So, I'm tooling around on YouTube and somehow come across...
Jon Stewart praising Bruce Springsteen at the 2009 Kennedy Center Awards? Awesome.
The Sting performance at the end is fine but I had just watched Springsteen sing it himself so it unfortunately paled in comparison.
Eddie Vedder doing this though?
Made me tear up just like Bruce.
All of the songs in this post are from Springsteen's 9-11 album "The Rising," which I tend to forget about because it makes me cry. I should add it back onto my ipod. They are very beautiful songs.
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Man, I want to see this movie. I'm such a sucker for underdog "man with a dream" tales. We all know how I feel about "Hustle and Flow." I'm sure if it's playing around New Years in Ithaca that A. would go see it with me.
Also, that Springsteen song playing over the trailer? Damn.
"Tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?"
I know that if you dissect Springsteen songs up, they're mostly very simple, repeating melodies with easy rhyme schemes. But that's always been the key to Springsteen. I like to think of them as lean, instead of simple. It's like there's nothing superfluous or showy tacked on that doesn't belong there. It also helps that Springsteen's got such a full voice that it ebbs and flows and fills in any gaps. Man, I love that voice.
Proof? I downloaded a goddamn Christmas song the other day because of Bruce.
I even managed to find a single youtube video featuring the version I downloaded. My favorite part is when he can't stop laughing at the member of his band doing the "ho, ho, ho" bits.
One of these days, you'll get an entry without youtube videos. Probably not soon, though.
Also, that Springsteen song playing over the trailer? Damn.
"Tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?"
I know that if you dissect Springsteen songs up, they're mostly very simple, repeating melodies with easy rhyme schemes. But that's always been the key to Springsteen. I like to think of them as lean, instead of simple. It's like there's nothing superfluous or showy tacked on that doesn't belong there. It also helps that Springsteen's got such a full voice that it ebbs and flows and fills in any gaps. Man, I love that voice.
Proof? I downloaded a goddamn Christmas song the other day because of Bruce.
I even managed to find a single youtube video featuring the version I downloaded. My favorite part is when he can't stop laughing at the member of his band doing the "ho, ho, ho" bits.
One of these days, you'll get an entry without youtube videos. Probably not soon, though.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Song Of The Day
A new feature for the blog: song of the day.
The song of the day usually being something that played on my i-pod that just struck me.
The inaugural song of the day is an old Springsteen ditty.
"Badlands"
Like most Springsteen songs (and really, most songs in general), I have no real idea what it's about. However, I still love the way it sounds.
My favorite passage is easily:
"Workin in the fields till you get your back burned
Workin `neath the wheels till you get your facts learned
Baby I got my facts learned real good right now"
The song of the day usually being something that played on my i-pod that just struck me.
The inaugural song of the day is an old Springsteen ditty.
"Badlands"
Like most Springsteen songs (and really, most songs in general), I have no real idea what it's about. However, I still love the way it sounds.
My favorite passage is easily:
"Workin in the fields till you get your back burned
Workin `neath the wheels till you get your facts learned
Baby I got my facts learned real good right now"
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