Patti Scialfa joins the E Street Band, Bruce performs on David Letterman’s last NBC show, and the Darkness Tour comes to Seattle. More inside!
Tag: Tunnel of Love
Bruce’s high school graduation, rare Steel Mill performances, and abundant tour premieres lead off the highlights from this date in Springsteen history.
Bruce likes to spend June 11th in Italy–watch highlights from three Italian shows held on this date.
Bruce’s eighth studio album is the latest to receive the complete Roll of the Dice treatment.
The brightest song on Tunnel of Love is a hat tip to a classic 1955 romance film.
A 1960s doo-wop break-up song inspired one of Bruce’s most openly confessional songs about his depressive struggles.
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.
The most mature and intimate song on Tunnel of Love cloaks itself in carnival imagery and telegraphs things to come.
Melodically warm but lyrically icy, “When You’re Alone” is (appropriately) one of the least played songs on Tunnel of Love.
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.