Springsteen's urban orientation is already evident on that debut album. Two of the nine song titles even explicitly refer to urban contexts: “Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?” and (wonderful title) "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City.” The former song was according to Brian ...
Features three bonus cuts, including "The Fever," a new solo acoustic version of "The Promise," which Springsteen recorded in New Jersey in February 1999, and "Trouble River." Titles are: Growin' Up * Seaside Bar Song * Rendezvous * Hearts of Stone * Where the Bands Are * Loose Ends...
to relatively modern fare like dobie gray’s 2000 song “soul days” and later gems from groups like the commodores (1985’s “ nightshift ”) and the four tops (1981’s “when she was my girl”). for those with even a casual familiarity with springsteen’s music, it will be obvious...
Streets of Philadelphia:This 1993 song is found in the BO of Jonathan Demme’s filmPhiladelphia. She brought a touch of emotion to the feature film, addresses the theme of AIDS. The title boosted Springsteen’s career and awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1994. Bruce Spring...
The Essential chooses "Hungry Heart" and "The River", one great song from each end of the spectrum. Obvious choices, certainly, but sensible. "Hungry Heart" was Springsteen's first Top 10 single and he followed that popularity by drawing inward and recording the solo acoustic Nebraska, the ...
“Live” feature several Springsteen classics — including “The River,”“Atlantic City” and “Badlands” — as well as new songs that were premiered on the tour, such as “Land Of Hope And Dreams” and “American Skin.” The latter song, inspired by the tragic shooting of African immig...
Bruce Springsteen often creates song titles first and then attempts to write words and music around it, so the existence of a song title is no guarantee that a song was ever created. From the early 1972 to early 1975 period, there are many titles garnered from completed lyric sheets, ...
Neither song is a carbon copy of the other, although, between the character titles and subject matter, it’s clear Springsteen received inspiration from Bob Marley. However, Bruce Springsteen has never confirmed this. So, there is a chance the lyrics’ similarities are a sheer ...
STREET QUEEN is a song written by Bruce Springsteen who recorded it in studio in spring or summer 1972 (see the "London Publishing Demos" section below). The song, which has been performed live around that period, has not been officially released. The above lyrics are transcribed from a ...
Universal Music Group's 2025 Record Store Day roster is heavy on British rockers: Elvis Costello, John Lennon, Elton John, Sting, Queen, Mark Knopfler, and The Verve among them! But there's also some highly-anticipated items from The Killers and Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and Passengers...