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“Glory Days” is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. In 1985 it became the fifth single released from his massively successful album Born in the U.S.A.
“Glory Days” was recorded in April or May 1982 (sources differ) during the first wave of Born in the U.S.A. sessions. Even though the album went through several different phases of what would be on it, “Glory Days” was always seen as one of the cornerstones. The song is a seriocomic tale of a man who now ruefully looks back on the so-called glory days of himself and people he knew during high school. The music is jocular, consisting of what Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh called “rinky-dink organ, honky-tonk piano, and garage-band guitar kicked along by an explosive tom-tom pattern.” It also features a mandolin solo from Steven Van Zandt, one of the sideman’s most noticeable instrumental contributions to the Springsteen studio canon.
An alternate mix of “Glory Days” has circulated, which includes a deleted third verse between the second and the last. The missing verse refers to the singer’s father sitting on a bar stool at the legion, bitter over his lack of any “glory days.”
The single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts in the summer of 1985. It was the fifth of a record-tying seven Top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. Marsh named the second volume in his biography after the song.
The music video for the song was shot in late May 1985 in various locations in New Jersey, and was directed by filmmaker John Sayles, the third video he had done for the album.
“Glory Days” was recorded in April or May 1982 (sources differ) during the first wave of Born in the U.S.A. sessions. Even though the album went through several different phases of what would be on it, “Glory Days” was always seen as one of the cornerstones. The song is a seriocomic tale of a man who now ruefully looks back on the so-called glory days of himself and people he knew during high school. The music is jocular, consisting of what Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh called “rinky-dink organ, honky-tonk piano, and garage-band guitar kicked along by an explosive tom-tom pattern.” It also features a mandolin solo from Steven Van Zandt, one of the sideman’s most noticeable instrumental contributions to the Springsteen studio canon.
An alternate mix of “Glory Days” has circulated, which includes a deleted third verse between the second and the last. The missing verse refers to the singer’s father sitting on a bar stool at the legion, bitter over his lack of any “glory days.”
The single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts in the summer of 1985. It was the fifth of a record-tying seven Top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. Marsh named the second volume in his biography after the song.
The music video for the song was shot in late May 1985 in various locations in New Jersey, and was directed by filmmaker John Sayles, the third video he had done for the album.
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brooklynboy99 wrote:
Shit. These are the Glory Days. Never look back.
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camtjr wrote:
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks but all he kept talking about was glory days :')
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msfeistus wrote:
Seconding the depressing song comments ... but still rocking out, nevertheless.
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darthsketch wrote:
Very, very depressing song. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves. Just listen to the lyrics. The words in a song sometimes mean way more than the music does.
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TheCooler57 wrote:
The Boss!!!! What else? Great!!!!!
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murjanb wrote:
Not Depressing. Hilarious.
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walleye1 wrote:
I second the guy who called it depressing. I always thought that,
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zimmerlinde wrote:
wer hat den Trottel "Boss" genannt ?
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Arthur-Engler wrote:
muito bom !
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stilltrippin wrote:
Glory Days!
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shadowgirl99 wrote:
yeah everett, i see what you mean by depressing. but bruce is so upbeat about it that i feel good about it anyway.
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007staples wrote:
Oh Yeah "The Boss" Babe!
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EdwardVedder wrote:
the perfect song to listen while drinking. and it's an incredible moment in a gig
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Everett_Ruess wrote:
This song is depressing as hell.
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rayneonme wrote:
<3333
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pedrocorreia16 wrote:
Amazing song.
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luke2389 wrote:
speechless
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PrncsB wrote:
I LOVE this song! My fav by him!
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vuvz wrote:
Rock at is best..The Boss remains untouchable!
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PEDRONYC wrote:
BRUCE HE'S THE BEST. TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!!!!
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