Forced to Write “One More Song,” Springsteen Delivered a Global Smash
Over the course of several years, Bruce Springsteen wrote around 100 songs… And somehow he whittled them down to just one epic record called Born in the U.S.A. It was a record that was more commercial than he had ever wanted to create. Exhausted and ready to move on, Springsteen was finally done with it. Only, his manager said it wasn’t enough. He told The Boss he needed a blockbuster hit. Pissed off, the boss said HELL NO… If you want another song you write it. But eventually, Bruce went back to his hotel wrote the most commercially accessible song of his career, Dancing in the Dark. Then he…
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