Show a little faith there's magic in the night
Das klassische Liebeslied von Bruce Springsteen ist kein konventionelles Märchen, das sentimental und romantisch ist. Es ist eher eine realistische Darstellung des Alltags, die sich aus Herzschmerz und Leidenschaft, Hass und Verlangen, Ehe und Trennung zusammensetzt. Die Songtexte handeln von einer Liebe, die uns auseinander reißen kann. Manchmal ist die Betrachtung direkt und explizit und... Continue Reading →
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 leben, allerdings nicht genauso blutig oder dramatisch wie die Angabe oben. Gedanke treffen mich wie verirrte Kugeln. Mal ducke ich mich weg, mal lasse ich mich treffen. Ich war immer... Continue Reading →
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, marriage and divorce and everyday life. Some of them are telling us how love can rip us apart and some of them very directly and explicitly illustrate lust (some of... Continue Reading →
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 improvement. The biggest change is that I'm now able to sleep in my bed for more than three hours in a row. It's indeed a relief to "move out" of... Continue Reading →
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 as digital download on services such as Amazon, iTunes and Spotify, was The Live Series: Songs of the Road. The release of the second digital album The Live Series: Songs... Continue Reading →
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 will be on his next album, due out in May. Together with the release of the song, tour dates were announced, including shows in the Netherlands, New Jersey (USA), the... Continue Reading →
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 be honest. To be forced to deviate from the original plan, which was to stay home from work for one week, and extend the sick leave was a hard decision... Continue Reading →
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, some of which with a fixed name. The categories and names are: "Bruce Springsteen songs" [named after the song it's about] "Concert reviews" - fixed name: Where the Bands Are... Continue Reading →
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 Bruce Springsteen fan knows, Manfred Mann's Earth Band setlist usually include the Springsteen covers: Blinded by the Light, For You and Spirit in the Night and last night's hit parade... Continue Reading →
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. In fact the whole hospital experience was very positive. The day of the operation in short: the pre-operative instructions included a ban to eat anything after midnight and to have... Continue Reading →
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