It was said this song was born that same night, out of anger and frustration, as Bruce eventually accepted the request, slumped to his hotel room, and managed to produce a #1 hit in a single night. So when his manager demanded an additional hit single, Bruce was supposedly furious and unreceptive to his manager's request. He had completed over 70 tracks for the album and already had to find a way to reduce it down to just 12. Springsteen already thought the album was complete. "Dancing in the Dark" ended up forming the last song in his album "Born in the USA", after his manager demanded a 'hit' that he deemed the album was missing. Springsteen had a very successful decade with six critically acclaimed studio albums and a superstar concert reputation. Springsteen wrote "Dancing in the Dark" surrounding his difficulty writing a hit single and his frustration trying to write songs that will please people. Worryin' about your little world fallin' apart Sittin' 'round cryin' over a broken heart I'm sick of sittin' 'round here tryin' to write this book Hey baby, I'm just about starvin' tonight There's a joke here somewhere and it's on me Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face Radio's on and I'm movin' 'round my place Hey there, baby, I could use just a little help This 2015 reissue features remastered tracks not found in that form on other Springsteen releases.Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself The Essential Bruce Springsteen was reissued on, this time as a 2-disc set (clocking at 156:25) with an updated track list, compiling songs from all of Springsteen's studio albums to date plus his Greatest Hits (1995 edition) collection. FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME).sessions) and their first ever with Nils Lofgren. The sessions, which lasted about ten days, were the band's first studio reunion in 11 years (since the Born In The U.S.A. Springsteen called the band in early January to record some new songs for the album and they assembled for the recording sessions on at The Hit Factory in New York City, NY. This lead to the Greatest Hits sessions with the E Street Band in 1995. His manager Jon Landau wasn't a fan of the project and recommended shelving it and focusing more on a "career overview". In 1994, Bruce Springsteen recorded an album with members of the 1992-1993 touring band. Some of the songs on Greatest Hits are shorter versions of the original album releases. Greatest Hits (1995 edition) is a collection of some of Bruce Springsteen's hit singles and popular album tracks through the years, in addition to four previously unreleased songs, three of which were recorded with the E Street Band in 1995 - Springsteen's first release with his backing band since the late eighties. You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart I need a love reaction, come on now baby gimme just one look I'm dying for some action, I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book They say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight Stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up alright I'll shake this world off my shoulders, come on baby this laugh's on me You sit around getting older, there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me There's something happening somewhere, baby I just know that there is Man, I ain't getting nowhere, I'm just living in a dump like this I check my look in the mirror, I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face Message just keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving 'round my place This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark Hey there baby, I could use just a little help I ain't nothing but tired, man I'm just tired and bored with myself I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
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