{"id":2415,"date":"1992-02-05T11:00:58","date_gmt":"1992-02-05T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:47:02","slug":"roll-of-the-dice-if-i-should-fall-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1992\/02\/05\/roll-of-the-dice-if-i-should-fall-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"If I Should Fall Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

A truly great song can be re-arranged, re-recorded, re-invented, and covered many times over without ever losing its power or beauty.<\/p>\n

“If I Should Fall Behind” is one of those songs, with seemingly infinite elasticity that lends itself to constant tinkering. It’s hard to keep track of all of the many different versions that Bruce has performed–some subtle, some bold–but I can’t think of a single clunker among them.<\/p>\n

Bruce wrote “If I Should Fall Behind” as a wedding song, not just in its lyrics but also as a songwriting exercise: he wrote it while preparing to marry Patti, and he first performed it at their wedding in 1991. The following year, he gifted his song to the world as the third single on his underrated\u00a0Lucky Town<\/em> album.<\/p>\n

Except for Gary Mallaber’s drums, Bruce plays every instrument on the track. Even if you’re intimately familiar with this song, it’s worth another close listen just to marvel at the care Bruce takes with his delicate guitar work.<\/p>\n