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70s in Motion

I came up with titles, and I went in search of songs that would deserve the title, Springsteen said, describing the writing of Darkness. Badlands – thats a great title, but it would be easy to blow it! But I kept writing, and I kept writing, and I kept writing and writing until I had a song that I felt deserved that title. He nicked a riff from the Animals Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood and tapped the ferocity of the punk singles hed been listening to at the time and ended up with a song that perfectly fits Pete Townshends definition of a rock anthem: praying onstage. I believe in the faith that can save me/I believe and I hope and I pray/That someday it will raise me/Above these Badlands, Springsteen sings. Thats him singing the high part, while his other voice, this full-throated thing, continues below, says Jackson Browne. Its cool and thrilling. There is an economy of language that comes in here. Hes building a persona, a lexicon of references. The Rockin Apple

Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:35:38 +0000

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