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Bruce Springsteen — Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
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dboseman
Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 03:28
 
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.

marksda
Posted: Feb 21, 2010 - 14:07
 
I'm paralyzed. I have no feeling from the hair down. Make the bad man stop!

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 16:16
 
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! {#Roflol}


Calendar
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:38
 
 WayUpNorth 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.

 

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!

sharkey
(Toronto - Ontario - Canada)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:22
 
 Neil66 wrote:
please stop it... on & on & on & on, relentless droning,....

 

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

cixelsyd
(Winterpeg)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:20
 
 raga wrote:
MUTE
 
Agreed ....
This site usually steers clear of over-hyped media created icons.


sharkey
(Toronto - Ontario - Canada)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:19
 
 raga wrote:
MUTE
 
Stop the shouting & screaming!! Mute & mute.


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:18
 
Not a big Bruce fan, but he has a handful of excellent bootie shakin tunes and this be one of em!{#Dancingbanana}

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 13:15
 
 pdjpirate wrote:

I here you with your call of the wild. Not crazy about Bruce's politics, but his songs/lyrics represent a slice of Americana, and his live shows rock with the best of them!
 
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.


pdjpirate
(Near the Graveyard of the Atlantic!)
Posted: Dec 20, 2009 - 17:32
 
 WayUpNorth 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.

 


I here you with your call of the wild. Not crazy about Bruce's politics, but his songs/lyrics represent a slice of Americana, and his live shows rock with the best of them!

BlueHeronDruid
(petewa)
Posted: Dec 20, 2009 - 17:28
 
Chair dancin'!

WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm)
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 07:27
 
 bobringer wrote:
Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?
 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.


raga
(Italy - Como)
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 07:27
 
MUTE

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Sep 17, 2009 - 07:14
 
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!


bobcat1963
(the netherlands)
Posted: Sep 17, 2009 - 07:08
 
PARTY PARTY PARTY!{#Dancingbanana}

MaryM
(WeHo CA)
Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 18:07
 
 dedawson wrote:
I don't know.  Heard lots of Springsteen over the years but, for me at least, its just so much warm beer; not really satisfying and makes me want to take a nap{#Yawn}.
 
And this from a person who chooses to live in the land of a thousand jokes!   Go back to sleep, we'll enjoy!!


drife
(Golden, CO)
Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 17:46
 
 bobringer wrote:
Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?
 
Are you referring to your comment, or the song?


robb104
(shoreline CT)
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 11:07
 
 bobringer wrote:
Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?
 

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

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 17:56
 
 rah wrote:
made of 100% awesome.
 
With wholesome ingredients like talent, musicianship, blood, sweat and tears. {#Chef}

annersjen
(in the rolling hills of New York)
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 16:38
 
 bobringer wrote:
Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?
 
or much better, depending on who's doing the listening. Back to college for me, with this one {#Dancingbanana}

akmegan
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 15:58
 
Desk Dancing!!{#Dancingbanana}

bobringer
(Wayne, NJ)
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 15:56
 
Well... It doesn't get much worse than this, does it now?

KermitDfrog
(Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:46
 
They closed out one of last month's shows in LA with Rosalita!

 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

 bpkengor wrote:
I only went to 4 or 5 Springsteen shows, hoping for Rosalita at each one.   He never came through.  he seemed to have a period where he had lost interest in that song.    but i still get it...
 
Hopefully this can suffice for a little while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WL25NcSIgM

 


rah
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:44
 
made of 100% awesome.

jjbix
(san diego)
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:43
 
what a boor

Neil66
((stav) anger)
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:42
 
please stop it... on & on & on & on, relentless droning,....


gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:41
 
Bruce is a one-of-a-kind legend.
He is a force of nature.
He's no geniuis, just a Genius.

LastChance
Posted: May 13, 2009 - 14:37
 
Wah-hooo!!!!!!!

akmegan
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 11:01
 
 greyfin10 wrote:

I know I wasn't specifically addressed in this, but as I a) hear what you are describing and b) have never been a big Springsteen fan, it hit home anyway ;).  I hear the fun.  Strange thing is that I AM old... I almost wonder if I hear some sorts of youthful joy more clearly now that I'm just realizing I'm not young anymore...  hmm.

 djengs wrote:

You know, this just embodies teenage fun. If you didn't get it at the time (or still don't), I am really sorry. You are just too old, no matter your age. Picking at technical elements or style is useless, because it transcends that. It is just fun, and that is all it was ever meant to be. If you saw the guy play live back then, you would understand. He just loved playing rock and roll, and had a band that backed him 100%. I think he would win over an arena of hip-hop ganstas if you time-tripped him to now, just because it was so infectious, and so few are able to communicate fun as well live, much less record it. So, don't compare this to the tired guy doing the Today show- same guy but a fabulous performer in his time and a truly gifted songwriter well beyond those early days.
 
 
Well put! {#Clap}


ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 10:57
 

 bpkengor wrote:
I only went to 4 or 5 Springsteen shows, hoping for Rosalita at each one.   He never came through.  he seemed to have a period where he had lost interest in that song.    but i still get it...
 
Hopefully this can suffice for a little while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WL25NcSIgM


jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 10:57
 
Did I mention that this sucks?

akmegan
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 10:50
 
Hell yeah! Thanks Bill, you're helping with my hangover. {#Curtain} Great stuff from back when Bruce still had to try.


KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 12:11
 
 nagsheadlocal wrote:

Actually, I find that his later lyrics all sound like the sort of essays you'd find in a bad comp-lit class (and I've had to grade way more than my share of those).

But his first three, maybe four, albums were pretty much the pinnacle of American rock in the early 70s.


 
And I'm glad he was there to save rock in those early seventies.
The radio scene was truly horrible back then.


passsion8
(over the hills and far away)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 12:06
 
The evocative lyrics, joviality and sheer momentum of this song propelled Bruce straight thru Born To Run. Unfortunately, he crashed landed after that. But momentum is hard to stop, content or not.


dedawson
(You never know where you're going til you get there (TOaks, CA))
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 12:04
 
I don't know.  Heard lots of Springsteen over the years but, for me at least, its just so much warm beer; not really satisfying and makes me want to take a nap{#Yawn}.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 12:03
 
 linden wrote:
Ten pounds of song in a four-pound sack!
 

If by song you meant something else, then yes, indeed.

pinklife
(St. Augustine, FL)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 12:03
 
Positively frenentic.{#Crashcomp}

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 11:59
 
 Quixmundi wrote:
Earlier albums were ok, but his later efforts sound alike to me. Lots of common man angst anthems from a guy who lives very well in California these days.
 
Actually, I find that his later lyrics all sound like the sort of essays you'd find in a bad comp-lit class (and I've had to grade way more than my share of those).

But his first three, maybe four, albums were pretty much the pinnacle of American rock in the early 70s.



LastChance
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 11:58
 
One of my all-time faves.

lmic
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 11:58
 
 Quixmundi wrote:
He was asked why he chose to play the Super Bowl this year, answering "Man, I gotta new CD to plug." Ah yes, Mr. Everyman.
  Hey, I admire him for still workin' so hard, at his age.

Quixmundi
(on the banks of Eagle Creek, Indiana)
Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 22:27
 
I've tried to listen but still don't get how Bruce commands such adoration. Earlier albums were ok, but his later efforts sound alike to me. Lots of common man angst anthems from a guy who lives very well in California these days. He was asked why he chose to play the Super Bowl this year, answering "Man, I gotta new CD to plug." Ah yes, Mr. Everyman.

Peace_tode
(Atlanta)
Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 08:30
 
 bpkengor wrote:

I only went to 4 or 5 Springsteen shows, hoping for Rosalita at each one.   He never came through.  he seemed to have a period where he had lost interest in that song.    but i still get it...

 

I saw Bruce on the Born In The USA tour and his encore was Rosalita. It was one of the most exciting, andrenaline filled, driving, climactic song performances I have ever seen. I had a huge amount of respect for Bruce as a live performer after that.


bobcat1963
(the netherlands)
Posted: Jan 07, 2009 - 06:50
 
loved Bruce when he was in his drinkin' , smokin' , groovin' days.
glory days, long time gone....


jamesat43
(Cary, North Carolina)
Posted: Jan 07, 2009 - 06:49
 

My favorite Bruce song.  Unfortunately it does not include my favorite Bruce lyric, which comes from Jungleland:

"Barefoot girl sittin' on the hood of a Dodge drinkin' warm beer in the soft summer rain."
 

greyfin10
(Panama City, FL)
Posted: Jan 07, 2009 - 06:41
 

I know I wasn't specifically addressed in this, but as I a) hear what you are describing and b) have never been a big Springsteen fan, it hit home anyway ;).  I hear the fun.  Strange thing is that I AM old... I almost wonder if I hear some sorts of youthful joy more clearly now that I'm just realizing I'm not young anymore...  hmm.

 djengs wrote:

You know, this just embodies teenage fun. If you didn't get it at the time (or still don't), I am really sorry. You are just too old, no matter your age. Picking at technical elements or style is useless, because it transcends that. It is just fun, and that is all it was ever meant to be. If you saw the guy play live back then, you would understand. He just loved playing rock and roll, and had a band that backed him 100%. I think he would win over an arena of hip-hop ganstas if you time-tripped him to now, just because it was so infectious, and so few are able to communicate fun as well live, much less record it. So, don't compare this to the tired guy doing the Today show- same guy but a fabulous performer in his time and a truly gifted songwriter well beyond those early days.
 

djengs
Posted: Dec 22, 2008 - 18:19
 
You know, this just embodies teenage fun. If you didn't get it at the time (or still don't), I am really sorry. You are just too old, no matter your age. Picking at technical elements or style is useless, because it transcends that. It is just fun, and that is all it was ever meant to be. If you saw the guy play live back then, you would understand. He just loved playing rock and roll, and had a band that backed him 100%. I think he would win over an arena of hip-hop ganstas if you time-tripped him to now, just because it was so infectious, and so few are able to communicate fun as well live, much less record it. So, don't compare this to the tired guy doing the Today show- same guy but a fabulous performer in his time and a truly gifted songwriter well beyond those early days.

colt4x5
(east of eden)
Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 16:41
 
 twcarlin wrote:
Said this before and will say it again- the first 3 albums by Bruce were as close to rock perfection as you will hear- heartfelt, soulful, with lyrics and melodies that speak to people of a certain age and social experience. You can argue that his later stuff was either too commercial or too self serving, but to listening to Greetings from Asbury Park, The wild, the innocent and the E-street shuffle and Born to run is to gain a glimpse into the soul of 80's NJ life.
 
yes, yes and yes.

and youse guys what wanna pick on my mutha's homestate of new joisey ... go back to santa cruz, or whatever other freekin' rock youse crawled out from unduh. 


Aud
(lost in lakecity)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 04:01
 
What a good way to end a work week!! (I work nights). The people in the next office have on a country morning radio show.  Ooooh I just blasted it to drown them out!

Tony0600
(Hampshire, UK)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 04:00
 
It goes on and on and on, and it's a effing awful irritating noise

mirland
(Denmark)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 03:55
 
No. And would someone please break that bloody sax? This is a pain that seems to last forever...