest)
People might have been disappointed if they went in expecting the film to revel in The Boss’s highs. Instead, this biopic – much like how director Scott Cooper portrayed Bad Blake in Crazy Heart – focuses on mostly the lows,…
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Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
Yesterday afternoon I was strolling on my way to check out a newly opened cultural centre and cinema called Lumina. I went to see The Mastermind, which was just released here two days ago. I’m already eyeing the new Springsteen…
Nebraska (1982) – Bruce Springsteen
(Referring to the album – Nebraska) This is not about the charts. This is about Bruce Springsteen. And these are the songs that he wants to work on right now. Let me tell you a little story when Bruce was…
The Wrestler (2008) – Bruce Springsteen
I won’t be spending too much time on today’s track from the movie of the same name, because it featured prominently in my Friday’s Finest instalment of the The Wrestler movie where I wrote: Rourke told Springsteen about his upcoming…
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…
4/8/25 – 10/8/25 – Zhukov, Upcoming Movies & Joel on Dylan
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Zhukov – Marshal of the Soviet Union DocumentaryVideo documentary at The People Profiles Since studying political science and the Russian Revolution at University, I…
The River (1979) – Bruce Springsteen
The River is certainly one of Bruce Springsteen’s best known and most impactful songs, and one that many fans still hold especially dear among his vast catalogue. It is a haunting American coming-of-age tale that follows a young couple struggling…
The Rising (2002) – Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen’s music slipped off the radar for many after his much-maligned 1992 double album. Yet, in my humble opinion, if the strongest tracks from both had been combined into a single cohesive record, it could have stood as one…
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