Show a little faith there's magic in the night
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 Brothers in 1996 and on the DVD Blood Brothers which was released in 2001. It was written in early 1995, the night just before he and the E Street Band went... Continue Reading →
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 song, with a nice melancholy melody and Bruce Springsteen singing falsetto but with serious lyrics about relationships. The woman in the song Sad Eyes is unhappy but she is afraid... Continue Reading →
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 depended on streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube to provide me with music. Don't get me wrong, Spotify is a very convenient and user-friendly media especially when you are... Continue Reading →
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 almost a year since I published the very first (title) post "Stray Bullet" (January 23rd). Since then I've written 64 blogposts and although it's still a quite small and insignificant... Continue Reading →
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 in great detail about cars and about meeting a girl. They are however only on the surface about cars and girls. I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396, Fuelie... Continue Reading →
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 on December 15th, 2018. Springsteen, is known to have the ability to use his music as a narrative. His lyrics are often about what tears people apart and what keeps... Continue Reading →
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 Springsteen: The Live Series: Songs of the Road is just stunning. Upstairs a band was playin', the singer was singin' something about going home. The song was released on The... Continue Reading →
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. It's a song that emotes a great feeling of freedom and joy. Basically it's a song about being young and free, with a few bucks in your pocket after a... Continue Reading →
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 Them. It features fewer beasts but is equally fantastic. The film is available in both 2D and 3D. I saw it in 2D but I can imagine it works very... Continue Reading →
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 tattoo and that is what I chose. I wanted my second tattoo to be something simple, yet meaningful to me. I also wanted it placed on a part of my... Continue Reading →
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