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“Downbound Train” is a song that appears on the 1984 Bruce Springsteen album Born in the U.S.A… The song is a lament to a lost spouse, and takes on a melancholy tone.

The song was recorded in March or April of 1982 at the Power Station in one of the first sessions for the Born in the U.S.A. album. Like several other Born in the U.S.A. songs, including “Working on the Highway” and the title track, a solo acoustic version of “Downbound Train” was originally recorded on the demo that eventually became the Nebraska album.

Though it was not one of the seven singles released from said album, the song nevertheless gained something of a following, with some album-oriented rock radio airplay and being featured fairly regularly on the Born in the U.S.A. Tour and sporadically in tours since. It has been played about 130 times through 2008. Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh did not approve, calling “Downbound Train” in his volume Glory Days “the weakest song ‘s released since the second album, … incredibly sloppy … The protagonist’s three jobs in five verses are only symptomatic of its problems.” Other observers analysed it in retrospect as a harbinger, with naturalistic imagery lacing the song throughout in an approach that Springsteen would return to heavily in his Dylan-“Series of Dreams”-influenced early 1990s.
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  • aCoZz

    What can i say, unbelievably emotional songs, just the whole atmosphere is incredibly poetic, intense and melodic, definitely one of finest bruce's moments

    yesterday evening

  • Drazba

    best song on the album(imho)

    15 days ago

  • ceasar67

    A good guy in thought and deed

    March 2012

  • rikrijean

    THE BOSS !!!!!!!!! ----WONDERFUL !!!!!!

    December 2011

  • D2C2DBTJ

    lasse1510, I also love that line. I'm not a big fan of Springsteen but that line is poetic. It is a beautiful song.

    June 2011

  • MikeySchenker

    Oh such drama...

    April 2011

  • MikeySchenker

    One of his finest moments for sure... just TOO damn beautiful...

    April 2011

  • MarcelCelan

    Maybe his greatest song.

    January 2011

  • unikalnyMichas

    Masterpiece. If it was a single, it could smash the charts.

    December 2010

  • l_destouches

    i ran till i thought my chest would explode

    October 2010

  • bobbyefc38

    my fav off usa

    August 2010

  • traceyeakes

    Bruce is something

    August 2010

  • leivy10

    Probably my favourite song on the album. At least it is today!

    June 2010

  • Timmi312001

    Oh ist das traurig!! Einer der schönsten Songs aller Zeiten. Akkustik live in HH. Devils&Dust Tour. Nie wieder so eine Gänsehaut gehabt. Danke für Alles Bruce. You are the greatest.

    April 2010

  • hollyheer

    Really great song...

    March 2010

  • jonny_alpha

    I had a job, i had a girl...too true

    March 2010

  • lasse1510

    "I work down at the carwash, Where all it ever does is rain" Best line ever in a song. Pure poetry.

    February 2010

  • JTNevalainen

    "it rips my heart to pieces everytime I hear it" I TOTALLY agree!

    January 2010

  • EdwardVedder

    " I still can't believe how beautiful this song is; it rips my heart to pieces everytime I hear it; it should be much more famous than what it is! " hell yeah! the most underrated song of Born in the U.S.A. along with Bobby Jean.

    December 2009

  • Beatpolizei

    Me too.!!!!!!

    November 2009
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