np: Bootleg Springsteen and the E Street Band doing "Born In the USA". Hey,
this is **not** a guilty pleasure! Bruce is talking about the "new"
personnel in the band: Nils and some 'girl' named Patty. :D
***
I lost the attribution on this one but I think it was a journalist:
"Without Dylan, the Beatles
would likely have stuck to simple R&B; without him, no Neil Young, no Lou
Reed, no Joni Mitchell, no Bruce Springsteen, no Clash, no Kurt Cobain."
***
Here's to Bobby! The wonder of Hibbing, Minnesota. (Or is it New York, New
York?)
He sorta snuck in on the coattails of folk, lit up a joint and decided to
kick the door down to let in some light. Under Bobby's uhhh.... influence,
Paul and John started writing more interesting stories. Roger / Jim found
an audience. Joan got some respect for migrant workers. Ramblin' Jack got
work. Arlo got a contract. And some prairie girl, sneaking a smoke before
Kratzman's English class, tipped her head and noticed that suddenly,
*because of Bobby*, the radio allowed more freedom to songwriters.
Definitely, Bobby kicked down the door. Hell, he bulldozed the front WALL.
And lo, the light poured in.
Lamadoo
