Brian and Murdock chronicle Bruce's struggle to breakthrough to the mainstream at the end of the 1970s- and the hits he gave away along the way.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-joey-ramone-asked-bruce-springsteen-for-a-song/

https://www.app.com/story/news/history/2016/03/25/night-bruce-springsteen-met-ramones/82228748/

“Hungry Heart” in the style of The Ramones:

https://youtu.be/5tCMa7_liNA?si=IileU-_es5u2u3iN

E-Street Shuffle piece with Joey Ramone interview videos, etc.: 

https://estreetshuffle.com/index.php/2022/12/21/roll-of-the-dice-hungry-heart/

https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-bruce-springsteen-wrote-that-were-made-famous-by-other-artists/

How Manfred Man got access to Bruce’s songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv0kQ-VopnI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Appel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light

https://medium.com/@rchamoff/blinded-by-the-light-is-complete-nonsense-201d31919c38

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gordon_(singer)

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/04/11/fire-the-boss-was-knocking-on-the-kings-door-musicislife-tedtockscovers-brucespringsteen-robertgordon-thepointersisters-shakinstevens-robinwilliams-linkwray/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/28/music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night

https://the-circuit.greasylake.org/index.php?/topic/155283-patti-smith-talking-about-because-the-night-and-bruce/

Brian’s 2023 appearance talking about Sire Records on Only Three Lads: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DqU34hgE3qb7SSCYzlZdS?si=65k6Va-uR72dzfMG9Cpdpw

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