BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Born to Run | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION

[@saralily47ra]

There is NOTHING more magical than being in the stadium when he plays this song live. The energy from the crowd when the song kicks off and the passion as the crowd screams along with him is just unlike ANYTHING I've ever witnessed at a show. It's pure magic!

[@grega8586]

RIP to the Big Man, Clarence Clemons. What a powerful player he was.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Check out "rock n roll dj" by the big man from his solo album. Its a scorcher and clarence never blew better.

[@grega8586]

@@TheCornishCockney Thanks for the suggestion. Reminds me of John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band.

[@markchapel6694]

@@grega8586 I think you have that backwards....the Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack (their first album) was released 8 years after Born to Run...

[@grega8586]

@@markchapel6694 What do I have backwards?

[@bruceday4036]

Loved the Big Man, there is no missing him

[@stpnwlf9]

When this album dropped in 1975, everyone was just blown away by the sheer power of the band as a whole and the songwriting in particular. Bruce captured a true suburban middle-class sensibility that resonated with young people living in small towns in middle American every bit as much as suburban teens in New Jersey.

[@Jelsick]

Middle America yes. John Mellencamp also has these themes, but more of a midwestern rural twang. A young man's discontent with the status quo and wanting to get out was Bruce Springsteen, while John Mellencamp often sang of being proud of his small town roots and wanting to remain in that place.

[@pzoda]

It was almost as good as the two albums that preceded it.

[@MikeKruzel]

Bruce's career spans 50 years. I loved the movie - Blinded by the Light that came out two years ago. Springsteen on Broadway, his last album Letter to You is fantastic. He released his set from the No Nukes concert in 1979 at Madison Square Garde back in November.

[@marthalowe1556]

Agree with every word you wrote!!

[@Yoursistersazz]

This was for working class not middle class.

[@surlechapeau]

N&L, you love their "Rosalita", "Jungleland", "Thunder Road" and about 30 more! The E Street Band is tight! RIP Clarence Clemons(Sax). Great singer/songwriter and performer. One of the few artists I've bothered to see twice in concert (4 hr shows)

[@joelliebler5690]

One of my favoriteBruce songstress!

[@jpirard]

And RIP Danny Federici

[@soupdragonuk]

30? I think that number can safely be doubled. You have to add Incident on 57th Street to the list

[@davidbarker77]

American Rock is probably the best term. It has elements of folk because he’s a storyteller. Some of his later albums do go folk. Great start to my Thursday.

[@Keith58x]

The greatest thing about this song is that I still have this same emotional reaction every time I hear it after 40 plus years.

[@paulmorin4434]

So Bruce said about this song that he wanted to write a song that sounded like it was written by Bob Dylan, sung by Roy Orbison and produced by Phil Spector. He did it and it's a masterpiece!

[@recyclerhopkins]

Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but after Born To Run was released, Springsteen became the first rock star to be on the covers of Time and Newsweek magazines in the same week (October 27, 1975). This was a big thing at the time because magazines were a very important aspect of media in the days before cable tv and social media.

[@sidecardog5244]

What a Great album! Every song is solid gold. Thunder Road, Jungleland, Meeting Across the River, etc,etc. May be a good album to cover in full. Please watch him in concert. He's even better live.

[@chuckhutton5087]

“Born to Run” with it’s Phil Spector “wall of sound “ is considered by many to be a top 10 rock and roll album of all time.

[@2Snails1Shell]

I enjoy the fact that y'all are true music LOVERS ... not just 'hearing heads.' Thanks again for sharing the welling up of tears for this [musical] masterpiece (with a timeless incomparable style all its own). ✌️☺️👏

[@1tishhead]

The great line from this: "Together, Wendy, we'll live with the sadness. I'll love you with all the madness in my soul." Try Thunder Road, for my money, the greatest song in rock. Or, on the anniversary of 9/11, the brilliantly poetic song about it, The Rising.

[@marthalowe1556]

ALWAYS LOVED THOSW LINES, TOO... SO MOVING!!

[@seanbowring5021]

And the wonderful story telling in "The River."

[@andrewmillar9403]

How could you not have heard this before ??? Absolute Classic.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

The lyrics are exceptional, some of the most poetic in rock 'n' roll. The arrangement builds and swirls blasts off and returns, great energy and charisma. His first few albums are classics and will always be the best. This song is a classic American anthem, the power and glory of the human spirit to survive and thrive.

[@michelemichele3375]

Nice 👍. Well said. Like a professional review. Thanks ✨🤪

[@joelliebler5690]

Jungleland, Backstreets, Candy’s Room,Meeting Across The River, And Prove It All Night, amongst many other classics!

[@temporarystranger95]

“We’ll get to that place where we really want to go, and we’ll walk in the sun.” That’s been my goal my entire life. Still searching for that place.

[@Jan-pj7gn]

This is my favorite song of all time. I'm 68 years old & continue to run to this day !

[@richardhooser5096]

A treasure. Thunder Road and many more. The E Street band was legendary. Bruce created a Broadway performance several years ago that was nearly impossible to get tickets. A modern day poet.

[@aaf0812]

Not was, still is.

[@rick188888]

I first heard this on the radio when I was 12 (in 1981) and thought it was so much better than any other song I had heard before.

[@1957PLATO]

This album is a lifetime away. I grew up in the late sixties and seventies. The greatest era of rock music and nobody will change my mind. It was just everywhere.

[@willchristopher1899]

Did you know David Bowie was a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and covered a couple of his songs before he (Springsteen) was known to most.

[@SebGeddy]

Welcome to the Boss rabbit hole, guys 🤙One of my top ten artists of all time, hands down. Seen him with the E Street Band perform live in 2007, a 3 hour show, such a generous attitude towards the audience...

[@michaeltimothy70]

Hey back in early 80’s a bunch of us went to see him. This song he would play at the end and it was awesome. Tears would flow from all of our eyes, guys and girls. It wounded your soul in a good way. Was beautiful to see everyone in the audience dancing and joyfully embracing the moment. A tru blessing.

[@TheJerm]

This'll be a bit "inside baseball" but... Imagine it's 1979 or so. It's a warm summer's night. You are both in your teens or very early twenties. You're with your best friends. You're out cruising in your "suicide machines" up and down South Broadway, between Ridge Road and Belleview. This song comes on the radio. You crank it. There is not a care in the world... :)

[@NicknLex]

This is EXACTLY the scenario that I pictured with this song. Lovely! Thank you for sharing your cherished memories with us ❤️ - Lex

[@CHWBAKA450]

OMG you guys! Soooo many great songs out there and you are just finding them! You must feel like it’s Christmas every day!

[@buckstraw925]

Yep, straight American Rock. The only way to really experience Springsteen is live.

[@workingman6681]

You have to watch this performance live. The energy he produced at concerts were amazing! 4 hour concerts!

[@Rob-eo5ql]

Born to Run the girl is Wendy. Thunder Road (same album) the girl is named Mary.

[@eileendobbs8009]

I love the earlier Springsteen like Born To Run. I think my favorite from this album is Thunder Road. Definitely worth a listen.

[@brucecronin6396]

1975... The longest, LOUDEST, concert I ever saw and I saw hundreds !! Four encores !! AWESOME !! Great reaction too.

[@petepiraino3135]

"Tramps like us, baby we were born to run!" Classic American Rock!

[@jonathanlocke6404]

I think this is one of those songs that you're sure you must have heard before, because when you do hear it, you can't imagine there was ever a world without it...

[@EC66OK]

What he achieved with this recording is amazing. Many of his songs hit hard and then many also miss for me personally, but the range of influence and element that B.S. and the E Street Band packaged into this 4-5 minute song is nothing short of musical and lyrical genius. Thunder road is the same way (many others actually) but this is so precise and concise that it is always my first recommendation for newcomers to Bruce Springsteen.

[@JefAlanLong]

You really owe it to yourselves to consume this (great) song in the context of the album, it’s one of the last truly great albums, right up there with pet sounds and goodbye yellow brick road. Just a beautiful and profound romantic street opera and definitely Springsteen’s greatest and most definitive work.

[@eltonfan62]

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road yes.Pet Sounds is one ive tried to like because I like the Beach Boys because I can't get what it is that's so superb about this album.Its boring and never goes anywhere.

[@rikconverse8726]

If you're digging this - from the same album check out Meeting Across the River a very bluesy jazzy gangster story (or gangster wanna be story)! Or try Candy's Room from the Darkness at the Edge of Town album (a superb album)

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

Where I lived in the 70's and 80's, the local rock station always played Born To Run at 6:00 PM every Friday - they called it the beginning of the weekend - I'll probably always think of Friday night and Born To Run together. There's LOTS of Bruce Springsteen to check out - and his catalogue is so lengthy and diverse, you're sure to find much more that you like.

[@tammycampbell112]

WMMS with Kid Leo?

[@booklogic-w9r]

Bruce’s first 4 albums are gold. Enjoy the journey. Thunderoad, Candy’s Room, Kitty’s Back, She’s the One, Backstreets…so many good ones.

[@MrJonathanwant1972]

I first head this in the late 80s and have herd this many hundreds of times and I'm always blown away by this song

[@robertasirgutz8800]

One of Billboards 500 greatest songs, in rock history. RIP, to the big man, Clarence Clemons.

[@bonovol]

Yes, you can't listen to this song without getting chills. One of the great lyricists of our time. And surrounded by a stellar band. Got to see him in Memphis in 1984. Struck out at getting tickets, but he added another show and was able to get 5th row! I think the tickets were $12.50. I've seen just about everyone live, but I have never been to a concert with this much energy. He played for over 3 hours, probably closer to 4.

[@realbser1956]

Where to start? OMG!! From the same album as this song react to Jungleland. It’s a 9 minute epic. 🔥❤️

[@markchapel6694]

Jungleland is indeed truly amazing...but the icing on the cake would be to listen to Meeting Across the River as a prelude (as it is on the album)

[@wdeckley]

The saxophone is epic. As is the ending. Don’t cut it short.

[@grega8586]

Jungleland and 10th Ave Freeze Out were a couple of my favorites from this album :-) If you haven't listened to them before, you should check out Meatloaf. Paradise By The Dashboard Lights is a popular one ;-)

[@carlosjavierregidoriglesia3847]

Just two words: Thunder Road. Thank you

[@triscat]

I think I remember hearing that Roy Orbison was a big influence on this album. This definitely rocks harder than Roy, but Bruce was going for those big romantic, sweeping operatic feelings. Bruce allowed many of us teen males feel something passionate beyond the usual metal/hard rock cliches in the late 70's.

[@richardrobinson4020]

That is why we are here and you are here, because this is your first listen and we get to witness it!

[@stevevalk4074]

Bowie loved Springsteen and covered one of his songs... "Its Hard to Be a Saint in the City".

[@cityhonors1]

🤗 Rosalita is my favorite Bruce song to sing loudly. #FunFact 😎 Frankie Goes to Hollywood covering Born To Run is 1 of my favorite things on the Planet! 😁🐰

[@MattKrogmeier]

My cousin gave me a cassette copy of this album when I was 12 years old. Amazing album, amazing artist. Springsteen is an American storyteller - he was hailed as the "new Bob Dylan" when this album broke, and appeared on the covers of both Newsweek and Time the same week. This is a DEEP rabbit hole, but well worth exploring. I got to see the Born In The USA tour in Denver back in 1985, and have seen him a number of time since...but he always puts on a show - a marathon show - concerts 2, 3, sometimes 4 hours long! I think he's slowed down a bit these days, but still knows how to entertain the crowd. The breakdown before the last verse STILL gives me chills, and I've heard this song thousands of times. "Jungleland" is another I think you'd really enjoy, but for the music AND the storytelling.

[@michaelcgn1090]

"Thunder Road" to follow now on your journey. Probably you should do this with the rare and only one time performance with Melissa Etheridge

[@glenndespres5317]

He was billed as ‘the Future of Rock n Roll’ when he appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek simultaneously when this album was released. Finally an answer to Disco! My then girlfriend was really into him even before this album and got me into The Wild, The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle. On that album he sounds like he’s mimicking Bob Dylan. Listen to Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park)

[@gavinblenkinsop6250]

Springsteen is a great rabbit hole to fall into. You have to listen to “The River” - it will move you in ways you never imagined Great reaction and keep it up :)

[@historyguy5942]

Bruce Springsteen is, pure and simple, a lyrical and musical genius.

[@cityhonors1]

#Facts 😂 Bruce sound like an old man in his 20's! 😍 Storytelling at its best! 😁🐰

[@TheMrTTT]

I saw Springsteen and the E Street Band in mid 70s on this tour. As complex and as tight as this studio version sounds, the on stage performance was just as tight. It's still unbelievable.

[@peterramsay4674]

Now imagine him pouring it all out on that stage for 3 1/2 hours leaving it all on the stage. That was my first concert with Bruce. He never shortchanged his fans. I think you would have enjoyed him especially in his formative years. Great reactions.

[@MrsBungle78]

It makes me tear up too, my dude! Bruce can tell a great story & make you like you’re there experiencing every moment.

[@erinslater7541]

Awesome. The Boss! Glad you both liked.... keep it going! Bruce sang at the 9/11 memorial today. Beautiful.

[@Nick_Barone]

Song hits different when you actually grow up driving up and down the very “highway 9” he mentions……

[@willasacco9898]

This was the song that started Bruce’s rise to superstardom. You have entered a rabbit hole that goes all of the way to China.

[@AugieDoggyDoo]

To this day, one of the best concerts I have ever seen, especially the length of the concert. Being from NJ, I can feel the lyrics to his songs. He lost me right around tunnel of love but there were a few good ones after that.

[@ronreynolds1610]

Bruce's lyrics give you a great vision and feeling of the song he is performing with great emotion.... when he started they called him the next Bob Dylan .

[@marting4597]

Idk if lyrically he finally finished being better than Dylan, if not, close enough, but he is better artist that's for sure. Better voice, better guitarist, better live performer. And yeah, I love Dylan. But the boss is the boss!

[@brianflon6310]

"This is very nice." Wow, talk about the understatement of the century.

[@andrewmackinnon3378]

The Boss at his best! I agree with many suggestions here but for someone new to Springsteen Rosalita would be next on your list. Great stuff and great reaction.

[@pjtooley8547]

Nice to see you younger generation getting into Bruce. Keep listining to more to appreciate all his great work .

[@alantanaka6957]

Funny story. A Governor of New Jersey suggested this as the state song. Guy never listened to the lyrics like most politicians.

[@cometogether999]

I've met a whole bunch of people that don't care for Springsteen. There are several tunes of his that strike a chord with me. Plus, I heard a lot of his music when I was young, as my older sister was a huge fan.

[@joesmith8916]

Words to this song were actually in my college literature textbook 😊

[@michelemichele3375]

Hey N&L, I heard you mention a Bruce track for me. I know you reacted to “Kitty’s Back in Town.” I also picked a less-played track from his 2nd album -“NYC Serenade” because I love David Sancious’ influence and his intro. It’s very different from his rockers - it’s bluesy/jazzy/classical. If you’ve already recorded the reaction, that’s great. If not, I was going to switch to ELP, but either way is fine. Thanks so much. And sorry for the trouble 😈. I’m such a problem-child. Lol ✨🤪 And Nick: just ignore any comment about hearing this song before. Take a Deep breath. Some people don’t realize that you lived in another country. There is no reason to lie. And radio, MTV, concert TV shows (Midnight Special, etc) and appearances on variety shows : not as available for your generation, especially in other countries. This music is 40 to 50 years old. It’s totally believable that you don’t know these tracks. I don’t know all the “hits” from the early 1900’s. Lol. Shhh. Don’t let it get to you please. Hugs 🤗

[@cometogether999]

Wait... what? You don't know the songs from the 1900's? Lmao!

[@michelemichele3375]

@@cometogether999 You know what? Turns out I do know the hits from the early 1900: Jazz, blues, ragtime. Songs like “Flight of the Bumblebee” and “Bird in a Gilded Cage” (in other words, lots of birds and bees) lol.

[@steveullrich7737]

You've got so much more to discover from Bruce.He's a great American songwriter and lyricist.

[@benoitrenaud519]

More Gentle Giant, please! Advent of Panurge, Experience, Peel the paint?

[@joelliebler5690]

The return to true Rock ‘n Roll. Raw and real with Dax and full of life and true stories!

[@mcolford]

You should see them perform this live. It's unbelievable.

[@bossfan49]

Angst, passion, desire, hope - layers of guitars, sax...and glockenspiel!! "American Rock" is a great way to describe it. This album was a big inspiration for songwriter/composer Jim Steinman. He wanted to create this type of passionate, dramatic music. Jim wrote many songs (and BIG HITS) for Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" for Air Supply.

[@SebGeddy]

Bruce began in the late 60s within a band called Steel Mill and they were a kind of blues rock jam band, playing sometimes songs over 15 minutes 🤪

[@majorharper4087]

Bruce wrote all the songs on Born to Run on the piano.

[@bobholtzmann]

The piano scales for "Thunder Road" are mesmerizing.

[@bradcrawford1998]

Hey guys, you are probably listening to Bruce's GREATEST song he ever wrote. Many put it on the top 10 GREATEST rock songs ever written. I loved it the first time i heard it and NEVER get tired of listening especially live versions which are kickass. Watch one of the many live versions on you tube and check out the crowds reactions. Always powerful and awesome live music 🤗

[@Parmigiano502]

I say lets see Lex melt by playing the iconic 'Rosalita' video in Phoenix...the chemistry between Bruce and Clarence is legendary, and this video goes a long way to show why Bruce is rightly considered the greatest rock live entertainer and by default 'The Boss'...you may not like all his songs (there again you may), but when it comes to live performances, he really is the greatest out there....and a big fat YES to the Cure...and more Sigur Ros if you are of a mind to do so.

[@anenglishlife7210]

You know, I’ve listened to this countless times and I’m still crying 😭 today 40 years on. So emotional. I love it. The Cure were years later and would’ve been influenced by Springsteen. Springsteen was the epitome of a working class folk hero. A man of the people.. rocking it for everyone.

[@jebuff]

This an anthem of Americana. From the streets of New Jersey, Bruce wrote songs from the working man's perspective, but it touched the souls of young Americans from all backgrounds. This whole album, "Born to Run" is full of anthems for youth, for those ground up by the American dream.

[@fender1000100]

The passion songwriting and production on this song are next level. Never been bettered. The first time I heard this song I was riding a Harley Davidson in Irving Texas in 78. And just said wow. This is my life.

[@jackdurkin1401]

I was 17 years old when Born to Run was released. As I was listening for the first time, I still remember thinking that the next track was as good or better than the track before! I have seen many bands and many artists in my life, and no one brings the level of passion and energy (even now, each performance is 3-3/12 hours) like “the Boss”!

[@ChrisOliver4307]

Always good to see new Springsteen fans come into the world. Try a live performance next, his are the best.

[@suzannesellers7383]

This man burst on the scene when I was around 15. I remember how retro it sounded, almost like Elvis. But the musicianship was so modern at that time. He is leaving nothing out of his performance. The sax, drums, guitars,,they rush ahead toward some doom as he says. I spent some time in Asbury Park New Jersey where Bruce was from. Bruce’s music is always personal.

[@STEPHENPRICE-e9r]

Love the show guys. So good to see people passionate about music. I grew up in the 1970s and so love this music. You are reminding me of how good bands like Genesis, Supertramp, The Waterboys etc. were. I'm going back to my vinyl and discovering new rabbit holes to explore.

[@rmcellig]

Check out jungleland from the same album. It's beyond incredible!!!!!

[@MichaelRomesburg]

One of the greatest rock n roll songs of all time!

[@benoitrenaud519]

That one gives me shivers. What a signing performance!

[@ladydiaspora807]

My fav line is "Baby this town rips the bones from your back"

[@xScooterAZx]

This song set me free. When I was only 19 years old I was in and abusive marriage,and I was just so downtrodden,lonely and hurt inside. This song came on the radio and I knew,this was it. I had to run. And run I did! All the way bck to Hollywood,and I never looked back.

[@vincentharris7854]

There is a sound called "Americana" which is earthy often featuring acoustic string instruments. But is soaked with Blues, Folk, Soul, Gospel, Soul & a little Jazz. Springsteen is a good example. Also his songs are often sung from the perspective of the "Blue Collar" everyman. He gives voice to regular people with everyday non glamorous lives in their victories, defeats, fears & triumphs. This endears him to his fans all the more. Check out "The River", Meeting Across the Tunnel", "My Hometown" & "Tougher Than The Rest". Not his biggest hits but they really convey the spirit of his music & talent as a story teller.

[@joepangia4413]

First time here, but watching this touch her soul in 2022 was beautiful! 😜

[@martinrenzhofer8241]

Think of the impact of this song in 1975. When singer-songwriter and dance music was dominating the charts.

[@blbtube]

Probably the most famous popular Bruce song. Kyle is right that the ending of Jungleland will floor you. My college roomies and I had an E Street air band. Played this album before going out for the night. The whole album is great. Can't believe you never heard this.

[@roypartible9759]

The version on his Bruce Springsteen Live 75-85 LP from 1986 was the best version of this song. There's so much energy and emotion in that version.

[@ingobordewick6480]

Well, if Nick doesn't know "The Cure" let's do some Cure songs? "Just Like Heaven", "Pictures Of You", "A Forest", "Boys don't cry", ......

[@murdockreviews]

Oh yeah, I second that - though I never would have made the connection from "Born to Run" to The Cure.

[@steveullrich7737]

Love the songs from their "Mixed Up" album.

[@izzonj]

Another fun fact, the iconic instrumental line that Nick refers to was contributed by their guitarist, Steve Van Zandt, who played Tony Soprano's consiglieri, Silvio Dante.

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

It is really hard to explain just how good and important BRUCE is....let's just feel lucky that we have his music for ever !

[@stephenhuber1219]

E Street Band's Little Steven was Silvio on the Soprano's

[@ycroniyael1976]

Bruce is the greatest musican out there. The Boss !!

[@marklevasseur7696]

One of many Bruce Masterpieces...

[@ericmeredith8754]

This was awesome to watch! I grew up with springsteen! My dad was a huge fan , had all of his records. He is emotes so much emotion with his voice alone, but the band adds so much to the experience as well. So much talent! Glad i got to witness your first time hearing this song! Love you both! Can wait for future videos! And cant wait until November! See where you take this channel going forward! Cheers!