Ken Gargett Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Springsteen’s “Born to Run” Hits the Block Fans of “The Boss” have a chance to bid on his handwritten lyrics at Sotheby’s this month. BY ANGELA M.H. SCHUSTER ON JUNE 15, 2018 Garden State rock and rollers often lament that Bruce Springsteen’s classic song “Born to Run” narrowly missed being named New Jersey’s state song. But the tide is turning, and a new offering just might make up for that bitter injustice. Next week, fans of Bruce Springsteen will have a chance to bid on a bit of rock and roll history when The Boss’s lyrics to his 1975 breakout single“Born to Run” hits the block in an online auction at Sotheby’s. Written entirely in Springsteen’s hand, the manuscript on offer is a working draft of the hit song, as the majority of the blue penned lines have neither been published nor recorded. The present manuscript does, however, include a nearly perfected rendering of the song’s chorus: “This town’ll rip the (out your) bones from your back / it’s a suicide trap (rap) (it’s a trap to catch the young) your dead unless / you get out (we got to) while your young so (come on! / with) take my hand cause tramps / like us baby we were born to run.” A handwritten draft of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 hit, “Born to Run” will be offered in an online auction at Sotheby’s June 18–28. They are tagged at $200,000 to $300,000. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s “The Springsteen smash became an essential American anthem, catapulting the New Jersey native from a local phenomenon to a national rock star,” says Richard Austin, senior vice president and head of the department of books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s. The then 26-year-old Springsteen, he says, spent six months writing and finalizing “Born to Run” in his home in Long Branch, New Jersey, following the release of his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle—both of which received critical acclaim but only had modest commercial success. Released by Columbia Records on August 13, 1975, “Born to Run” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The song, which clocks in at four-and-a-half minutes, says Austin, remains classic, having been ranked as the Grammy Award–winning singer’s greatest song by Rolling Stone magazine in 2013. Born to Run was also the title of the singer-songwriter’s 2016 autobiography. The lyrics carry an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000 and will be offered in an online auction of books and manuscripts, which runs June 18–28. The sale also includes two other Springsteen musical manuscripts—the handwritten working lyrics for “Thunder Road” (1975), tagged at $8,000 to $12,000, and for “Darkness on the Edge of Town” (1977–78), estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 if not 'born to run', what the hell is the state song of new jersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigmundChurchill Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: if not 'born to run', what the hell is the state song of new jersey? Surprisingly, we are the only state that doesnt have a state song. I agree that they should have made ‘Born To Run’ our state song. At one time they were also considering ‘Who Says You Cant Go Home’, by Bon Jovi, but ‘Born To Run’ is such a better song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 7 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said: Surprisingly, we are the only state that doesnt have a state song. I agree that they should have made ‘Born To Run’ our state song. At one time they were also considering ‘Who Says You Cant Go Home’, by Bon Jovi, but ‘Born To Run’ is such a better song. very curious. you'd think that they would have fallen over themselves but i suppose stranger things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 @Ken Gargett @SigmundChurchill an article about Bruce and New Jersey so I am posting It here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/17/bruce-springsteen-asbury-park-new-jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, oliverdst said: @Ken Gargett @SigmundChurchill an article about Bruce and New Jersey so I am posting It here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/17/bruce-springsteen-asbury-park-new-jersey oliver, brilliant. many thanks. made the pilgrimage there late 80s (missed bruce and helm, sadly). if developers destroy the stone pony, they should be jailed. it should sit with the taj and the eiffel tower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimi68 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I made an offer, half a box of Monty Opens...it was rejected..!! WTF Mayhap if it had been an empty box...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godpheonix Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 6/17/2018 at 8:18 AM, Ken Gargett said: if not 'born to run', what the hell is the state song of new jersey? Since you're talking about Bruce, i just remembered watching an older FOH cigar review that Bruce was not playing! yeah! really! lol It was Buena Vista social club live at Carnegie Hall i think. i remember you mentioning how good it was in some recent posts i think but we only hear Bruce now! haha! Why not mix it up between the two once and while Ken? Not that i have a problem with Bruce. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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