19 Dec 07
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Originally posted by kirksey957Oh, some of Springsteen's songs are good.
He has a song about the serial killer Charles Starkweather called "Nebraska" that your wife might like.
"Thunder Road" is in my top 10 songs of all time. But I grew up, as a teenager, in a place called Hellevoetsluis. So, yeah, "it's a town full of losers" and "I'm pulling outta here to win" was my ticket to motivation.
"42 shots" is sharp and to the point. All 42 points... haha...
And "Factory" is.
My dad dropped dead in the factory he was working in. Sort of brought that whole song home for me.
But most of Springsteen's lyrics are utter garbage. Half the time I don't have a clue what he's on about (maybe he just has a different frame of reference than myself).
His 2nd through 5th albums are all classic though!
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The albums are (off by heart, so forgive me if I'm wrong):
- The wild, the innocent and the E-street shuffle (non-Bruce music: 9/10)
- Born to run (Classic: 10/10)
- Darkness on the edge of town (depressing 9/10)
- Nebraska (you can hear the rocking chair! 10/10)
- The River (slightly too long 9/10)
19 Dec 07
Originally posted by shavixmirMost of ALL song lyrics are garbage, it is quite rare for a song to be really profound and have deep meaning - even any meaning at all.
But most of Springsteen's lyrics are utter garbage. Half the time I don't have a clue what he's on about (maybe he just has a different frame of reference than myself).
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19 Dec 07
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexThis surely depends on the artists (and to a certain extent, the person listening)?
Most of ALL song lyrics are garbage, it is quite rare for a song to be really profound and have deep meaning - even any meaning at all.
I mean, take Bob Dylan. Would you dare suggest that most of his lyrics on his first 8 albums are rubbish?
19 Dec 07
Originally posted by rbmorrisNebraska (B. Springsteen)
Ooooo, nice!
I saw her standin on her front lawn just twirlin her baton
Me and her went for a ride sir and ten innocent people died
From the town of lincoln nebraska with a sawed-off .410 on my lap
Through to the badlands of wyoming I killed everything in my path
I cant say that Im sorry for the things that we done
At least for a little while sir me and her we had us some fun
The jury brought in a guilty verdict and the judge he sentenced me to death
Midnight in a prison storeroom with leather straps across my chest
Sheriff when the man pulls that switch sir and snaps my poor neck back
You make sure my pretty baby is sittin right there on my lap
They declared me unfit to live said into that great void my sould
Be hurled
They wanted to know why I did what I did
Well sir I guess theres just a meanness in this world