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ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
TITLE: “My Lucky Day”
WEB DEBUT: Nov. 28, 2008
ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: There’s something about an upbeat, hopeful Bruce Springsteen song that gets my heart going, even during the lower points of my life, which made me pretty psyched to find this Black Friday release in the upper reaches of YouTube’s video chart this morning. “My Lucky Day” is a love-against-the-odds track with simple, yet evocative lyrics (”I’ve waited at your side / I’ve carried the tears you’ve cried / But to win, darlin’ we must play / So don’t hide your heart away”), chiming piano trading off with organ, and a sax solo—it’s like “Rosalita” plus 30-odd years, with the graying temples and hard knocks that come with time.
WHERE TO HEAR IT: It’s on sale at Amazon, but you can also get a peek at YouTube. Or below:
I operate on a strict policy of reasonably low expectations when it comes to new Springsteen music…using a “Rosalita” comparison makes it very difficult to not get my hopes way up.
The first two tracks that I’ve heard from this album have been winners. This bodes well for an album I’d initially pegged as Magic leftovers.