tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post6663291761421680343..comments2023-10-01T06:00:51.949-04:00Comments on exile on blog street: Fudged Tunnel of Lovevenerableseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064796361990709586noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-86617627849081930402007-11-14T14:18:00.000-05:002007-11-14T14:18:00.000-05:00I wasn't using salt-of-the-earth as a put-down, ne...I wasn't using salt-of-the-earth as a put-down, necessarily, this time. It's just that Bruce's self-image is more wrapped up in being a man of the people while Bowie's is about being a superior being from another planet. So the stakes for a Bruce sell-out would be much higher.<BR/><BR/>Is it true that Ronald Raygun (zap!) used "Born in the USA" as his campaign song in 1984? How does that work?Ancient Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019243464236057767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-62059236154470584962007-11-14T11:22:00.000-05:002007-11-14T11:22:00.000-05:00dear Scientist: I love how you wield the term "sal...dear Scientist: I love how you wield the term "salt-of-the-earth" with such venom! If you ended up with a prof job in some corn country hinterland I would sooo fear for your students.<BR/><BR/>Less tangentially, how has Bruce maintained an earnest salt-of-the-earthness (good connotation) when he's from Jersey and has been a millionaire for good on 30 years?venerableseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064796361990709586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-70937352460801821452007-11-14T08:34:00.000-05:002007-11-14T08:34:00.000-05:00The rock chameleon needs no integrity, unlike salt...The rock chameleon needs no integrity, unlike salt-of-the-earth Bruce.Ancient Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019243464236057767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-8344039608436380522007-11-12T17:37:00.000-05:002007-11-12T17:37:00.000-05:00I would also like to point out that Bruice Springs...I would also like to point out that Bruice Springsteen would never whore himself out like David Bowie! Spongebob Squarepants?!?! Does the guy have any integrity anymore!<BR/><BR/>http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=9666JahidiHoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958144309132062380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-9108569622025562042007-11-11T15:38:00.000-05:002007-11-11T15:38:00.000-05:00As I read the song-by-song analysis of this album ...As I read the song-by-song analysis of this album something become quite clear to me. I think the success of this album can only be understood within the context of Bruce Springsteen. As I reflect on each song I am instantly putting it into the context of his entire career. If you do not have this framework than I have to agree that many of the specific concerns brought up earlier may have JahidiHoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958144309132062380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900282327622981563.post-61263430063409122362007-11-11T09:28:00.000-05:002007-11-11T09:28:00.000-05:00"A David Sanborn solo would be right at home on “O..."A David Sanborn solo would be right at home on “One Step Up”, so I’m glad for Clarence that he didn’t suffer the indignity of being asked to contribute here."<BR/><BR/>Len, you are knocking it out of the park every time. Another great post.polchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762492880623690643noreply@blogger.com