What’s Your Favorite Springsteen Song?
Friday, February 13th, 2009
On Thursday, February 19 at 9pm, Great Performances: Bruce Springsteen: The Seeger Sessions Live airs on THIRTEEN as The Boss plays songs from his tribute album to folk legend Pete Seeger – We Shall Overcome.
We thought this would be the perfect opportunity for Bruce fans (let’s hear you New Jersey!) to share their favorite Bruce songs, and discuss them with your fellow fans.
Please note a last-mintue schedule change – Charlie Rose will air an Academy Awards special tonight at 9pm.
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many great songs but love factory worker
too many to pick one favorite but always loved “For You” early Bruce by far the best stuff and if you don’t know about it go back and listen when he wrote and sang from the heart before he became a commercial success, Wild Innocent E St Shuffle, Greetings From Asbury Park…just absolute classic musical poetry…still love him but could do with more music from the heart and less of his political views
My favorite Springsteen song is…4th of July Song (Sandy)
It’s really a toss-up, but I’ll narrow it down in this order: #1 – The River #2 Thunder Road #3 Jersey Girl. I just never get tired of hearing them.
“Spirit in the Night” is my all-time favorite Bruce song. I’ve seen him perform it only twice… among the 11 or so times I’ve seen him live. “Meeting across the River” runs a close second; the arrangement is haunting. The River album is all good, and The Rising album holds a VERY special place in my heart. I can’t listen to any of it without tears and painful memories, but it’s so cathartic! We took our 6-yr old son to his first Bruce concert in July ‘08; his second will be in May ‘09…
FOR YOU, JUNGLELAND, DRIVE ALL NIGHT, NEW YORK SERENADE, etc. etc. etc.
“Prove It All Night” is probably my all-time fave but then I love all of “Darkness.” I get chills when I hear “Because the Night” and “Spirit in the Night” is such a fun, wild ramble.
meetimg across the river, when eddie vedder sang with him 2 years ago
Hard to pick between 4th of July Asbury Park and Rosalita. They both remind me of the beginning here
Land of Hope and Dreams – “and all this darkness pass” – perfect for these times!
Badlands live is an experience everyone should have at least once.
Lost in The Flood (Hammersmith version)
Prove it All Night (with the long guitar intro – Pasaic NJ concert 1978)
Incident on 57th Street – the best version from The Main Point – Feb. 1975
Thunder Road… Spirit in the Night… Badlands… Glory Days… oh forget it.. Every Bruce Song!
Gotta be Thunder Road. Heard it live several times and it just blows me away!
Jungleland
Thunder Road
“The Rising,” “Glory Days,” “Spirit in the Night,” “Born to Run..” the list can go on and on..
Kitty’s Back, Girls in their Summer Clothes, Thunder Road and Rosalita are all so great that it’s a four-way tie. Oh, the joy of youth and its promise.
Glory Days, Badlands.
I love Born to Run.
All his songs are great.
My favorite is Tunnel of Love. I just love Bruce’s vocals on this one!
Thunder Road!
Jungleland
Backstreets and anything else Bruce sings. I rotate CD’s in the car so it depends on what I am listening to. Who else could come up with the lyrics (my favorite)”I want to die with you Wendy on the street tonight in an everlasting kiss”
prove it all night,
There are so many favorites but right this moment, I am addicted to “Girls in their Summer Clothes”…let’s put it this way–there isn’t a single Bruce song I don’t love…
jungleland
Thunder Road
Candys Room
I am a “Jersey Girl” girl.
I don’t like Bruce Springsteen’s music. I think he is grossly overated. I’m sick of looking at unkempt performers making millions. Lot’s think they should say YES I LIKE ________ because it’s cool to belong.
Badlands
Catherine (#78) if you don’t like his music why are you here? Turn up your Frank Sinatra and move on. There are only two types of people…those that have been to a Springsteen concert and those who haven’t. Not my quote, but it sums it up. I love so many of his songs. but if I had to choose two, “Thunder Road” and “Happy.” Happy is probably one of the most piognant love songs every written. Just beautiful.
Candy’s Room
Thunder Road
Prove it All Night (the song that hooked me)…despite Evil Ticketmaster, I managed to get a seat for the Jersey show…BRUUUUUCCCCCEEEEEE
GLAD TO BE AN AMERICAN