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I believe this version of The River is from No Nukes Concert - as Springsteen took the stage, the No Nukes video shows other established musicians like Bonnie Raitt surprised at how loud the "Bruce" calls were. It is great for someone like me who has only been to one Bruce concert to watch a song that the audience has not heard before - strange and pure to hear no applause when the song starts. Like Land of Hope and Dreams on the LIVE NYC Concert DVD, by the end the audience obviously approves (understatement).
Commented Nov 22, 2011 on Bruce Springsteen, The River, Under Review 1978 - 1982 at Your Friday Bruce Fix
Bruce Springsteen, The River, Under Review 1978 - 1982
Bruce Springsteen's biggest, most iconic albums were 'Born to Run'. released in 1975, and 1984's 'Born in the USA'. Sandwiched between these two albums were three extraordinary albums in their own right, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' (1978), 'The River' (1980) and 'Nebraska' (1982). Those of u...
I am very happy to find your great site. I never looked up the lyrics to this song, but your quoting the last line confirms my suspicion that he is now in jail (road gang) for killing his girl? Would go along with other themes on Nebraska.
Commented Nov 22, 2011 on Bruce Springsteen, Downbound Train at Your Friday Bruce Fix
Bruce Springsteen, Downbound Train
By most normal standards, I'm a pretty big Bruce Springsteen fan. My friend Howard, who saw Bruce live before I ever did, who has seen Bruce more times and in more places than I have, and who has a vastly bigger Bruce bootleg collection than I do, and who in fact, along with my other big Bruce f...
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