Everyone is putting too much thought into the meanings. I've read most of these posts that go back to 2005 and everyone wants to make it some deep song about drugs or some such.
Springsteen talked about this song in detail on an episode of VH1 Storytellers. A lot of the references are personal, to include people he knew or had met on the Boardwalks, or had grown up around, or were just direct personal references to himself:
Madman drummers bummers - Vinnie "Mad dog" Lopez, the first drummer in the E Street Band.
Indians in the summer - Bruce's little league baseball team as a kid.
In the dumps with the mumps - being sick with the mumps.
Boulder on my shoulder - a "chip" on his shoulder.
Some all hot, half-shot, heading for a hot spot, snapping fingers clapping his hands - Being a "know it all kid growing up, who doesn't really know anything."
"Silicone Sister" - Bruce mentions that this is arguably the first mention of breast implants in popular music - a dancer at one of the local strip joints in Asbury Park.
He wrote this song in his bedroom, primarily using a rhyming dictionary. Or as Bruce put it, "the rhyming dictionary was on fire."
And, on the VHI DVD, Bruce says, "It's a good example of WHY I never took drugs...Imagine what it would be if I HAD". He mentions how people think it is "rolled up like a dueche" and that is why it became popular...reference to female hygiene.
And, on the VHI DVD, Bruce says, "It's a good example of WHY I never took drugs...Imagine what it would be if I HAD". He mentions how people think it is "rolled up like a dueche" and that is why it became popular...reference to female hygiene.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
As we all know this song was written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen.
youtube.com/watch Go listen to it.
Everyone is putting too much thought into the meanings. I've read most of these posts that go back to 2005 and everyone wants to make it some deep song about drugs or some such.
Springsteen talked about this song in detail on an episode of VH1 Storytellers. A lot of the references are personal, to include people he knew or had met on the Boardwalks, or had grown up around, or were just direct personal references to himself: Madman drummers bummers - Vinnie "Mad dog" Lopez, the first drummer in the E Street Band. Indians in the summer - Bruce's little league baseball team as a kid. In the dumps with the mumps - being sick with the mumps. Boulder on my shoulder - a "chip" on his shoulder. Some all hot, half-shot, heading for a hot spot, snapping fingers clapping his hands - Being a "know it all kid growing up, who doesn't really know anything." "Silicone Sister" - Bruce mentions that this is arguably the first mention of breast implants in popular music - a dancer at one of the local strip joints in Asbury Park.
He wrote this song in his bedroom, primarily using a rhyming dictionary. Or as Bruce put it, "the rhyming dictionary was on fire."
songfacts.com/detail.php
Now quit thinking about it so much.
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And, on the VHI DVD, Bruce says, "It's a good example of WHY I never took drugs...Imagine what it would be if I HAD". He mentions how people think it is "rolled up like a dueche" and that is why it became popular...reference to female hygiene.
And, on the VHI DVD, Bruce says, "It's a good example of WHY I never took drugs...Imagine what it would be if I HAD". He mentions how people think it is "rolled up like a dueche" and that is why it became popular...reference to female hygiene.
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@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts when you look it up it says Springsteen is the songwriter and first to release it in \'73 and Manfred Mann\'s band Earth Band release in \'76 was the one who made it #1 in the top 100.
@interestingthoughts Well Springsteen DID NOT WRITE this song!! Although he MAY FEEL it applies to folks he knows/knew!!!
@interestingthoughts Well Springsteen DID NOT WRITE this song!! Although he MAY FEEL it applies to folks he knows/knew!!!
@interestingthoughts Fer sure. Another site talked about hearing "Chopsticks" between verses. Yeah, no. The random chords from
@interestingthoughts Fer sure. Another site talked about hearing "Chopsticks" between verses. Yeah, no. The random chords from
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And whatever the real lyrics are, he clearly pronounces the word as "douche." :-]
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And whatever the real lyrics are, he clearly pronounces the word as "douche." :-]