And NYC Serenade is still one of my favorite songs by anyone ever. Now 40 years on, Rosy still brings me a smile, it is so much about what it was like to be young-the freedom, the joy of inviting your love to come on out for an adventure, and the fact that mom and dad didn't matter, just being together did. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - 1973 Philippines Columbia label 7-track LP. At college, I met other like minded guys who could not get enough of this album and we bonded over it, I think fo my dead friend Kevin all the time when I play it. There was no real story, but the phrases were so cool (walk tall, or baby don't walk at all). The lyrics seemed to describe several different people and encounters. The piano intro was so unlike everything else that came before and that string arrangement came out fo nowhere. And those emotional ballads-the end of Spanish Johnny, the wonderful song to Sandy (he saying something about an aurora-how f'ing cool is this guy?), then Rosy and that impressionistic song about NYC. I loved the fast songs, such great stuff, R&B influenced but not derivative. The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle Rankings Rosalita Incident on 57th Street 4th of July Asbury Park New York City Serenade Kitty's Back E Street Shuffle Wild Billy's Circus Story 20 comments 84 Upvoted Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up Sort by: best level 1 deleted 7 yr. Then I bought it and was just blown away by 6 of the 7 songs. We danced to it, drank to it, smoked joints to it, and sang along with every word. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S. Initially, it was all about one song: Rosalita. If Springsteens debut, Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ revealed just how. In a distant Philly suburb, we picked up on this early on. Newly remastered from original analogue masters. This album has a very special place in my heart.
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