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Aug 20, 2025 44 min

Springsteen vs The Ramones

from Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock chronicle Bruce's struggle to breakthrough to the mainstream at the end of the 1970s- and the hits he gave away along the way. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-joey-ramone-asked-bruce-springsteen-for-a-song/ https://www.app.com/story/news/history/2016/03/25/night-bruce-springsteen-met-ramones/82228748/ “Hungry Heart” in the style of The Ramones: https://youtu.be/5tCMa7_liNA?si=IileU-_es5u2u3iN E-Street Shuffle piece with Joey Ramone interview videos, etc.: https://estreetshuffle.com/index.php/2022/12/21/roll-of-the-dice-hungry-heart/ https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-bruce-springsteen-wrote-that-were-made-famous-by-other-artists/ How Manfred Man got access to Bruce’s songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv0kQ-VopnI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Appel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light https://medium.com/@rchamoff/blinded-by-the-light-is-complete-nonsense-201d31919c38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_(singer) https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/04/11/fire-the-boss-was-knocking-on-the-kings-door-musicislife-tedtockscovers-brucespringsteen-robertgordon-thepointersisters-shakinstevens-robinwilliams-linkwray/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/28/music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night https://the-circuit.greasylake.org/index.php?/topic/155283-patti-smith-talking-about-because-the-night-and-bruce/ Brian’s 2023 appearance talking about Sire Records on Only Three Lads: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DqU34hgE3qb7SSCYzlZdS?si=65k6Va-uR72dzfMG9Cpdpw

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