Bruce Springsteen: Like a Killer in the Sun: Selected Lyrics 1972-2017

by Leonardo Colombati (Editor)

Overview

Bruce Springsteen – Like a Killer in the Sun, originally published in Italian, is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen, showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics, expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction, Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck, from Flannery O'Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen's biography and discography, plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. With forewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh, a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen's biographer. Like a Killer in the Sun is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493065424
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2022
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	1,037,176
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword to the U.S. Edition Dave Marsh xi

Foreword to the Italian Edition Ennio Morricone xiii

Introduction: The Great American Novel Leonardo Colombati 1

Editors Note 129

Like a Killer in the Sun: 1972-2017 Bruce Springsteen 131

Prologue 133

American Land 135

1 Jungleland 137

Growin' Up 139

Used Car 140

Mansion on the Hill 141

My Father's House 142

Growin' Up 143

Spirit in the Night 144

Incident on 57th Street 146

New York City Serenade 148

Meeting Across the River 150

Jungleland 151

A Runaway American Dream 153

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 154

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 156

Backstreets 158

Born to Run 160

Independence Day 161

Thunder Road 162

Where Our Sins Lie Unatoned 165

Badlands 166

Adam Raised a Cain 168

The Promised Land 170

Come On (Lee's Go Tonight) 171

Because the Night 172

Iceman 174

Racing in the Street 175

Heart of Darkness 177

The Promise 178

Darkness on the Edge of Town 180

The River 181

Stolen Car 183

2 This Hard Land 185

Deliver Me from Nowhere 187

Wreck on the Highway 188

Nebraska 189

Atlantic City 190

Johnny 99 192

Highway Patrolman 193

State Trooper 195

Open All Night 197

Reason to Believe 199

This Hard Land 200

Born in the U.S.A. 202

Downbound Train 204

Car Wash 206

Spare Parts 207

Cautious Man 208

The Grapes of Wrath 209

Streets of Philadelphia 210

Black Cowboys 211

Youngstown 213

The Hitter 215

The Ghost of Tom Joad 217

The New Timer 219

Highway 29 221

The Line 223

Reno 225

Across the Border 227

Matamoros Banks 229

Jesus Was an Only Son 230

The Last Lone American Night 231

The Rising 232

You're Missing 234

Nothing Man 235

My City of Ruins 236

Radio Nowhere 238

Hunter of Invisible Game 240

Magic 241

Devils & Dust 242

Devil's Arcade 244

The Wall 245

Outlaw Pete 246

The Wrestler 248

We Are Alive 249

We Take Care of Our Own 250

Easy Money 251

Jack of All Trades 252

Death to My Hometown 253

Rocky Ground 255

Land of Hope and Dreams 257

We Are Alive 259

3 Better Days 261

Glory Days 263

Dancing in the Dark 264

Glory Days 265

No Surrender 266

Bobby Jean 267

Blood Brothers r 268

The Last Carnival 269

Real World 271

Tunnel of Love 272

The Honeymooners 273

One Step Up 274

Brilliant Disguise 275

Tougher than the Rest 276

The Wish 277

With Every Wish 278

Real World 279

Better Days 281

If I Should Fail Behind 283

Living Proof 284

Long Time Comin' 286

Epilogue 289

Long Walk Home 291

Notes to the Lyrics Leonardo Colombati 293

Appendix Leonardo Colombati 435

Biography 437

On Bruce Springsteen 505

Works 509

Prizes and Awards 563

Sales 568

Bibliography 573

Acknowledgments 589

Permissions 589