Friday, May 18th, 2012
ONE OF MY all time favourites is the absolutely stunning song from Bruce Springsteen called Racing in the street.
Chevvy from the shell
Taken from Springsteen’s timeless Darkness On the Edge of Town, it’s a song about two guys, dream racers, building a Chevvy car from a shell but it’s so much more than that.
It’s about life. Dreams, hopes, aspirations, setbacks, knockbacks, relationships, the whole nine yards.kni
Never give up
Racing is also a supremely positive song. Don’t give up and don’t let the bastards get you down. Have a vision and see it through to completion.
Guys who come home from work and go out and fix cars have a vision and a dream. It’s not a case of boy racers.
Singing the dream
If you look at all of Springsteen’s previous and more recent work he sings about America, the whole package, the railroad, living the American dream.
And this anthem to dream racers is a classic example…
Andy Mclaren, wowdewow music specialist, knows who’s Boss
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