Visit the vividly painted streetscape of “Santa Ana,” featuring a lost Clarence Clemons flute performance and dreamlike imagery.
Tag: Tracks
Springsteen’s “My Love Will Not Let You Down” – an introvert’s inner scream
An early rock and roll sequel and the tragic deaths of two of his musical heroes inspired this powerful, under-the-radar B-side.
Meet “Mary Lou,” big sister to “Be True.” They share the same lyrics, yet they’re completely different songs. Let’s trace their origins together and hear how Bruce constructs a song.
“Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own” is a fun, poppy outtake from the River sessions–guaranteed to make you smile (unless you’re a parent to a teenage girl, in which case you’ll wince).
A classic Springsteen formula–dark lyrics paired with a power pop melody–results in a shoulda-been new wave classic. Insights and great performances inside.
“Living on the Edge” is a glorious hot mess of a song. An unreleased outtake until 1998, it nevertheless spawned no less than three officially released Springsteen originals along the way.
“Dollhouse” features the E Street Band at their new waviest, transforming a River outtake to a piece of power pop perfection.
“Where the Bands Are” is power pop perfection, showcasing the E Street Band at their most joyous.
Just days after the worst accident in American nuclear power history, Bruce wrote his most urgent and topical song yet.