What grabbed me from the outset listening to New York City Serenade was the classical music resonance in the introduction piano solo which transforms into a jazz sound. It compares to the standout piano introduction also by Roy Bittan on…
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New York City Serenade (1973) – Bruce Springsteen
Tagged with: Bruce Springsteen, New York City Serenade, The Wild the innocent & the e Street Shuffle
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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…
My Beautiful Reward (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
As I wrote in my previous entry Lucky Town, reflecting on the dual album – Human Touch / Lucky Town ‘The more stripped down, folk-based sound on the Lucky Town record is my preferred of the two and contains many…
Lucky Town (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
If it is down and haggard Bruce you are looking for, then you have come to the right place. This is the title track from Bruce’s second of the double release albums Human Touch / Lucky Town. The more stripped…
Lost in the Dream (2014) – The War on Drugs
Lost in the Dream is the 5th song to appear here from the American band The War on Drugs. This song was the first which hooked me and is the title track from their third studio album released in 2014.…
Loose Change (1998) – Bruce Springsteen
To me today’s featured song Loose Change will always be the sister song to another Bruce song from the same record called Happy. These two songs are an awesome couplet from Bruce’s collection that I treasure. I could listen to…
Lonesome Day (2002) – Bruce Springsteen
After the double album release Human Touch and Lucky Town (1992), I found sprinkles of Bruce magic released on the Tracks record which contained mostly never-before-released songs recorded during the sessions for his many albums. Songs like Happy which has…
Tagged with: Bruce Springsteen, Countin' on a miracle, lonesome day, September 11th, The Rising
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Living Proof (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
Living Proof is lyrically one of my favourite songs from Bruce. It is about the birth of his first son Evan James, born in the summer of 1990. The song also explores the duality of fear versus love, the dusky…
Factory (1978) – Bruce Springsteen
In November last year, I wrote in the article Independance Day, ‘I didn’t really understand it back then but listening to it now (Independence Day); Springsteen is alluding to his father’s life. It reminds me of what he sings about…
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…
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