Many lost Springsteen gems have escaped from the studio over the years.<\/p>\n
A few never even made it inside one.<\/p>\n
Case in point: the song we know only as “Go Away (Come Close),” because there are no studio logs or set lists from which we can identify the name Bruce intended to give it<\/p>\n
Fans gave it a name based on the few lyrics they think were able to make out from a muddy tape recorded outside of the Capitol Theater in Passaic while Bruce and the E Street Band were rehearsing.<\/p>\n
And frankly, I’m not even sure\u00a0those<\/em> lyrics are accurate, because my ears don’t hear the words “go away” and\u00a0 “come close” doesn’t seem to be a title phrase. Take a listen and see what you can detect.<\/p>\n