 Born In The U.S.A. (1984) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBHey little girl, is your daddy home?
Did he go away and leave you all alone, mm-hmm?
I got a bad desire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Tell me now, baby, is he good to you?
Can he do to you the things that I do, uh-huh?
I can take you higher
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my skull
At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running through the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 20:48 love it... memories of the way we were... | |||
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 18:40 This classic song is soooo good for the ears... | |||
| scoatsmcgoats (OR) | Posted: Nov 07, 2012 - 16:58 yep , you got that right...... my year for sure! Just another song that shows that 1984 may have been the greatest year ever for pop music. | |||
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 07:00 Just another song that shows that 1984 may have been the greatest year ever for pop music. | |||
| leathepea (Hickory, NC) | Posted: May 02, 2012 - 07:08 Not a big Bruce fan, but this one is amazing! | |||
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: May 02, 2012 - 07:06 My fave Boss track. | |||
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 19:16 Speaking in the language clinic, these symptoms have a name ..... . On_The_Beach wrote: So, I'm a little unclear; you like the album? | |||
| karina1407 | Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 13:59 I like this song:)
Can you please play Led Zeppelin 'Since i've been loving you'? | |||
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 13:59 Timeless piece ! | |||
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 21:40 The album cover is marketing gold. "Even if people don't like the music, women will still by the album for the big picture of Springsteen's ass." | |||
| JrzyTmata | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 06:37 rathersnappish wrote: It's "skull". On the original version from Born In The U.S.A. it's a little indistinct, but on the live version from Live/1975-85 you can hear it pretty clearly. according to his official site, it's soul
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| lkovathana | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 01:55 I guess I'm the only one who finds the lyrics creepy. | |||
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 09:48 ubuntourist wrote: He makes that freight train running through the middle of his head come alive — complete with both the rhythm of the rails and the steam whistle. "Wooo-hoooo!" This is the best bit of a wonderful track!!! | |||
| Alsdorfer | Posted: May 20, 2011 - 09:48 he is the only one | |||
| rathersnappish (5363 miles from Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 08:55 Imkirok wrote: I also thought it was "soul." I like the concept of soul better, but skull adds a different meaning as well. It's "skull". On the original version from Born In The U.S.A. it's a little indistinct, but on the live version from Live/1975-85 you can hear it pretty clearly. | |||
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 08:53 Bruce is usually too pompous for me, but I have always really liked this one. | |||
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 08:53 My fave Boss track - very haunting.. | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 19:44 Amy MacDonald - Dancing in the Dark, Live Manchester (2008) | |||
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 20:17 calypsus_1 wrote: OMFG! This album is one of the best work ever in music history. An extraordinary piece of music. Every minute, every moment of the disc stands on its own. So, I'm a little unclear; you like the album? | |||
| ubuntourist (Washington, DC) | Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 12:55 He makes that freight train running through the middle of his head come alive — complete with both the rhythm of the rails and the steam whistle. "Wooo-hoooo!" | |||
| ziakut (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 12:55 Not a bad song...but I'm real done with Bruce. | |||
| Imkirok (The Arctic Hinter Land) | Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 12:54 linden wrote: For the longest time when I was a kid I thought the last word in the last line was "skull." That sounds terrible, I used to think. Now that I'm older, I can't help but wonder how a knife can be both edgy and dull. But whatever, I still like the song. I also thought it was "soul." I like the concept of soul better, but skull adds a different meaning as well. | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 06, 2010 - 15:44 Tori Amos - "I'm On Fire" Live-acoustic | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 31, 2010 - 22:48 Bruce Springsteen - "I'm on fire", Amnesty (1988) | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 31, 2010 - 22:18  The Boss 2 by ~Malvetron ©2007-2010 ~Malvetron Bruce Springsteen @ The Hartford Civic Center 10/2/07 | |||
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 15:19 Best song off of a horrible album! | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Apr 18, 2010 - 20:54 Johnny Cash - "I'm On Fire" | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Apr 18, 2010 - 20:43 Bruce Springsteen - "I'm on Fire" Live, Paris (1985) | |||
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 07:50 best song on this album. | |||
| thelester | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 20:36 Incredible song. "I'm on Fire" and "Downbound Train" are two of his most underrated. Gutty songs that tell stories from a point-of-view few artist's could comprehend. | |||
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 09:57 I was never a Boss fan (don't worry, not a hater) but I always admired the simplicity of this song. The ability to tell a complex story in so few words is a great thing and I love the understated composition. For much of the song all we hear is the keyboard, drum, and pizzicato guitar. It's his best work I think. | |||
| WayUpNorth (Down on the Farm) | Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 09:56 lyn wrote: I know this is old. Simply perfectly said. I know it was overplayed. But there's a reason....always a lovely song. And for those who think the lyrics are simplistic, may i recommend some other simplistic writers? Wordsworth? Robert Frost? Pete Seeger? Not to say Bruce is always in their ranks, but simplicity is not equal to banality, and a clean simple line is beautiful in many kinds of art.  | |||
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 09:54 ...swati does a nice cover of this song... | |||
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 02:12 linden wrote: For the longest time when I was a kid I thought the last word in the last line was "skull." That sounds terrible, I used to think. Now that I'm older, I can't help but wonder how a knife can be both edgy and dull. But whatever, I still like the song. I'm pretty sure it is "skull". Listen to some of the live versions on youtube. Not like it matters. Great song, either way. | |||
| linden (Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Oct 28, 2009 - 15:42 keller1 wrote: "Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my soul" For the longest time when I was a kid I thought the last word in the last line was "skull." That sounds terrible, I used to think. Now that I'm older, I can't help but wonder how a knife can be both edgy and dull. But whatever, I still like the song. | |||
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Oct 28, 2009 - 15:34 jagdriver wrote: Now cut that out! Was that an intentional reference to Jack Benny or am I just REALLY REALLY old? | |||
| smdeeg (SillyCone Valley) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 14:05 lyn wrote: I know this is old. I know it was overplayed. But there's a reason....always a lovely song. Right you are. (Although I don't think I like that old comment!) simplicity is not equal to banality, and a clean simple line is beautiful in many kinds of art. It's not only that simple can be beautiful, but it is also much more difficult to do well. Those going on about how simple it is, with the implication that it is therefore easy to do, are significantly beyond the 5th grade, but offer nothing but their whining. Maybe someday they'll show us what they got that's better. I won't hold my breath. | |||
| teapot (in orbit) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 13:54 The Gaslight Anthem references this song on their latest album. | |||
| cochlear (Kauai, Hawaii) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 13:40 Mandible wrote: WOW, these lyrics!!!!!!!!!!! Firey, hot, poetry. I never noticed this song or liked it much until I heard the Tori Amos cover. Ditto. The freight train running through my head is all too understandable. | |||
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 13:40 WHAT,,,cut that short ???  | |||
| Mandible | Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 13:39 WOW, these lyrics!!!!!!!!!!! Firey, hot, poetry. I never noticed this song or liked it much until I heard the Tori Amos cover. | |||
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 22:10 lyn wrote: I know this is old. I know it was overplayed. But there's a reason....always a lovely song. And for those who think the lyrics are simplistic, may i recommend some other simplistic writers? Wordsworth? Robert Frost? Pete Seeger? Not to say Bruce is always in their ranks, but simplicity is not equal to banality, and a clean simple line is beautiful in many kinds of art. You go, Vancouver Girl! | |||
| Imkirok (The Arctic Hinter Land) | Posted: Feb 17, 2009 - 18:02 keller1 wrote: kazuma wrote: "Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my soul" One of my all time favorite lyrics. Get chills up the spine every time I hear it. | |||
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 10:45 calypsus_1 wrote: greetings mr. Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen! ** 9 ** Now cut that out! (My personal tirade against Mr. Calypsus Annoying Ad Nauseum aside, this is my all-time favorite BS song. It provided a great soundtrack to a very sensual dream one early morning during REM {read: sleep, not rock group} . Made me want to go back to sleep to experience how THAT dream ended!) | |||
| lyn (Vancouver, BC (mountains, oceans and egos)) | Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 10:44 I know this is old. I know it was overplayed. But there's a reason....always a lovely song. And for those who think the lyrics are simplistic, may i recommend some other simplistic writers? Wordsworth? Robert Frost? Pete Seeger? Not to say Bruce is always in their ranks, but simplicity is not equal to banality, and a clean simple line is beautiful in many kinds of art. | |||
| songbirdfemme (syracuse ny) | Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 10:42 keller1 wrote: kazuma wrote: Terrible, simple-minded, cliched lyrics that sound like they were written by a fifth grader. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was writing such creative, poetic material only a few years earlier. "Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my soul" Take some passion out of petty cash. You're down a quart. And even if it is "simple-minded or cliche"... tell me that as a human being your thoughts are never simple or cliche! | |||
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 21:12 kazuma wrote: Terrible, simple-minded, cliched lyrics that sound like they were written by a fifth grader. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was writing such creative, poetic material only a few years earlier. "Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my soul" Take some passion out of petty cash. You're down a quart. | |||
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Nov 02, 2008 - 11:58
Greetings Mr. Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen! ** 9 ** | |||
| KitKat (Chicago & Kenosha) | Posted: Sep 12, 2008 - 14:40 kazuma wrote: Terrible, simple-minded, cliched lyrics that sound like they were written by a fifth grader. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was writing such creative, poetic material only a few years earlier. Sigh. So true. "Greetings from Asbury Park" turned a 16 year old on her head. That, and Velvet Underground. | |||
| reason06 (Kansas City MO) | Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 08:53 kazuma wrote: Terrible, simple-minded, cliched lyrics that sound like they were written by a fifth grader. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was writing such creative, poetic material only a few years earlier.
You listen to the lyrics???  |
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