The River (5:01)
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year: 1981
“The River” became a centerpiece of shows on some Springsteen tours. On the ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ tour, it was often preceded by a long, intense story from Springsteen about his battles with his father growing up, that would sometimes conclude in a good ending and sometimes not; the silence after the story would then be interrupted by the start of the harmonica part.
“The River” became a centerpiece of shows on some Springsteen tours. On the ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ tour, it was often preceded by a long, intense story from Springsteen about his battles with his father growing up, that would sometimes conclude in a good ending and sometimes not; the silence after the story would then be interrupted by the start of the harmonica part.
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Raben-Boesdal wrote:
Propably the Boss' best work ...
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peter5810 wrote:
in the footsteps of seeger and dylan he is the boss he is the man
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S2Kthecreed wrote:
soooo good one of the saddest songs I have ever heard delicious
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OskiRocks wrote:
Brilliant piece of poetry, set to mournful music....
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from_the_edge wrote:
even with the distance of many years this songs is very touching
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bonnietylersave wrote:
Love this song!!!!
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Hazard02 wrote:
great intro, lyric, guitar, outro... all in this song is just great!!
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kathi_thiem wrote:
the best
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JimminyBillyBob wrote:
colbert bump?
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animaegnosis wrote:
Simply wonderful.
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mamu66 wrote:
Amerika :-)
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EdwardVedder wrote:
one of the best sad-yet-beautiful songs ever made
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thoweber69 wrote:
zum Träumen
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dphilipps wrote:
Maybe be the best song of all time, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live 1975-85(album) - The river, is really great, you should find it! its like 11:38 min long, buts its great forplay and end:)
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Giusychevola wrote:
My favourite since it's release!!!!
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Rokitka wrote:
Very touching.
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lechdob1 wrote:
Brillant!!!
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solaric wrote:
Lubię go...bo jest z mojego rocznika. :-)))
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zionsrogue wrote:
This song pulls at my heartstrings I've heard it countless times and it still hits me just as much as the first.
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SilAlcantara wrote:
Awesome!!!!
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