Written for The Ramones and influenced by The Byrds, The Four Seasons, and The Beach Boys, “Hungry Heart” gave Bruce his first Top Ten hit.
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The River (54)
This encore staple and “Pink Cadillac” companion song isn’t as deep as Bruce might lead us to believe. But it sure is fun.
Bruce capped off The River with a somber, introspective meditation on the fleeting time we get with those we love.
This early love song hasn’t aged well but it paved the way for Bruce’s more mature and nuanced reflections on love and marriage.
Bruce’s Darkness and River albums are bridged by this stealthy and extraordinarily empathetic love song.
A departure at the time, “Out in the Street” established a theme of community in Bruce’s songwriting that became a hallmark of the E Street Band experience.
At 77 seconds, this furious 1980 B-side is Bruce’s shortest studio track on record.
This melodic ancestor to “Jackson Cage” captures The Big Man standing just a bit too close to the mic.
Swedish singers and bandmates Martin Ekman and Daniel Falcone Borg deliver a tender and delicate but powerful cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “The River.”
Into the river we dive, as we appreciate one of Bruce’s finest and most heartbreaking songs.