“Over My Head” is a song about two other songs. As the lyrics make clear, it’s partly inspired by bassist dUg Pinnick’s memories of his grandmother singing the gospel song “Over My Head” while praying. (Weirdly, “Disco Inferno” by the Trammps also references that spiritual.) But...
As with “Girls in Their Summer Clothes,” Springsteen and Brendan O’Brien created a “big pop production” – with lyrics that implicitly tap the mood of a nation that has lost its moral compass post-Iraq War. “It’s all about self-subversion,” Springsteen said. “You can take it ...
In August 2021 we did have a remembrance for Lionel Gilbert Deutsch, MD. It had been a very challenging week for all of us and COVID was not vanquished, so we did it through Zoom. It was a really lovely 90 minutes but it wasn’t a funeral. I suppose I was looking forward to the...