“The Price You Pay” is considered to be one of Bruce’s most enigmatic songs, but it’s only the backstory that’s mysterious–the song reveals itself when we pay close attention.
Month: January 1980
This encore staple and “Pink Cadillac” companion song isn’t as deep as Bruce might lead us to believe. But it sure is fun.
“Fade Away” is a young man’s “Back in Your Arms,” a Danny Federici-powered cry of anguish over lost love. It’s beautiful and perfect–Bruce’s songwriting at its best.
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Simultaneously morbid and mirthful, “Cadillac Ranch” bears surprisingly deep substance beneath its rollicking veneer.
Stark, dark, and brooding, the film noir-ish “Point Blank” dazzles with one of Bruce’s very best vocals and arrangements.
Into the river we dive, as we appreciate one of Bruce’s finest and most heartbreaking songs.
The road to “The River” continues with this early, based-on-a-true-story song about a laid-off construction worker longing to escape his hopeless circumstancs.
This early love song hasn’t aged well but it paved the way for Bruce’s more mature and nuanced reflections on love and marriage.
In any arrangement and any style, “You Can Look” is guaranteed to bring the fun to any show it appears in. Let’s trace its long and winding evolution inside.