Top Ten Bruce Tunes

Here is my order of the ten best Springsteen songs, according to my ears and mind. I also listed the best version of the song either on CD or online.

10) The Rising - CD The Rising. This is about finding hope in a desperate situation. It was written just after 9/11, and the album The Rising was a response of hope to our nation's tragedy. 9) Born in the USA - 1988 South Africa Human Rights Tour. The most misunderstood song of all time. 8) Atlantic City - 1999 Reunion Tour, Madison Square Garden. Great story. 7) Backstreets - 1975 Hammerstein London. A powerful novel filled with love, devotion, and friendship. 6) Darkness on the Edge of Town - 1975/85 Live. It moves me. 5) Badlands - tie 75/85 Live and Reunion Tour 1999. A crowd favorite and a song of faith, hope, and love. 4) Jungleland - 1999 Reunion Tour. "beneath that giant Exxon sign, that brings this fair city light." No one writes like Bruce. 3) The River - a story of family, loss, and love. 2) Born to Run - 1975/85 Live. The song that landed him into our record players. 1) Thunder Road - any version. Possibly one of the best songs ever written.

Dream Dinner 4 - Authors & Writers

A table of 10 and my favorite book by each:

* John Grisham (The Testament)
* Peggy Noonan (What I Saw At The Revolution)
* Philip Yancey (The Jesus I Never Knew)
* Max Lucado (Because I Love You)
* Dr. Suess (How The Grinch Stole Christmas)
* Joseph Girzone (Joshua: A Parable For Today)
* Henri Nouwen (Return of the Prodigal Son)
* David Halberstam (The Teammates)
* Jane Leavy (Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy)
* Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy In The White House)

Top Ten

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Shuffle the Songs!

I have been exposed to this new "game" of sorts - the iPod shuffle. You simply hit the shuffle action on the pod and list your first 10! Here it goes...

1. "If You Want Me To" by Ginny Owens (outstanding lyrics concerning one who will do anything for God)

2. "All Creatures of Our God and King" by the David Crowder Band (a great group to catch live)

3. "Song for Rich" by Michael W. Smith (a tribute to Rich Mullins, who died in 1997)

4. "Grace Like Rain" by Todd Agnew (a new hymn for today's generation of God-seekers)

5. "Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (awesome! need I say more?)

6. "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" - by Bruce Springsteen (a fun song about growing up and falling in love)

7. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" - by Alison Krauss & Union Station (are you kidding me?)

8. "Lord, Reign in Me" - by the Passion Band (nice rendition of a prayer)

9. "Detroit Medley" - by Bruce Springsteen (a typical curtain-call last song at his concerts - the medley of songs are C.C. Rider, Good Golly Miss Molly, and usually some Elvis song)

10. "Give It Away" by Michael W. Smith (our faith isn't meant to be horded, but to be shared.)

Enjoy the list!