I know this guy is talented and has written some beautiful songs, but this one makes me hit the mute button every time it is played.  I really can't stand it.

I'm paralyzed. I have no feeling from the hair down. Make the bad man stop!

I listened to a recent interview with Clarence Clemons on CBC. He said that his first impression of Bruce was that he saw greatness...he saw greatness in his eyes. In his words, "It was like following Jesus. Quit everything you are doing and come with me because this is important for both of us."

He also spoke about first meeting Bruce. Bruce was playing in a bar, when Clarence went to see him there was a major storm happening; thunder, lightning and wind. He opened the door and it blew off the hinges and down the street...there he stood in the doorway framed by lightning and thunder. One hell of an entrance!

 WayUpNorth wrote: 

Had to tell this story after I read WayUpNorth's comment.  I worked as an au pair (read: criminally underpaid live-in babysitter) in the ritzy northern NJ suburbs in the late 1980's.  The father was an uber-snob; he was haughty and superior to those he felt were beneath him (read: me, the criminally underpaid live-in babysitter, and most everyone else too).  One day at dinner, he told the story of how he was driving around "South Jersey" and saw all of these bumper stickers that said "Springsteen".  He thought it was a lumber company or some such "working class" thing.  Then he found out it was Bruuuuce.  To repeat: he lived in New Jersey.  In 1987.  How snobby and living under a rock can you be??  He related this like it was a badge of honor that he did not recognize a purveyor of such an inferior music style that the underclass listened to.  His attitude (and the criminal underpayment) made me last only a few months in that job.  And it made me like Springsteen that much more!

 Neil66 wrote: 

I don't get it either!!!! Drivel, shouting & moaning

 raga wrote: 
Agreed ....
This site usually steers clear of over-hyped media created icons.

 raga wrote: 
Stop the shouting & screaming!! Mute & mute.

Not a big Bruce fan, but he has a handful of excellent bootie shakin tunes and this be one of em!

 pdjpirate wrote: 
I generally ignore the politics of entertainers . . . but I'd have to say that his lyrics _used_ to be a nice slice of Americana. For the past ten years or so, they just seem like the sort of things that would be handed in for a comp lit class. I've had to grade way too many of those papers and would welcome the sort of nimble and vigorous lyrics that Bruce put out for his first couple albums.

Chair dancin'!

 bobringer wrote: You must be from the ritzy burbs of jersey otherwise you would identify with this at some level.  It doesn't have much snob appeal.

MUTE

You know, Bruce isn't one of my favorite performers, and I've heard this song about 8 million times, and there's nothing profound in the lyrics, but it just hits all the right buttons anyway.  WOOHOO!

PARTY PARTY PARTY!

 dedawson wrote: 
And this from a person who chooses to live in the land of a thousand jokes!   Go back to sleep, we'll enjoy!!

 bobringer wrote: 
Are you referring to your comment, or the song?

 bobringer wrote: 

Sure it does, you've heard "Born in the U.S.A." haven't you?

 rah wrote: 
With wholesome ingredients like talent, musicianship, blood, sweat and tears.

 bobringer wrote: 
or much better, depending on who's doing the listening. Back to college for me, with this one

Desk Dancing!!

Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?

They closed out one of last month's shows in LA with Rosalita!

 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: 

made of 100% awesome.

please stop it... on & on & on & on, relentless droning,....

Bruce is a one-of-a-kind legend.
He is a force of nature.
He's no geniuis, just a Genius.

Wah-hooo!!!!!!!

 greyfin10 wrote: 
Well put!

 bpkengor wrote: 
Hopefully this can suffice for a little while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WL25NcSIgM