![]() Yet the wistful emotions are what really render “4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” so powerful, and that holds true no matter where your own personal fireworks might be hailin’ tonight. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen (CD. It’s pretty clear that Bruce Springsteen didn’t have to use much imagination to come up with the details that make this such an enduring slice of life. With each dramatic exhortation to Sandy, the narrator takes another step away from Asbury Park, from his past, from his childhood. Bruce even name-drops Madame Marie Castello, who was an actual fortune-teller in Asbury Park for 76 years until her death in 2008 (“Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie for tellin’ fortunes better than they do.”) Springsteen sings it beautifully, handling the overstuffed lines with the finesse of a fast-talking player while still capturing the hurt the guy feels at seeing his ex with another guy. A faulty Tilt-A-Whirl and a tryst with the boss’ daughter have soured him on the whole thing. All the little girls souls grow weak when the man-child gives. ![]() Even as the narrator makes the boardwalk sound unmistakably romantic, his itchiness to leave it all behind is palpable. THE E STREET SHUFFLE Sparks fly on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot. ![]() The song is told from the point of view of a narrator trying to convince the title character into one last night of passion, some figurative fireworks exploding in tandem with the ones that soar on Independence Day. The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle Bruce Springsteen ROCK 1973 His first album, the excellent Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., presented a singer/songwriter with sharp lyrical skills and an emotional spectrum that could bring tears to the eyes of attentive listeners. This would be the only time the cinematic vistas of Springsteens early lyrics were matched by equally impressionistic music. ![]()
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