the ride was on a donkey or mule in my early years, the big city has me now, but listening to this song it tick tok mee (lol) insidejokeIhopehegetsit, was going back in time thinking about a storm, a huricane and the damage, we (Boss) look for knowledge that water had to move, I wounder if mans lack of knowledge has just kept growing? yes I know water gets to a point it has to move but they all use it against mother nature, will not let it stay for five min, and then let it caterpillier, and frezze or wind dry areas, they cannot understand what a bedding can do a beddiong of sand is like a filter and pipe, when man makes the ground not accept the moister the ground becomes infertile, I hope we can work together to harness that fresh water and channel it to Calaforina , why waste it, it has so much power to grow life, we need to try, thanks Bruce sorry could not make contact , but respect stay safe, I never thought a cry baby would become President, oh well wish all the Presidents and America well
The first time I played this song, I had to turn it off for a few minutes after the first verse. It was so good, I felt like I needed to prepare my heart to hear the rest.
I was on holiday in Venice in the early hours of the morning when the songs dropped.The tears strolled down my cheeks every time I heard it.Brlieve me it was played many, many times.It still gets me and many thoughts of the past
OMG!! This song has my parents story all over it. They were 17 when they married. Not a pot to piss in. He a marine stationed in NJ. They ended up having 6 kids, married for 42 yrs until she died at the age of 58 of cancer. He was devastated. Would visit her gravesite daily. Although we are a very tight family,they were very much in love and he just so lonely. He died at 68 of a heart attack. Now they are together. Whenever this song plays it takes me back to my dad riding around town without mum.
That's wonderful. We miss our parents deeply and talk of them often. our grandchildren have wonderful memories of them too. This song just tears me up, Bruce's voice is amazing and the whole album has so much meaning. I've introduced this album to countless friends.@@donaldmerriweather8718
I’m so happy to be here with like minded people. I’m bowled over by the record. How does Bruce achieve so much and still understand sadness and loneliness so well?A great mystery we don’t need to unravel
In a interview I saw he mentioned that he goes through depression and see's a psychiatrist from time to time that's one reason he can relate to( loneliness and depression) most of us... He is so in touch with his family his life and his fans. Still plays 4 hour concerts.... He is the BOSS !
This September a friend and I rode our Harley's from Boston to the Catskills carrying the ashes of a dear friend and fellow sojourner to a cemetery for burial. It was fitting that we pulled out shot glasses and a bottle of Jack and poured three shots - one each for the two of us and one more for our departed friend and rider. His shot was poured on the ground, words expressed, and the glass remained at the burial site. It was symbolically our last ride together. Yes, this song by Bruce haunts me because it captures past loves perfectly - of lovers and of dear friends. I find it to be inspiring, it memorializes things that matter. The Boss is America's bard, and he joins Dylan in being America's conscience.
Simple, simple words in the right order painting an image burned in your brain. I’ve had a hard few months, lost my dad and marriage problems, this song hits you right in the feels. Forty years of listening to this man and he pulls this out.
Stanley Johnstone Could Not have found better words . He fills the space between darkness and sunrise 🌄 with words , you can’t forget the whole day long . Love this record insanely .
I live in Freehold NJ, not far from where the Boss grew up. For years I worked off Rt.9 (the same one from Born To Run) at a small AM radio station. To get to it you passed a run down motel named The Moonlight Motel. Over the years, I always wondered how that motel survived. Now like the radio station, it's just a memory, though the rusted sign still stands.
I had a secret lover. Judge if you want, it is free and all yours. It was one of those things that could not last, but was very sweet while it lasted (for both of us). It ended, long ago, only leaving me with bittersweet memories. This song reminds me of that.
@@rucksackzen No question. But this album is gorgeous. The right blend of production, softness and amazing lyrics. My top favs are Sundown and Moonlight Motel. The latter of which could have been a perfect coda on his final album.
Hemingway said if you write well enough people will feel like it happened to them and I swear I can see that dark road and that empty pool and that lonely parking lot. I love the title. It may or more may not be the name of the motel itself. I think it represents another place altogether -- that place on a blank stretch of road where nobody travels, nobody goes.....except a man and his memories.
This is bizarre ,I was thinking the same about Hemingway."All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened" he also said "History is scar tissue" Springsteen has this amazing ability to see things as Ustinov said "All stories rely on elements people have seen but not really noticed"I am so envious of his ability to capture these images.Lets face it when was the last time Springsteen slept on musty sheets or even saw an empty motel with an empty pool with dandelions growing in the cracks .His recall is just extraordinary, please just even give me 5% of his talent to write
Agreed here as well. This song painted such a picture for me that I wonder what happeend before this story. So i started writing it for myself. We'll see. All I know is that my version has two pre-teens meeting in The Poconos through their family businesses. I hope I can pull it together.
@@bigredfella13 I have an autobiography of clarence clemmons, and in it he tell a story of how he'd be with bruce somewhere, like on the beach I think he said, and Bruce would point out a romantic looking couple or a family with kids and make up a story about them.
The Boss just saved his artistic best for the golden years. So much comes full circle in this song. I cried... then cried some more. This just isn’t a ‘good’ song. It’s beautiful.
He is such a story teller... can tell he reads a lot of John steinback as the poetry of words. Ghost of tom joad. .. grapes of wrath , the details of the hotel as if you're in the truck next to him a wonderful gift to have... thanks
Bruce's music means so much to me. "The Rising" helped me through the pain of losing my husband at 34 to cancer and now this album especially "Moonlight Motel" reminds me of a new relationship that developed but has now sadly ended. Bruce, you touch so many people's souls...
Such a powerful poignant song The line "the pools full of empty 8 feet deep", so melancholic and beautiful, a true boss classic already. I've shed a tear to this song a few times 😢
Initially, my favourite songs from the new album were Western Stars and Tuscon Train. Then something happened, something I cannot put my finger on. It could have been one verse, one chord, or everything at the same time delivered masterfully by Bruce. All I know is that this song then became my favourite and probably one of my favourite Springsteen songs ever. The way he tells the story is nothing short of amazing. He gives us a picture of the present that is whilst, at the same time delicately intertwining the past that was, giving us a few snapshots of how happy the character had once been on that Moonlight Motel. Structurally speaking it's similar to another one of my favourite Springsteen song, The River. Absolute delight!
I think it makes me feel about opportunities missed, a time of happiness gone. A love lost, a time never regained and a lost future never to be. But maybe that’s just me x.
It is amazing how a guy from Jersey can capture perfectly the immensity of a Western Sky or the long, long, lonely stretch of highway between desert and mountains. Bruce did it and every time I hear this song, or the entire record, I feel it. I've driven down many long, lonely highways in the West and have seen those old, worn Moonlight Motels along the way. Thank you Bruce for all those rockin' and rollin' tunes and for the ones that are slower and more introspective. If I see a long legged man in dusty jeans and boots sticking out his thumb along the road, I might have to stop and give him a ride.....
Stunning song, possibly the best on the album. Such a fantastic way to end the album thematically- the passing of time and the ephemeral nature of love.
“So, when the musics over at the end of the day; life’s mysteries remain and deepen. It’s answers- unresolved. But if your heart is open and you’re thinking hard and living and loving in good faith, the questions you are asking yourself grow deeper...better. So you walk on in pursuit of those better questions. Tentatively, putting one foot in front of another; through the dark because that’s where the next morning is. Travel safe, pilgrim.” -Springsteen
Here I am sitting, a 6 ft 5" tough lumberjack and I have to fight back my tears everytime I listen to this wonderful song. What a strong story. It reminds me of the past, good memories, friends, family members. All good things which disappeared as time goes by, just like the Moonlight Motel.
I'm not quite as big as you, but this song broke my heart when I first heard it, I went from happy to bawling my eyes out Brings back memories of life gone by, the regrets, the people we've lost A true masterpiece
@@bigredfella13 Its so strange. You can see this whole world he sings about in front of your eyes. Thinking about the days, when there were people around, having a good time together, kids playing... Those times became past. All that remains are those memories, you think about them as you see what the whole place became today. But it doesn't stop there. You connect you own memories to it and you realize how many friends and family members you've lost... It is a very rare gift, if you can create emotions like this...
@@huskycarver7495 exactly, brilliantly put and I couldn't agree more So many Springsteen songs and lyrics have hit home over the years, like the movie says, it's like Springsteen sang the soundtrack of our lives
I live in Buffalo NY and I found out that the Moonlight Motel is in Olean NY which is probably 25 minutes from my home. So now this is one of my favorite songs of Bruce Springsteen Springsteen. Somehow I feel a connection with Bruce because of the song.
I've always seen Mr. Springsteen as probably the greatest narrative musician. He tells a story as well as the greats of history, those renowned for their paintings, poetry and epic writings. His amazing story telling is what makes me love his songs so much. He very seldom rises or plummets to something that Freud would call depth psychology. He just does it often enough to capture and reveal the beauty of a human soul that has experienced the outrageous swings of fortunes. Absolutely amazing and a hauntingly beautiful song! Thanks Bruce.
I walked away from the love of my life in 1985 i just found out she passed away 2 years ago her brother told me she still had on the ring i gave her. Man this song is really kicking my gutts into pieces
It's a song of love lost, of memories and emotions too strong to reign back. It's a memory of feeling lost in time and in ruins, but during the time of strength and heart, it was nothing but the best. Springsteen pierced the heart with these lyrics and music . The perfect love ballad.
I swore to myself not to spoil the first impression of the album by listening to the songs on youtube. And so I did. I got the Album and its real a kind of magic when you listen to it. What a beautiful and touching masterpiece.
This song is stunningly beautiful in so many ways. The album itself is one of the best examples of songwriting at its finest. It's absolutely brilliant!
What an amazing song. Its completely devestating and its so heartbreaken. May be one of the saddest songs he has ever written. Its so powerful. The song eats at your soul. You feel so sad for the narrator.
Respect to The Boss, on a par with Dylan here, mesmerizing, poetic lyrics, leaves you in awe of something magical & sheer genius. The versatility of the man is astonishing. Like other "older" acts, Bruce could rely on a back catalogue of greatest hits, the easy option, but he doesn't, pushing the boundaries, always delivering & defying.Absolute legend!
Nigel James dylan has been riding on the coat tails of his past. A bruce concert is 3 hours and rocking. A dylan concert is mumbling and disappointing.
this is an absolute masterpiece. I get so emotional when I listen tp the music and the words, it touches my heart, my soul, my guts. I can't imagine my life without Bruce's music, without his poetry. What a sensitive soul. Thank you, Boss, for all that you've given me all these years, I love you
C'è qualcosa di doloroso e bellissimo in questa canzone. Di un magnifico disco. Di un artista unico. Dopo averci raccontato la promessa e la dannazione di quei parcheggi, di quelle strade, di quelle notti soli o con qualcuno accanto, sembra così vicino il tramonto non della vita ma della fuga. Si sta un attimo fermi. E come nella migliore musica, ogni verso può parlare al profondo di te, di qualcosa che ti è sfuggito o hai custodito, ogni arpeggio fa tornare ricordi lontani. Segreti sussurrati e "si va avanti". Quanto realismo in questa canzone, quanto doloroso realismo. E' come se i personaggi di 40 anni delle sue canzoni, noi in definitiva, siano sospesi tra luce e oscurità. A sorseggiare del Jack e sembra che l'ultimo verso parli a tutti coloro che ci sono letteralmente cresciuti con la musica di Bruce Springsteen. Una musica che è entrata nelle nostre vite come una vecchia canzone estiva. E sta arrivando l'autunno. Che canzone meravigliosa.. Grazie Boss
Condivido tutto. Questa canzone potrebbe rappresentare il canto del cigno della sua epica americana. Le corse pazze in macchina, gli amori pulsanti, la voglia di scappare e di vivere la libertà e inseguire il sogno americano sono ormai svaniti lasciando posto agli sbagli, al rimorso e alla solitudine di un uomo ormai disilluso che arranca e trova consolazione nei pochi momenti di epifania che gli sono concessi
American spirit by Bruce, the one & only and it works perfectly also in France, in my garden in Brittany with a nice glass of wine ... close my eyes & I can see this gorgeous wild horse running free :)) Merci Bruce
This song just makes me so sad everytime I listen to it, I feel like I ain't living life to the fullest. Yeah I'm still young, 20 years old but I feel like I have missed so much already. :/
Certain songwriters/performers have the ability to craft something that feels timeless the moment it is released. Bruce Springsteen is just such an artist, and “Moonlight Motel,” is just such a song. Part of the fun in listening to Western Stars is playing a little game of Spot The Influence; there’s a little Glen Campbell here, some Roy Orbison there, etc. But “Moonlight Motel” doesn’t feel beholden to much of anything. Other than the wistful acoustic guitar licks, all other instruments are lowered in the mix to seem like ghostly echoes. That allows the somber story of the motel, which seems at times to be more metaphorical and mystical than physical, to really take hold. Springsteen immediately lets us know that this place is pretty much deserted these days, “the musty smell of wilted flowers” wafting through the air. “Now the pool’s filled with empty, eight foot deep/ Got dandelions growin’ up through the cracks on the concrete,” he sings. But the memories are far more alive than any of the place’s tangible accoutrements: “Your lipstick taste and your whispered secret I promised I’d never tell/ A half-drunk beer and your breath in my ear at the Moonlight Motel.” What the song suggests is that there a fragility to ideal romance that daily life eradicates, just like time and weather have done away with the luster of the motel; “Well then, it’s bills and kids and kids and bills,” Springsteen sings. Nobody has made more use of dreams in his songwriting than Bruce, which is why the hairs on your arms might stand up when you hear him launch into the final verse with “Last night I dreamed of you, my lover.” He doesn’t reveal the contents of this dream, but he wakes hearing the lingering voice of his former love saying, “Better to have loved,” the rest of the adage going unsaid perhaps because he didn’t hear it, perhaps because he heard it but finds it too painful to repeat. His only recourse is to go out on a drive looking for the motel, the chilly air and falling leaves signifying the end of the summer and the end of a dream too good to be true. “She was boarded up and gone like an old summer song/ Nothing but an empty shell,” he notices when he arrives. Nothing else to do but: “I pulled a bottle of Jack out of the paper bag/ Poured one for me and one for you as well/ Then it was one more shot poured out onto the parking lot of the Moonlight Motel.” Bruce Springsteen’s catalog is so imposing that it feels almost blasphemous to suggest that a song he just wrote and recorded deserves a place among his best. And yet how else can you characterize “Moonlight Motel,” a song that doesn’t so much jerk tears as it does gently loose them as a courtesy to the listener? Instant classic sounds about right.
Bruce really surpassed himself on this album , 14 wonderful songs , and this one is an authentic masterpiece .I can't stop listenin' to this album , one of my favourite of the Boss .
I was young w Bruce and now I am old w Bruce. What a ride its been.....
the ride was on a donkey or mule in my early years, the big city has me now, but listening to this song it tick tok mee (lol) insidejokeIhopehegetsit, was going back in time thinking about a storm, a huricane and the damage, we (Boss) look for knowledge that water had to move, I wounder if mans lack of knowledge has just kept growing? yes I know water gets to a point it has to move but they all use it against mother nature, will not let it stay for five min, and then let it caterpillier, and frezze or wind dry areas, they cannot understand what a bedding can do a beddiong of sand is like a filter and pipe, when man makes the ground not accept the moister the ground becomes infertile, I hope we can work together to harness that fresh water and channel it to Calaforina , why waste it, it has so much power to grow life, we need to try, thanks Bruce sorry could not make contact , but respect stay safe, I never thought a cry baby would become President, oh well wish all the Presidents and America well
That hit me hard
The first time I played this song, I had to turn it off for a few minutes after the first verse. It was so good, I felt like I needed to prepare my heart to hear the rest.
First time I heard this song I was going to see my mom at the hospital it was her last night it was embedded in my soul forever.
I was on holiday in Venice in the early hours of the morning when the songs dropped.The tears strolled down my cheeks every time I heard it.Brlieve me it was played many, many times.It still gets me and many thoughts of the past
Yup. It is the song of alll my failures in life. Very hard to explain.
OMG!! This song has my parents story all over it. They were 17 when they married. Not a pot to piss in. He a marine stationed in NJ. They ended up having 6 kids, married for 42 yrs until she died at the age of 58 of cancer. He was devastated. Would visit her gravesite daily. Although we are a very tight family,they were very much in love and he just so lonely. He died at 68 of a heart attack. Now they are together. Whenever this song plays it takes me back to my dad riding around town without mum.
Good Moms and Dads are priceless God bless them I had two of the best to.
That's wonderful. We miss our parents deeply and talk of them often. our grandchildren have wonderful memories of them too. This song just tears me up, Bruce's voice is amazing and the whole album has so much meaning. I've introduced this album to countless friends.@@donaldmerriweather8718
I’m so happy to be here with like minded people. I’m bowled over by the record. How does Bruce achieve so much and still understand sadness and loneliness so well?A great mystery we don’t need to unravel
In a interview I saw he mentioned that he goes through depression and see's a psychiatrist from time to time that's one reason he can relate to( loneliness and depression) most of us... He is so in touch with his family his life and his fans. Still plays 4 hour concerts.... He is the BOSS !
Experience is the best teacher. In my 70s I know where he is.
The word ' genius' is way overused these days. But is exactly the word to describe the music produced by Bruce.
That's his gift putting into words the real life moments and times we all face and deal with. If that makes sense 😂😂
This September a friend and I rode our Harley's from Boston to the Catskills carrying the ashes of a dear friend and fellow sojourner to a cemetery for burial. It was fitting that we pulled out shot glasses and a bottle of Jack and poured three shots - one each for the two of us and one more for our departed friend and rider. His shot was poured on the ground, words expressed, and the glass remained at the burial site. It was symbolically our last ride together. Yes, this song by Bruce haunts me because it captures past loves perfectly - of lovers and of dear friends. I find it to be inspiring, it memorializes things that matter. The Boss is America's bard, and he joins Dylan in being America's conscience.
That's moving. 💙
One of the most powerful songs I've ever heard . A masterpiece of songwriting. Incredibly moving.
It broke my heart
Exactly how I feel too... it’s so haunting
Simple, simple words in the right order painting an image burned in your brain. I’ve had a hard few months, lost my dad and marriage problems, this song hits you right in the feels. Forty years of listening to this man and he pulls this out.
Stanley Johnstone Could Not have found better words . He fills the space between darkness and sunrise 🌄 with words , you can’t forget the whole day long . Love this record insanely .
The machìnest
Lyrically one of his best. "Pool's filled with empty eight foot deep" is absolute genius.
In Bruce's top 10 songs of his career for me....and that really is saying something.
Nobody writes lonely and beautiful better than Bruce
Nobody
Yeah , bro ! Let's take out the bike and go for a ride , like there's no tomorrow !
I'd have to say roy orbison. So would bruce.
Masterpiece so lonely and beautiful
Best Album in years.
I live in Freehold NJ, not far from where the Boss grew up. For years I worked off Rt.9 (the same one from Born To Run) at a small AM radio station. To get to it you passed a run down motel named The Moonlight Motel. Over the years, I always wondered how that motel survived.
Now like the radio station, it's just a memory, though the rusted sign still stands.
An absolute masterpiece of a song from an absolute masterpiece of an album. Tears every time
I think he's the finest songwriter ever.
I had a secret lover. Judge if you want, it is free and all yours. It was one of those things that could not last, but was very sweet while it lasted (for both of us). It ended, long ago, only leaving me with bittersweet memories. This song reminds me of that.
Bruce's songwriting evokes so much emotional memory. This album is absolutely one of his best works. Beautiful, haunting.
Been listening to Bruce Springsteen since the early 70s. Wish he knew the impact his music has had on us, the listening public. Thanks Boss.
I agree he is such a influence on my life
I think he knows.
Not a single Grammy nomination for this masterpiece of an album. Not one.
His best album in 30 years.
Bossman60 yup. And even the other albums in the last 30 years are as good or better than any nominee this year.
@@rucksackzen No question. But this album is gorgeous. The right blend of production, softness and amazing lyrics. My top favs are Sundown and Moonlight Motel. The latter of which could have been a perfect coda on his final album.
Hemingway said if you write well enough people will feel like it happened to them and I swear I can see that dark road and that empty pool and that lonely parking lot. I love the title. It may or more may not be the name of the motel itself. I think it represents another place altogether -- that place on a blank stretch of road where nobody travels, nobody goes.....except a man and his memories.
This is bizarre ,I was thinking the same about Hemingway."All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened" he also said "History is scar tissue" Springsteen has this amazing ability to see things as Ustinov said "All stories rely on elements people have seen but not really noticed"I am so envious of his ability to capture these images.Lets face it when was the last time Springsteen slept on musty sheets or even saw an empty motel with an empty pool with dandelions growing in the cracks .His recall is just extraordinary, please just even give me 5% of his talent to write
Heard that. Not surprised we made similar connections.
Agreed here as well. This song painted such a picture for me that I wonder what happeend before this story. So i started writing it for myself. We'll see. All I know is that my version has two pre-teens meeting in The Poconos through their family businesses. I hope I can pull it together.
I often say, springsteen wrote the sound track to my life, so many songs resonate inside and you feel every line
@@bigredfella13 I have an autobiography of clarence clemmons, and in it he tell a story of how he'd be with bruce somewhere, like on the beach I think he said, and Bruce would point out a romantic looking couple or a family with kids and make up a story about them.
The Boss just saved his artistic best for the golden years. So much comes full circle in this song. I cried... then cried some more. This just isn’t a ‘good’ song. It’s beautiful.
Glad im not the only one who cried, this song broke my heart
He is such a story teller... can tell he reads a lot of John steinback as the poetry of words. Ghost of tom joad. .. grapes of wrath , the details of the hotel as if you're in the truck next to him a wonderful gift to have... thanks
one of his best songs
Makes you remember things in your life, people, events and things that have left...…..very moving
I can never hear this song enough - he paints images we can all relate to
If you close your eyes and just listen...you are that person driving to the old motel and your eyes just might well up.......beautiful and moving....
This album has exceeded all expectations and my expectations of Bruce after 45 years listening are very high, i hear a masterpiece
Masterpiece
EXACTLY.
This is one of the best songs he's ever written! Just a brilliant way to end a daring and ultimately satisfying album.
There’s another song about a hotel experience he wrote. I wonder if there’s a story behind it.
The best song of the 2000's so far. Bruce's best since Youngstown.
This Album is so good - it’s become part of my life.
Bruce's music means so much to me. "The Rising" helped me through the pain of losing my husband at 34 to cancer and now this album especially "Moonlight Motel" reminds me of a new relationship that developed but has now sadly ended. Bruce, you touch so many people's souls...
Idem ..to me
Same here... I feel this song will be the only thing I'll have in my old age. Memories.
Two tonight, 💙
3 years later, is there a 3rd album sticking with you now? Peace and love to you.
Loved reading the comments ! Our Springsteen is the GOAT.
My original rock n roll hero has come to my rescue, again, never would have expected this
I feel exactly the same way. I'm floored by this album, and I've been listening to the guy for 40 years now. I did not expect this.
The lyrics have the same loneliness of Thunder Road
Same here , very surprised , just beautiful ....
Have cried listening to this song
Such a powerful poignant song
The line "the pools full of empty 8 feet deep", so melancholic and beautiful, a true boss classic already. I've shed a tear to this song a few times 😢
Initially, my favourite songs from the new album were Western Stars and Tuscon Train. Then something happened, something I cannot put my finger on. It could have been one verse, one chord, or everything at the same time delivered masterfully by Bruce. All I know is that this song then became my favourite and probably one of my favourite Springsteen songs ever. The way he tells the story is nothing short of amazing. He gives us a picture of the present that is whilst, at the same time delicately intertwining the past that was, giving us a few snapshots of how happy the character had once been on that Moonlight Motel.
Structurally speaking it's similar to another one of my favourite Springsteen song, The River. Absolute delight!
Well said.
I feel the same. The best since 1987 at least. This song is really.......ahhh
Breathtaking.
This and the river are my 2 all time favourite springsteen tracks
In a few lines he creates a world so real you could touch it. Unique lyrics and almost too poignant a song. That's why he's the boss.
When you're sad and lonely and you listen to this song you can feel like there is someone there for you.
The boss has seen me through all of the good times and the bad and sad in my life
@@bigredfella13 me too
Yeah I'm all alone now... I miss Betty
@@johnwalls7170 Betty will be with you.
I think it makes me feel about opportunities missed, a time of happiness gone. A love lost, a time never regained and a lost future never to be. But maybe that’s just me x.
It is amazing how a guy from Jersey can capture perfectly the immensity of a Western Sky or the long, long, lonely stretch of highway between desert and mountains. Bruce did it and every time I hear this song, or the entire record, I feel it. I've driven down many long, lonely highways in the West and have seen those old, worn Moonlight Motels along the way. Thank you Bruce for all those rockin' and rollin' tunes and for the ones that are slower and more introspective. If I see a long legged man in dusty jeans and boots sticking out his thumb along the road, I might have to stop and give him a ride.....
Stunning song, possibly the best on the album. Such a fantastic way to end the album thematically- the passing of time and the ephemeral nature of love.
@@Easun36 certainly with some relationships. Clearly not in the broken relationship portrayed in this song.
Samuel Evans your analysis is beautiful and very much appreciated 💖
Bruce Springsteen’s best ever...
“So, when the musics over at the end of the day; life’s mysteries remain and deepen. It’s answers- unresolved. But if your heart is open and you’re thinking hard and living and loving in good faith, the questions you are asking yourself grow deeper...better. So you walk on in pursuit of those better questions. Tentatively, putting one foot in front of another; through the dark because that’s where the next morning is. Travel safe, pilgrim.”
-Springsteen
Here I am sitting, a 6 ft 5" tough lumberjack and I have to fight back my tears everytime I listen to this wonderful song.
What a strong story. It reminds me of the past, good memories, friends, family members. All good things which disappeared as time goes by, just like the Moonlight Motel.
I'm not quite as big as you, but this song broke my heart when I first heard it, I went from happy to bawling my eyes out
Brings back memories of life gone by, the regrets, the people we've lost
A true masterpiece
I know how you feel.
@@bigredfella13 Its so strange. You can see this whole world he sings about in front of your eyes. Thinking about the days, when there were people around, having a good time together, kids playing... Those times became past. All that remains are those memories, you think about them as you see what the whole place became today.
But it doesn't stop there. You connect you own memories to it and you realize how many friends and family members you've lost...
It is a very rare gift, if you can create emotions like this...
@@huskycarver7495 exactly, brilliantly put and I couldn't agree more
So many Springsteen songs and lyrics have hit home over the years, like the movie says, it's like Springsteen sang the soundtrack of our lives
It does it to me too
I never visited the States but still I understand what this beautiful americana-song is about.
Memories of places and people that have come and gone. But they remain memories and something to hold onto.
This is my favorite song on the album and probably top 10 all time from Bruce... it’s such a good song!
É anche la mia canzone preferita. L' adoro
for me too
Amen!
Absolutely agree
You're probably right. Could be a last classic that reflects on a prolific career.
I cried like a baby the first time I heard this song. Easily his most beautiful song! Incredible talent. Close your eyes and you’re right there
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I live in Buffalo NY and I found out that the Moonlight Motel is in Olean NY which is probably 25 minutes from my home. So now this is one of my favorite songs of Bruce Springsteen Springsteen. Somehow I feel a connection with Bruce because of the song.
Bruce Springsteen is truly genius for his words and melodies. His songs have had and will have touched the heart of every living human.
I've always seen Mr. Springsteen as probably the greatest narrative musician. He tells a story as well as the greats of history, those renowned for their paintings, poetry and epic writings. His amazing story telling is what makes me love his songs so much. He very seldom rises or plummets to something that Freud would call depth psychology. He just does it often enough to capture and reveal the beauty of a human soul that has experienced the outrageous swings of fortunes. Absolutely amazing and a hauntingly beautiful song! Thanks Bruce.
I walked away from the love of my life in 1985 i just found out she passed away 2 years ago her brother told me she still had on the ring i gave her. Man this song is really kicking my gutts into pieces
In life you do what's right at time when you look back you wish you hadn't left
Head up brother 🙏
Wow,that really caught me when u said that.
I love this....best song last.....old boy still got it!
Class is permanent 🙏
Dammit this song broke me, such a sad beautiful heartbreaking song 😪😪
Noone writes like the boss
Best song on album and one of his best songs ever, though its a very very long list
Dozens of masterpieces
Yip..gonna tour 2020 .again
Bruce at his literal best. Sweet God in heaven that I don't even believe in.
Storytelling at its best.
It's a song of love lost, of memories and emotions too strong to reign back. It's a memory of feeling lost in time and in ruins, but during the time of strength and heart, it was nothing but the best. Springsteen pierced the heart with these lyrics and music . The perfect love ballad.
I swore to myself not to spoil the first impression of the album by listening to the songs on youtube. And so I did.
I got the Album and its real a kind of magic when you listen to it. What a beautiful and touching masterpiece.
This song is stunningly beautiful in so many ways. The album itself is one of the best examples of songwriting at its finest. It's absolutely brilliant!
So stunningly beautiful...
What an amazing song. Its completely devestating and its so heartbreaken. May be one of the saddest songs he has ever written. Its so powerful. The song eats at your soul. You feel so sad for the narrator.
He hears the whispered voice of his former lover: “It’s better to have loved.” This is a song about someone processing grief.
I drive to work with this song playing...it starts my day off in such a lovely way. Thanks Bruce...once again x
Life, nostalgia and death. See you all at each of these stops.
One of the best of the album. Magic song!
Respect to The Boss, on a par with Dylan here, mesmerizing, poetic lyrics, leaves you in awe of something magical & sheer genius. The versatility of the man is astonishing. Like other "older" acts, Bruce could rely on a back catalogue of greatest hits, the easy option, but he doesn't, pushing the boundaries, always delivering & defying.Absolute legend!
Nigel James dylan has been riding on the coat tails of his past. A bruce concert is 3 hours and rocking. A dylan concert is mumbling and disappointing.
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" On a par with Dylan " ? Bruce overtook mumbling Bob a long time ago.
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It has a Johnny Cash feel to it for me.
this is an absolute masterpiece. I get so emotional when I listen tp the music and the words, it touches my heart, my soul, my guts. I can't imagine my life without Bruce's music, without his poetry. What a sensitive soul. Thank you, Boss, for all that you've given me all these years, I love you
I cried my eyes out first time I heard this song
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....and tears keep coming down.... Amazing...still the same feelings and emotions 40plus years on....love you man,and thank You
Has there ever been a more genuine song writer? What a gem this generation has in Bruce Springsteen!
La tua musica, la tua intensità nella voce, la tua melodia mi portano fuori dal tempo dove cielo e terra si incontrano. Grazie Bruce
Achingly beautiful. The last line is incredible. Masterful, just masterful song.
This is like a lullaby. ❤️😊
This is a fantastic album
Wow, this is sad and haunting. Just an amazing song. Bruce just captured it. Pulled a tear from my eye.
C'è qualcosa di doloroso e bellissimo in questa canzone. Di un magnifico disco. Di un artista unico. Dopo averci raccontato la promessa e la dannazione di quei parcheggi, di quelle strade, di quelle notti soli o con qualcuno accanto, sembra così vicino il tramonto non della vita ma della fuga. Si sta un attimo fermi. E come nella migliore musica, ogni verso può parlare al profondo di te, di qualcosa che ti è sfuggito o hai custodito, ogni arpeggio fa tornare ricordi lontani. Segreti sussurrati e "si va avanti". Quanto realismo in questa canzone, quanto doloroso realismo. E' come se i personaggi di 40 anni delle sue canzoni, noi in definitiva, siano sospesi tra luce e oscurità. A sorseggiare del Jack e sembra che l'ultimo verso parli a tutti coloro che ci sono letteralmente cresciuti con la musica di Bruce Springsteen. Una musica che è entrata nelle nostre vite come una vecchia canzone estiva. E sta arrivando l'autunno.
Che canzone meravigliosa.. Grazie Boss
Sì gli arpeggi toccano direttamente le corde dell'anima e vibrano, vibrano intensamente. Meraviglioso pezzo.
Condivido tutto. Questa canzone potrebbe rappresentare il canto del cigno della sua epica americana. Le corse pazze in macchina, gli amori pulsanti, la voglia di scappare e di vivere la libertà e inseguire il sogno americano sono ormai svaniti lasciando posto agli sbagli, al rimorso e alla solitudine di un uomo ormai disilluso che arranca e trova consolazione nei pochi momenti di epifania che gli sono concessi
Hai scritto un pensiero meraviglioso.
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This is a MASTERPIECE ! The lyrics are amazing. Only the Boss can write such a song. Thank You Bruce for being here and help me everyday !
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American spirit by Bruce, the one & only and it works perfectly also in France, in my garden in Brittany with a nice glass of wine ... close my eyes & I can see this gorgeous wild horse running free :)) Merci Bruce
One of my favorite songs of all time. Everytime I go to the Jersey Shore and I stay at a beach Motel, this song echos through while I'm packing.
Unbearably beautiful; heartbreakingly sincere!
Jesus....he reaches new heights every time he writes...just awesome imagery.
How da fuk do you make something this phenomenal, a million years into your career?
I know, right? Bruce was born to do what he does.
A career highlight song,,,, well written, well sung,,,, well done!
no words sheer class ,story telling at its best
This song kills me. Tears flow everytime.
And can YOU say why ?
beautiful song that just amazes me
Man this is the side of his music i like most..no Boss.. just a great singer songwriter
Thanks for all your music. Save me
many times.sorry for my bad englisch. Reni from Berlin germany
He's saved us all one time or another my friend. Keep on keepin on! I wish you well.
Loving this Beautiful Song"" hits you right in my Heart"" makes me miss someone very special to me"" Bruce Outstanding "" Moonlight won't Tell""💘💘🎶🎶🎶
Magic Moment Bruce: Thanks!
what a sweet song
住む国は違いますがとても好きな歌です、夜寝る前に何度も繰り返し聞いています…
Bruce just gets better and better!
I play this album a LOT more than Born To Run or Asbury. Never thought I'd say that about a 2019 Bruce album. Especially Wayfarer
Wow. Just Wow! Head and shoulders above most of the "music" out there today.
Magnifique.
Just an incredible song about life's circle and loves. Truly a masterpiece!
He has many...
Don't know how Springsteen keeps bringing us great new songs but he accomplishes it once again.
This song just makes me so sad everytime I listen to it, I feel like I ain't living life to the fullest. Yeah I'm still young, 20 years old but I feel like I have missed so much already. :/
Just beautiful and heartbreaking...love this and hope the youth did too..
A brilant play in words its better to have loved than loved
This might be the best song of the 2010's.
he can still rock, but rather than stay there, he grows, the words are still Bruce, still telling stories.....
Simply the boss
Just reminds of my friend that died of Covid in 2021. Its hit me so hard that I just cant get over it. This song makes me think of him.
Haunting tune.........best on the album.
FANTASTIC WESTERN STARS GREAT BOSS!!!
I'm from brazil and I aways loved his music . I honestly loved his album western stars.
I'm not crying.... you're crying
No you are..... 😭
Well, I did ...while listening for the first time ....but , was a little drunk , have to say to my shame
Certain songwriters/performers have the ability to craft something that feels timeless the moment it is released. Bruce Springsteen is just such an artist, and “Moonlight Motel,” is just such a song.
Part of the fun in listening to Western Stars is playing a little game of Spot The Influence; there’s a little Glen Campbell here, some Roy Orbison there, etc. But “Moonlight Motel” doesn’t feel beholden to much of anything. Other than the wistful acoustic guitar licks, all other instruments are lowered in the mix to seem like ghostly echoes. That allows the somber story of the motel, which seems at times to be more metaphorical and mystical than physical, to really take hold.
Springsteen immediately lets us know that this place is pretty much deserted these days, “the musty smell of wilted flowers” wafting through the air. “Now the pool’s filled with empty, eight foot deep/ Got dandelions growin’ up through the cracks on the concrete,” he sings. But the memories are far more alive than any of the place’s tangible accoutrements: “Your lipstick taste and your whispered secret I promised I’d never tell/ A half-drunk beer and your breath in my ear at the Moonlight Motel.”
What the song suggests is that there a fragility to ideal romance that daily life eradicates, just like time and weather have done away with the luster of the motel; “Well then, it’s bills and kids and kids and bills,” Springsteen sings. Nobody has made more use of dreams in his songwriting than Bruce, which is why the hairs on your arms might stand up when you hear him launch into the final verse with “Last night I dreamed of you, my lover.”
He doesn’t reveal the contents of this dream, but he wakes hearing the lingering voice of his former love saying, “Better to have loved,” the rest of the adage going unsaid perhaps because he didn’t hear it, perhaps because he heard it but finds it too painful to repeat. His only recourse is to go out on a drive looking for the motel, the chilly air and falling leaves signifying the end of the summer and the end of a dream too good to be true.
“She was boarded up and gone like an old summer song/ Nothing but an empty shell,” he notices when he arrives. Nothing else to do but: “I pulled a bottle of Jack out of the paper bag/ Poured one for me and one for you as well/ Then it was one more shot poured out onto the parking lot of the Moonlight Motel.”
Bruce Springsteen’s catalog is so imposing that it feels almost blasphemous to suggest that a song he just wrote and recorded deserves a place among his best. And yet how else can you characterize “Moonlight Motel,” a song that doesn’t so much jerk tears as it does gently loose them as a courtesy to the listener? Instant classic sounds about right.
Bruce really surpassed himself on this album , 14 wonderful songs , and this one is an authentic masterpiece .I can't stop listenin' to this album , one of my favourite of the Boss .