Show a little faith there's magic in the night
Today is my birthday but I never was much for celebrating it. Some people may argue that I have an issue with getting older and perhaps that's true, although I've always thought that age is just a number and what really matters is how old you feel not what it says on a paper. My... Continue Reading →
The song Hunter of Invisible Game (released on the album High Hopes in 2014), sprung from a title that Springsteen came up with and wrote down. At that time Springsteen had done some post-apocalyptic reading and wanted to incorporate that in a song. Subsequently the title evolved into a full song. The setting is a wasteland... Continue Reading →
It's June 25th 2016, a nice sunny Midsummer's Day in Gothenburg, Sweden. 62 676 fans, packed in the pitch and in the stands of Ullevi, eagerly awaits the arrival of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It's the first of three concerts in Gothenburg (the River 2016 tour). Finally Bruce Springsteen strolls onto stage,... Continue Reading →
One of the most excellent show openers is Badlands, the leadoff track on Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town (ranked as the second best Bruce Springsteen song ever by the Rolling Stone magazine). The song is characterised by Max Weinberg's dynamic drumming of the famous beat, a one-two-three-four-five-six-(double time) one-two-three... Continue Reading →
Growin’ Up is predictably a song about growing up. The lyrics are about figuring out who you are and carving out your own identity. Already in the first verse the protagonist is trying to blend in, but realises that he really doesn't want to be a part of the bulk of the ordinary people [when... Continue Reading →
My top ten Bruce Springsteen songs change from week to week depending on my current mood. The one song that consistently stays in my top three, though, is Thunder Road. In my opinion, Thunder Road is the mother of all Springsteen songs, one of the greatest songs ever written and it has been one of... Continue Reading →
I doubt that there is anything deep and profound that I can say, that haven't already been said about the song Jungleland . It is a masterpiece and a favourite song for many Bruce fans. It was released in 1975 on the album Born To Run. It is often described as an epic 10-minute anthem. It... Continue Reading →
I became a Bruce Springsteen fan in 1984, after being introduced to the album Born In the USA by my older sister. I was especially caught by the song No Surrender (read the earlier blogpost "No Surrender"). Not being able to attend the famous stadium breaker concerts in Ullevi 1985 because I was "too young",... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid I really wanted to learn to play the guitar to become a rock n' roll star. In Sweden you can attend the public music school, which is a free of charge after school activity, if you want to learn how to play an instrument. The only problem was that the... Continue Reading →
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who knows me that I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. In fact, I listen to his music every day. I have a Spotify playlist with my favourite songs (currently consisting of 123 songs). To me the lyrics of a song are very important. Bruce Springsteen is a... Continue Reading →
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