Eine verirrte Kugel ist eine Kugel, die, nachdem sie von einer Waffe abgefeuert wurde, ein unabsichtliches Ziel trifft. Ich versuche mein Leben ungefähr so zu
Author: @AnnaLind1
Language teacher, music (Bruce Springsteen), teaching, training, travels
Red Headed Woman
A classic Bruce Springsteen’s love song isn’t a conventional sentimental romantic fairy-tale. More typical is a realistic delivery of heartbreak and passion, hatred and desire,
Someday we’ll look back on this and it will all seem funny
Five weeks has passed since the operation on my shoulder and I’m happy to report that, the last couple of days, there’s been a dramatic
The Ties That Bind
In December 2018 Legacy Recordings issued the first in a series of digital releases called the Live Series. The first one, available for streaming and
Democracy
On March 22, E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons (the nephew of the late Clarence Clemons) released a cover of Leonard Cohen’s Democracy. The song
There Ain’t No Sin To Be Glad You Are Alive
A little more than a week has passed since my shoulder procedure and I’m slowly recovering – a bit slower than I had expected to
Where the Bands Are
In my blog I’ve named each entry after a Bruce Springsteen song or a line from a song. I’ve also sorted them in different categories,
Where the Bands Are (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, 6 March, 2019)
Last night’s concert with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in Konserthuset in Gothenburg was a night of nostalgia and numerous guitar and synth solos. As every
It’s only our bodies that betray us in the end
A short update of my health status; I woke up from the anaesthesia, just as everyone had told me I would. I needn’t to worry.
Show a Little Faith …
As I was practising kicking techniques in kickboxing practise two months ago, I accidentally fell. I landed hard on my elbow and felt a sharp
Meet Me in the City
Meet Me in the City is an excellent rocker with a youthful and catchy energy right up my alley. It’s so good it’s hard to
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers is a song written by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on the Greatest Hits compilation album as well as on the five-song EP Blood
Sad Eyes
The song Sad Eyes was written by Bruce Springsteen. It was included on the Tracks box set, which was released in 1998. It’s a cute
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up!
For quite a few years now I haven’t had a record player. I switched to CD’s when that became popular and the last years I’ve
2018 Media Overload
In this entry I’m going to reflect on 2018 and the media I’ve consumed, starting with a glance at my own blog. It has been
Racing in the Street
Racing in the Street is a solemn, evocative ballad that begins with a slow elegant introduction by pianist Roy Bittan. The lyrics talk specifically and
Springsteen on Broadway
Bruce Springsteen’s historic sold-out series of his one man show Springsteen On Broadway at Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City comes to an end
Incident on 57th Street
Incident on 57th Street is currently in my top 5. I can’t stop listening to it and the rendition that is on the new Bruce
Out in the Street
A song that is guaranteed to get me in a good mood is Out in the Street, which was released on the 1980 album The River.
57 Channels (and nothin’ on) Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald
The film Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald, which was released in November 2018, is the sequel to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
My first tattoo was a feather on my wrist. I didn’t have any reason or underlying idea behind that tattoo. I just wanted a cute
Cadillac Ranch
For this blogpost my intention was to write about Springsteen songs in which real locations are mentioned. When I put together the list there were
Where the Bands Are (Blackberry Smoke, 24 October, 2018)
Blackberry Smoke sometimes are a southern rock band, sometimes a jam band a la the Grateful Dead and sometimes they’re a country band. To me
Trouble in Paradise (co-written songs part 2)
This entry, and Because the Night (co-written songs part 1), focus on the relatively rare occasions where Bruce Springsteen has co-credit on songs. As you
Because the Night (co-written songs part 1)
This entry, and the next (Trouble in Paradise), focus on the relatively rare occasions where Bruce Springsteen has co-credit on songs. As you will learn
Candy’s Room
Candy’s Room is one of the sexiest songs Springsteen has ever written. It has passion, power and pure lust. The buildup is absolutely gorgeous. Hand
Paradise by the C
In the category of great and magnificent saxophone players in rock, Clarence Clemons stands unmatched. His two-minute solo on ‘Jungleland’ is surely the best sax
Drive All Night
My all-time favorite performance of Drive All Night is from Gothenburg, July 27th 2012 (The Wrecking Ball Tour). An unforgettable rendition that will forever be imprinted in my
Glory Days
Written by Bruce Springsteen, who incidentally celebrates his 69th birthday today (Happy Birthday, Bruce!), this song was a huge hit off the 1984 album Born
Born in the USA
One of the most famous misinterpreted song of all time must be Born in the USA. To a superficial listener this could be a fist-pumping
