{"id":20595,"date":"1978-01-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"1978-01-12T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=20595"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:33:42","slug":"roll-of-the-dice-candys-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1978\/01\/12\/roll-of-the-dice-candys-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy’s Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Does it matter, does it really matter? [Laughs]<\/em>\u00a0 I’ll never tell.”\u00a0 –Bruce Springsteen answering the question “Was Candy a hooker, or what?”, Rolling Stone, November 25, 2010<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Candy was definitely <\/em>a hooker, and it absolutely matters.<\/p>\n

But it matters more in “Candy’s Room” than in its ancestral outtake, so we’ll save that particular debate for a later Roll of the Dice <\/em>date.<\/p>\n

Because “Candy’s Boy” and “Candy’s Room” are so similar in theme and content, we’ll save the deep lyrical analysis until then as well. But there’s still much to admire and appreciate about “Candy’s Boy,” especially its richness as a lyrical source for some of Bruce’s much-loved songs.<\/p>\n

Candy’s earliest known appearance is in a 1976 rehearsal at Bruce’s house, captured on film in remarkable clarity by Barry Rebo.<\/p>\n