One of the rarest and most revealing songs on Tunnel of Love, “Cautious Man” is an overlooked, unsettling gem.
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The rocking arrangement and blunt language of “Spare Parts” overwhelms the dilemma at its center its moral of redemptive self-empowerment. Like “Born in the U.S.A.,” its true power emerges when it’s performed quietly.
The brightest song on Tunnel of Love is a hat tip to a classic 1955 romance film.
Easily one of Bruce’s best songs and most universally resonant, “Tougher Than the Rest” celebrates resilience and second chances–and we all need a little bit of both.
With a sly hat tip to a 1955 blues classic, “Ain’t Got You” signaled a turning point in Bruce’s songwriting and love life.
Bruce’s eighth studio album is the latest to receive the complete Roll of the Dice treatment.
How an outcast from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions became the song that ushered in the E Street Band’s Reunion era.
A last-minute addition to Born in the U.S.A. provided Bruce with his greatest hit and the rocket fuel for his best-selling album.
“The first verse actually happened. The second verse mostly happened, and the third verse, of course, is happening now.” –Bruce Springsteen, Greatest Hits, 1994…