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   4/03/08

   daniel23

   "nothing man" is also effin' brilliant.

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   4/03/08

   aningeniousname

   He is good but Billy Bragg is a better lyricist.

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      4/03/08

      daniel23

      Billy Bragg can be kind of crude lyrically. I mean, I like his stuff. "Between the wars" is a great song.
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   4/03/08

   kdawg68

   I love Bruce - actually his new album is pretty good.
   
   The River is one of my favorites as well. I sing that too myself in the car quite frequently - at least the last verse
   
   "...but I remember us drivin' in my brother's car - her body tan and wet down at the resorvoir...."
   
   I also love Thunder Road - there's a live version of that on a box-set they released about a decade or so ago that is to die for.
   
   "The screen door slams....Mary's dress sways.....like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays...."

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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      Okay, off to find whatever comp CD it has that has both of those songs on it...
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   4/03/08

   kdawg68

   Some overlooked Bruce songs I love:
   
   -Badlands
   -Atlantic City (so huanting - the background vocals)
   -Brilliant Disguise
   
   These never get the credit they deserve.

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      4/03/08

      daniel23

      Atlantic City is good. His version of "This Land is Your Own" was cool as well.
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   4/03/08

   midnightdreams

   I have been really getting into his stuff lately.

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   4/03/08

   MadameX

   That's my favorite Springsteen song, too, though I have a soft spot for Hungry Heart. And Rosalita. And...

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   4/03/08

   kdawg68

   So who else sings "The River" to themselves? And do you get all crazy at the "At night on them banks I'd like awake, and pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take" part?
   
   I can't stop - I'm singing at my desk now and folks think I'm mad.
   
   "Now those memories come back to haunt me....they haunt me like a curse. Is it a dream of life that don't come true? Or is it something worse...."

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      4/03/08

      daniel23

      I only ever sing Madness songs.
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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      I know a guy who beat Springsteen out for a Grammy when he was nominated for The River, and his comment was, "I'm not sure what that was about."
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      4/03/08

      kdawg68

      Who beat him out for the grammy? That's a good Trivia question.
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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      Yeah, but the answer always upsets people...
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      4/03/08

      kdawg68

      Edit: After looking up 1979 Grammy winners, I have to ask if you either know Kenny Loggins or Michael "Yah Mo Be There" McDonald?
      
      Bob Dylan and Billy Joel are other possibilities it seems.
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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      Wrong year, Kdawg. The River came out in 1980, but there's a lag, and it's not on a calendar year. The song was nominated for the Grammies that took place in February of 1982.
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      4/03/08

      kdawg68

      John Cougar Melancamp? I give up!!!
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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      Dude, didn't you ever read my profile page?
      
      On a similar note, though, Mellencamp did win an American Music Award the next year over Paul McCartney.
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      4/03/08

      kdawg68

      oh crap - I had read that before and it just never clicked. He won a grammy? How????
      
      I can't lie - my wife loves Rick Springfield.
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       4/03/08

       MadameX

       Well, I take issue with the question in general, but I would agree to the slightly extended, "He won a Grammy FOR JESSIE'S GIRL? How???"
       
       He was nominated for another Grammy the next year, and won an American Music Award as well.
       
       And had four platinum albums and 17 top forty songs.
       
       And was named the top guitarist in Australia two years in a row and the top songwriter once. And represented Australia at the World Music Festival.
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   4/03/08

   Anok

   I like Springsteen too. But I liked him more when he was younger and wore tight pants

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      4/03/08

      MadameX

      I liked him more when he was younger and didn't wear hair gel.
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      4/03/08

      Anok

      LOL, so true, so true....
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   4/03/08

   offendedblogger

   Uh, Springsteen SUCKS.
   
   Ugh.
   
   Awful!!!
   
   You have no taste.

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      4/03/08

      kdawg68

      not all of us can be "Flock of Seagulls" fans, Chelle.
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      4/03/08

      Donlewis

      Good God! Idaho...Insulting....potentially deranged....scary in a sailor suit...AND excellent music taste!
      
      Pant Pant
      
      You're right of course. Springstein sucks. Always has and always will. I've seen him in concert twice. Fortunately there were good drugs available.
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      4/03/08

      offendedblogger

      Pffft.. Flock of Seagulls.
      
      Try listening to something real like, oh, I dunno, Allison Krauss.
      
      Now THAT is a singer.
      
      She sings like an angel.
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      4/03/08

      daniel23

      No taste. Tut tut. You like Johnny Cash tho I hope?
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    4/03/08

    cooper

    I have never liked Bruce Springstein at all.
    Only that I'm on Fire Song - it's pretty hot.

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    4/03/08

    DrowseyMonkey

    Springstein always sounds like he's yelling when he sings. And I can't understand Dillan. Not a fan of Cash either...ah well. Just to top it off I always thought the Beatles were over-rated too. LOL Sorry!

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       4/03/08

       daniel23

       I hate the Beatles with a passion.
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       4/03/08

       Hippychikky

       you hate the beatles? who hates the beatles? WT lkajhsgdohiaughsfgluhaip
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       4/03/08

       Hippychikky

       You cant understand dylan? The guy is a poetic genius. I will admit the harmonica can get piercing from time to time but it is his thing.
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       4/03/08

       daniel23

       the Beatles suck bollox! John Lennon should be shot. Oh, wait...
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       4/03/08

       DrowseyMonkey

       I grew up in the 70s...the Beatles are only thought of as amazing now because all the baby boomers like to remember their youth like it was something romantic.
       
       Bob Dylan may be a good writer but he can't sing.
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       4/03/08

       Hippychikky

       drowsey i am gonna take you down. He can't sing? Oh that is it, its on like don juan baby
       
       
       I dont like the beatles for the oh they are such hotties factor cause they be ugly. I love their music. Great songs great meanings.
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       4/03/08

       DrowseyMonkey

       LOL ... well, I don't like his voice...to whiney. As for the Beatles, I can't think of one song of theirs I can tolerate. I always preferred the Stones
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    4/03/08

    mikeny07

    Yeah he is good. He made it on my 80s music blog.
    
    must-hear-80s-songs.blogspot.com/2008/01/bruce-springsteen-greatest-hits.ht...

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    4/03/08

    gerryPlanetEarth

    I like many other people on this planet have been moved by the music of Bruce Springsteen and his E street band...
    
    Bruce Springsteen's tremendous musical and vocal talents are greatly enhanced by the music of the E Street Band just as Frank Sinatra's greatest songs had the accompaniement of Count Basie and his Orchestra...

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    4/03/08

    Hippychikky

    Better than bob dylan or johnny cash....OMG
    
    Are you on something?
    
    That is like saying justin timberlake is better than jerry garcia

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       4/03/08

       daniel23

       "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash beats anything Springsteen has done. That's for sure. But still, on average...
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       4/03/08

       DrowseyMonkey

       Didn't Chris Christopherson write that?
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       4/03/08

       daniel23

       Yes.
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    4/03/08

    Hippychikky

    Ok for shits and giggles i just purchased this river song on itunes give me a few mins......i am a music junkie so always willing to give things a chance....
    
    BUT bob dylan, no way, no how, never

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       4/03/08

       kdawg68

       You have to be able to take harmonicas. I love them personally.
       
       Edit: I should probably read before posting. Okay, I see you like Dylan. I like them both. I thought you were saying you could never like Dylan, in which case I don't think the river would be up your alley.
       
       LOL@ shits and giggles - one of my favorite expressions.
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       4/03/08

       Hippychikky

       yeah that is true, my oldest loves bob but a few songs she plugs her ears during the harmonica solo's.
       
       He is the most I have ever paid for concert tickets. 2 years ago my hubby and I went. Freaking memory beyond memories. I love him.
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    4/03/08

    Hippychikky

    Yeah i guess i will listen to this song a few more times but so far i am pissed i just wasted 99cents

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    1. 

       4/03/08

       kdawg68

       BLASPHEMER!!!!!! Throw her to the wolves!!!! Release the hounds!!!!