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As time flies by
Jun. 1st, 2005 01:19 pmForget the 20th anniversary of Live Aid (although I was interested to see a phone poll on "The Wright Stuff" this morning had 55% of voters saying that there shouldn't be another Live Aid concert — a figure that clearly discomforted Emma B, to whom it hadn't occurred that sometimes it's best to call it a day). But forget that. The only musical anniversary worth remembering is that it is the 30th anniversary of the recording of Born To Run.
Now, I'm ancient. I can't even remember the first time that I heard this song, although I suspect it would have been in some room in Keynes College. But it can still have an impact. It's still the best song to keep me going on the treadmill.
So, what I wonder is, does this song still have an impact on people when they first hear it? Do young people (and there are plenty of them at the Springsteen concerts) remember the first time they came across the Springsteen canon?
Of course, for them, it will be different, since Born To Run (the album) was my first awareness of Springsteen, full stop. I guess that there is a good chance that people would only come to Born To Run these days after hearing other Springsteen songs first.
It's curious, but I have little recollection of the first time that I heard songs. I remember the first time that I heard Bat Out of Hell. I remember God Save The Queen. I remember Atmosphere. And, curiously, I remember She Loves You. But that isn't that many.
Now, I'm ancient. I can't even remember the first time that I heard this song, although I suspect it would have been in some room in Keynes College. But it can still have an impact. It's still the best song to keep me going on the treadmill.
So, what I wonder is, does this song still have an impact on people when they first hear it? Do young people (and there are plenty of them at the Springsteen concerts) remember the first time they came across the Springsteen canon?
Of course, for them, it will be different, since Born To Run (the album) was my first awareness of Springsteen, full stop. I guess that there is a good chance that people would only come to Born To Run these days after hearing other Springsteen songs first.
It's curious, but I have little recollection of the first time that I heard songs. I remember the first time that I heard Bat Out of Hell. I remember God Save The Queen. I remember Atmosphere. And, curiously, I remember She Loves You. But that isn't that many.
