For three decades, New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen has won over our hearts and ears with his catchy rock music and hour-upon-hour shows. Springsteen, along with his band, The E Street Band, are famous for hit songs including “Dancing in the Dark” and “Hungry Heart” but also selling out shows all over the world.
Even though the tragic death two years ago of E Street saxophonist, Clarence Clemons, shocked fans and Springsteen himself, the boss recently announced that he will be touring again this spring with the release of his latest album, High Hopes.
The fame of this humble Jersey boy never shook him and he even still has a sense of humor. On Jan. 16, Springsteen appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and the two performed a hilarious cover of his hit song, “Born To Run” replacing the lyrics to spoof the latest Chris Christie New Jersey bridge scandal.
Cut off shirts, aviators and red bandanas will never go out of style and neither will the music of the boss. TheCelebrityCafe.com is counting down our top 10 favorite Springsteen songs. What’s yours?
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10. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
For such a short song, “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come” is a catchy tune that tells a story of the small town girl who finds true love while working at a hamburger stand. It ends up with a shocking ending but Springsteen’s lyrics tell all of us dreamers that, “From small things, big things one day come!”
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9. Spirit In The Night
Number nine on our list is the 1973 song, “Spirit In The Night.” Another folk song with a blues-y edge, this song tells the story of crazy Janie, her mission man and their crowd of hooligan misfits. It’s rumored that “Greasy Lake” is a mixture of two locations Springsteen would hangout at in New Jersey. Listen for Clarence Clemons’ saxophone in this one.
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8. I’m On Fire
“I’m On Fire” off the 1985 classic album, Born In The U.S.A. is the perfect song for all those people who want to be with someone who’s heart is already taken.
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7. Secret Garden
Released on his 1995 Greatest Hits album, “Secret Garden” is a slow, love song. Simple and sweet, this song was featured in movies like Night At The Roxbury starring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan.
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6. Born To Run
The perfect song for those kids trying to get out of their small town, “Born To Run” is a song that tells the “tramps like us, we’re born to run.”
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5. Thunder Road
Written almost as a companion piece to “Born To Run,” “Thunder Road” is a opened with a simple harmonic melody and ends up breaking into a piano, saxophone and rock inspired jam with amazing lyrics.
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4. Hungry Heart
A famously popular one, “Hungry Heart,” was originally recorded in 1980. To this day, the song is highly popularized appearing in new movies like Warm Bodies.
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3. Glory Days
This is the song that is about how we all crave those “Glory Days” from our pasts. With a catchy chorus this is a great song to blast while driving around and reminiscing.
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2. Dancing In The Dark
“Dancing In The Dark” is such a great song that even one of our all-time favorite Friends made an appearance in the video! Can you tell who it is?
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1. Born In The U.S.A.
This song is one that shows pride for our country. “Born In The U.S.A.” hails from the 1985 classic album Born In The U.S.A. and is the anthem for all of those people serving our country and those who did.