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Geoff Lealand

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:00:37 +1200

I have seen Bruce twice in concert and I am wondering about a third. The first time was in Cleveland in 1979. I had journeyed to Ohio to begin a PhD and had been there no more than three days, to win a ticket and a bus ride to the…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:56:13 +1200

Beached wail...
Speaking of the American songbook classics…
a friend sent me this gem (h/tip CT),
I believe it is a very good test for asthma.
I found breathing hard at points…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0CS-T1HUQ
grab your inhalers, and get ready…

Joe Wylie

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:52:51 +1200

Springsteen's My Best Was Never Good Enough skewers the weak-kneed right-wing weaseling of Forrest Gump:

Every cloud has a silver lining, every dog has his day
She said, "Now don't say nothin'
if you don't have something nice to say."
The tough, now they get going, when the going gets…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:22:11 +1200

More than this...
One of the world’s most commonly misinterpreted songs
Indeedily. It sure ain't the Homeland uber alles many think...

Critic Marcus Greil says about "Born in the U.S.A." : "Clearly the key to Bruce's popularity is in a misunderstanding. He is a tribute to the fact that people…

Chris Waugh

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:26:42 +1200

Or Darkness on the edge of town.

Yes, that one too, though I heard it later.

Born in the USA

One of the world's most commonly misinterpreted songs, surely?

BlairMacca

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:08:28 +1200

Me too, until a colleague (incidentally, also from New Jersey) sat me down and made me listen to Nebraska. Turns out the image I had of Springsteen was way different from the reality.

Or Darkness on the edge of town. People think of him as some over the top patriot…

JacksonP

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:52:28 +1200

Just grabbed Ladi6 yesterday. Charlotte on Kiwi thought Diamonds might be the 'Crossover track'. My favourite is still Ikarus, which is screaming for the remix hammer.

Sara's photos are great, and when you think what the likes of Murray has in the tins, the 'exhibitions' feature is going to be…

Chris Waugh

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:49:31 +1200

I never did get Springsteen.

Me too, until a colleague (incidentally, also from New Jersey) sat me down and made me listen to Nebraska. Turns out the image I had of Springsteen was way different from the reality.

George Darroch

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:42:54 +1200

I never did get Springsteen. Too far before my time, I suspect. But good on that man Mr Donnell for expressing his love.

Bobby Womack, on the other hand.. and isn't that Ladi6 a bringer of strong grooves?

Russell Brown

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:22:37 +1200

Just to note: in case anyone was puzzled, I accidentally had the wrong link to the Audioculture page (it went to Sara's own site instead). Fixed now.

Public Address

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:22:37 +1200

Discussion from blog post.