How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths
Albums like Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love,’ released 35 years ago this week, are the dark but needed respites before his E Street Band roars back to life.
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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Valentine’s Day” (1987)
As I close out Tunnel Of Love, I encounter the one song in the entire cycle that I truly enjoy start to finish. Most of the themes on this album carry with them some elements of universality. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply toRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “When You’re Alone” (1987)
During this revisit of Tunnel Of Love, I found myself really wanting to like this song. It seems like a kind of companion piece to One Step Up, a cautionary tale. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “One Step Up” (1987)
It wasn’t too many years after the release of Tunnel Of Love that I went through some of the same emotions on display during “One Step Up.” Things were just plain busted. Neither of us were happy in our own skin. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Brilliant Disguise” (1987)
I’ll be honest fellas, it was sounding great but…I coulda used a little more clave! You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas, “Waitin’ Just For You” (2019): One Track Mind
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Two Faces” (1987)
It’s well known that Miami Steve wasn’t so hot on the direction Bruce took with Tunnel Of Love, but I’ve always wondered what he thought of the music itself. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Tunnel Of Love” (1987)
I can appreciate the clever use of the amusement park/life metaphor. Starting off in the tunnel of love but ending up in the haunted house? Yeah, life can be like that. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Walk Like A Man” (1987)
I’ve always thought of “Walk Like A Man” as a companion piece to Independence Day. Here we have Bruce looking back into the past, drawing a line all the way to when he was a little kid walking in his dad’s footprints You May Also Like: Lizzy Rose, “Walk theRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Cautious Man” (1987)
Finallly…a song on Tunnel Of Love that I actually like. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Spare Parts” (1987)
Again, I had been waiting for it and, for just a few seconds, that kick drum and moaning blues harp had me ready for … disappointment. Out came a furiously-strummed acoustic guitar to frame what felt like yet another shell of a rock song. You May Also Like: Reevaluating BruceRead More
