Bruce Springsteen - You’ll Be Comin’ Down at Alaeddin’s Blog

It’s been quite some time since my last music post, so I thought I’d liven up things over the next couple of weeks with exclusive recommended top hits from the top albums in 2007.

First up on my list, the one and mighty Bruce Springsteen with a hit song from his latest 2007 album, You’ll Be Comin’ Down. To be fair, I said "one" and "mighty" even I haven’t really followed Bruce’s music in the past or even knew of his wide open popularity in the U.S and around the globe. But I came across this album called Magic one day and since I heard his name a lot, I thought I’d give it a try.

Bruce is clearly an established icon in the music community. Thirty-five years as a justifiable rock musician affords Bruce Springsteen incredible number of fans and followers all around the world, and for a good reason.

His music is a cross between rock and heartland rock. What’s heartland rock? Well it’s that kind of rock music that is "characterized by a straightforward musical style, a concern with the average, blue collar American life, and a conviction that rock music has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment". In short, it’s a rock music with a purpose. Hmm, I like that!

You’ll Be Comin’ Down is a mid-tempo, head-bopping number with a nice, little sax break swooping in near the end. In this song, Bruce alludes to the young starlets who seem to always be in the news for all the wrong reasons.

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Lyrics

White roses and misty blue eyes
Red mornings and nothing but grey skies
A cup of coffee, your heart shot clean through
Jacket you bought me gone daisy grey-blue
You’re smilin’ now but you’ll find out
They’ll use you up and spit you out now
Your head’s spinnin’ in diamonds and clouds
But pretty soon it turns out

You’ll be comin’ down now baby
You’ll be comin’ down
What goes around it comes around and
You’ll be comin’ down

Easy street and quick buck and true lies
Smile’s as sad as those dusky blue skies
A silver plate of pearls my golden child
It’s all yours at least for a little while
You’ll be fine long as your pretty face holds out
Then it’s gonna get pretty cold out
Endless streams of stars shootin’ by
You got your hopes on high

You’ll be comin’ down now baby
You’ll be comin’ down
What goes around it comes around and
You’ll be comin’ down
For a while you’ll go sparkling by
Just another pretty thing on high

[Sax solo]

Like a thief on a Sunday morning
It all falls apart with no warning
Satin sky’s gone candy-apple green
The crushed metal of your little fine machine

You’ll be comin’ down now baby
You’ll be comin’ down
What goes around it comes around and
You’ll be comin’ down

You’ll be comin’ down now baby
You’ll be comin’ down
What goes around it comes around and
You’ll be comin’ down