Jorge wrote:"I'm On Fire" was a huge single, it charted higher than "Born in the USA" on the Billboard Hot 100. In recent years it's gotten a second wind through TikTok and playlists.
This is fascinating to me. When I was getting into Springsteen in the early 2000’s, it was virtually nonexistent in the public sphere (compared to the other big singles from that album which still got regularly played on classic rock stations, ‘80’s stations, etc.). I think the first time I heard it was when I heard Born in the USA for the first time (and that was one of the last major albums I bought). I assumed it was a deep cut. Weird how songs move in and out of focus over time like that.
With that level of success it also seems super weird that it was omitted from both of his greatest hits albums, especially when things like “Human Touch” were included.
Yes from what I'm reading the decision to leave "I'm On Fire" off those compilations (though it was later included in The Essential Bruce Springsteen) came down to the fact that there were already several Born in the USA singles included, and that they felt the song wasn't representative enough.
If we're talking signature song, I'd have to say Blinded By the Light. It's so Bruce Springsteen that people assume it's Bruce Springsteen even though it's not Bruce Springsteen. (yes I know he wrote it)
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu July 03, 2025 6:15 pm
by LoathedVermin72
lvc wrote:If we're talking signature song, I'd have to say Blinded By the Light. It's so Bruce Springsteen that people assume it's Bruce Springsteen even though it's not Bruce Springsteen. (yes I know he wrote it)
you have the most inexplicable takes on this board, starting to believe the trag conspiracies
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu July 03, 2025 6:20 pm
by lvc
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
lvc wrote:If we're talking signature song, I'd have to say Blinded By the Light. It's so Bruce Springsteen that people assume it's Bruce Springsteen even though it's not Bruce Springsteen. (yes I know he wrote it)
you have the most inexplicable takes on this board, starting to believe the trag conspiracies
There is plenty of evidence for that, but to me the above statement is completely logical (while being a joke). Springsteen literally passed his entire essence into another band just by the song structure and content. If a song sounds so much like someone that you assume it is, then that's about as signature as something gets.
But I forget that we're using the inferior definition of signature that's basically what song does the average guy in the WalMart parking lot think of when you mention a band.
And for the record, I almost always disagreed with Trag when I saw something he posted. Often viscerally.
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Sat July 05, 2025 4:19 pm
by Jorge
Listening to Tracks II. Disc 6 kinda blew me away. Sounds like his Painted From Memory. Extremely Bacharachy
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu July 10, 2025 3:15 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Jorge wrote:Listening to Tracks II. Disc 6 kinda blew me away. Sounds like his Painted From Memory. Extremely Bacharachy
Have you heard Western Stars?
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Wed July 16, 2025 2:04 am
by Matters
What is I’m on Fire about?
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Wed July 16, 2025 1:42 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Matters wrote:What is I’m on Fire about?
being horny
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Wed July 16, 2025 1:50 pm
by Strat
Well if you take the video literally, its about a car he cant have and only gets to enjoy for a hot minute.
There is no Springsteen rarity I have ever wanted more than the full band studio version of "Atlantic City", can't believe it's finally happening
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu September 04, 2025 5:10 pm
by liebzz
I will certainly give it a listen but I will also say this: there’s a charm and romanticism behind the decision to scrap all the efforts to develop Nebraska and then just deciding the demos were the album. It’s the kind of bold move only a handful of rock musicians could pull off or would dare to. I don’t know that releasing the full band versions after all these years changes that narrative and dynamic, especially for hardcore fans, but the mystique around all that is a valuable piece of the Springsteen career lore.
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu September 04, 2025 5:32 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Shut up liebzz!!!
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu September 04, 2025 6:54 pm
by Kevin Davis
I like this a lot. Very excited to hear the other electric takes, plus the other acoustic outtakes ("Downbound Train?" "Pink Cadillac?" Bring it on!)
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Thu September 04, 2025 7:37 pm
by oasisfan35
Kevin Davis wrote:
I like this a lot. Very excited to hear the other electric takes, plus the other acoustic outtakes ("Downbound Train?" "Pink Cadillac?" Bring it on!)
Definitely curious if they are different takes than the Lost Masters, glad we don't have to wait too long.
Re: Bruce Springsteen
Posted: Fri September 05, 2025 10:37 pm
by oasisfan35
I walked in the door from work today and Blood Brothers was playing and it looks like the doc was upped to YouTube recently, I don't recall seeing it on there though I never looked specifically:
ELECTRIC NEBRASKA FINALLY BEING RELEASED 