REAL LIFE!! | The River - Bruce Springsteen (Reaction)

[@cfraase]

This is about as authentic as it gets because it's the story of what happened to his sister. It has a happy ending though because they got through the hard times and are still married to this day.

[@RicoCosta317]

Springsteen is an icon in rock history, a passionate storyteller, a rocker, a whimsical free spirit and quite possibly the greatest live act of all time. You talk about rabbit holes, his is well worth exploring.

[@HamiltonRb]

Springsteen and Dylan are the two greatest storytellers in our musical lifetime

[@Marklevasseur1960]

The GOAT

[@unclephil7650]

Bruce Springsteen is a national treasure. I have seen him many many times and each time was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. The man is the real deal. If I had to pick one musician to hang out with it would definitely be him.

[@docnflossie7351]

The despair was real in the late 70s. America was no longer the unabashed king of the world. Business moving to Asia, the Arab oil crisis. Bruce documented the angst we all were living from his New Jersey viewpoint.

[@retiredfirelt586]

Thanks Bro... I haven't heard this gem in a long time. Edit, your reaction to this song is brilliant and I never got the "river metaphor" before. Nice job man. 😎

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Excellent interpretation, JMBoy. I'd never thought of the river as a symbol of good and bad times. It seems so obvious and I'm not sure why I missed it before! This is my favorite BS song. So sad, so real. Really shows his depth. Is a dream a lie if it don't come true? Or is it something worse? What a gut-wrenching question.

[@jagdevchehal5748]

My favourite song of all time I was at the live concert on the 4th of July in London

[@mucksmith3569]

Taking me all the way back to HS graduation. Favorite lines: Now those memories come back to haunt me. They haunt me like a curse. Is a dream a lie if it don't come true? Or is it something worse. Love the whole album.

[@lisarousseau788]

Agree I love this song also the lines "now all them things that seemed so important well mister they vanished right into the air now I act like I don't remember and Mary acts like she don't care" how sad is that?

[@michaelnorman3393]

My first Bruce concert was The River tour, in November '80. Nothing like Bruce in person! Great review sir!! ❤

[@randybaker6042]

Awesome. Just subscribed after watching the Southern Man reaction, pop over to the videos and you're reacting to what I consider to be one of the great recordings. But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take It doesn't get much better than that.

[@user-pf7jm9go6o]

And then in the next chorus, "We go down to the river, though we know the river is dry..." Such great poetry and metaphors.

[@BernardHodgson]

What a song. Right!

[@loiskondo8349]

Thanks for the great reaction JM, the whole album is full of gems!

[@BritIronRebel]

This describes growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1960s

[@nickrizzi4927]

Brilliant reaction good man, like always. Thank you for always getting it.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

1. POINT BLANK 2. SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT 3. THE RIVER 4. DOWNBOUND TRAIN.

[@mikecaetano]

Bruce Springsteen released The River when I was thirteen and too young to appreciate songs like this, but time has a way of smartening people up. Heh. "Hungry Heart" was the big radio hit from the album, but the rockers from it were more my speed back then -- "Cadillac Ranch", "Ramrod", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", "Out in the Street", "Two Hearts" ...

[@dougclarkson7947]

I have to say, I believe you are the best reactionist thats out there, you listen to the complete song, break it down, and tell us your thoughts. I watch a lot of reactions, and a lot of them don’t do that. Also while you watch and listen you show your feelings for the song, and that’s rare. Keep up the great work! Oh and I Love the classic rock, the music I grew up with. Awesome, and Thanks Brother!

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Bruce plays the harmonica, too. This song was written, and performed 'live' in 1979 -album was released in 1981.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Mistake -album was out in 1980, the single was in 1981.

[@philpinckley1720]

Great reaction to this awesome song!

[@sandybourdeau9300]

I would love for you preview Springsteen’s Racing in the Street.

[@edwardmeradith2419]

Brilliant review 😘

[@pollynicklas5220]

Love Out In The Street off the album!

[@mtthswlczk5391]

Please react on live Videos of him. They are somtimes way better than the studio Version

[@user-dc2fw1jb7q]

Further on up the road covered by the man in black. If you said you were not a pro,I would look at you ah funny. Too good. Sokay good at picking too.

[@codjh9]

I've always loved this song. Real as it gets. Good observations on your part too.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

Don't like Bruce all that much but this is one of his best songs.

[@retiredfirelt586]

Agree

[@AncientActivist]

I have NO IDEA why everyone keeps recommending "The River" as Springsteen's finest songs. WRONG! "MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER"!!! THAT'S the Hidden Gem! ❤❤