Dripping in symbolism and gorgeous imagery, “Moonlight Motel” is lyrically Bruce Springsteen’s best song. Full stop.
Category: Roll of the Dice
Often derided if it’s remembered at all, “The Angel” deserves greater appreciation for its craft and early, tentative steps towards Bruce’s signature song.
Bruce often leads in to live performances of “I Wanna Marry You” with a gorgeous, unreleased song that pre-dates it by several years.
Long before “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” nineteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen adapted another great work of literature into song.
Today’s public service: a Guide to “I”m a Rocker” for Millennials and Generation Z. (It’s all about 1966.)
Part spaghetti western, part Mad Max, part War of the Worlds, “Evacuation of the West” is a brilliant, cinematic, fully realized E Street Band outtake that cries out for an official release.
Let’s break through the deception and illusion and get real.
The continuing mis-adventures of Wilson and Wayne, chicken delivery men and fugitive ne’er-do-wells.
This pre-label story of a doomed love affair features some dazzlingly clever lyrics from our 22-year-old songwriter.
A salve for troubled times, Bruce’s sublime “Across the Border” reminds us of the power and necessity of hope.