Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love - Classic or What?

Yeah, it's great and so is the song. Love it so much.

I want him to come play in my kitchen. He's been busking in weird places lately so I figure I could probably make this happen.

His best album for guitar solos, if that says anything

i like spare parts a lot; how good an opening line is BOBBY SAID HE'D PULL OUT / BOBBY STAYED IN

underrated and great song on springsteen's best album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3x5GPUTm48&feature=related

this album is great. tougher than the rest 4 all time.

It really is. Great, I mean.

some girls they want a handsome Dan
or some good-lookin’ Joe,
on their arm some girls like a sweet-talkin’ Romeo

tougher than the rest is my favorite springsteen song of all time rn

I'm such a fan of Lou Christie, I'll have to give "Tunnel of Love" another go!!

some girls they want a handsome Dan
or some good-lookin’ Joe,
on their arm some girls like a sweet-talkin’ Romeo

― horseshoe, Saturday, October 8, 2011 3:56 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

WELL ROUND HERE BABY
I'VE LEARNED YOU GET WHAT YOU CAN GET

i like that "round here" is a state of mind/stage of life rather than, like, a blue-collar town

or at least can be

i like that "round here" is a state of mind/stage of life rather than, like, a blue-collar town

so is "good-looking joe"

Would've been great if that was the lip-synced song in The Crying Game.

I've listened the hell outta that remix of "Tougher Than The Rest" that got posted here a few months ago.

once again, SIDE TWO

Then Play Long on Tunnel of Love, Tom Waits, Blackpool and much else: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/bruce-springsteen-tunnel-of-love.html

Very intriguing parallels to Joy Division I'd never considered.

Probably because they're way off beam.

I heard Bruce was listening to nothing but Joy Division and New Order when he recorded this. I know he covered "BLT" pretty much every night of the tour in the middle of the Roy Orbison medley.

there are at least five reasons why Brilliant Disguise is a fun karaoke selection, ranging from musical reasons at the beginning to jokey-but-still-real reasons at the end of the list:

1) narrative, vocals and lyrics driven song, few instrumental breaks
2) it's got all the classic springsteen stuff you've come to expect from the boss - it's got the edge of town, it's got a cold night, it's got betrayal, and it's got 7 different mentions of "baby"
3) the musical accompaniment, even on the Tunnel of Love recording, sounds like karaoke, so no matter what kind of machine/youtube you're using, it sounds authentically thin
4) opportunity to explore some of the turmoil of your relationships in a safe setting with supportive friends
5) you can draw something awful on your sweaty palm using a sharpie beforehand, and then reveal it during "But just don't look too close / Into the palm of my hand"

6) check out this acoustic version from 1990. i love this version, especially the different spin he puts on the melody in various parts. also love how he politely asks people in the audience to NOT clap along, haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdiVSrcjm1M

also some of the best closing lines in the history of music

Tonight our bed is cold
Lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on the man
Who doubts what he's sure of