{"id":5733,"date":"2018-11-16T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2024-01-01T16:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:11:20","slug":"roll-of-the-dice-marias-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/16\/roll-of-the-dice-marias-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll of the Dice: Maria’s Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the micro-genre of Bruce Springsteen Songs About Sexual Obsession, Possibly Concerning a Prostitute,\u00a0<\/em>“Maria’s Bed” looms large.<\/p>\n

I learned long ago that my tastes are no arbiter of whether a song becomes a hit or flies under the radar, but\u00a0come on<\/em>: “Maria’s Bed” is easily one of Bruce’s best 21st-century songs. (Except that I’m not entirely convinced he wrote it in this century. More on that later.)<\/p>\n

Unlike the thematically similar “Candy’s Room<\/a>,” which drips with furious self-delusion, or the self-loathing, literal aftermath of “Reno<\/a>” (more on that later as well), “Maria’s Bed” jaunts along in a playful, infectious country slide and stomp. It’s Bruce at his most carefree, singing in an unusually high register.<\/p>\n

Take a listen:<\/p>\n