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Bruce Springsteen — The River
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calypsus_1
Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 01:08
 

Bruce Springsteen - "The River" Live (on a street in Copenhagen with a street musician)





calypsus_1
Posted: May 31, 2010 - 23:03
 

Bruce Springsteen & Sting - The River, Live



Rotterdam
Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 03:46
 
 RadioDoc wrote:

Taken in the context of when it was popular—during the failure of Rust Belt industry and the subsequent loss of thousands of good-paying jobs—it's a brilliant snapshot of what many teenagers faced as a future at the time.

I don't get why many here cannot see either the historical perspective nor the cultural relevance of much of what is played here, but instead dissect each song in the vacuum of their own minds.
 

RadioDoc, I don't appreciate Springsteen's art - just a matter of taste. But I am very interested in your comment. Thank you for posting it.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 13:44
 
 RadioDoc wrote:
Taken in the context of when it was popular—during the failure of Rust Belt industry and the subsequent loss of thousands of good-paying jobs—it's a brilliant snapshot of what many teenagers faced as a future at the time. I don't get why many here cannot see either the historical perspective nor the cultural relevance of much of what is played here, but instead dissect each song in the vacuum of their own minds.
 
{#Clap} Brilliant Comment!


billybob123
(Southern California)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 13:43
 
ug!

imaheatfan
(Fort Lauderdale)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 13:41
 
um, what???

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 01:53
 
Not a great fan of BS, but this is one of the great contemporary songs, man he NAILED this one.

calypsus_1
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 18:39
 


Bruce Springsteen - "The River" Live in NY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HxZKa4NwGo



calypsus_1
Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 21:50
 


Bruce Springsteen & Eddie Vedder - "No Surrender" Live 



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 11:09
 
 steeler wrote:
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true or is it something worse?

That line — alone — is worth the price of admission here.  Stops me dead in my tracks each and every time. Afraid to know the answer; afraid not to know.

Bard. Indeed.
 
Thanks stiller, for bringing that line to my attention. Stunning. One of the, if not THE, best songs by Mr. Springsteen.


jonahboo
(in a corner)
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 11:06
 
A GEM!

GHOST OF TOM JOAD IS ALSO PRICELESS

steeler
(Teetering on the abyss)
Posted: Jun 18, 2009 - 15:59
 
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true or is it something worse?

That line — alone — is worth the price of admission here.  Stops me dead in my tracks each and every time. Afraid to know the answer; afraid not to know.

Bard. Indeed.

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: May 17, 2009 - 21:48
 
 dburges wrote:
Awesome tune for wedding receptions.
 



dboseman
Posted: Mar 15, 2009 - 18:15
 
One of the few Springsteen songs I absolutely love.

toterola
(Further)
Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 12:46
 
 gjeeg wrote:
Just the pure unvarnished no bullshit take on life.
Stripped bare.
Place Bruce up there with Langston Hughes.

 
I was gonna write a smart-assed note about the parallels between our present economic situation and the one described in this song (no work, hopelessness, disappearing dreams). But then I saw this comment.

No matter how bad it gets, we still have worthy art and artists who try to make a difference. Good on you, gjeeg, for pointing this out. {#Clap}

gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 12:40
 
Just the pure unvarnished no bullshit take on life.
Stripped bare.
Place Bruce up there with Langston Hughes.


astrakancafe
(istanbul/turkey)
Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 12:39
 
one of the few.. who inspired me to buy my first acoustic guitar with eric clapton. he is not an ordinary singer, he is a bard, a poet..

rsimark
Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 22:26
 
RadioDoc wrote:

Taken in the context of when it was popular—during the failure of Rust Belt industry and the subsequent loss of thousands of good-paying jobs—it's a brilliant snapshot of what many teenagers faced as a future at the time. I don't get why many here cannot see either the historical perspective nor the cultural relevance of much of what is played here, but instead dissect each song in the vacuum of their own minds.

Point well taken!  From historical perspective, we are in an extreme economic swing and you might say political vacuum.  I keep waiting for radio to acknowledge it's vacuum (keeping fingers crossed... never know, I might get lucky...).  Fortunately I still have a job and a very short commute so more time for RP.  As things are going, looks like at least an upcoming change in the political playing field.  Let's hope the economy and maybe someday, the future of radio will follow suit.  I'm better on the likes of RP.  Keep those fingers crossed and do your best to make it turn out right.  
Cheers!


bb_bubbab
(Way high in the mountains in SE New Mexico)
Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 09:01
 
RadioDoc wrote:

Taken in the context of when it was popular—during the failure of Rust Belt industry and the subsequent loss of thousands of good-paying jobs—it's a brilliant snapshot of what many teenagers faced as a future at the time. I don't get why many here cannot see either the historical perspective nor the cultural relevance of much of what is played here, but instead dissect each song in the vacuum of their own minds.

Love the phrase "vacuum of their own minds".  Vacuums suck, don't they?


forge
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 09:01
 
Wow, Cohen then this. I'll just nick off and shoot meself now.

(guffaw)

I respect the Bruce, but his music just doesn't speak to me personally. Is all.



kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 18:54
 
 dburges wrote:
Awesome tune for wedding receptions.
 
Awesome tune anytime.


tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 18:42
 
Springsteen's 9th.

dburges
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Aug 06, 2008 - 13:24
 
Awesome tune for wedding receptions.

RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:29
 
rcurrier wrote:

I'd bet you're not much into the blues either.

Bruce always tried to write about life, or at least a certain type of life. Life is often depressing. Sometimes it's worthwhile to examine why and what it means in the larger context.

But don't worry, you'll find out eventually...

Taken in the context of when it was popular--during the failure of Rust Belt industry and the subsequent loss of thousands of good-paying jobs--it's a brilliant snapshot of what many teenagers faced as a future at the time.

I don't get why many here cannot see either the historical perspective nor the cultural relevance of much of what is played here, but instead dissect each song in the vacuum of their own minds.
NanMac
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:24
 
can you say bittersweet?

But I remember us riding in my brother's car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse


love this song!
Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:23
 
Nobody captured the hopes/dreams/worries/feelings of being a teenager than Bruce did in his early years. Even though I now have kids that are in their teens, the Boss' old stuff still gets to me.

steeler
(Staring, blankly, into the abyss)
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:22
 
Great segue from Leonard Cohen's By The Rivers Dark.
ranesjr
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:21
 
Wow, this is just brutal.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:20
 
Mozart wrote:
The Drivel

And can Barack deliver?
Or is he too damn blithe?
Can Barack tell
The big lie?

crikey.com.au


Hm. This ain't half bad.
Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet waiting for the ticket home)
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 11:19
 
Mozart wrote:
The Drivel

I come from UC Berkeley
And mister when you're young
They bring you up to do
Just like you've always done

Me and many of us
Backed Obama
Your typical West Coast leftie
We went to all his rallies
Came up with all the green

Barack said he
could deliver
The question is did Barack lie?

Thus McCain became the regnant
And Hillary spoke by rote
And round about last Friday
Obama lost the Bluedog vote

Spoke to us in San Francisco
Fox made what he said a test
Those rednecks like guns that's how they get their fun
religion all the rest

That's why they're so bitter
That's why I gotta lie
We gotta keep up the pretence
My SF buddies and I

These hicks got all these jobs working
For bloated companies
Only thing that keeps them going
Is government subsidies

Now all those things seemed
So permanent
Mister they vanished right into the air

Hil'ry acts like she don't remember
McCain acts like he don't care

But I remember that once, this country made cars
Highways and cities, dams and reservoirs
The guys in the banks would lie awake
Thinkin of all the money they'd make

Now those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse

Is Bear Stearns just an outlier
Or is it something worse

And can Barack deliver?
Or is he too damn blithe?
Can Barack tell
The big lie?

crikey.com.au

Mozart
(Salzburg)
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 21:57
 
The Drivel

I come from UC Berkeley
And mister when you're young
They bring you up to do
Just like you've always done

Me and many of us
Backed Obama
Your typical West Coast leftie
We went to all his rallies
Came up with all the green

Barack said he
could deliver
The question is did Barack lie?

Thus McCain became the regnant
And Hillary spoke by rote
And round about last Friday
Obama lost the Bluedog vote

Spoke to us in San Francisco
Fox made what he said a test
Those rednecks like guns that's how they get their fun
religion all the rest

That's why they're so bitter
That's why I gotta lie
We gotta keep up the pretence
My SF buddies and I

These hicks got all these jobs working
For bloated companies
Only thing that keeps them going
Is government subsidies

Now all those things seemed
So permanent
Mister they vanished right into the air

Hil'ry acts like she don't remember
McCain acts like he don't care

But I remember that once, this country made cars
Highways and cities, dams and reservoirs
The guys in the banks would lie awake
Thinkin of all the money they'd make

Now those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse

Is Bear Stearns just an outlier
Or is it something worse

And can Barack deliver?
Or is he too damn blithe?
Can Barack tell
The big lie?

crikey.com.au

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 13:09
 
Just saw Bruce/E Street 2 nights ago in Vancouver. This song (a nice stripped down version) was one of the many highlights. The old guy can still rock!
tiare
(St. Remy, Paris, Los Angeles, Hilo, Wailuku Manoa, are my main hangs)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:11
 
Bruce is a GOD!! This song does a lot when one is one the edge of no where.
rcurrier
(San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:06
 
eastcoast wrote:
What was the point of this song? it just seems endlessly depressing from the vocals to the music.

I'd bet you're not much into the blues either.

Bruce always tried to write about life, or at least a certain type of life. Life is often depressing. Sometimes it's worthwhile to examine why and what it means in the larger context.

But don't worry, you'll find out eventually...
Olympus_mons
(2nd star to the right)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:03
 
I like the version from his live version better
punkbot
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:02
 
Lest we forget, he was once a force.
One of his best.
cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:02
 
eastcoast wrote:
What was the point of this song? it just seems endlessly depressing from the vocals to the music.


Um, yeah. Exactly.

c.
ClaireWild
(Ireland)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 14:01
 
Some people are just so critical; it's a brilliant song. Could not be improved!
MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 18:16
 
prickelpit96 wrote:
He's never been any kind of boss...
Yeah, it's just one tired old cliche after another = meaningless.
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 02:07
 
He's never been any kind of boss...
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 02:06
 
Thanks Bruce, a classic!

BlueHeronDruid
(nowhere man, don't worry)
Posted: Jun 24, 2007 - 15:35
 
I never realized how crappy his voice sounds in this. He struggles to find some of the notes. Still, quite nice.
(former member)
(Too far from the bay of Funday)
Posted: Jun 24, 2007 - 15:33
 
Brilliant
Tortured
Anthemic

At this period in his career, Bruce was the Boss.
HazzeSwede
(Stockholm)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:27
 
OK,I gave it a Ten,looking in to what you guys think of him,I might as well put all of his vinyl´s,in Mint C.out there for sale!


Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:21
 
steeler wrote:


Then again, he rates Credence's Bad Moon Rising a 10. Lot of deep and original thought in that one!


Touche. I actually do like this song a lot, but I agree with others that it is so cliched that it sounds like a parody of all things Bruce.
junebaby65
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:18
 
I never hated Bruce..just never understood the frothing at the mouth and blind loyalty his fans had for his music. The critics, especially Dave Marsh, were the worst at this
steeler
(Gone)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:18
 
tapatia wrote:


Here's the thing: while the themes and stories of his songs may not be relevant to YOUR life, they resonate powerfully with the lives of a large part of America, especially in the areas where manufacturing jobs and farming constituted the livelihoods of the majority of the population. The hardships and heartbreaks of which he sings are representative of the experiences of thousands of working-class Americans who lost jobs, homes, families, and farms as manufacturing and production shipped overseas in favor of cheaper labor and lower operating costs. THAT'S why he's so popular and why so many people "swallow" his music - and why he has such a devoted following. He sings of things and real events that truly matter and that are near to the hearts and pains of many. What's your quarrel with that?




He sings of dreams pursued and lost, and sometimes recovered. He sings of redemption.

I like those themes.
themotion
(forgetting what has never been)
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:16
 
pretty shighty for an 8
eastcoast
Posted: May 24, 2007 - 06:15
 
What was the point of this song? it just seems endlessly depressing from the vocals to the music.
ScottN
(An inch above the K/T boundary layer)
Posted: Apr 22, 2007 - 18:23
 
Cruzan wrote:
...but his music really is not very listenable or musical in my humble opinion. .... as music to me he sounds worse than a bad high school garage band.
Lot's of good garage bands there in your part of Tejas?