One of the most difficult assignments ever was cutting my original rough draft list of 60-plus songs down to 20.
Bruce Springsteen
Top 20
1. Thunder Road - Perhaps the greatest opening verse in the history of music
2. Jungleland - An epic concert song that made Clarence Clemons the king of the saxophone
3. The Promised Land - "Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man. And I believe in the Promised Land." Enough said
4. Land of Hope and Dreams - Beautiful song that becomes more meaningful every day and sounded perfect at Biden's Inauguration
5. Born to Run - Powerful signature anthem from the Boss that could easily be No. 1
6. Rosalita - A rollicking tune that can be put in so many categories and never gets old
7. My City of Ruins - Haunting song about 9/11 that could work at a church ceremony
8. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out - Sometimes we forget how good this song was. Rewatched his Super Bowl show and this one batted leadoff. It worked perfectly
9. The Rising - Title track from one of his best albums makes you scream the words.
10. Badlands - Seemed to be one of the first songs at most of his concerts
11. Dancing in the Dark
12. Out in the Street
13. Bobby Jean
14. Point Blank
15. Brilliant Disguise
16. The River
17. Streets of Philadelphia
18. Janey don't you lose heart
19. Racing in the Street
20. If I was the Priest
Joe Lunardi's first eight out
She's the One
Prove it all night
If I should fall behind
Incident on 57th Street
Spirits in the night
I'm Goin Down
No Surrender
Downbound Train
Eliminated because made more popular by other artists
Blinded by the Light
Talk to Me
Because the Night
Solid list. I may have flipped a few and may have added "live version" to some over the album version (Acoustic Born to Run from 1988 tour instead of the grossly overplayed album version, for example).
ReplyDeleteVery difficult. My first rough draft of possibles had nearly 60 and did not include Hungry Heart, Born in the USA, Glory Days or My Hometown
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