Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart

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  General Comment:I think that this song is saying that everyone, even people with a seemingly perfect life, have a reason to restart. But i think that bruce wasnt trying to write a deep song he was just trying to have some fun with this one.
  I saw him preform this song live in 09 in buffalo. WOW! amazing performance complete with crowd surfing.
  PS if you have never seen a live performance of this the fans always sing the first verse. Amazing song live.

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  General Comment:Great Song. Not a big fan of BS but love this song. Reminds me of myself. I'm just never satisfied and I always end up thinking there's something better for me, even when I already have the best

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  General Comment:Brilliant song. I am sure i saw an interview where bruce actually said it was a true story about a guy he was actually talking to in a bar that did that

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  General Comment:Simply put.. It's about leaving behind your family, yourself, your morals.
  
  Sounds like a regret, but at the same time it's a song shrugging as if he says "Hey... Everyones got a hungry heart. Doesn't matter what anyone says. Ain't noone like to be alone."

  Flag bearfan34on October 13, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Great song off The River. The music is so upbeat but the lyrics are not. A man up and leaves his family. Certainly not admirable, but like many of Springsteen's characters in his music, it reflects real life

  Flag rmcd0494on August 26, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:One of the songs that made me the Bruce freak that I am today. This song was a big hit when released in 1980, but was still something of a regional hit. The rock stations in Denver where I grew up hardly ever played this. Albiet, the song was a hit in every region of the country, but the Mountain West, but still, I wish I heard it more back then.
  
  Great sing a long song with the Danny Federici keyboard playing at its best.
  
  I've always wondered where Kingstown is in relationship to Baltimore. I heard somewhere that it's on Maryland's Eastern Shore, near Ocean City. Not sure if it's a spot with a lot of bars where one goes to drive and never turn back to their wife and kids in Baltimore though.

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  General Comment:My grandfather once told me that this was his favorite song, and for that reason it has always meant a lot to me, because it helped me to truly understand him. There is such a sense of longing, and it seems to mourn for things that have passed us by, and our urge to recapture them.

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  General Comment:I always thought this song was about just wanting to be loved. There's a hint of irony though in how he says he does love her but then outright leaves her. He's using the phrase 'hungry' and the general message of the song is that he'll never be full. I think it's that 'doo-wop' sound that probably made this song stick out in the first place.

  Flag briguy27on November 02, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:I love the style of this song, it sounds like an old doo-wop tune. I love the way Springsteen whales in-between choruses, "Uh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh". You can really feel the longing in his voice. A perfect little song, I love it.

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  General Comment:One of my favorite SPringsteen songs. It's not just about being selfish, but also about making bad decisions.

  Flag Abq_physon April 05, 2006   Link

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