Category: Roll of the Dice (590)
Roll of the Dice: My Love Will Not Let You Down
Springsteen’s “My Love Will Not Let You Down” – an introvert’s inner scream
Roll of the Dice: Walking in the Street
“Walking in the Street” — a never-released, never-performed alternative path for Springsteen’s “Thunder Road.”
Roll of the Dice: With Every Wish
“With Every Wish” by Bruce Springsteen: a cautionary tale about caution.
Roll of the Dice (Cover Me?): I'm a Coward
Springsteen’s “I’m a Coward.” Homage or cover? You decide.
Roll of the Dice: I Wanna Be With You
A lost power-pop classic, “I Wanna Be With You” charms with its lovesick loser protagonist, fiercely defiant lyrics and exuberant arrangement.
Roll of the Dice: Paradise
“Paradise” is one of Bruce Springsteen’s loveliest, most nuanced, and most challenging songs. Let’s break it down.
Roll of the Dice: Land of Hope and Dreams
In a better world, Land of Hope and Dreams would be our national anthem. It’s certainly my personal one.
Warren Zevon: Jeannie Needs a Shooter
The maybe-true story of Warren Zevon’s sort-of half-cover of a lost Springsteen original.
Ghosts
A joyful but haunted anthem that both celebrates and mourns our losses.
Letter to You
Love the song, hate the track: “Letter to You” is my new “Real World.”