My top 7 Bruce Springsteen songs & what cars I would listen to them in.

Well forget it. I’ve been sitting for hours trying to introduce this lovely little piece to the millions and millions of readers of this blog.

Instead of bloated introductions, I will just get into the meat of this thing. So get ready, because these are my top 7 Bruce Springsteen songs and the classic cars that would pump these little ditties.

7.  Song: Growin’ Up (Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.)
Car: 80s Chevy Chevette 
Imagine with me, if you will, 3 kids and 2 parents stuck in this tiny vehicle. That, for me,  was growing up. Bruce tells a different story. He writes of the fantastical life he lives and that, maybe, growing up for him isn’t what everyone else expects.

6. Song: Dream Baby Dream (2005 Single – Cover of Suicide)

 Car: ’61 Chevy Impala SS

When I first heard this song (originally by Suicide), all I could imagine was a late summer night drive desperately trying to find the spot you once visited long ago to think. If that were to happen today, it’d be in this car.

5. Song: Thunder Road/Jungleland (Born to Run)
Car:’55 Buick Roadmaster  

I combined these perfect bookends to Bruce’s Born to Run to this beautiful car only because all three are epic. This car and these songs bring me to a late night in Oklahoma just trying to reach my destination.

4. Song: Backstreets (Born to Run)
Car: ’68 Chevy Nova 

This car is an epitome of muscle. It’s has the classic muscle car look. One of Bruce’s underrated songs shows the same muscle, once you get past the intro. Get to about the 4:40 mark and listen to The Boss turn this song into fully revved build up, ready to take off.

3. Song: Born to Run (Born to Run)
Car: ’64 Chevy Corvair 

Born to Run. The one song that shows Springsteen’s ultimate song writing ability. The Corvair, though small, shows Chevy’s taste for style, not just power. Take me around the hills of Tennessee on this one, blasting Born to Run on every curve.

2. Song: Darkness on the Edge of Town (Darkness on the Edge of Town)
Car: ’53 Chevy 5 Window Pickup  

My dream car 1 of 2. The song just augments the style of the vehicle. 50′s style intro, with a powerful shot to the heart into the pre-chorus/chorus. The best part of the song? On the top of his lungs The Boss screams strength I feel:

Tonight I’ll be on that hill ’cause I can’t stop
I’ll be on that hill with everything I got
Lives on the line where dreams are found and lost
I’ll be there on time and I’ll pay the cost

1. Song: Racing in the Street (’78) (Alternate Version)
Car: ’57 Chevy Bel Air  

My absolute favorite Bruce Springsteen song. My absolute favorite car.

The car was my dad’s first and only rebuild, which he did when he was 18. With this car with a V8 350 engine, my dad drag raced and met the father of my best friend. Oddly enough, this song reminds me of two people. That best friend and all the times we had and of a girl who meant the world to me. This song shows Bruce’s ultimate strength of song writing with this being a reworked version rather than the one on the Darkness album. Springsteen not only shows how this song runs the line of anthemic, but also shows a variety of emotions with the lyrics and music throughout.

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