Bruce Springsteen was' Born to Run' Reaction!!! The Boss Gives Us This Timeless Classic!

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  • "Born to Run" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released as the title track of his third studio album, "Born to Run," in 1975. The song is often considered one of Springsteen's signature songs and has become an anthem of sorts for the working class and those seeking freedom and escape.
    "Born to Run" captures the spirit of youthful rebellion and the desire to break free from the constraints of a small town and mundane life. It features a wall of sound production, incorporating elements of rock and roll, pop, and Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique.
    The song's lyrics tell the story of two lovers, the narrator and his girlfriend, as they attempt to escape their hometown and find a life of adventure and excitement. They long to run away together, leaving behind the confines of their small town and pursuing their dreams.
    With its driving rhythm, powerful vocals, and poetic lyrics, "Born to Run" encapsulates Springsteen's ability to capture the dreams, struggles, and aspirations of the working class. The song has remained a staple of Springsteen's live performances and has been hailed as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded.

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  • @itchyandred4131
    @itchyandred4131 Рік тому +55

    They don't call him boss for no reason ✌️ R.I.P. to "The Big Man" Clarence Clemons 🙏 He's blowing that sax in heaven 🎷

  • @BadgerBJJ
    @BadgerBJJ Рік тому +69

    I’ve grown to appreciate the Born in the USA album. It’s about the decay of American cities and the blue collar working man. All these years later, it’s still a powerful indictment and commentary on the USA. Listen to the lyrics of “Born in the USA…” it’s not what you think.

    • @jackcade68
      @jackcade68 Рік тому +9

      I support the measure.

    • @catserver8577
      @catserver8577 9 місяців тому +7

      I agree, Born In The USA needs a close listen, or it seems like patriotic nonsense. But it's actually about Viet Nam veterans returning from war and finding things hostile. He played it for many of them to make sure he was telling their story and feelings accurately.

  • @gregrodriguez5697
    @gregrodriguez5697 Рік тому +48

    His shows are amazing..over 3 hours long and he has the pedal to the metal the whole tume.

    • @GS-xt8fu
      @GS-xt8fu Рік тому +3

      I remember when the sax player clarance died. Bruce quit for awhile. They had been together for years and his death was very difficult for Bruce

    • @jspettifer
      @jspettifer Рік тому +3

      @@GS-xt8fuFor a few years after, they used to stop in the middle of a song - at the line “The big man joined the band” and play a tribute video. They still play the video now but don’t stop the song.

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 Рік тому +1

      ​@jspettifer The song was "10th Avenue Freeze Out." Gonna hear his Live from New.York City version. That version is like a revival!

  • @Mottleydude1
    @Mottleydude1 Рік тому +18

    Tom Petty told a pretty cool story about playing at a large Rock Festival where Bruce Springsteen was the Headliner. The two bands that performed before Bruce and the E-Street Band we’re Jackson Brown and Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers. Both Rock legends in their own rights. As Jackson Brown finished up his set and came back stage Tom Petty asked him how it went on-stage. Jackson Brown responded that it it went pretty well but told Tom Petty that if it sounds like the audience is booing them to not let it throw them as they weren’t booing but chanting “Bruce!”. Tom Petty replied “Hell that’s even worse!”. 😂😂

  • @doriwiljt
    @doriwiljt Рік тому +39

    Bruce’s vocal is perfect for his songs.

    • @cam8868
      @cam8868 Рік тому +2

      Almost like he wrote them

  • @sallymarkey3759
    @sallymarkey3759 4 місяці тому +9

    His lyrics are so amazing. “…girls comb their hair in the rearview mirrors and the boys try to look so hard…” my god, that’s half a decade of my life summed up. Simple words, universally relatable meanings.

  • @TracyVoD
    @TracyVoD Рік тому +24

    I agree that Bruce Springsteen isn't the greatest vocalist - especially live (the studio version of this song sounds better) but he and his band have great energy and intensity. He's also a brilliant song-writer. Other artists have done his songs too - including "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters.

    • @bossfan49
      @bossfan49 Рік тому +3

      Yep...another case of - "not a great voice, but a great singer." I've always loved Bruce's vocals...well, up until about the early 90s. They started to change then and have been on a rapid decline the last 20 years. I feel bad for the singers who lose their ability with age. It's not like a guitar where you can just keep buying new strings.

  • @FightingLionsFans
    @FightingLionsFans Рік тому +17

    Great reaction. You need to react to 10th AVENUE FREEZE OUT (Live in New York City) - One of the greatest live performances ever. It's long because he does an extended breakdown during the middle before he introduces the band but his introduction of Clarence Clemons near the end is epic.

  • @aben5267
    @aben5267 Рік тому +22

    Bruce might not have the greatest voice, but he absolutely gets the message across.

  • @rosamontenegro4875
    @rosamontenegro4875 Рік тому +16

    Bruce has been the poet of my life since I was 14 years old...in my 60s now!

  • @MoMoMyPup10
    @MoMoMyPup10 Рік тому +8

    Bruce was "The Boss" because of that live clips they showed in here. His Live performances were, and are, legendary. And he didn't really have any pop 'hits' until Born In The USA, yet he was still legendary because of blue collar lyrics and his epic Live shows. 3 hours+ every night gets you famous if you're good at it.

  • @vernhoke7730
    @vernhoke7730 Рік тому +6

    I've had the pleasure of seeing Bruce a number of times. At the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. On the street a couple of times and everyday for about 6 months in 1988.
    At the time I was in the Marine Corps and stationed near my home town. One of the guys had served in the Navy with Bruce's manager and somehow he ended up using a large area in our building to rehearse for his upcoming tour.
    Every day around noon the band showed up and practiced for hours, met the whole group.

  • @jamesellis1972
    @jamesellis1972 4 місяці тому +5

    The last concert I saw him in, he was 62 years old and the energy was electric as he was wide open and we, the crowd, were right there with him. His shows are the best I have went to.

    • @Steve-gx9ot
      @Steve-gx9ot 28 днів тому

      Best have GONE to!
      Nit WENT!
      Your grammar is awful

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta Рік тому +9

    The iconic Clarence Clemons on sax!!!

  • @cadymauro5792
    @cadymauro5792 3 місяці тому +3

    I grew up listening to THE BOSS i had the privilege to be in the Stone Poney wher Bruce started out. MUCH RESPECT

  • @tomnewman7682
    @tomnewman7682 Рік тому +3

    great song !! , terrible reaction guy on the bottom talks too much , cant make out your thoughts with all the laughing ???

  • @mrh3578
    @mrh3578 Рік тому +5

    His concerts are such fun. High energy for sure. Saw him twice in LA around 1980. First time he played for 4 hours. Epic!!

  • @michaelanthony8392
    @michaelanthony8392 Рік тому +6

    His songs scream emotional depth!! Great points on feeling the emotional weight!

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 11 місяців тому +2

    Springsteen live in a giant stadium was a musical nuke.

  • @destination22ful
    @destination22ful 7 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for the great reaction gentlemen. The last Springsteen concert I went to only lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes. I guess he was tired that night. RIP Clarence.

  • @woodyheywood8792
    @woodyheywood8792 Рік тому +3

    Little Steven plays guitar with Bruce and you may recognize hime from The Sopranos as Silvio Dante

  • @barbaralee1485
    @barbaralee1485 Рік тому +7

    3 of my favorites. Born in the USA, its not what you think, listen to lyrics.
    Glory days, Your hometown

    • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
      @KevinPierce-pu4bd Рік тому

      Adam raised a Cain hardly ever gets a mention.

    • @BadgerBJJ
      @BadgerBJJ Рік тому +3

      The entire album is about the decay of American cities as we fought in Vietnam and outsourced American jobs. The death of blue collar America. Still powerful and relevant today. Listen to that album and realize why we’re politically at the point we are today.

    • @chrisjenkins6120
      @chrisjenkins6120 Рік тому +1

      @@BadgerBJJ
      🎼You nailed it 100%. It all happened with Ronald Reagan and his “Trickle Down Economics”. They busted the middle class by busting the Unions. Those good old Republicans did it all. Like I said, you nailed it and I helped by slamming my hammer too. By the way, Springsteen is a Democrat…🎼

    • @BadgerBJJ
      @BadgerBJJ Рік тому

      @@chrisjenkins6120 I think it started in the 1970s, that’s why Reagan was elected. Reagan in the USA and Thatcher in the UK. The reality is that very little trickled, and when it did, Clinton shipped manufacturing to China and Mexico.

  • @Reiki0525
    @Reiki0525 Місяць тому +2

    I’ve seen Bruce 20 times. He always plays for 3-4 hours & each concert was epic. The Boss!

  • @ChuckA-gk3cg
    @ChuckA-gk3cg 5 місяців тому +2

    Clarence Clemmons (The Big Man) on the saxophone was Bruce's closest friend and he was devistated by his death. He took off years after the loss.

  • @Altman1953
    @Altman1953 Рік тому +5

    This is my favorite Bruce song.

  • @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv
    @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv Рік тому +2

    Dudes, 1. POINT BLANK 2. SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT 3. THE RIVER 4. DOWNBOUND TRAIN. take it from there.

  • @npdsurvivorsmith9962
    @npdsurvivorsmith9962 8 місяців тому +3

    This song is the signature song always sung at Monmouth Park for the Haskell horse race. Awesome to be there and since he’s a local person a lot of us know everybody is singing.

  • @debjorgo
    @debjorgo Рік тому +2

    Crap! Live version from 4 years later. The studio version is the masterpiece.

  • @ronparsons8786
    @ronparsons8786 Рік тому +4

    RIP Clarence The Big Man on the sax

  • @arjaylee
    @arjaylee Рік тому +3

    The Big Man! Clarence Clemens on the Sax. R.I.P.

  • @Vana1970
    @Vana1970 5 місяців тому +1

    I have tickets to see Bruce at Wembley Stadium in London, UK in July so excited

  • @kierstenridgway4634
    @kierstenridgway4634 Рік тому +5

    You better have some energy to be in that band! ❤

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Рік тому +2

    The guy at the bottom,I cant understand most of what you’re saying.
    Plus,you talk too much during the music.

  • @romysan1
    @romysan1 4 місяці тому +3

    Anything by Bruce is great !!!!

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 Рік тому +3

    The album charted well but the song only reached #23. Unfortunately there's no video for the studio version so we just have to keep rewatching this same video that people keep recommending over and over and over...... a video which is just a clip show of footage recorded 10 years after the song was first released.

  • @workingman6681
    @workingman6681 Рік тому +6

    There was so much energy at his concerts!

  • @aursens3145
    @aursens3145 Рік тому +1

    GENTLEMEN if you listen to sing Mickael Jackson, BeYonce, Queen, Celine Dion, or Taylor Swift you have a lot of sugar, fun but no guts! Bruce is sincerity, guts, humanity and he is the greatest storyteller in the history of rock... Quite simply!

  • @edmeade9180
    @edmeade9180 4 місяці тому +1

    I think you guys are great. Love your opinions, knowledge & conversations
    PLEASE
    Springsteen live waiting on a sunny day
    The banding him show you the fun they have together
    Peace rock on

  • @daniellaplume3840
    @daniellaplume3840 Рік тому +2

    This is not my favorite Bruce songs, since is simply one of my favorite Bruce Springsteen songs!

  • @donjackson5522
    @donjackson5522 Рік тому +1

    There was a serious movement to make this the state anthem of New Jersey. Someone must have actually read the lyrics and wised up.
    Your next Bruce song has got to be Rosalita. The official video is also a live version.

  • @gailcalderone5229
    @gailcalderone5229 4 місяці тому +1

    Back then when Bruce would do inside concerts it was said he would jump over tables with his guitar ...Now that i just saw that jump he did..I definitely get it.. Thanks

  • @bostonwhofan
    @bostonwhofan Рік тому +3

    Hope you'll consider reacting to the studio version of "Jungleland". Clarence Clemons delivers one of the greatest moments in the history of rock & roll with a saxophone solo for the ages!

  • @lisar3944
    @lisar3944 Рік тому +1

    Frankie Goes To Hollywood did a great cover of this song. NO ONE does it like Bruce, obviously, but FGTH offered a very respectable effort. "Relax" is always worth a listen too (add it to your one hit wonders list?)
    May I say that "wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims and strap your hands 'cross my engines" is among the most brutally hot lyrics ever? I think TRex is the other band who has come close to this kind of raw sensuality in music. If you haven't hit TRex yet....consider them please.

  • @Alewifes_Husband
    @Alewifes_Husband Рік тому +3

    Bruce's voice indeed is not the best sounding thing, but definitely his lyrics are usually very meaningful and his singing is filled with passion -- and it's infectious. This live YT version (seen it before a number of times) is very true to the studio version as far as tempo, mix, energy, etc... I'd prefer it if the video was all from the same concert but some of the images are pretty fun.

  • @Tijuanabill
    @Tijuanabill Рік тому +2

    Springsteen is so hit or miss. It's like he never does average, only greatness or cheese.

  • @dylanblue2271
    @dylanblue2271 Рік тому +1

    Born in The USA is actually ironic. It's actually critical of the USA and Vietnam and the American dream.

  • @jpdufresne8492
    @jpdufresne8492 Рік тому +3

    This guy is THE BOSS OF THE BOSS!!!!

  • @ten4thebguy
    @ten4thebguy Рік тому +4

    The BOSS! ❤️

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 3 місяці тому +1

    Times were good in this era, people were United & happy, I remember this very well.👍👏👏👏💜💜💜

  • @barryford2641
    @barryford2641 Рік тому +2

    I've seen Bruce and the band 3 times in the last 6 months on this current world tour! At 72 they all still rock and leave it all on the stage every night! Can't wait to see them in Philly next month!!!!

  • @terryconnelly484
    @terryconnelly484 Рік тому +1

    You said rick 😅... That was Jessie's girl

  • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
    @KevinPierce-pu4bd Рік тому +1

    Adam raised a Cain/Seattle/2016!

  • @loisrogers9042
    @loisrogers9042 Рік тому +2

    I went to one of his concerts in Boston maybe 6 yrs ago. Fantastic! Unbelievable energy. RIP Clarence Clemmons ❤

  • @yinzer
    @yinzer Рік тому +1

    Iconic voice. Get the hell out of here.

  • @MountainMan.
    @MountainMan. 5 місяців тому +1

    I think that was the entire state of New Jersey attending his concert.

  • @JoeIsGrossPatchMonsters
    @JoeIsGrossPatchMonsters Рік тому

    😮‍💨😮‍💨 Yyyooooo y’all gotta hear XG new song!!! It’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 it’s call GRL GVNG 😅 and Tape #3

  • @Tijuanabill
    @Tijuanabill Рік тому

    Wait, does he think Rick Springfield is Bruce Springsteen? 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

  • @jeffphillips9588
    @jeffphillips9588 Рік тому +1

    Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band. Guys, another great song would love to see you react to as you continue on the Bruce Springsteen journey. Top 5 billboard music charter from ‘85 and huge hit of his. Keep on keeping on gents and thanks for making it fun!

  • @davidcohen4595
    @davidcohen4595 Місяць тому

    Give a listen to THUNDER ROAD & JUNGLE LAND also from this album.

  • @mareegibbs7919
    @mareegibbs7919 Рік тому

    Give these a go:
    The River Live NYC
    ua-cam.com/video/QHfdYaMksn0/v-deo.html
    Jungleland Live Hyde Park
    ua-cam.com/video/WI1Ku4_jqek/v-deo.html
    Racing in the street Live Paramount Theatre
    ua-cam.com/video/fT4pSt4kie8/v-deo.html
    Lost in the flood Live Melbourne
    ua-cam.com/video/1B_F4NuIHTY/v-deo.html
    New York City serenade Live Brisbane
    ua-cam.com/video/6rCuL5QHp7U/v-deo.html
    Stayin’ Alive Live Brisbane
    ua-cam.com/video/4n1GT-VjjVs/v-deo.html

  • @royevetts4900
    @royevetts4900 2 місяці тому

    I was at one of the open air concerts on this tour in 1985 at Roundhay Park, Leeds ENGLAND. 100,000 people there and a 4hr concert.....awesome experience.

  • @kima.4268
    @kima.4268 Рік тому

    I was never a Bruce fan. I've seen many concerts. Stones, Zeppelin, Yes, but his concerts were true Rock and Roll, emotions, fun, crowd interaction. Gave you 100% every nite. Wait did you insinuate Mary J. is just good enough. WTF??? Beyonce is nothing compared to Mary J.

  • @cadymauro5792
    @cadymauro5792 3 місяці тому

    ❤my mother and i went to see Bruce at RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON KY.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 місяці тому

    I’d take MKB any day of the week over Beyoncé- she MOVES me. Beyoncé is technically perfect but has never ever moved me. She tries too hard for me.

  • @sbalsamo410
    @sbalsamo410 9 місяців тому

    Hey guys! New sub and late on this one. I’ve seen Bruce over 30+ times. His music influenced my interest in social Justice. Please watch 47’Shots (American Skin) and read about it. The police loved it so much they wouldn’t provide security for his Madison Square Garden shows. You’ll gain a new respect. And yeah, not the greatest singer but damn he can sing.

  • @markstubblefield9597
    @markstubblefield9597 Рік тому

    You want to hear Bru es live vocals watch Thunder RoD live from London in 1975. Awesome

  • @trendydelquendy
    @trendydelquendy Рік тому

    Wasn't Born In The USA about returning Vietnam vets? You should do that next!

  • @moniquesewell2670
    @moniquesewell2670 7 місяців тому

    Saw him on Born in the USA tour and it was unbelievable. No opening act, played 4 hours, Bruce took a 30 minute break.

  • @mariopelayo3665
    @mariopelayo3665 Рік тому

    Imagine Freddy Mercury singing this, it would be rubbish.

  • @hardboiledharry4061
    @hardboiledharry4061 Рік тому

    He was something decades ago until he became a liberal neo corporate sellout starting in the 80's BUT...having seen him in 1985, put on a 3 hour show, he was good.

  • @markstubblefield9597
    @markstubblefield9597 Рік тому

    Gentlemen that song came out in 1975 but that performance came from his 1985 Born in the USA tour in 1985 when he was 35 yrs old The Boss had some ups to jump that high

  • @markstubblefield9597
    @markstubblefield9597 9 місяців тому

    Bruce was 35 during that video with the blue show 35 jumping high

  • @darleneatkinson3906
    @darleneatkinson3906 2 місяці тому

    THIS IS IT Reactions, when Bruce released this song, I was already working at 18 years of age, so that gives all 3 of you young guys just how old I am. I had been starting to buy my own records thanks for these great songs I at one point owed many records and they are on your reaction video list. so, thanks once again.

  • @Roy-mw5js
    @Roy-mw5js 3 місяці тому +1

    Bruuuuce

  • @honestabe1940
    @honestabe1940 25 днів тому

    He fills a stadium with 100,000 paying fans. Nuff Said!

  • @jackcade68
    @jackcade68 Рік тому

    04:44 love that moment when the big man takes over! Musical equivalent to unleashing the junk yard dawg!

  • @fifimsp
    @fifimsp 3 місяці тому

    That's funny because I've actually described him as a whole lot of good enough with two things in spades. He has great lyrics and a ton of energy, and all that energy pulls that "good enough" to great.

  • @mycustomvoyage
    @mycustomvoyage 5 місяців тому

    At one of his shows in 2008, this song was playing. I was in the stadium seating behind the stage and there was a very intoxicated fan in front of us. With the full band going, house lights flashing, we were all high fiving each other until this guy started leaning back further...and further. Finally, a bunch of us grabbed him by the shirt so he wouldn't fall because he had lost his balance. He regained his footing and kept partying like nothing had happened. It was hilarious and genuinely a fun experience. What I like about this video is that it shows how much the band puts into their concerts. Especially when the wife is left at home - the boys play a little extra hard!

  • @bobguilda6884
    @bobguilda6884 10 місяців тому

    When this song came out, it was deleted into the weekend on Friday night on the top rock station in the country WMMS.. I saw his show a couple of times at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland on New Year's Eve. And let me assure you it was electric. This is his oncore tune and the crowd just goes ape shit

  • @chrisorlando6162
    @chrisorlando6162 5 місяців тому

    At one point here in Jersey, they wanted to make this the state song. But there are TWO references to suicide in it and the phrase "we gotta get out while we're young!" so it was eventually scrapped.. lol

  • @MarleBrito-ps1tf
    @MarleBrito-ps1tf 7 місяців тому

    Bruce springsteen is one of the great American songwriters he always tells stories in his lyrics. He is the songwriter, producer and director of his Band which he put together when he was nineteen and he is going again in tour in 2024 with that original Band except for two members that passed away the sax player that he replaced him with his nephew and the organ player that he also replaced with an awesome one.

  • @rebeccam439
    @rebeccam439 11 місяців тому

    Gotta read all the lyrics to Born in the USA before brushing it off.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 21 день тому

    BEEN TO DOZENS OF CONCERTS...AND PEACE & LOVE❤❤❤❤❤ NO GUNS!!!!

  • @EllenMilligan
    @EllenMilligan 2 місяці тому

    The River is an amazing song. One of his best as well as Tunnel Of Love. Give those a try.

  • @MaGiKRat420
    @MaGiKRat420 Рік тому

    It begins. Get ready for the rabbit hole!

  • @CryptikConstruct
    @CryptikConstruct Рік тому

    Born in the USA is actually an anti USA song. The verses need listening to.

  • @roberttrujillo4431
    @roberttrujillo4431 Місяць тому

    saw him a few months ago. this dude still goes for 3.5 hours full throttle.

  • @csrcjn
    @csrcjn Рік тому +1

    Springsteen had pretty good music.

  • @Jon_from_LI
    @Jon_from_LI Рік тому

    I know I may be in the minority, but I for one prefer Born to Run far more than Thunder Road.

  • @moniquesewell2670
    @moniquesewell2670 7 місяців тому

    Y'all have to do Pink Cadillac ❤ Its a fun song

  • @rogerwelsh2335
    @rogerwelsh2335 2 місяці тому

    Bruce is not the best singer but he puts everything in it and he means every word he sings

  • @steviesellers
    @steviesellers Рік тому

    This was a re release and a tribute to the sax player Clarence RIP

  • @sue-o8245
    @sue-o8245 Рік тому

    Rosalita". You'll thank me.

  • @thomaswest7746
    @thomaswest7746 Рік тому

    Uses Grecian formula 😅😅

  • @aznilsson
    @aznilsson 8 місяців тому

    Born in the USA is heartbreaking.

  • @chaseschneier1076
    @chaseschneier1076 3 місяці тому

    Check out Badlands!!

  • @user-iq42
    @user-iq42 5 місяців тому

    I love you with all the madness in my soul. 🔥

  • @bobbiecrawford3245
    @bobbiecrawford3245 Рік тому

    Clarence Clemons can blow that sax

  • @brooksboyd1959
    @brooksboyd1959 Рік тому

    Clarence had some guns!

  • @especiallyleslie5052
    @especiallyleslie5052 2 місяці тому

    Goddamn, I miss the 80s.