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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Jungleland (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
Jungleland is the second song to feature here from my favourite Bruce Springsteen record Born to Run released in 1975. I consider it one of the cohesive and influential albums I have ever heard in contemporary – music. Nearly every…
Independence Day (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
Recently, I wrote about X – and their 4th of July song and now we have another which has nothing to do with today’s date. This was one of the first melancholy songs I heard from Bruce that made a…
Incident On 57th Street (1973) – Bruce Springsteen
From Bruce Springsteen’s 1973 record –The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, I played the following 4 songs incessantly in my early adolescence: 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)Wild Billy’s Circus StoryIncident on 57th StreetNew York City Serenade…
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…
If I Should Fall Behind (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
If I Should Fall Behind is the third song to appear in the Music Library Project from the 1992 dual record release by Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch / Lucky Town. I also procured the Bruce Springsteen – The Complete…
Human Touch (1992) – Bruce Springsteen
Human Touch is the second song to feature here from his double release albums Human Touch / Lucky Town. I always agreed with the Rolling Stones review of the double release that argued ‘the aims of the two albums would…
The Wrestler (2008) – Darren Aronofsky (Friday’s Finest)
I was surprised I hadn’t already featured The Wrestler here at Friday’s Finest. This documentary style – minimalist film gave it a subject with an immense intimacy and as an audience member you felt entirely immersed in The Wrestler’s small…
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Happy (1998) – Bruce Springsteen
This song wooshes me back to living in Northcote, Melbourne cerca 2005. I had a girlfriend called Claire who was a clairvoyant. She was a busty, curly-short haired blonde who had these little freckles peppered around her face. I don’t…
Girls In Their Summer Clothes (2007) – Bruce Springsteen
Listening to this 2008 Bruce track was like being transported back to vintage Bruce music. It’s a wonderful track and possesses all the hallmarks about what made Bruce Springsteen the household name he came to be. Even the lyrics of…
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