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Bobby Jean by Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originator of heartland rock, combining mainstream rock musical styles with narrative songs about working class American life. Nicknamed "the Boss", his career has spanned six decades. Springsteen is known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics and energetic stage performances, sometimes lasting up to four hours. In 1973, Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, neither of which earned him a large audience. He changed his style and reached worldwide popularity with Born to Run in 1975. It was followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), which topped the US Billboard 200 chart. After the solo recording, Nebraska (1982), he reunited with the E Street Band for Born in the U.S.A. (1984), his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. Seven of its singles reached the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. Springsteen recorded his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992) using mostly session musicians. He reassembled the E Street Band for 1995's Greatest Hits, then recorded the sparse acoustic The Ghost of Tom Joad, followed by the EP Blood Brothers (1996), his last release of the decade. Springsteen dedicated his 2002 album The Rising to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He released two more folk albums, Devils & Dust (2005) and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006), followed by two more albums with the E Street Band: Magic (2007) and Working on a Dream (2009). The next two, Wrecking Ball (2012) and High Hopes (2014), topped album charts worldwide. His latest releases include the solo Western Stars (2019), the E Street Band-featuring Letter to You (2020) and a solo cover album Only the Strong Survive (2022). When Letter to You went to No.2 in the US, Springsteen became the first artist to score a Top Five hit across six consecutive decades. Among the album era's prominent acts, Springsteen has sold more than 140 million records worldwide and more than 71 million in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016. He ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, which described him as being "the embodiment of rock & roll". Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen Studio albums Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run (1975) Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) The River (1980) Nebraska (1982) Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Tunnel of Love (1987) Human Touch (1992) Lucky Town (1992) The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) The Rising (2002) Devils & Dust (2005) We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Magic (2007) Working on a Dream (2009) Wrecking Ball (2012) High Hopes (2014) Western Stars (2019) Letter to You (2020) Only the Strong Survive (2022) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Bobby Jean

"Bobby Jean" Is A Song Written And Performed By Bruce Springsteen From His 1984 Album Born In The U.S.A.. "Bobby Jean" Was One Of The Last Songs From The Album To Be Recorded And Was Considered A Musical Breakthrough For Springsteen During The Recording With Its More Accented Rhythm And Near Dance Groove. The Title Character's Name Is Somewhat Gender Ambiguous Allowing For Various Interpretations. Nonetheless "Bobby Jean" Is Often Considered To Have Been Written About His Long-Time Friendship With Steve Van Zandt Who Was Leaving The E Street Band At The Time For Example Swedish Journalist Richard Ohlsson Made The Interpretation In His Book Bruce Springsteen 16 Album That The Title Contained Both A Male And A Female Name Because "the Friendship With Bobby Jean Is So Strong That It's Almost A Kind Of Love." When This Song Is Played Live With The E Street Band Close Ups Of Van Zandt Are Often Shown On The Bigscreens. Now You Hung With Me When All The Others Turned Away ... Turned Up Their Nose We Liked The Same Music — We Liked The Same Bands — We Liked The Same Clothes We Told Each Other That We Were The Wildest The Wildest Things We'd Ever Seen ... The Lyric Turns To Deeper Emotions Which Springsteen Biographer Dave Marsh Characterized As "lines That Mingle Love Grief And Rancor" With The Chorus Summing Now I Wished You Would Have Told Me — I Wished I Could Have Talked To You — Just To Say Goodbye Bobby Jean ... At The Conclusion Springsteen Imagines The Song's Subject Hearing The Very Song In A Motel Room As Roy Bittan's Piano Riff That Drives The Song Yields To A Saxophone Coda From Clarence Clemons And The Recording Fades Out. Marsh Suggests That Springsteen Was Not Singing A Farewell Just To Van Zandt But Also To His Own Depressed Nebraska Self. Nevertheless Use Of Minor To Major Altered Chord In The Last Parts Of The Chorus Lend The Song A Spirit Of Generosity. The Song Has Become One Of Bruce Springsteen's More Popular Concert Staples With About 515 Performances Through 2008. During The 1984-85 Born In The U.S.A. Tour "Bobby Jean" Appeared Frequently Throughout The Shows With A Loud Audience Response During The 1988 Tunnel Of Love Express The Song Generally Appeared First To Last Though By The 1992-93 "Other Band" Tour "Bobby Jean" Was Not Heard During Concerts. By The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour The Song Was Suddenly Turned Into A Short Four-Minute Performance With Only Springsteen Doing His Opening On Harmonica And Acoustic Guitar. It Remained To Have Several Performances On The Reunion Tour And Only Several Times On The The Rising Tour. By The Devils & Dust Tour The Acoustic Version Had Turned Given Yet Another Warm Welcome Back By Fans However By The Start Of The Sessions Band Tour "Bobby Jean" Appeared Still On Acoustic Guitar And Harmonica Only This Time The Large Outfit Were Playing A Folk-Like Tune In The Back That Made It Sound Rather Depressing. Springsteen And The E Streeters Since Reverted To Playing The Original Version On The Late 2000s Magic Tour And Working On A Dream Tour Being Occasionally Setlisted Usually Being Heard In The Band's Encore. Springsteen Performed "Bobby Jean" With Phish During Their Set At The 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival. The Aggregation Of Critics' Lists At Acclaimedmusic.Net Did Not Place This Song In Its List Of The Top 3000 Songs Of All Time But Rated It As One Of The 1984 Songs "bubbling Under" The Top 3000. "Bobby Jean" Was Covered By Portastatic On Their 2003 Autumn Was A Lark Album.

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