Springsteen Links: Rolling Stone's 15 Insanely Great Bruce Springsteen Songs You've Never Heard

If you're ready to stop what you’re doing and put everything on hold for two hours, I strongly encourage you to visit Rolling Stone's list of 15 Insanely Great Springsteen Songs You’ve Never Heard. Rolling Stone has written several great Springsteen articles lately and this piece is no exception.

We've previously covered a few of the songs listed here – "The Klansman," "Lonely Night in the Park," "Child Bride" – but there are some real gems here that I had never heard before. I'm particularly enamored of “Janey Needs a Shooter” and “Tokyo.”

This list goes to show, just when you think you’ve heard every Springsteen song, the man can still surprise you.

How many of these have you heard before? And what’s your favorite?

First Draft: Child Bride

Earlier this week Rory mentioned how the lyrics from "Working On The Highway" "if read out of context of the music and other lyrics, it could easily be mistaken for a song from Nebraska."  Well he's right!  "Working On The Highway" was originally written for Nebraska. But Bruce decided to hold on to it, jazz it up, add a catchy chorus and bingo!  We have the beloved version of "Working On The Highway" that we all know and love today.

First off, let me start off by saying this was a fantastic decision.  "Child Bride" is just an awful name for a song, and would be really hard to defend as a fan.  Secondly, even though I love Nebraska and his other folk albums, this song just sounds so much better as the uptempo toe-tapper that we all know today.  That's not to say the song doesn't have it's merit.  "Child Bride" is much more akin to the somber lyrics.  "Working on the Highway" is paradoxical to it's lyrics.With rockabilly guitar licks, a snappy beat and an incredibly catchy chorus, "Working On The Highway" is always a favorite in concert.  I can't really imagine fans holding up signs for "Child Bride" in concert.