Happy Birthday to the Boss: Bruce Springsteen
“Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closing in
There’s a war outside still raging
You say it ain’t ours anymore to win
I want to sleep beneath
Peaceful skies in my lover’s bed
With a wide open country in my eyes
And these romantic dreams in my head”
Bruce Frederick Springsteen: Born Sept. 23, 1949
“Throughout the darkness that has settled on this land, I have listened to music,” writes Ron Wells. “Lots of music.
“And Bruce Springsteen continues to provide words and music that have lifted me up, replenished my soul, kept my spirit in the light.”
Well, I’ll take my blessings at the riverheadI’m living in the light of Maria’s bed.
“Let me know if you’ll be playing any Bruce songs today. I’d love to hear your choices.
“I just read Brian Hiatt’s article, a trickle of tears roll from my eye’s,” writes Marshall Sheridan about the September 20, 2020 cover article about Bruce Springsteen titled “Ghosts,Guitars, and the E StreetShuffle: How Bruce Springsteen confronted death, saw Clarence in his dreams, and knocked out a raw and rocking new album with the world’s greatest bar band.”
Bruce and a fan when they were both young
“Memories of friends, road trips, late nights in parking lots, songs, The Big “C”. missing live music, growing older. It all comes to passing with time. So I say grab a shot of Patron, turn the lights down, raise your glass sit back and listen to The Jersey Devil tonight and wish him a Happy Birthday, and many more.” Here’s Marshall’s play list:
Here are a few of the posts you’ll find about Bruce Springsteen here on Art Predator:
April 2016: review LA Sports Arena
December 2013: Bruce Springsteen Christmas
April 26, 2012
Review– Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” + Tour Hits LA April 26, 27 2012
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