Springsteen Survivor - Born in the U.S.A. - Round 3

bono_212 · 09-22-2009, 04:28 PM

Please vote for your LEAST favorite.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the fabled TRIPLE ELIMINATION! "Darlington County" - GONE, "Bobby Jean" - GONE, "Glory Days" - GONE!

Out of 23(!) votes the results were:
Darlington County, Bobby Jean, Glory Days - 5
Born in the U.S.A., Cover Me, Downbound Train, My Hometown - 2

And the only two songs STILL without a vote are "I'm on Fire" and "Dancing in the Dark". (No Surrender also had zero votes last round).

bono_212 · 09-22-2009, 04:31 PM

The demise of Darlington County has made me a very unhappy camper

phanan · 09-22-2009, 04:32 PM

Cover Me, but I'll hold off for now. No Surrender is one of the best songs on this thing.

bono_212 · 09-22-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phanan

Cover Me, but I'll hold off for now. No Surrender is one of the best songs on this thing.

Don't worry too much, it looks like I'm the only one who doesn't think it's just the bee's knees.

I liked "No Surrender" right up until I found out about it being used as a campaign song, which kind of upped the cheese factor for me, and THEN I saw the Springsteen Without A Trace episode, and, in general, that episode was terrible, but the way they used "No Surrender" just completely turned me off the song for good.

2861U2 · 09-22-2009, 04:41 PM

It's between No Surrender and DITD. I'll go with No Surrender this time.

GirlsAloudFan · 09-22-2009, 06:56 PM

I'm here to vote for whatever will help save "No Surrender."

corianderstem · 09-22-2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GirlsAloudFan

I'm here to vote for whatever will help save "No Surrender."

.

martha · 09-22-2009, 08:12 PM

Dammit. I like them all. And, LMP, you need a spankin'.

phanan · 09-22-2009, 08:16 PM

Hopefully others will vote for Cover Me then.

GirlsAloudFan · 09-22-2009, 08:19 PM

Yeah, I'll go with Cover Me.

martha · 09-22-2009, 08:42 PM

I'll go with Cover Me, then as well. It was going to be My Hometown. Next time.

corianderstem · 09-23-2009, 01:47 AM

Cover Me? Works for me.

bono_212 · 09-23-2009, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martha

Dammit. I like them all. And, LMP, you need a spankin'.

He has indeed angered me as well

LMP · 09-23-2009, 02:36 AM

I'm not the biggest fan of this album, so pick a cheek and swing away.

cobl04 · 09-23-2009, 04:00 AM

does everyone like my hometown?

AndrewCowley · 09-23-2009, 08:00 AM

I'd vote Downbound Train off. It breaks no ground in particular and is too much in the BITUSA 'formula' for my liking. It has a certain feel of auto-pilot to it. Did Bruce ever play it live very much? Not in the relatively few live recordings I have.

phanan · 09-23-2009, 08:10 AM

I find that it actually breaks away from the typical formula. A lot of the songs are fun rocking tunes, like Cover Me, Darlington County, Working On The Highway, Glory Days, etc. Downbound Train has a darker edge to it, much like the title track and I'm On Fire, which makes it stand out a bit more.

Together, Downbound Train and I'm On Fire is the best part of Born In The U.S.A.

GirlsAloudFan · 09-23-2009, 08:21 AM

I've always just strongly connected with the lyric of Downbound Train. It's classic, simple but effective Bruce poetry, a great lyric, and it's delivered really well. Especially the section that starts with "Last night, I heard your voice..."

Heart-wrenching stuff.

And then the drums kick back in on "Now I swing a sledgehammer..." !

Ahhhh, good shit Brucie.

martha · 09-23-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phanan

Together, Downbound Train and I'm On Fire is the best part of Born In The U.S.A.

And my crush grows just that much more.

martha · 09-23-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMP

I'm not the biggest fan of this album, so pick a cheek and swing away.

Don't make me stop this car.

View Poll Results: Please vote for your least favorite.
Born in the U.S.A.	0	0%
Cover Me	4	33.33%
Downbound Train	3	25.00%
I'm on Fire	0	0%
No Surrender	3	25.00%
Dancing in the Dark	1	8.33%
My Hometown	1	8.33%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

09-22-2009, 04:28 PM	#1
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 82,606 Local Time: 04:15 AM	Springsteen Survivor - Born in the U.S.A. - Round 3 Please vote for your LEAST favorite. Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the fabled TRIPLE ELIMINATION! "Darlington County" - GONE, "Bobby Jean" - GONE, "Glory Days" - GONE! Out of 23(!) votes the results were: Darlington County, Bobby Jean, Glory Days - 5 Born in the U.S.A., Cover Me, Downbound Train, My Hometown - 2 And the only two songs STILL without a vote are "I'm on Fire" and "Dancing in the Dark". (No Surrender also had zero votes last round). __________________ __________________

09-22-2009, 04:31 PM	#2
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 82,606 Local Time: 04:15 AM	The demise of Darlington County has made me a very unhappy camper __________________ __________________

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09-22-2009, 04:32 PM	#3
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 25,240 Local Time: 07:15 AM	Cover Me, but I'll hold off for now. No Surrender is one of the best songs on this thing.

09-22-2009, 04:41 PM	#5
2861U2 Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: watching the Cubs Posts: 4,257 Local Time: 07:15 AM	It's between No Surrender and DITD. I'll go with No Surrender this time.

09-22-2009, 06:56 PM	#6
GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 25,926 Local Time: 07:15 AM	I'm here to vote for whatever will help save "No Surrender."

09-22-2009, 08:12 PM	#8
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,553 Local Time: 04:15 AM	Dammit. I like them all. And, LMP, you need a spankin'.

09-22-2009, 08:16 PM	#9
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 25,240 Local Time: 07:15 AM	Hopefully others will vote for Cover Me then.

09-22-2009, 08:19 PM	#10
GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 25,926 Local Time: 07:15 AM	Yeah, I'll go with Cover Me.

09-22-2009, 08:42 PM	#11
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,553 Local Time: 04:15 AM	I'll go with Cover Me, then as well. It was going to be My Hometown. Next time.

09-23-2009, 01:47 AM	#12
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 04:15 AM	Cover Me? Works for me.

09-23-2009, 02:36 AM	#14
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 06:15 AM	I'm not the biggest fan of this album, so pick a cheek and swing away.

09-23-2009, 04:00 AM	#15
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 56,997 Local Time: 11:15 PM	does everyone like my hometown?

09-23-2009, 08:00 AM	#16
AndrewCowley Refugee Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,155 Local Time: 11:15 PM	I'd vote Downbound Train off. It breaks no ground in particular and is too much in the BITUSA 'formula' for my liking. It has a certain feel of auto-pilot to it. Did Bruce ever play it live very much? Not in the relatively few live recordings I have.

09-23-2009, 08:10 AM	#17
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 25,240 Local Time: 07:15 AM	I find that it actually breaks away from the typical formula. A lot of the songs are fun rocking tunes, like Cover Me, Darlington County, Working On The Highway, Glory Days, etc. Downbound Train has a darker edge to it, much like the title track and I'm On Fire, which makes it stand out a bit more. Together, Downbound Train and I'm On Fire is the best part of Born In The U.S.A.

09-23-2009, 08:21 AM	#18
GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 25,926 Local Time: 07:15 AM	I've always just strongly connected with the lyric of Downbound Train. It's classic, simple but effective Bruce poetry, a great lyric, and it's delivered really well. Especially the section that starts with "Last night, I heard your voice..." Heart-wrenching stuff. And then the drums kick back in on "Now I swing a sledgehammer..." ! Ahhhh, good shit Brucie.