Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen’s lyrical genius in one understated song

Sometimes, less is more and the penultimate track from Born to Run is certainly one of those times.  In just twenty eight lines lacking a chorus or any musical bombast, Springsteen spins a tale of a down on his luck wannabe gangster embarking on an unknown caper, told as a conversation between an unnamed narrator… Continue reading Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen’s lyrical genius in one understated song