If ever there was a movie theme that outshone its namesake, it would have to be “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero).” Composed and performed…
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Ken Rosen (2090)
“Like Bruce Springsteen, Texas songwriter Joe Ely crafts brawny, epic song-stories about good-hearted crooks, blue-collar heroes and enduring lovers. In fact, the primary difference between…
“Valentine’s Day” is a powerful counterpoint to “The River.” It may even be a sequel.
Melodically warm but lyrically icy, “When You’re Alone” is (appropriately) one of the least played songs on Tunnel of Love.
“One Step Up” is one of Bruce’s finest moments as singer, songwriter, and actor. It’s a brutally honest, self-aware inner dialogue of a man about to stray, and it gave rise to one of the most emotional performances I’ve ever seen live.
“It was going to seek the guy on the hill for wisdom, but really, it was Federici’s Pizza in Freehold. But some mythical work was…
“Brilliant Disguise” is a nakedly intimate, exquisitely written, and intensely performed exploration of self-doubt and the mysteries and insecurities of relationships.
A 1960s doo-wop break-up song inspired one of Bruce’s most openly confessional songs about his depressive struggles.
The most mature and intimate song on Tunnel of Love cloaks itself in carnival imagery and telegraphs things to come.
“Walk Like a Man” is the conclusion to Bruce’s “Daddy Trilogy,” an underplayed and under-recognized masterpiece of songwriting.