Tag: bruce springsteen

“No Surrender.” (Acoustic)

No Surrender, Bruce Springsteen

Note that the Amazon link is to the considerably more hard-rocking version.  Not voluntarily, mind you: it’s heresy of me to even hint at this, but I kind of like this one when it’s done low and slow.

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…which is entertaining, because two years ago I had the exact opposite opinion.  And two years from now I will probably flip-flop again.

“Badlands.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhahV_6uhFs

Badlands, Bruce Springsteen

The odd paradox of Bruce Springsteen is that he got ahead in this world by singing legitimately powerful and heartfelt songs about… how people like Bruce Springsteen can’t get ahead in this world.

Oops.  On the other hand, what is he supposed to do?  Give back the money and awards?  I wouldn’t.

‘Born In The U.S.A.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4

Born In The U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

You could write a doctoral dissertation – or, at least a masters’ dissertation – on the multilayers of irony that are represented by this song, how it was entertainingly subverted by the Right, and how its history is in itself a humorous subversion of said song’s underlying message.  In fact, probably somebody already has; I only hope that it’s vaguely readable.  I get the impression that many aren’t.

#rsrh “I’m on Fire.”

I’m On Fire, Bruce Springsteen

Dag, but we all got older, huh?

Moe Lane

PS: Don’t think of it as a week-long revisiting of Springsteen; think of it as a long-term plot to convince Gov. Chris Christie’s staff that they want to have him do an phone interview with me for RedState.  Which he totally should: all the cool governors do phone interviews with us…