Bruce Springsteen Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nebraska

The Starkweather murders are one source upon which this song is based. However, there is a Terrence Mallick movie, shot in 1975 entitled "Badlands."
This movie stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, and tells the story of a young man who went on a killing spree in South Dakota, while his young girlfriend went along for the ride. These characters are fictitious, but there are scenes such as Holly twirling her baton, that directly relate to the song "Nebraska".

Answer: Jungleland

This audience favorite has, on the studio version of the "Born To Run" album,
a nine-minute sax solo by the inimitable Clarence Clemons. "Hungry Heart" and "Streets of Philadelphia" are by Bruce, while "I'm So Excited" was a big hit for the Pointer Sisters.

Answer: I Wanna Marry You

The wistful music of the song "I Wanna Marry You", along with the interestingly simple lyrics, make it somewhat unique in the Springsteen catalog. This song, as well as "Crush on You" and "Out in the Street", are from "The River" album. "Papa Don't Preach" was a major hit for Madonna.

Answer: Hungry Heart

The singalong version happens in live concerts. The studio version of this song is found on the double album "The River". The Little Richard song "Good Golly Miss Molly" was often done in the encore portion of the concerts, but was not usually sung by the fans.

Answer: Waiting On A Sunny Day

This song comes from the 2004 album "The Rising". So do the songs "Nothing Man" and "My City of Ruins". "Sunshine Superman" was a '60s hit for Donovan.

Answer: The Wrestler

This song was written for the movie "The Wrestler", a huge hit for Mickey Rourke. Springsteen has also provided songs for the movies "Philadelphia" and "Dead Man Walking". He also wrote "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and "Streets of Philadelphia", while "The Boxer" was written by Paul Simon and sung by Simon and Garfunkel.

Answer: Queen of the Supermarket

I have to admit I really like this song, dedicated to hard-working women (and some men) everywhere. It's from the album "Working On A Dream". Of the incorrect choices, "Queen of the Hop" and "Dream Lover" were both early hits of Bobby Darin. "Little Angelyne" was written by Bruce Springsteen; he gave it to his friend Gary US Bonds, who recorded it in 1983.

Answer: Viva Las Vegas

Elvis sang this memorable song in the movie "Viva Las Vegas", which costarred Ann Margret. Bruce sang on the album done by various artists, called "The Last Temptation of Elvis", and on his own triple album "The Essential Bruce Springsteen". All the incorrect choices were big hits for Elvis; Bruce Springsteen is not known for recording any of them.

Answer: The Seeger Sessions Band

This large group, with its influences deep within American music, took its name from Pete Seeger, the famous left-wing protest singer. The album is also called "The Seeger Sessions". The incorrect choices: "The Wonderful Woody Guthrie Folk Band" is fictitious, though I named it after the great leftwing songwriter and singer Woody Guthrie. "The Band of Friends and Relations" is also imaginary, while "The Banshees" played with Siouxsie.

Answer: Born In The USA

Interestingly, a survey done when the song was a hit (1985) found that 50% of its listeners thought of it as a patriotic American song, while the other 50% heard it as a protest against American involvement in Vietnam. Of the incorrect choices, "Badlands" was written by Bruce, "This Land Is Your Land" is a Woody Guthrie song recorded by Bruce, and "Still in Saigon" was a hit for the Charlie Daniels Band.