Anybody like Bruce? Yall never talk about Springsteen.
I never used ta like him, but I’ve listened to some interviews the last few years
and he seems very aware of social injustice and institutional racism, etc.
When I was a teen I didn’t care for him. I had a friend who LOVED “The Boss”. I was kinda like…eh.
Then I started listening to him–liked some of his songs.
Then when I became an adult I listened some more. My wife is a HUGE fan. A few years ago we went to a concert in Hershey, PA. One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. This old guy has energy–believe me.
I’m a big fan now.
His songs are really drawn from real life. I identify with his blue collar rock music. He’s not afraid to tackle difficult subjects either(The Wall, American Skin)and as an adult I appreciate more of what he has to say.
It took me time–but I’ve come around.
I’m a fan.
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick
This is a great song. It’s about the shooting of Amadou Diallo in 1999. White mothers do not have to have the conversation this mother has with her child. We take some things for granted.
“41 shots, Lena gets her son ready for school
She says, “On these streets, Charles
You’ve got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, promise me you’ll always be polite
And that you’ll never ever run away
Promise Mama you’ll keep your hands in sight”
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick
Big Bruce fan. Saw him back in the 1980s, and damn he puts on a great show.
They used to call James Brown the hardest working man in showbiz. But Bruce gives him a run for his money. Gives it his all. Heart and soul, etc.
Like his early songs/albums the most, probably, mostly because they’re so alive with the angst and fire of youth. But he has made some excellent art in his later years, as he turned more inward and more “political.”
Though I’m a literature snob, I was happy to see Dylan win the Nobel. It wouldn’t surprise me if Springsteen was at least talked about down the (thunder) road for that honor as well.
One of my all-time favorites from the Boss isn’t even his song — though he made it his own. It was written by the amazing Tom Waits, and no one does it better than the Boss:
I especially love the reaction of the crowd — in Jersey. The sense of hard-won pride from a state that generally “gets no respect.” The red-headed step-child next to the Big Apple. And it helps that I was in love with a Jersey girl too back in the day. Reciprocated for a coupla years before time and distance separated us. Oh, to be forever young . . . .
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