.

Weekend Rock Question: What is the Best Bruce Springsteen Song of All Time?

Cast your vote in our weekly poll

Comment
June 24, 2011 1:40 PM ET
BEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONGS READERS POLL
Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons of the the E Street Band performing in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images

Last week, we asked Rolling Stone readers to name their favorite songs about dads – and we compiled the votes into a top 10 list.

This week, to honor the passing of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, our question for you is: What is the best Bruce Springsteen song of all time?

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter with the #weekendrock hashtag.

Related: E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69
Remembering Clarence Clemons: His Life and Career in Photos

 

To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here

prev
Trey Anastasio Says Phish Likely to Start Recording This Winter
Music Main Next
Win Tickets to See Paul McCartney in Chicago

Picks From Around the Web


blog comments powered by Disqus
Daily Newsletter

Get the latest RS news in your inbox.

Sign up to receive the Rolling Stone newsletter and special offers from RS and its
marketing partners.

X

We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.

Most Popular

Photos & Videos

Go To Content

Random Notes: Hottest Rock Pictures

Go To Content Play Video

Video: Dave Grohl Sits in With the Rolling Stones

Go To Content

Gallery: 'Born Sinner' Series by J. Cole

Best Ever Lists
500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Other Lists

Song Stories

“1999”

Prince | 1982

“I don’t consider myself a great poet,” Prince told Rolling Stone. “I just know I’m here to say what’s on my mind.” In the case of the apocalyptic party anthem “1999,” he was worried about then-president Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies. The song’s melody is based on a riff borrowed from the Mamas and Papas’ “Monday, Monday,” and Prince originally envisioned the first verse with three-part harmony but later split the vocals between himself and members of the Revolution. Because Warner Bros., with whom Prince was locked in a contractual battle, owned the original’s masters, Prince rerecorded the song and appropriately released that version in 1999.

More Song Stories entries »