LYRIC QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’?
Bruce Springsteen’s breakthrough album Born to Run turns 47 today (August 25), and all these years later, it remains one of rock’s most moving lyrical works of all time. From the title…
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Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album Born to Run turns 47 today (August 25), and all these years later, it remains one of rock's most moving lyrical works of all time.
From the title track to the epic "Jungleland," Born to Run illustrates a variety of vivid pictures of love, joy, desperation and hope. Simply put: The eight tracks that make up this album are a masterclass of songwriting.
To celebrate, we present to you the lyric quiz below where you have to match the song lyric to the correct song. Think you're an expert on Born to Run? Take the quiz and find out!
Bruce Springsteen is one of the most prolific songwriters in music history. Here are his top 50 songs ranked.
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50. "This Depression" - ‘Wrecking Ball’ (2012)
Columbia49. "Devils and Dust" - ‘Devils And Dust’ (2005)
Columbia48. "My Beautiful Reward" - ‘Lucky Town’ (1992)
Columbia47. "57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)" (Little Steven Remix) - B-side of ‘57 Channels And Nothin’ On)’ (1992)
Columbia46. "If I Should Fall Behind" (live) - ‘Live In New York City’
Columbia45. "Western Stars" - ‘Western Stars’ (2019)
Columbia44. "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - ‘Magic’ (2007)
Columbia43. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" - ‘The Ghost Of Tom Joad’ (1995)
42. "Bobby Jean" - ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ (1984)
Columbia41. "Light Of Day" (live) - ‘In Concert/MTV Plugged’ (1993)
Columbia40. "Nebraska" - ‘Nebraska’ (1982)
Columbia39. "American Land" - ‘We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (American Land Version)’ (2006)
Columbia38. "Two Hearts" - ‘The River’ (1980)
Columbia37. "You’re Missing" - ‘The Rising’ (2002)
Columbia36. "Tunnel Of Love" - ‘Tunnel Of Love’ (1987)
Columbia35. "Fire" (live) - “Live 1975-1985’
Columbia34. "One Step Up" - ‘Tunnel Of Love’ (1987)
Columbia33. "The Wrestler" - ‘The Wrestler’ soundtrack (2008)
Koch Records32. "Long Walk Home" - ‘Magic’ (2007)
Columbia31. "Blinded By The Light" - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey’ (1973)
Columbia30. "Because The Night" - ‘Live 1975-1985’
Columbia29. "The River" - ‘The River’ (1980)
Columbia28. "Meeting Across The River" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
Columbia27. "Independence Day" - ‘The River’ (1980)
Columbia26. "Growin’ Up" - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey’ (1973)
Columbia25. "My City Of Ruins" - ‘The Rising’ (2002)
Columbia24. "Born In The U.S.A." - ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ (1984)
Columbia23. "Highway Patrolman" - ‘Nebraska’ (1982)
Columbia22. "Streets Of Philadelphia" - ‘Philadelphia’ soundtrack (1993)
Sony21. "Johnny 99" - ‘Nebraska’ (1982)
Columbia20. "Factory" - ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ (1978)
Columbia19. "The Rising" - ‘The Rising’ (2002)
Columbia18. "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" - ‘The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle’ (1973)
Columbia17. "Lost In The Flood" - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey’ (1973)
16. "It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City" - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey’ (1973)
Columbia15. "Reason To Believe" - ‘Nebraska’ (1982)
Columbia14. "New York City Serenade" - ‘The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle’ (1973)
Columbia13. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
Columbia12. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (live) - ‘Live: 1975 - 1985’
Columbia11. "Spirit In The Night" - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, New Jersey’ (1973)
Columbia10. "The Promised Land" - ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ (1978)
Columbia9. "Atlantic City" - ‘Nebraska’ (1982)
Columbia8. "No Surrender" - ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ (1984)
Columbia7. "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" - ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ (1978)
Columbia6. "Prove It All Night" - ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ (1978)
Columbia5. "Badlands" - ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ (1978)
4. "Jungleland" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
Columbia3. "Backstreets" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
Columbia2. "Thunder Road" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
Columbia1. "Born To Run" - ‘Born To Run’ (1975)
ColumbiaErica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
