Tweeter and the Monkey Man” was really [written by] Tom Petty and Bob [Dylan]. Well, Jeff [Lynne] and I were there too, but they were just sitting there around in the kitchen, and he was for some reason talking about all this stuff that…
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Tweeter And The Monkey Man (1988) – Traveling Wilburys
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jungleland, Traveling Wilburys, Tweeter And The Monkey Man, volume 1
Posted in News
Posted in News
Bobby Jean (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I have Bobby Jean in my project more for what it holds on a sentimental level now. I still like to hear it on occasion, but my fondness for it isn’t what it once was. Bruce was easily the most…
Trapped (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I felt trapped by this cover song ever since I first heard it on The Essential Bruce Springsteen released in 2003. From it’s simple guitar flicking opening to that Roy Bittan’s lamenting synthesizer overlay, Trapped builds slowly, telling the story of…
Tougher Than the Rest (1988) – Bruce Springsteen
I remember owning that cassette single above as a 13-year-old. Gee, I wore it out, since I was such a huge fan of this song. I also remember watching the official video on Saturday mornings, catching the Top 40 on…
Hungry Heart (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart makes an appearance at the beginning of Springsteen’s recent biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, where it marks his first real brush with chart success, peaking at No. 5. It remains one of his ten most popular songs in…
Cadillac Ranch (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
You know Bruce has gone full beast mode when he describes a Cadillac as “tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur.” Turning a machine into an extinct reptile might sound odd, but it’s perfect imagery. He makes the…
No Surrender (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
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…
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,…
Tagged with: Bruce Springsteen, deliver me from nowhere, nebraska, Scott Cooper
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…
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