The first song written for Magic is as timely today as it was prophetic twenty years ago.
Tag: Magic
Bruce turns the essential, existential question of rock and roll into a 2007 shoulda-been-a-hit single.
Bruce’s Magic album closer is one of his most carefully constructed, emotionally harrowing, and deeply romantic songs ever.
From the outstanding tribute album Play Some Pool, Skip Some School, Act Real Cool comes this seriously sinister and rocking cover of Bruce’s moody original.
Let’s break through the deception and illusion and get real.
“Your Own Worst Enemy” is the bridge between Magic and Working on a Dream, featuring a lush and layered backing track paired with devastatingly biting lyrics.
Craig Finn’s obscure cover of a more-relevant-than-ever Springsteen deep cut gives Bruce’s original a run for its money.
“Gypsy Biker” is one of Bruce’s angriest songs and best modern vocals. Filled with loss, regret, rage, and resignation, it’s an emotional powerhouse that anchors the Magic album.
Recycled melange or original organ donor? Either way, “American Beauty” ranks among the best songs of Bruce’s Magic period.
It won Bruce a Grammy he didn’t even know he was nominated for. It’s full of hidden callbacks to “Thunder Road” and echoes of “Born to Run.” It’s my favorite 21st-century Springsteen song, and it mystifies Bono with its relative obscurity. Listen to “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” like you’ve never heard it before inside.