{"id":525,"date":"1980-01-09T11:00:58","date_gmt":"1980-01-09T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:29:42","slug":"roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Crush on You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What if the The Clash and The Rolling Stones got together back in the day and wrote a song?<\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t know better, you might swear that&#8217;s exactly what happened the first time you heard Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s &#8220;Crush on You.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen and tell me Bruce isn&#8217;t doing is best Jagger:<\/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\/zDN8pvyKYkU?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>&#8230;and then take a listen to &#8220;1 -2 Crush on You&#8221; by The Clash and notice the similarities in theme and construction (if not hyperbole).<\/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\/5opmz6ao1xM?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>Was &#8220;Crush on You&#8221; influenced by &#8220;1 -2 Crush on You?&#8221; I&#8217;ve never seen Bruce discuss it, but it seems likely. The Clash B-side was released in November 1978. Bruce recorded &#8220;Crush on You&#8221; in April 1979, so the time frame fits. And come on, it&#8217;s not a far leap from the Clash&#8217;s chorus of &#8220;1 -2 I got a crush on you&#8221; to Bruce&#8217;s &#8220;Ooh ooh, I got a crush on you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>None of this is to say that Bruce swiped the song. Many Springsteen originals are homages to earlier classics, and Bruce has always worn his influences on his sleeve. Personally, I like to believe that my opening line of this post is exactly what Bruce had in mind: paying homage to two bands he admired, while upping the strut to <em>just<\/em> this side of silly.<\/p>\n<p>Musically, the E Street Band can barely contain the lyrics, barreling forth with Bruce&#8217;s vocal sprinting to keep up, syncopation be damned.<\/p>\n<p>And those lyrics! &#8220;Crush on You&#8221; features some of Bruce&#8217;s most playful lines, almost playing like a cartoon at times:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>My feets were flying down the street just the other night<\/em><br \/>\n<em>When a Hong Kong special pulled up at the light<\/em><br \/>\n<em>What went inside, man, was just c&#8217;est magnifique!<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I wanted to hold the bumper and let her drag me down the street<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Yeah, I know it reads like that meter is impossible, but Bruce manages to squeeze it in.)<\/p>\n<p>And without exaggeration, one of my all-time favorite Springsteen lyrics is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Sometimes I spot a little stranger standing &#8216;cross the room<\/em><br \/>\n<em>My brain takes a vacation just to give my heart more room<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I love that image.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, the song may have a dated reference or two (does anyone remember Sheena of the Jungle anymore?), but it&#8217;s a ton of fun, especially in concert. It&#8217;s one of my favorite tracks on\u00a0<em>The River,\u00a0<\/em>almost impossible to listen to without breaking out in a goofy grin.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s why it was so maddening that Bruce refused to play it for the longest time&#8211;not even once between 1981 and August 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce has referred to it more than once as one of his worst songs. He called it &#8220;the stupidest song we&#8217;ve ever recorded&#8221; before playing it by request (for the firs time in 28 years) in Richmond, and (sarcastically) &#8220;a masterpiece&#8221; before playing it during the full River album show in New York City in 2009. Thankfully, the 2016 River tour forced him to reclaim the song in order to fulfill his promise of start-to-finish complete album performances, and he seems to have made his peace with it.<\/p>\n<p>Just like with &#8220;All or Nothin&#8217; at All,&#8221; the song comes alive in concert and is a\u00a0<em>ton<\/em> of fun&#8211;easily one of the highlights of the recent River anniversary tour.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an early performance from the 1980 River tour&#8230;<\/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\/O6Tb40sU_Ow?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>&#8230;and one from the 2016 River tour:<\/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\/Oz4bm1sieHE?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>I&#8217;m torn over which one was more fun. This song\u00a0<em>really<\/em> needed to be in the setlist from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Still haven&#8217;t had enough &#8220;Crush on You?&#8221; Check out these outtakes&#8211;nothing revelatory here, but a glimpse at the band experimenting with different tempos, endings, and with-or-without sax solo.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-525-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/110-Crush-On-You-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/110-Crush-On-You-1.mp3\">http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/110-Crush-On-You-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-525-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/111-Crush-On-You-2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/111-Crush-On-You-2.mp3\">http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/111-Crush-On-You-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Crush on You&#8221;<br \/>\nRecorded: <\/strong>1979-1980<strong><br \/>\nReleased:\u00a0<\/strong><em>The River<\/em> (1980)<strong><br \/>\nFirst performed: <\/strong>October 3, 1980 (Ann Arbor, MI)<strong><br \/>\nLast performed: <\/strong>July 28, 2016 (Oslo, Norway)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 February 2, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce proclaims &#8220;Crush on You&#8221; to be a masterpiece, and I agree. Only he&#8217;s being sarcastic, and I&#8217;m not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3623,3],"tags":[266,265,128,160,81,264],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-river","category-roll-of-the-dice","tag-1-2-crush-on-you","tag-crush-on-you","tag-river-tour","tag-river-tour-2016","tag-rolling-stones","tag-the-clash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.3 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ken\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.3\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"E Street Shuffle\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"fb:app_id\" content=\"506162303136980\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"fb:admins\" content=\"358461094680441\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"655\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"624\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"1980-01-09T19:00:58+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-19T20:29:42+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/estreetshuffleblog\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Krosen\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle\",\"headline\":\"Crush on You\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ken\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#person\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/crush.png?fit=655%2C624&ssl=1\",\"width\":655,\"height\":624},\"datePublished\":\"1980-01-09T11:00:58-08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-19T13:29:42-07:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"commentCount\":1,\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"River, Roll of the Dice, 1-2 Crush on You, Crush on You, River Tour, River Tour 2016, Rolling Stones, The Clash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/roll-of-the-dice\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Roll of the Dice\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/roll-of-the-dice\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Roll of the Dice\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/roll-of-the-dice\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Crush on You\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Crush on You\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/category\\\/roll-of-the-dice\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Roll of the Dice\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#person\",\"name\":\"Ken\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#personImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d037d3a05b6c9e4ee09ccdf24f113649cbc6f244d3e0a5706ee0a42186f079dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Ken\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ken\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ken\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ken\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d037d3a05b6c9e4ee09ccdf24f113649cbc6f244d3e0a5706ee0a42186f079dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Ken\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/\",\"name\":\"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ken\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/ken\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/crush.png?fit=655%2C624&ssl=1\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":655,\"height\":624},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/index.php\\\/1980\\\/01\\\/09\\\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"1980-01-09T11:00:58-08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-19T13:29:42-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"E Street Shuffle\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/estreetshuffle.com\\\/#person\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle","description":"","canonical_url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#article","name":"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle","headline":"Crush on You","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/author\/ken\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#person"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png?fit=655%2C624&ssl=1","width":655,"height":624},"datePublished":"1980-01-09T11:00:58-08:00","dateModified":"2026-09-19T13:29:42-07:00","inLanguage":"en-US","commentCount":1,"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"River, Roll of the Dice, 1-2 Crush on You, Crush on You, River Tour, River Tour 2016, Rolling Stones, The Clash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/#listItem","name":"Roll of the Dice"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Roll of the Dice","item":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#listItem","name":"Crush on You"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Crush on You","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/#listItem","name":"Roll of the Dice"}}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#person","name":"Ken","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#personImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d037d3a05b6c9e4ee09ccdf24f113649cbc6f244d3e0a5706ee0a42186f079dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Ken"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/author\/ken\/#author","url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/author\/ken\/","name":"Ken","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d037d3a05b6c9e4ee09ccdf24f113649cbc6f244d3e0a5706ee0a42186f079dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Ken"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/","name":"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/author\/ken\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/author\/ken\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png?fit=655%2C624&ssl=1","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#mainImage","width":655,"height":624},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"1980-01-09T11:00:58-08:00","dateModified":"2026-09-19T13:29:42-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/","name":"E Street Shuffle","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/#person"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"E Street Shuffle","og:type":"article","og:title":"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle","og:url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/","fb:app_id":"506162303136980","fb:admins":"358461094680441","og:image":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png","og:image:width":655,"og:image:height":624,"article:published_time":"1980-01-09T19:00:58+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-09-19T20:29:42+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/estreetshuffleblog\/","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:site":"@Krosen","twitter:title":"Crush on You | E Street Shuffle","twitter:image":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"525","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"article","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[],"defaultGraph":"","defaultPostTypeGraph":""},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":{"subject":"","preview":"","content":""},"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2020-12-21 06:18:04","updated":"2026-09-19 20:41:41","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/\" title=\"Roll of the Dice\">Roll of the Dice<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tCrush on You\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/"},{"label":"Roll of the Dice","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/"},{"label":"Crush on You","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/09\/roll-of-the-dice-crush-on-you\/"}],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-8t","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17359,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/15\/roll-of-the-dice-real-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":0},"title":"Roll of the Dice: Real Man","author":"Ken","date":"April 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In which we ask the question: is there any redeeming virtue in this widely scorned deep cut?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Roll of the Dice&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Roll of the Dice","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RealMan.jpg?fit=550%2C550&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RealMan.jpg?fit=550%2C550&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RealMan.jpg?fit=550%2C550&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26511,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/08\/07\/roll-of-the-dice-out-on-the-run\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":1},"title":"Out on the Run","author":"Ken","date":"August 7, 1980","format":false,"excerpt":"The third time was not the charm, but Bruce still managed to salvage something from this River-era outtake.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;River&quot;","block_context":{"text":"River","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/river\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ontherun.png?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20935,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/01\/16\/roll-of-the-dice-im-a-rocker\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":2},"title":"I&#8217;m a Rocker","author":"Ken","date":"January 16, 1980","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's public service: a Guide to \"I\"m a Rocker\" for Millennials and Generation Z. (It's all about 1966.)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;River&quot;","block_context":{"text":"River","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/river\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8602_artwork_01.jpg?fit=997%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8602_artwork_01.jpg?fit=997%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8602_artwork_01.jpg?fit=997%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8602_artwork_01.jpg?fit=997%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29313,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/05\/cover-me-clampdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":3},"title":"Clampdown","author":"Ken","date":"January 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Late on the High Hopes Tour, Bruce added a Clash cover to his set lists\u2013one that temporary E Streeter Tom Morello was more than a little familiar with.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clampdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C1130&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clampdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C1130&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clampdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C1130&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clampdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C1130&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clampdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C1130&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5739,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1980\/07\/22\/roll-of-the-dice-ricky-wants-a-man-of-her-own\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":4},"title":"Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own","author":"Ken","date":"July 22, 1980","format":false,"excerpt":"\"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).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;River&quot;","block_context":{"text":"River","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/river\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ricky-designstyle-love-heart-m.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":675,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/12\/roll-of-the-dice-frankie-fell-in-love\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":5},"title":"Roll of the Dice: Frankie Fell in Love","author":"Ken","date":"February 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Kicking off Valentine's Week with Bruce's ode to new love and old friends: \"Frankie Fell in Love.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Roll of the Dice&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Roll of the Dice","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/frankiefell.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/frankiefell.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/frankiefell.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/frankiefell.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/frankiefell.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crush.png?fit=655%2C624&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71665,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions\/71665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}