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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
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Thunder Road
Bruce-Springsteen - Born To Run
"Thunder Road" Is A Song Written And Performed By Bruce Springsteen And The Opening Track On His 1975 Breakthrough Album Born To Run. It Is Ranked As One Of Springsteen's Greatest Songs And Often Appears On Lists Of The Top Rock Songs Of All Time. The Lyrics To "Thunder Road" Describe A Young Woman Named Mary Her Boyfriend Their Hopeless Lives And Their "one Last Chance To Make It Real." Thematically It Reads As A Nostalgic Companion Piece To "Born To Run". Musically The Song Opens With A Quiet Piano And Harmonica Introduction Meant As Springsteen Said Years Later In The Wings For Wheels Documentary As A Welcoming To Both The Track And The Album A Signifier That Something Was About To Happen. Eschewing A Traditional Verse-And-Chorus Structure The Song's Arrangement Gradually Ramps Up In Instrumentation Tempo And Intensity. The Title Phrase Is Not Used Until The Middle Section Of The Song And Then Is Not Used Again. Finally After The Closing Line There Is A Saxophone-And-Piano Duet In The Instrumental Coda. In This Song Springsteen Mentions Roy Orbison "singing For The Lonely" On The Radio. Orbison One Of Whose Best-Known Songs Is "Only The Lonely " Was A Huge Influence On Springsteen. The Song's Title Comes From The Robert Mitchum Film Thunder Road. Springsteen Declared That He Was Somehow Inspired From The Movie Even If As He Says "I Never Saw The Movie I Only Saw The Poster In The Lobby Of The Theater." "Thunder Road" Is A Classic Rock Staple And Has Been Covered By Artists Such As Melissa Etheridge Cowboy Junkies Badly Drawn Boy Brazilian Singer Renato Russo Mary Lou Lord 7 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy With Tortoise 8 And Frank Turner. Adam Duritz Of Counting Crows Often Sings Large Portions Of The Lyrics To "Thunder Road" In The Middle Of Their Song "Rain King." Badly Drawn Boy Also Ends His Album Born In The UK With The Line "if We Still Don't Have A Plan We'll Listen To 'Thunder Road'". In The Movie Explorers Starring River Phoenix And Ethan Hawke The Name Of The Space Vessel They Create Out Of A Tilt-A-Whirl Is "Thunder Road". In An Episode Of King Of Queens Doug Is Seen Playing A Harmonica And Then Asking Spence If It "sounded Anything Like Thunder Road". In The Video Game Rock Band 2 A Clothing Item From The Rock Shop That You Can Purchase Is Called Thunder Road. In Reference To The Song's Lyrics The Item Description Reads "You Got A Guitar. You Learned To Make It Talk. Slip On This Jacket If You're Ready For The Long Walk." In The Novel High Fidelity By Nick Hornby The Protagonist Rob Fleming Ranks "Thunder Road" As One Of His Five Best Side One Tracks.
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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
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"Thunder Road" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, and the opening track on his 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run. It is ranked as one of Springsteen's greatest songs, and often appears on lists of the top rock songs of all time.
The lyrics to "Thunder Road" describe a young woman named Mary, her boyfriend, their hopeless lives and their "one last chance to make it real." Thematically, it reads as a nostalgic companion piece to "Born to Run".
Musically, the song opens with a quiet piano and harmonica introduction, meant, as Springsteen said years later in the Wings For Wheels documentary, as a welcoming to both the track and the album, a signifier that something was about to happen. Eschewing a traditional verse-and-chorus structure, the song's arrangement gradually ramps up in instrumentation, tempo and intensity. The title phrase is not used until the middle section of the song, and then is not used again. Finally, after the closing line there is a saxophone-and-piano duet in the instrumental coda.
In this song, Springsteen mentions Roy Orbison "singing for the lonely" on the radio. Orbison, one of whose best-known songs is "Only the Lonely," was a huge influence on Springsteen.
The song's title comes from the Robert Mitchum film Thunder Road. Springsteen declared that he was somehow inspired from the movie even if, as he says, "I never saw the movie, I only saw the poster in the lobby of the theater."
"Thunder Road" is a classic rock staple, and has been covered by artists such as Melissa Etheridge, Cowboy Junkies, Badly Drawn Boy, brazilian singer Renato Russo, Mary Lou Lord[7], Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Tortoise[8] and Frank Turner. Adam Duritz of Counting Crows often sings large portions of the lyrics to "Thunder Road" in the middle of their song "Rain King."
Badly Drawn Boy also ends his album Born in the UK with the line "if we still don't have a plan, we'll listen to 'Thunder Road'".
In the movie Explorers starring River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, the name of the space vessel they create out of a Tilt-A-Whirl is "Thunder Road".
In an episode of King of Queens, Doug is seen playing a harmonica and then asking Spence if it "sounded anything like Thunder Road".
In the video game Rock Band 2, a clothing item from the Rock Shop that you can purchase is called Thunder Road. In reference to the song's lyrics, the item description reads, "You got a guitar. You learned to make it talk. Slip on this jacket if you're ready for the long walk."
In the novel High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, the protagonist Rob Fleming ranks "Thunder Road" as one of his five best side one tracks. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.