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Tag: 1968 Notebook

Roll of the Dice

Roll of the Dice: Sun Time

Posted on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by Ken

One of the final entries in Bruce’s 1968 Notebook is a tender (bordering on sappy) love song he never recorded.

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Roll of the Dice: The Virgin Flower

Posted on May 22, 2022May 21, 2022 by Ken

Let’s take another trip into Bruce’s 1968 Notebook with a lengthy entry that reads more like a poem than a song.

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Roll of the Dice: Upon This Day (Eurydice)

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Ken

From the pages of his 1968 Notebook comes Bruce’s retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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Roll of the Dice: Love Cycle

Posted on April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 by Ken

It’s time for another installment from Bruce’s 1968 notebook–this time a poem rather than a song.

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Roll of the Dice: The War Song

Posted on January 27, 2021January 26, 2021 by Ken

Nineteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen grappled with the horrors of the Vietnam War in one of his earliest compositions.

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Roll of the Dice: The Window

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 by Ken

This early composition by 18-year-old Bruce Springsteen reveals a growing awareness and concern for societal ills.

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Roll of the Dice: Mississippi

Posted on September 22, 2020September 19, 2020 by Ken

Long before “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” nineteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen adapted another great work of literature into song.

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Roll of the Dice: New York Morning Love

Posted on October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 by Ken

Never recorded or performed, Bruce’s notebook lyrics for “New York Morning Love” reveal a budding 18-year-old songwriter grappling with some very adult themes.

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Roll of the Dice: A Winter’s Revelation (In 9 Illusions)

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by Ken

Let’s take another trip back to Bruce’s 1968 Notebook, where an 18-year-old Bruce Springsteen aims a bit too high this time.

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Roll of the Dice: Death of a Good Man

Posted on July 7, 2019December 7, 2019 by Ken

In this installment from the 1968 Notebook, we learn that Bruce had his lean, spare storytelling chops long before he revealed them on Nebraska.

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