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Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise (4:15)

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“Brilliant Disguise” is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album Tunnel of Love. It was released as the first single from the album, reaching position #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States. The followup single, “Tunnel of Love”, also reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, giving Springsteen two consecutive #1’s. The single had less commercial success in other countries.

Like much of the Tunnel of Love album, “Brilliant Disguise” was recorded in Springsteen’s home studio, called Thrill Hill East, between January and May of 1987 with several members of the E Street Band. On this song, Springsteen played several instruments and is backed by Roy Bittan on keyboards, Danny Federici on organ and Max Weinberg on drums.

Springsteen himself wrote about the song “after ‘85 I’d had enough and turned inward to write about men, women and love, things that have previously been on the periphery of my work.”

The song was later released on the compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen.


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  • Great_listener

    One of the greatest Bruce fans and greatest men I ever knew, confided in me once that for a long time he thought the lyric was Bridge In Disguise. It don't get better than that.

    Sunday evening

  • intheluminol

    another brilliantly written song by this man.

    14 days ago

  • nickdelaat

    Best of Brucie

    January 2012

  • rikrijean

    GREAT...GREAT...GREAT !!!!!!!!!!

    January 2012

  • coanta

    Still love this!

    December 2011

  • DMusic3

    did he say "come wee wee hours?" lol

    August 2011

  • GWescott

    god have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of....

    July 2011

  • net1

    love it.

    July 2011

  • RustyChile

    This is a touching song, so many of the Boss' are :)>

    June 2011

  • DavosRancheros

    Very nice...reminds me of High School.

    June 2011

  • jackmanfred

    My favorite Boss song of all time.

    May 2011

  • JuniorMcCartney

    Is that you Baby? or just a Brilliant Disguise?

    April 2011

  • f_k_o_s

    Tonight our bed is cold, I'm lost in the darkness of our love -.-

    April 2011

  • FICTON1

    fantastic .... *,*

    March 2011

  • DolanD1

    All the Springsteen songs I like never get played on the radio (even the internet radio).

    February 2011

  • Johnnybosox19

    Not real crazy about this song.....

    January 2011

  • LuokeSLO

    This is not Bruce!

    December 2010

  • yeoldebard

    There's too many comments in this Shoutbox about a dodgy preview, and not enough about what an absolutely marvellous song this is.

    November 2010

  • luisa20051972

    brilliant song!!

    October 2010

  • l_destouches

    maybe baby the gypsy lied

    October 2010
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