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1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's first album contained a song that would be covered by Manfred Mann, and become a huge hit for him. Which song was it?
2. Sticking with Bruce's first album, which song contained the lines,
"I hid in the mother breast of the crowd, but when they said 'Sit down' I stood up."
3. Springsteen's second album was "The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle". Probably the most memorable song on the album was "Rosalita". Complete the line from this song:
"Tell him this is last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
Because a record company Rosie just gave me a ____________"
4. "Born To Run" was the album that really put Bruce on the map. It has several classic songs on it, but it's the non-hits that are the most compelling songs on the album. Which track on the album is about going to meet a man to do "a job" for him, obviously an illegal one since Bruce brings a friend and tells him to stick something in his pocket so it'll look like he has a gun?
5. "Darkness on the Edge of Town" was Bruce's follow-up to "Born to Run", and is (in my humble opinion) a far superior album. But Bruce's drummer, Max Weinberg (now of the Conan O'Brien show) doesn't like this one because he noticeably slows down a song with his drumming instead of keeping proper time. Which song did Max accidentally slow down?
6. One of the most powerful songs on the "Darkness" album is about Bruce's relationship with his father. Which song was it?
7. Springsteen's next album was his first double album, "The River". It is an interesting mix of youth and maturity, with more songs about the recklessness and hopelessness of youth, as well as many songs about settling into life. It also had his first top ten hit. Which song was it?
8. Staying with "The River" album, there was an intense song about being with a stranger when he died. Which song describes this?
9. Springsteen's sixth album was his first solo album, and he recorded it alone on a four track recorder in his house. Two of the songs from this album would be covered by Johnny Cash and go on to be country hits for him. One of the songs Cash covered was "Highway Patrolman". What was the other one?
10. There were no 'hits' on "Nebraska", but one of the songs became Bruce's first music video, and he liked it enough to include in on his late-90s Greatest Hits compilation. Which song was it?
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