One of the rarest and most revealing songs on Tunnel of Love, “Cautious Man” is an overlooked, unsettling gem.
Category: Roll of the Dice
The rocking arrangement and blunt language of “Spare Parts” overwhelms the dilemma at its center its moral of redemptive self-empowerment. Like “Born in the U.S.A.,” its true power emerges when it’s performed quietly.
The brightest song on Tunnel of Love is a hat tip to a classic 1955 romance film.
Easily one of Bruce’s best songs and most universally resonant, “Tougher Than the Rest” celebrates resilience and second chances–and we all need a little bit of both.
With a sly hat tip to a 1955 blues classic, “Ain’t Got You” signaled a turning point in Bruce’s songwriting and love life.
Bruce’s eighth studio album is the latest to receive the complete Roll of the Dice treatment.
If there was ever a song that sounds like (but isn’t) a Springsteen original, it would have to be Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl.” Check out Bruce’s great cover performances inside, including a rare Springsteen/Waits duet with hybrid lyrics!