Confessions of a Fanboy

I would have burned Pittsburgh to the ground. Burned, burned, burned, I tell you. I don’t know if I’ve had the opportunity to tell you about my evolution on Springsteen’s The Ghost of Tom Joad, but there has been one and it’s been significant and a real treat for me. I now love that record — never hated it, but I’ll save that story for another time — and “Youngstown” has always been one of the songs I like. It’s a great song and I would have burned Pittsburgh to the ground after he played it.

The song was played as the first song of the encore, and it was played solo acoustic. I’ve never seen Springsteen in concert (something I hope to remedy in April) but I’ve heard live recordings of him with the E-Street Band as well as solo acoustic. While I love the band, I’m transfixed by the solo acoustic performances I’ve heard. I’m dying to see one of those shows, perhaps more than an E-Street show– but I won’t be picky. This seriously would have made my night.

Radio Nowhere
The Ties That Bind
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Night
She’s the One
Livin’ in the Future
The Promised Land
Code of Silence
Backstreets
Working on the Highway
Devil’s Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
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Youngstown
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Kitty’s Back
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land

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