Genius Meanings
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Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
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Atlantic City is perhaps one of Springsteen’s most dour songs. It depicts a young couple’s romantic escape to the New Jersey seaside resort of Atlantic City, where the man in the
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Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000)
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[Verse 1] / Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / And they blew up his house, too / Down on the boardwalk, they're getting ready for a fight / Gonna see what
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Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City (Live in Dublin)
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Good evening, Dublin! / [Verse 1] / Well, they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night / Now they blew up his house too / Down on the Boardwalk they're getting ready for a
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The Band – Atlantic City
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[Verse 1] / Well, they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night / And they blew up his house too / Down on the boardwalk they're ready for a fight / Gonna see what them racket
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Jamie T – Atlantic City
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[Verse 1] / Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / Now, they blew up his house, too / Down on the board, they're gettin ready for a fight / Gonna see what them
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Riley Green – Atlantic City
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Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / And they blew up his house, too / Down on the boardwalk they're ready for a fight / Gonna see what them racket boys can do
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Riley Green – Atlantic City (2024)
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[Verse 1] / Well, they blew up a chicken man down in Philly last night / And they blew up his house too / Down on the boardwalk, they're ready for a fight / Gonna see what them
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Bruce Springsteen – Ramrod (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000)
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Hey, little dolly with the blue jeans on / I want to ramrod with you honey, till half-past dawn / Let your hair down mama and pick up this beat / Come on and meet me tonight down
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Bruce Springsteen – Mansion on the Hill (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000)
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There's a place out on the edge of town, sir / Rising above the factories and the fields / Now, ever since I was a child I can remember / That mansion on the hill / In the day, you
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Ryan Adams – Atlantic City
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[Verse 1] / Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / And blew up his house too / Down on the boardwalk, they're getting ready for a fight / Gonna see what them
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Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
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“My Hometown” was the seventh and final single from Springsteen’s blockbuster 1984 album, Born in the USA. It reached the top 10 in the US (along with all other six singles from
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Bruce Springsteen – My Love Will Not Let You Down (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000)
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At night I go to bed but I just can't sleep / I got something running around my head / That just won't keep / In the silence I hear my heart beating, time slippin' away / I got a
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Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia
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“Streets of Philadelphia” was written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the film Philadelphia (1993), an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS.
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Bruce Springsteen – Murder Incorporated (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June/July 2000)
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Bobby's got a gun that he keeps beneath his pillow (Oh yeah) / Out on the street your chances are zero (Oh yeah) / Take a look around you (Come on down) / It ain't too complicated
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Bruce Springsteen – American Land (Live in Dublin)
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One, two, one two three / Whoa! / What is this land America? So many travel there / I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling, meet me there / Wish me luck, my lovely, I'll
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Bruce Springsteen – If I Should Fall Behind (Live in Dublin)
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[Bruce Springsteen] / We said we'd walk together, darling, come what may / And that come the twilight should we lose our way / If as we're walking a hand should slip free / I'll
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Bruce Springsteen – Johnny 99
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The harrowing tale of a down and out man who can’t find a job. Without any work, he turns to sticking up a cashier for money. When it doesn’t turn out as planned, he shoots him.
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Bruce Springsteen – Lucky Town
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[Verse 1] / Well, house got too crowded, clothes got too tight / And I know just where I'm going tonight / Out where the sky's been cleared by a good hard rain / There's somebody
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Bruce Springsteen – Badlands
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As with other Springsteen songs around this time (1975-1980), “Badlands” is about an angst-ridden young man who wants to change and take control of his life.
The Carter years were
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Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
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Perhaps the quintessential Bruce number, this anthemic 1975 song contains many of the lyrical and musical hallmarks that make the band from E Street so justly famous. It is the
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Bruce Springsteen – Land of Hope and Dreams (Live at Madison Square Garden)
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Grab your ticket and your suitcase / Thunder's rolling down the tracks / You don't know where you're goin' / But you know you won't be back / Darlin' if you're weary / Lay your
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Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
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[Spoken Intro] / It's all cold down on the beach / The wind's whipping down the boardwalk / Hey Band! You guys know what time of year it is? / What time, what? What
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Bruce Springsteen – American Beauty
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Everything in your shadow turns to vapor / You pierce my heart like it was paper / Radio's crackling with the headlines / Something on your shoulder, winds in the phone line
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Bruce Springsteen – The River (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I come from down in the valley / Where, mister, when you're young / They bring you up to do / Like your daddy done / Me and Mary we met in high school / When she was
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