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Jacqueline 01:47 am UTC 09/12/07 |
| In reply to: | NJC: Wings For Wheels - Willis 01:16 am UTC 09/12/07 |
| I actually LOVE that song. Bruce at his best without doubt. xxx JD > I was listening to Bruce Springsteen's "Wings For > Wheels" the other night, and to me it's got the lyrical > similarities to something Jim may have written, like much > of Bruce's early work. The version I've got is from 1975 > so maybe even JD can stomach it. > > >It's an early version of Thunder Road. But it's not > the same song. Lately I prefer it over Thunder Road. This > is my lyrical translation, should be accurate. > > The screen door slams, Angelina's dress sways > Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio > plays > Roy orbison singing for the lonely > That's me babe and i want you only > Don't turn me home again > I can't face myself alone in that mirror again tonight > Don't run back inside baby, you know just what i'm here > for > So you're scared and you're thinking > That maybe you ain't that young anymore > Show a little faith there's magic in the night > You ain't a beauty but baby, ah you're alright > And that's alright with me > > > >It seems more about the man and less about the girl. > More about a man on the prowl trying to get laid, less > about escaping some town with his girl. The softer side > of "Stark Raving Love" maybe? It's about the prowler who > cannot go home alone. > > > This 4/4 she's gonna overheat > Make up your mind girl i gotta get her back out on the > street > I know you're lonely like me so baby don't try and fake > it > I'm no prince and i can't lay the stars at your feet > But i got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat > There's plenty of room in my front seat, baby if you wanna > take it > > > >It's about a car? Yeah, right. It's another "boner > line" in my book. But it's almost misogynistic, "make up > you mind girl, I got to get her back out on the street". > It's like saying if you ain't going to go all the way > tonight, let me find someone who will. > > Oh roll down the window and let the wind blow back your > hair > It's like the rushing touch, the dirty wings them highway > angels wear > Well tonight we're gonna find out how it feels > I'm gonna trade in your wings - for wheels > Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks > Ah, mama, come take my hand > We're gonna ride all the way to the promised land > Oh and we’ll dance all the way, dance all the way > > >The themes of innocence lost, or in the era of losing > it. The man who comes along to take away the angels wings > and put the girl on the fast track. Of course he's > promising the ride that'll take her to "the promise land". > Man, it reminds me of Paradise By The Dashboard Light. > > Now the season's over and i feel it getting cold > I wish i could take you to some sandy beach where we'd > never grow old > Ah but baby you know that's just jive > But tonight's bustin' open and i'm alive > Baby do what you can to make me feel like a man > But this 4/4/2's gonna overheat > Make up your mind girl, i gotta get her back out on the > street > I know you're lonely like me, oh so don't fake it > And maybe i can't lay the stars at your feet > But i got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat > There's plenty of room in my front seat > Oh if you think you can make it, climb in > This is town full of losers and baby i was born to win > > > >Okay, so maybe this isn't some storybook romance. He > could tell her the things she wants to hear, but it's not > really worth the effort. It's about having contact just > for the night, while reminding the girl that he could be > back on the street whenever he wanted to. But, it seems > he only still has it in head, ain't the catch he was > before. He'll be back with her like he is every night, > but still with delusions of grandeur. Parts remind me of > the last act of Paradise and Two Out of Three. > > I've said before and will continue to: Bruce and Jim are > two sides of the same coin. To me, Jim represents a > fantasy, Bruce a reality. Their music tells stories and > takes you places. I'm sure some fans here have already > hear the song, but I'll share it anyways. Thoughts? > > Probably the longest thing I've posted. > And the lamest. > Except for that Bonnie Tyler Heart Strings thread. > And the thing about the Polar Bears.... > | |
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