![]() ![]() Get the embed code Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun Well i unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears i saw a gap but he'd figured he'd be all right Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soonĪnd some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until right, and then boy you're on your ownĪnd now in zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune Well i jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked wich was the way back home He said, do what you like, but don't do it here Yes and scotland yard was trying hard, they sent a dude with a calling card, Oh, some hazard from harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier She said i'll turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky breakĪnd go-cart mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outsideĪnd little early-pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if i needed a ride Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me i got what it takes He got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight He says: "dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"Īnd some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls danceĪnd some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright cut loose like a deuceĪnother runner in the night. Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his handsĪnd some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her handĪnd now young scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sandĪnd some bloodshot forget-menot whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the bandĪnd she was blinded by the light. With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground ![]() With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older i tripped the merry-go-round In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat Or as Bruce put it, "the rhyming dictionary was on fire." songfacts.Madman drummers bummers and indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat He wrote this song in his bedroom, primarily using a rhyming dictionary. "Silicone Sister" - Bruce mentions that this is arguably the first mention of breast implants in popular music - a dancer at one of the local strip joints in Asbury Park. Some all hot, half-shot, heading for a hot spot, snapping fingers clapping his hands - Being a "know it all kid growing up, who doesn't really know anything." In the dumps with the mumps - being sick with the mumps.īoulder on my shoulder - a "chip" on his shoulder. Indians in the summer - Bruce's little league baseball team as a kid. Madman drummers bummers - Vinnie "Mad dog" Lopez, the first drummer in the E Street Band. A lot of the references are personal, to include people he knew or had met on the Boardwalks, or had grown up around, or were just direct personal references to himself: Springsteen talked about this song in detail on an episode of VH1 Storytellers. ![]() I've read most of these posts that go back to 2005 and everyone wants to make it some deep song about drugs or some such. … Go listen to it.Įveryone is putting too much thought into the meanings. General CommentAs we all know this song was written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |