{"id":32113,"date":"1988-09-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"1988-09-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=32113"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:25:54","slug":"matr-joe-grushecky-and-bruce-springsteen-i-was-born-to-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/09\/23\/matr-joe-grushecky-and-bruce-springsteen-i-was-born-to-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"I Was Born to Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If every rocker needs a mission statement, for Joe Grushecky, &#8220;I Was Born to Rock&#8221; is a pretty great candidate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GNbJlqlWVCI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Tucked deep into Joe&#8217;s otherwise weighty <em>Somewhere East of Eden<\/em> album (his seventeenth studio album, released in 2013), &#8220;I Was Born to Rock&#8221; is crunchy and catchy, playfully and powerfully personal.<\/p>\n<p>And unlike many of Joe&#8217;s songs we&#8217;ve listened to here on the Shuffle, this one is 100% Grushecky&#8211;no Springsteen co-writer credit here.<\/p>\n<p>But with a title like &#8220;I Was Born to Rock&#8221; and team-ups so frequent they already number more than fifty, it was probably inevitable that Bruce would join Joe on stage for it if not in the studio.<\/p>\n<p>That moment came in May 2014, when Bruce joined Joe for a pair of Pittsburgh shows immediately following the High Hopes Tour. &#8220;I Was Born to Rock&#8221; came out for the encores, and while Bruce only supports on guitar and backing vocals, it was a roaring performance and an encore highlight.<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen below and enjoy Joe and Bruce&#8217;s only team-up to date on &#8220;I Was Born to Rock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-TTD71Lro-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/TTD71Lro?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>I Was Born to Rock<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> May 22, 2014 (Pittsburgh, PA)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> May 22, 2014 (Pittsburgh, PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 February 26, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One time only: Bruce joins Joe Grushecky on stage for a ferocious performance of Joe\u2019s \u201cI Was Born to 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