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re: Bruce, Jim And The Ghost Writer

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crazy_janey 03:58 am UTC 03/26/09
In reply to: Bruce, Jim And The Ghost Writer - steven_stuart 09:02 pm UTC 03/25/09

> Someone out there, in cyberspace, has started rumours
> claiming that the same ghost writer wrote material for
> both Jim Steinman and Bruce Springsteen. This shadowy
> figure apparently came up with songs like Born To Run and
> Paradise By The Dashboard Light.
>
> Firstly, Jim could have ghosted for Bruce or Bruce could
> have ghosted for Jim. Why does the blog writer think that
> there had to be a third party involved?
>
> Also, in the BOOH article that I quoted today, it says
> (talking about the making of BOOH): "using backing
> musicians such as Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from Bruce
> Springsteen's E Street Band."
>
> It is quite possible that there are some similarities if
> both gentlemen worked on Born To Run and Paradise By The
> Dashboard Light.
>
> It does not prove that there was a ghost writer involved.
>
> Paradise by The Dashboard Light and Born To Run are both
> iconic masterpieces. I cannot understand why anyone would
> want to deny Jim Steinman or Bruce Springsteen the credit
> they deserve.

Well, whoever this guy is, he did a damn good job of forging Bruce's handwriting (see link) ;0)

Could you possibly post a link to the BOOH article?



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