Born To Run (track)
by Bruce Springsteen
Year: 1975
From the album Born To Run (track #5)
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Born To Run appears on the following album(s) by Bruce Springsteen:
- Born To Run (track #5) (this album) (1975)
- The Essential Bruce Springsteen (track #7) (compilation) (2003)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (compilation) (1995)
- Chimes Of Freedom (track #4) (1988)
- The Album Collection: 1973-1984, Vol. 1 (track #21) (compilation) (2014)
- Chapter And Verse (track #8) (compilation) (2016)
- Collection: 1973-2012 (track #3) (compilation) (2013)
- Springsteen On Broadway (track #30) (2018)
- The Live Series: Songs Of The Road (track #9) (compilation) (2018)
- Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ July 25, 1992 (track #29) (2019)
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| ! | 08/03/2026 14:34 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
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The ultimate rock'n'roll anthem. The fire that burns inside every restless soul is perfectly captured on this glorious track. Again, as on the brilliant, Thunder road, the protagonists need to break on out of the place they're almost held prisoner in. All that's in store for them is all the drudgery and sweat and hard work that their parents have had to endure and that's not where this couple, or any of us, want to be. They acknowledge themselves as tramps but they still strive for something better, something they will probably never achieve. Yes, they will almost definitely end up in the same stifling situation as their parents did when reality comes knocking on the door, but, Born to run, at least for four and half minutes that the track plays for gives us all the hope that there is something better out there for us and all we've got to do is have the faith. As we all know life is never like that, but while, Born to run, plays, just for that moment, we can all truly believe. That's the genius of rock'n'roll and Springsteen understands that and he always will. A giant of a song. (Edited)
tgarritsen 04/30/2014 16:38 | #110429
The title song of the album perfectly describes what this album is all about. (Edited)
arthur237 08/03/2015 14:07 | #146975
BABY WE WERE BORN TO RUNNNN!! what a fantastic song, this song has the power to motivate you for life. (Edited)
nitomano 08/16/2016 05:50 | #172963
I love this song with all the madness in my soul! (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2013 01:03 | #61043
Well this is the obvious one isn't it? One of best Springsteen songs of all time. (Edited)
