All America Icon: The Legend Of Bruce Springsteen (Full Documentary) | Amplified

[@robertfox578]

Bruce Springsteen has been entertaining me for 40 years. Seen him twice and I don’t know of any other entertainer that gives as much to his fans and I have seen a lot of bands. They call him the Boss for a reason.

[@paulcohen7464]

i'll say it again I graduated high school in 1970 no up during that period of rock 'n' roll. I feel very fortunate so then I moved up to Eugene Oregon where I continue drying my hair line got a job roofing stayed healthy didn't really do that many drugs, wasn't that interested in them and actually either was my friends

[@paulcohen7464]

That's growing my hair long

[@johnnyM809]

Greatest songwriter and live performer there has ever been in my opinion..

[@thomasschoepf65]

Absolutely - no discussion!

[@colinturner4158]

Jackson Browne is a much better song writer

[@COLOUREDCOAT]

Bob Dylan, in my opinion a better songwriter but when it comes to live performer Bruce is untouchable

[@colinturner4158]

@@COLOUREDCOAT elo and the Eagles were fantastic live

[@Empty_Eeyore]

And bob Dylan

[@janethayes5941]

Omg, "The River" is definitely in my all time top 10 albums. Not many people agree with me but I think it's one of his best.

[@laurencepignot5473]

Pour moi aussi 👍

[@jkckmarcumful]

Oh, I definitely agree with you on that. Awesome album. The period of Bruce's career that's talked about here rivals any other artist in music history. From 'Darkness On The Edge of Town' to 'Nebraska'. Along with 'The River' sandwiched between, a legendary run of work in those records.

[@rockandroller8352]

I'll agree

[@Thebamtino24]

“Tear drops on the city, Bad Scooter searching for his groove….” The Boss is definitely the greatest storyteller & performer. Ghost of Tom Joad, Magic really great albums. Bobby Jean definitely the sweetest song ever written about friendship ( live 75-85 is best version with the saxophone at the end. Beautiful yet chilling. Keep rockin’ Boss & feel better. We’ll see you further on up the road

[@mikemorgan8588]

His concerts were the most dynamic and powerful thing you could experience. The love of music was palpable and exceedingly athletic. His band was the hardest working in the era.

[@wanderingspacecritic]

Merry Christmas to all the Springsteen fans! Thank you!

[@randallreid424]

Darkness is my favorite album of all time though I love all of his work he is phenomenal at his trade none better and I am grateful I have lived during his time I can’t imagine life without his music in it he’s an inspiration

[@shanejones7906]

I'm not a fan but Darkness on the edge of Town was his best album. Best sound, best vocals and limited use of the Saxophone to only two songs. He always overused the Saxophone on his albums in places it didn't fit to the point it gets anoying.

[@randallreid424]

@@shanejones7906 you sound like my son he always included the big may no matter jungle land is my favorite song with sax

[@shanejones7906]

@@randallreid424 The Saxophone solo in jungle land was beautiful and it sounds great at the end of Thunder Road and on Meeting across the River. I also like the sax the end of Dancing in the Dark but it doesn't fit on most of his other songs. Born to Run should've remained a guitar driven song. Had it, it would've been the greatest rock song of all time but the sax hums through it and that solo screws it up. Darlington County was a country song and he jammed one into that song even though it doesn't even match that style of music. It did fit the end of Cadillac Ranch and I'm going Down. I think a sax solo on Streets of Fire and the Promised Land were better suited than the one they racked onto Badlands. I think he just way over did the Saxophone in general. I have a version of the song Born to Run I made from instrumental outakes without the Saxophone and it is the greatest song I've ever heard.

[@randallreid424]

@@shanejones7906 I’d love to hear it and dancing in the dark is my theme has been since I was 14 in 84 and thank have a great new year

[@shanejones7906]

@@randallreid424 Happy New Year to you also. It's good to be alive and no matter what music moves you get up and dance ! 😎

[@ryeguy7471]

GREAT songwriter, his real talent is making boring people living boring lives sound mythical. Also a SPECTACULAR live performer.👍

[@manfredbartels4124]

Back in the days( 1976) I was listing to The Clash, Ramones etc but one day I heard Bruce on the radio and I've thought this guy is something special. Since that day I listen to Bruce's music at least once a week. By the way I still like the Ramones and The Clash 😉

[@sixty-nine3574]

It sounds like you just like whatever’s popular

[@asmahism]

@@sixty-nine3574 sounds like you’re a party pooper. I’m not sure I’d say the Clash and Ramones were Popular in ‘76. Or now. Yes people knew them but I don’t think they were anywhere near popular. Do people know them now? Sure but ask them to name some songs or an album and I bet you don’t get many answers. All I’m saying is Manfred had and still has good taste in music and your reply was dismissive of someone just talking about something that makes them happy. That’s not cool.

[@asmahism]

Manfred that’s awesome and you have good taste in music, sadly i wasn’t around in 76 but I would have been right there with you. Love those bands and to add some from that same time that are great I’d say, Television, Wire, New York Dolls/Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers… so many others.

[@jillneeld477]

I was 14 in 74 when I fist heard BRUCE. It opened up a world of rock and roll to me. I love Bruce ❤️

[@aichatastic08]

the ramones and clash are some of my favourite bands !!! I'm 18 and have been listening to them for a while, hoping they will accompany me into harsh adulthood. bruce is coming to my city next year ! very excited to see him then

[@StoicNature444]

This was awesome! Amplified is killing it!

[@leon723]

Timeless Americana. People will be listening to him for decades, and his lyrics will be used as examples of compact storytelling for even longer.

[@frankponz10]

Thanks!

[@whataboutrob442]

The live "Barcelona" version of Darkness just rips me up every time I hear it or watch the video.

[@cdsonly]

After watching this I decided to Google Springsteen tickets, and was elated to read that he is coming to Vancouver in November. Then I looked at the price of the tickets that were available, and they start at $400 US ($525 CAD). I guess it's been a long time since he was a champion of the working man.

[@TriumphAusStahl]

Thats the fault of the booking agency, and because of contracts, I think its out of the artists hands. Not just Springsteen, but most major artists. Just look at all the ridiculous hidden charges that are there vs how it was not even 10 years ago.

[@chrisp4170]

Pay it. The concert will be worth twice the money. I just did. Wembley, London 27th July 2024

[@seamus9750]

If I had to have a sound track to my like it would be The Boss...have been fortunate to see him live at Slane Castle in 1985 and in Johannesburg 30 years later...I cried like a child !!

[@Nick_CF]

I discovered Bruce when i was a kid in the early 90s sometime. We had a VHS of one of his love performances but also had muic videos for Glory Days and others too. That was probably the most influential moment of my musical life and especially as a musician myself.

[@deniseruggiero7447]

As a young person trapped in a dysfunctional family, he encouraged me to run away to college (FIF), then run another 1200 miles to freedom. The cover song Trapped was the highlight of every Pgh. concert, always attending both shows with my friends. I took my younger brother to his first concert to see Bruce without tickets. We stood at box office and got floor seats and it was the Born in the USA tour.

[@deniseruggiero7447]

I’ve seen hundreds of concerts over more than 50 years. Badlands is my empowerment song for 50 years.

[@gladys2047]

This is awesome! What these people are saying about Bruce is so interesting & great to listen to!

[@sheilabrennan4481]

Wow really enjoyed this conversation and coverage as an iconic American artists and working man

[@JamesMMcCann]

At time of writing (summer 2023) Springsteen is 73 and doing 3 hour gigs. Damn, Bruce!

[@dogpaw775]

DJ Roger Scott in the UK was messianic in his praise and passion for The Boss, enough to distract me from punk and make me understand i was / am listening to something special. Thank you, RIP.

[@johnminks7864]

Bruce you saved my life with your music Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

[@johncarr3855]

Excellent documentary

[@dvoss8002]

1:04:00 he wrote Nebraska in Colts Neck Township, NJ, not Red Bank. I lived a 1/2 mile away and was a junior in high school - passed his house each day on my way to school.

[@mitchyyy18]

I write music, and never went through Springsteens catalog. After watching this doc I am going to.

[@jkckmarcumful]

If you're a songwriter you really need to listen to Springsteen's music. Especially the period of music talked about in this documentary. All his stuff is really good though.

[@sheilabrennan4481]

I feel the same. Always loved him but a little bit I've known but I'm going to check him out much more now

[@hermievalencia2445]

you guys are wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY!!!! ALL BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE BOSS FANS OUT THERE greetings from the Philippines

[@shyroola]

I’m going to see him in Jersey on April 14 🎸 🤘

[@-tigerseyegaming-2103]

You should do one of these documentaries on Billy Joel !!

[@gwendolynahgoom2829]

Bruce Springsteen is the boss !!♥️

[@leightonfarms4962]

Boss of what

[@gazza1858]

@@leightonfarms4962 You

[@pedrozee78]

A document of critics opinions. Just what we need.

[@dazzads]

right? like who are these people?! half the time it sounds like they don’t like springsteen at all.

[@thomasoconnell4629]

Nebraska cemented him in my life as the best song writer I feel writes for me. Im one of the guys he writes about. I know Im one in millions too

[@myracraig7673]

Bruce Springsteen is the best no one can play 4hrs but Bruce and the E street band

[@tommeredith7462]

By the time Bruce hit the airwaves I was already a Billy Joel fan. Like many fans, it was much later in life I looked at Bruce and fully get what the big deal was. I never could embrace Bob Dillon, His voice and what I deemed lack of talent turned me off. Only just recently I learned about his lyrics and have an appreciation for him. I was born in the early 60’s.

[@MechantPoulet]

To the guy saying that the Dylan/Springsteen comparison is not legit, I'd say it's absolutely legit. Not from a musical point of vue, but because they are telling the stories of lower class american people living in their times, and their songs are a testimony of their own times.

[@suzanneemerson2625]

Oh, the irony of Bruce writing and performing songs about the lives of poor working class American, and then selling his catalog of those songs for $500 million. I know people love his music, but there’s something strange about that. In his autobiography he talks about the odd feeling of making a fortune off of the stories of his poor fans’ lives. He found it unsettling to think about when he realized what was happening.

[@russpost2557]

Class all by himself , there will be no one like him. Just like jordon , tiger, the mold has been broken .

[@joeverdi3724]

springsteen for president

[@Aleakwe]

speaks my / our heart every day, past present future

[@jimmaculate5]

This was quite well done. But, who were the commentators? And when was it made?

[@allandavies1642]

Just came across this and because of work that I need to get on with will have to come back to this later. Really looking forward to doing so tomorrow, when time is on my side.

[@randallreid424]

Did you come back to it and enjoy it

[@allandavies1642]

@@randallreid424 ,In all honsty I had not but,now that you have reminded me, I am going to do so now Thank you !!

[@randallreid424]

@@allandavies1642 yes sir enjoy and I believe I’m gonna watch it again as well

[@allandavies1642]

@@randallreid424 . Watched and listened to this most excellent documentary. Again,Thank you for reminding me.Truly appreciated it !

[@christiangoll8731]

Bruce is the John Steinbeck in music. I think, many americans will not agree with many things, Bruce sings. But they should better do that. Listen to songs like "Youngstown" All the disappionted people there voted for Trump. Bruce saw that years before. He's much more than a awesome musician. There are not many like him. Greetings from Germany

[@shanejones7906]

But he's never transcended the post Boomer Generation. Very few post Boomers either never heard of him or don't like his music. I think Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town were his peek but he overused the Saxophone on Born to Run whereas he limited it to two songs on the album.

[@tundrawomansays694]

@@shanejones7906 The best writers write what they know, my young friend. Someday you will too. Promise.

[@johnshields6852]

I was 15 in 1975, Zep, the who, stones, Beatles, Hendrix, Bruce fit in to that group, that's how big he was back then.

[@ajo3085]

I'd beg to differ. He was largely an East Coast (possibly tri-state) hero in '75. Born to Run wasn't released until August and as the year went on it got his name in front of people who didn't know him, but it wasn't until the Darkness album and tour that he really cemented himself amongst those other names you mentioned.

[@jmad627]

I never heard of him until "Born to Run" came out and I lived in the northeast at that time.

[@jeremiaholin2859]

Lady we know what the boss is saying that's why we listen, we love, and why he's the boss

[@urex1717]

I was a Junior in high school when he appeared on the covers of Time and Newsweek at the same time. While aware of him, he did nothing for me. I was much more into the harder side of rock. Then, a couple of years later, I went to spend a three day weekend with my cousin and his friends and all they listened to was Born To Run and Darkness On The Edge Of Town. After being immersed incessantly in the music, I became a huge fan. Sadly, never liked anything after either of those very much.

[@CPSJSMSUUMUGA]

Yup. Sadly, indeed, for you.

[@seltonk5136]

Brucy lived in my neighborhood we had a lot of beer Asbury park . He's ticklish we used to surprise tickle him . Bruce if you see this , it's me ....Robert Guillaume's cuzzin Selton from the Dunce Cap Tavern

[@micheleabbas7101]

Oh que c’est drôle……..😀sans le connaître intimement…. Je savais qu’il était chatouilleux, 😉🤗cela m’a inspiré un poème intitulé le Nez 👃 Écrit ce matin……. Et la vie m’a emmené sur votre commentaire….un joli hasard 😀

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

I'm as equally impressed that you're Robert Guillame's cousin. Great actor

[@nexien8114]

THE BOSS

[@jimmaculate5]

At one hour, Robert Christgau, self-proclaimed "music critic", says there's a "sprightliness" about Guthrie that Springsteen can't match. What does that mean? Guthrie was great for his time. There's no comparison. Why does Robert try? These music critics can kiss my tush. They never really describe anything, it's all an in-joke to them, making these meaningless blanket criticisms. Springsteen, Simon, Dylan. All just shockingly good.

[@felipelotas5609]

Totally agree. Usually these pedantic scholars don´t even distinguish a guitar from a tambourine. They speak a lot from the otside and by ear. So they have to compose dark statements almost unreachable for us mere mortals...even for the musicians themselves who usually laugh out loud about all those brainy interpretations of the songs composed out of sleepless nights, broken relationships, doubts and even depression.

[@tundrawomansays694]

@@felipelotas5609 Exactly. What the heck? Guthrie? Excuse me, is that what you pulled out of your a** with the TP?! Deargawd, save us from these “experts.”

[@duncanwcraig9668]

badlands, the promised land. awesome songs.

[@bobmoss4016]

Imagine...some guy from New Jersey, his voice is a bit rough, great songs but they do not sell. One day your band backs up Chuck Berry at the University of Maryland... a year or two later Born to Run is popular, then he plays Sweet Little SIxteen and morphs into Churck Berry for a few minutes.

[@tamiusibelli2222]

I can’t believe people if you don’t like him fine didn’t you learn the saying if you don’t have anything nice to say then shut up. Rather you like him or not the man worked his ass of and some of us actually a lot of us appreciate his music.So maybe you hater’s should get out there write as many songs and sing four hour concerts and be what the fifth money making artist ever.When you do that maybe you have a right to say something

[@blakesutherland519]

Several Facts about Bruce Springsteen. 1. He's not that dynamic of a guitarist. Most of his music tends to be basic guitar work and he's used about 20 chord variations in total since his first Album in 1972. 2. Born to Run was NOT the smash hit album that his fans like to remember it being. It barely sold 1 million copies in it's first year, barely enough for Columbia not to drop him from their label. In fact. Some considered it falling short of sells expectations given the publicity and marketing campaign surrounding it. 3. Darkness on the Edge of Town was his last innovative album that doesn't sound like the 3rd CD of The River. 4. Springsteen received his first Grammy Nomination in 1981 for best male Vocals on The River but lost out to Rick Springfield... Oddly enough. 5. The River was actually when Springsteen mania began and when his fanbase expanded Nationwide and in Europe and elsewhere. Prior to that Album, Springsteen was simply a fringe artist who's fanbase was centered between New York, Boston, Philadelphia and to some degree, Chicago. Basically the area within 500 miles of New Jersey. 6. In order to get Columbia to agree to release Nebraska, Springsteen promised record executives that it's follow-up would repeat the sells of The River and produce a top 10 hit. Very little was spent by Columbia to promote what was seen as a waste of money by the label. Nebraska has barely sold 1.5 million copies since it was released. 7. Born in the U.S.A did not debut at #1 on the billboard album charts. It entered at #9 on the charts and actually under sold the River in it's first week. The following week it climbed to #4 barely selling better than The River in it's second week and actually looked like a flop until Dancing in the Dark hit the top 5 singles charts and slung Born in the USA into the top spot for 4 weeks but then dropped to #2 behind Prince's Purple Rain album which stayed at the top spot for the rest of 1984. Born in the USA would then reclaim the top spot in Jan of 1985 for 3 weeks and remain on the charts a total of 84 weeks, beating out both Thriller and Purple Rain for length of time on the billboard album charts. Hence why it out sold Purple Rain (15 million copies to 13 million) even though Purple Rain was the dominant album of 1984. 8. The Born in the USA world tour was the first to gross more than 90 million dollars and actually broke the record for most attended event in history until Michael Jackson a Bad tour between 1987 and 1989. 9. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live 75/85 was Springsteen's first album to debute at #1. It sold 3 million total units and 13.5 million copies. A record breaker at the time. Technically it is his second highest selling album and 5th highest selling album of the 1980s. Born in the USA is the 3rd highest selling album of that decade. The River it 28th. 10. Tunnel of Love was a disappointment for Columbia. It failed to debute at #1 and took over a month to get to the top of the charts and only remained there for a single week. This dispite the fact, Brilliant Disguise was a top 5 hit. 11. All totalled Springsteen is probably the biggest rock star in history ... In terms or album sells and tickets sold ...and is the only recording artist to outdo Michael Jackson in the 1980s. Michael Jackson sold just 4 million more albums than Springsteen in that decade but Springsteen sold twice as many tickets. So Springsteen narrowly outsold Michael Jackson and everyone else during that era. 12. More albums were sold between 1982 and 1986 than in any 4 year period before or since. I'm fact. More albums were sold in that four years than in the rest of the 1980s put together. Half of all albums sold during that 4 year period was from Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Maddona. Note. I'm not exactly a fan. His music was and is before my time but I love the history of pop culture since it's rise in the Jazz Age and the history of popular music. Personally, I prefer the far more complex guitar style of Rick Springfield and consider him as the most underated artist of that era. Sorry but Jesse's Girl has a cross generational appeal in a way none of Springsteen's have. In fact, outside of Born in the USA, very few Americans under 50 are all that familiar with Springsteen or his music and those that are, it has very little, if any appeal to them. I personally think he over uses the saxophone in songs and places it doesn't belong and has too many instruments playing at once they drown out each other... Which is why I rate Darkness on the Edge of Town as his best album. Sparse sax solos (Badlands and Prove it All Night) and a more stripped down sound and great vocals. Lucky Town is also a great but very underrated album but that fake Southern accent he started using on The River is hard to listen to.

[@muhammadrifqi7308]

Lucky town is indeed underrated. A solid rock album about springsteen being happily married. Sad nobody wants that.

[@jerryhenshaw9475]

Yes I'm trying to get a message to Bruce Springsteen himself I've got a story that I know he would be interested in and as of this date I have not been able to reach anyone or talk to anybody that can get me close enough to get a message to him anyone can help me with this situation you will be truly blessed I just need to know how to get a message to Bruce please please please and thank you I'm sixty-four so time is running out please someone please help me if you can...thanks again and God bless

[@Sabukie57]

Try sending this to his INSTAGRAM PAGE.

[@ceepee111]

I watched this entire documentary, and I just can't leave alone the comments of Larry David Smith who wrote a book about Bruce. And I'll say this directly to him. Sir, I sincerely believe that your personal opinions about Bruce and his music are incredibly inaccurate! It's almost as if you are disagreeing with the messages that most people who follow Bruce understand as true. I'll go chronologically as per the documentary. Let's start quickly with the "4 Mindless Party Songs"? What? Then, "Independence Day", and no ambition?? Really? That's the questions your looking for the answers to in this song? In Mansion on the Hill, he is not sitting in a car in the woods staring down into someone's house, stalking a family because of jealousy, self-pity, or bitterness. He is admiring the very expensive and glamorous "Mansion" from a distance, reflecting on the fact that a common working man would only dream of acquiring such a house. In Atlantic City, he not looking for a cheap way of making money because he's lazy and a slacker, he's telling the story of a person who has worked his whole life, and still can't find any way to get ahead, with bills pilling up, and no other way to rectify his very desperate situation. You describe "Used Cars" literally!! My man, your starting to worry me that you can't see the irony in the song, and can't see the metaphor of a "Used Car" compared to hitting the lottery and never owning a used car again? Scarier yet, is that YOU ACTUALLY WROTE, AND GOT PUBLISHED A BOOK ABOUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!!! But the kicker, and the point where I realized that you sir, are not a smart person, and furthermore, have absolutely no no business writing about about Bruce Springsteen, Superman, or the Lucky Charms guy!!! "These people never talk about getting an a job, an education, saving money, or doing anything industrious to get things". "They think the can go to a casino and win big, they can win the lottery, they can do a litle favor for a friend"?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Sir, youare truly talks out your ass, just to hear yourself speak. It's amazing to me that someone would actually use your babble on an actually 45 minute documentary, when you CLEARLY do not have a clue what you are talking about!! WOW!! Unbelievable!

[@corkonian2]

Cork, Ireland May 2024…the rain didn’t matter.

[@JFKBungart]

What johnnyM809 said

[@delanoarts3703]

Something about Springsteen reminds me of rocky a Sylvester stolen for some reason I have no idea why

[@fractalnomics]

53:15 Yes, loyal, but I don't think he will ever bring out a BiUSA boxset; it has 'red neck' written all over it (literally with the red hat on the cover). From Darlington County to My Home Town, they are rural, working class. No chance.

[@user-tu6zw1rg6w]

They don't call Bruce "THE KING OF ROCK" for Nothing

[@xxcelr8rs]

Get vinyl Born To Run put on real headphones.

[@harperwelch5147]

Are you playing generic guitar music in the background while talking about Bruce Springsteen? Pay the royalties and do it respectfully.

[@idahomike4254]

No mention of Greetings From Asbury Park? Disappointing.

[@ricochetsixtyten]

Never heard Christgau sound this kind lol

[@peterzang]

Who’s the woman critic? Anyone?

[@hermievalencia2445]

he said Americas Top 40 when was that?

[@randallreid424]

Look up Casey Kasem he came up with the idea and hosted it I believe every Sunday afternoon he had a quote he ended it with “keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars” pretty sure that’s the way he said it it was a cool program and it was in the 70s and 80s

[@shanejones7906]

Way before my time but I'm interested in the pop culture of the pre internet era in the 70s and 80s. My question is just how big was he after Born to Run and before Born in the USA compared to other artist of that era? I personally like his work before his 1980 The River Album. Since then all his music sounds like an extension of The River with only a few exceptions. I think he should do a metal album or something exotic and get away from his usual sound for a change. Streets of Philadelphia was one of the rare occasion he broke from that sound since Darkness on the Edge of Town. Also Born to Run was a great album too but he overused the Saxophone on that album and the song.

[@jimmaculate5]

born to run was '75, born in usa was '85. as i recall he was in a class by himself those ten years. nobody made better work.

[@SharkMinnow]

could never get into Springsteen,,, really wanted to, but just not my cup of tea...

[@rca6576]

This was an informative documentary and I enjoyed it except for southern commentators moralizing throughout the documentary. Everything isn't so churchy literal guy.

[@conorkennedy3304]

The Boss is The Boss.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

Dude Homerun Derby, Chevy’s and apple pie! Don’t know what it is about this guy, Mellencamp and Bob Seger that I just don’t like their Everyman imagine. Don’t get me wrong I like them as artists and I bought their records back in the day. Idk what I’m saying but the imagine just seems a bit simple. I like my rock stars to be pretentious, inaccessible and have issues (dead serious). Just seems like it makes them more of a star. A guitarist should have a Marlboro hanging out of his mouth, a bottle of Jack Daniel’s on top his speaker cabinet and a few lines chopped up in the back of the amp. This guy just all a bit Bud Light

[@patrickhughes4914]

I wonder if Bruce would agree with the way these eggheads are dissecting his lyrics,

[@leightonfarms4962]

Awful music, I like what Ritchie blackmore said, what does he think he is the boss of?

[@chrisp4170]

I like the music of both men, but I don’t listen to Blackmore’s views on very much…

[@samsmith4216]

the only person worth listening too in this is Vini Lopez... the rest are journalistic conjecture...Vini was there

[@meninagreen5704]

This could be more concise . Cut out a few commentators, just select the most cogent. Drags.

[@ezziesmall8429]

One 😎 cat

[@arthurshepherd8757]

Erin’s Kiss - for Shawn Colvin and Angel of Ireland Van Morrison with love and eternal fidelity to Blessed Eternal Ireland Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2010 by blackshepherd Erin’s Kiss - For Goddess of Ireland Caledonia Erwin Shepherd Colvin For Very Great 1st Angel of Christ America Ireland Scotland and the World Very Great Archangel Bruce Springsteen Very Great Archangels all 'The 'E' Street Band' Very Great Goddess Patty Scialfa Archangel Saint Clarence Clemons We worship and adore you forever. You are a Very Great American Hero and Icon We float Quantum kisses to you from the bottom of 'Our' sacred bleeding aching ancient soul within which you are forever welcome. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for you and all your blessed beautiful friends and family Dear Bruce, you stand shoulder to shoulder with Dylan and Woody Guthrie on the front lines of the fight for truth justice and freedom in America and the world 'Born In The USA' is just one of the countless masterpieces you have created and rendered with your singular cosmic American voice and courage. You make all of 'Us' proud and grateful to be Americans. Your take on American romance is second to none. Kisses This exaltation is bestowed upon you by 'Our' Lord and Savior the 'One' the 'Only' Jesus Christ Almighty All praise 'Our' Great Lord Savior Brother Friend and Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty. Amen Kisses Shawn Callie Arthur I kissed Erin last night you know the Goddess of Ireland blessings she did bestow I know it’s hard to believe I kissed her full on the lips three times and I did receive a fourth for good luck for infinite rhymes courage and pluck she led me to the place with whispers through the ether for to endow me with a garland of grace being destined to love her and to know well her face all I did was to inter the trash left around her shrine in America she could not alone be mine she made it clear but she would make my words shine many soldiers and poets have her ear Lyre the angel was to her left his foot was extended for those of faith and hope not bereft and so he lifted me above the dead on her right was a soldier keeping watch the angel let me kneel on his knee while I reached across all rein was set free with the sign of the cross and a kiss from her lips during the second kiss she granted eternal cosmic trips to know my twin soul and infinite bliss she said I’d be an Irish rover sacred love came with a third kiss then I kissed her all over she promised me a ring the fourth was for good fortunes endless words protection and tunes to shatter the proudest swords she asked me to wait while she got undressed Erin adjusted my fate granting me in the sight of the blessed soon with a date my soul was caressed she said she’d meet me in the flesh soon she makes love to patriots soldiers and poets always under a full moon I’d be marked and my lover would know it she would appear as an angel known as Shawn (Colvin) whose duty would be to tell where to wait for the new dawn this angel would sing me into a trance and when I awoke she would ask me to dance safe in heaven no more to roam my immortal beloved with silver tears she would welcome me home end With love for Chapin and Shawn. Peace Special thanks and eternal love to Paul McCartney for loving us all so well. Peace Special thanks to Sting for a lifetime of love and inspiration to the world. Peace Special thanks to Bob Dylan for representing Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so well. Peace Special thanks to the very great exalted 1st Angel of Bob Dylan Tom Petty for great courage under fire. Peace Special thanks to Chapin and James for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully. Peace Special thanks to God and Goddess of Americana Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams for loving and serving Shawn so long so well and so beautifully. Kisses Special thanks to God and Goddess of Love Bud and Julie Miller for their deep beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Extra special Love and kisses for the very great vital Goddess Suzanne Vega for her deep beauty grace wisdom and for loving Shawn so well at the critical time. We worship you forever. Kisses Very special Love and affection for the very great and deeply beautiful wise and good Goddess of NYC Lucy Kaplansky for loving Shawn and the world so beautifully and deeply (I want the Triumph T shirt or deal's off) Kisses Very special thanks to the immortal Goddess King of Orion My Everything Shawn Colvin for asking "why" so beautifully. Peace Very special thanks to the great 1st Angel of Christ Jackson Browne for deep wisdom grace and beauty and for loving Shawn and the world so well for so long. Peace Very special thanks to Goddess of Canada Sarah MacLachlan for her deep beautiful love and Divine grace. Kisses Very special thanks to the great Jacqueline Suzann for inspiring us all with her genius and deep beauty. Peace Very special thanks to 1st Angel of Christ Lorna Byrne for sharing her Divine wisdom and grace with us and the world. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess Jonatha Brooke for Divine inspiration and for sharing Our Journey Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Ireland Caledonia Shepherd Colvin for her beauty grace and Divine wisdom. Kisses Very special thanks to Goddess of Everything Joni Mitchell for inspiring us all to dream and love. Kisses Very special thanks to exalted 1st Angel of Christ David Crosby for watching over us all. Peace Extra special love to Field Commander Leonard Cohen for Divine inspiration grace and wisdom. Still in Command. Peace Most special thanks to Our Lord Savior Brother Friend and Great Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty for Everything Peace Very special thanks to the great Angel of Austin Texas the very beautiful Mario Erwin for blessing Our eternal Love. Peace Extra special love gratitude and affection for the Divine 'One' of Texas the very Great 1st Angel of Christ Willie Nelson for inspiring loving and protecting us all so well so beautifully and deeply for so so long. We worship You Willie. Kisses Very special Love and eternal affection and grace for my dear friend and 1st Angel of Christ and Bob Dylan Tim Gillen for being my companion and guide. We all worship You Tim. Peace Very special Love and affection for the great Goddess of Maine 'Cosmic Annie And The Intergalactic Rainmakers' for blessing Maine and all of us with her deep beauty grace wisdom and badass vocals and for all of the 'Rainmakers' and their blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of you you badass Angels of Christ and Blessed Eternal Maine. You do us all proud. Tim and Arthur and Shawn. Quantum kisses be blow to you All from all quadrants of the Divine Multiverse. Peace Special thanks to the great and very beautiful and very sexy Virginia Suddath Phd 1st Angel of Christ and 'Our' very dear friend and Director of Chinese Affairs/Relations. With deep gratitude and love Virginia my dear. Kisses. Arthur/Callie/Shawn. Peace Eternal Love and Gratitude to the Great Great Great 1st Angel of Christ and #1 American Hero The Very beautiful graceful and dignified Martin Luther King Jr, all His eternally blessed family friends and Great American Family of Black America. 'Our' dearest friend ally and comrade in the Eternal Art of Spiritual Warfare. Quantum kisses we 'All' blow to You through the great Eternal Soul of Blessed America. Peace from the 'Ebony House' (formerly the 'White House') now occupied by the very Great 1st Angel of Christ the Greatest President of All time. The eternal and infinitely blessed Barack Obama All family friends and comrades in Spiritual Warfare. Kisses Shawn/Callie/Arthur and a grateful nation. Peace For all black children to take effect immediately: 1 pair of new sneakers of their choice, 3 new outfits, free education and one white tutor (as available) and free sailing lessons in every American body of water. To white America: whenever you see a black kid at any level of need give him/her $100, ask them what they need and provide it and you will be reimbursed 10 fold by 'Our' Lord and Savior the Great the 'One' and the 'Only' Jesus Christ Almighty Forever in Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Amen Very special thanks to the glorious 'Doobie Brothers' all 1st Angels of Christ with full package for service to humanity. We worship you all and your blessed families and friends. Peace Love Bliss Nirvana Forever for all of You. Peace

[@NagoyaHouseHead]

Bruce addresses big important topics. His topics are his strength. But lyrically, in terms of diction, lexicon, and sheer linguistic creativity, he’s not a patch on Dylan. Not even remotely close. Nor is he a patch on Joni Mitchell or Paul Simon. And musically is incredibly simple and safe. Springsteen is over rated.

[@abarkcanoe]

Over the years I’ve developed problems with Dylan. I concede he was adept linguistically and I do absolutely recognize him as a catalyst- along with the Beatles he was THE catalyst for music transforming from just entertainment to a meaningful, literary art form of the Sixties. But if you read biographies of Dylan he was a prolific dissembler. In his early NYC “shabby hobo” repertoire he made up all this bs about riding the rails in the heartland - which he didn’t. He stole what is often considered his greatest lyric (“when you’re lost in the rain in Juarez and it’s Easter time too”) from his friend Bobby Neuwirth. He trashed Joan after she did a lot to vet him at the folk festivals. And as my dad used to say: how can you listen to a guy talk about “truth” who changed his name? So, even though I genuinely like his songs, his vocal stylings and his encyclopedic knowledge of the American songbook I have issues with him. Toward your claim that Springsteen is not a patch on Dylan’s writing I would counter that. Much of Dylan’s writing, especially from his classic period up to Blonde on Blonde is couched in poetic symbolism that EVOKES meaning but doesn’t concretely identify meaning. My Back Pages would be a perfect example of the many to choose from. I realize this sacrosanct statement will not be popular to Dylan disciples and certainly his zealots. Springsteen on the other hand documented a real demographic with concrete language that is not obscured in symbolist “poetry”. Personally I don’t think Springsteen’s writing is poetic at all though his fans do, possibly because they don’t understand the difference between lyrics and poetry. It has its poetic aspects but it is not poetry per se. But it is great documentary and “lived” as is pointed out in the video. As far as I’m concerned Springsteen offers a vastly more genuine, heartfelt and frankly gracious legacy to us than Dylan ever did even if Like A Rolling Stone is one of the most kick ass songs ever recorded and Sara on of the most gut wrenching. Sorry for the length but every word was needed to get out this idea that’s been gestating for years and now has been said. As for Joni, is she a better writer than Springsteen? I don’t think she has the talents of Dylan but it’s the same basic scenario. Her poetical writing has a different focus than Springsteen. I wouldn’t say it’s “better”. As a writer I don’t see Simon as peer to any of the aforementioned. Great tunes and vox. Lyrics B+. This is out of the wheelhouse of this group of singer/ songwriters but if you want to delve into highly literate rock lyrics check out Silent Corner and the Empty Stage by Peter Hammill. Now that’s depth.

[@danielraymadden]

These faces on this vid are clueless about music...70s 80s produced great rock...Neil Young Elton John Led Zepplin...U2 Guns n Rose's Billy Idol Duran Duran Peter Gabriel...Fleetwood Eagles Journey...the list goes on and on...I got to turn this off....

[@LeviBulger]

The Boss. I personally can't stand this guy's music (although there are a couple of bangers), but there's no denying he could write a tune like nothing. If you were born in the 80s, there's a good chance it was Bruce that got your Mama's blood flowing and those knickers wanting to come off for your conception

[@dougwylie1906]

Yuck. Thanks for that sick visual.

[@randy4395]

TMI

[@ericheine2414]

Bruce Springsteen Got lyrics for 37 songs from me. He promised to pay me if he used them depending on how good they were. He welched on his agreement. He has not paid me one red cent.

[@raymondsheehan5847]

No written agreement?

[@NoNamesNoNumbers]

Same

[@kevindean1327]

I heard this guy was a regular man of the people at one point. Wonder how he managed to pull off that lie? Now he only plays concerts for the Sheep!!!

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

Kevin, when you start bleeting about sheep (like actual sheep..the Irony is delicious btw) anything you've said before loses any relevance you might've had. At least you don't have to worry there, because nothing you say is of any consequence. Awh. Baaaah.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

isn't success supposed to be celebrated in the States?

[@paulietaliho3947]

OVER RATED AS HECK...

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

B.S. can not sing. In fact he is a graduate student from the Bob Dylan school of singing.

[@SandfordSmythe]

Bob didn't win the Noble Prize in Literature for his singing.

[@zhinbaysen7581]

Legend of a draft dodger.

[@SandfordSmythe]

I don't think you were around during these times. The only sin in my book when it comes to avoiding the draft is hypocrisy. He didn't turn into a tough guy who made fun of POW's.

[@russpost2557]

That radical from Texas is a real draft dodger, ted somebody

[@chrisp4170]

Didn’t dodge. Ignorant comment. Read up before you comment.

[@howardhaughton8434]

Biased racist propaganda. What does all American actually mean does it mean native? Rock music and is black music do your research.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

So you couldn't be bothered to pay attention past the title. Congrats Howie, you win today's oppression award. America has lost the plot.

[@randallreid424]

That’s a pretty harsh negative outlook racist and Bruce are two words that without a doubt do not belong together no fucking way no no

[@guymichel101]

I love his rockin stuff, but his overdone hoarse speak-for-Americans balladeering-eh. To me, whoever I am-guess I'm another American w/an opinion (and the reason this opinion is so obnoxious is probably that I grew up in obligatorily humorously argumentative Manhattan)-it's the same bullshite every time; just doesn't come across, which means doesn't "feel" for the listener, true at all. Poor guy tries too hard to sound "real", and you know what that means: you just hear the trying, which is very trying. Sorry, but he ain't Dylan, and he ain't Otis (Redding) doing These Arms Of Mine.

[@tundrawomansays694]

He was never trying to be.

[@OldFatGuy]

Without the likes of Clemons, Weinberg and Van Zandt, he is just another average musician.

[@bruno.j2405]

non credo proprio

[@ajo3085]

How many of his songs did they (or anyone else for that matter) write? Have a think and get back to us on that will you?

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Non sono d,accordo! Bruce e unico! La sua voce ..! 😊😌😘💘♥️💔💯💋🎄⛄🎅

[@OldFatGuy]

@@ajo3085 Springsteen IS a great writer, but still just an average musician. There is a difference. Think Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. Great writer, but without Gilmour, he is an average musician.

[@ajo3085]

@@OldFatGuy The guy built his early reputation as a guitar player, not as a singer or writer, and while no one would ever describe his guitar or piano playing as virtuosic, if he's only an "average" musician then the "below average" category must include 85% of the people who have ever plugged in or sat down at a keyboard.