Jungleland
Bruce Springsteen
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The Rangers had a homecoming In Harlem late last night And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine Over the Jersey state line Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain The Rat pulls into town, rolls up his pants Together they take a stab at romance And disappear down Flamingo Lane Well, the Maximum Lawmen run down Flamingo Chasing the Rat and the barefoot girl And the kids 'round there live just like shadows Always quiet, holding hands From the churches to the jails Tonight all is silence in the world As we take our stand Down in Jungleland The midnight gang's assembled And picked a rendezvous for the night They'll meet 'neath that giant Exxon sign That brings this fair city light Man, there's an opera out on the Turnpike There's a ballet being fought out in the alley Until the local cops, Cherry-Tops, rips this holy night The street's alive as secret debts are paid Contacts made, they flash unseen Kids flash guitars just like switchblades Hustling for the record machine The hungry and the hunted Explode into rock 'n' roll bands That face off against each other out in the street Down in Jungleland In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage Inside the backstreet girls are dancing To the records that the DJ plays Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners Desperate as the night moves on Just one look and a whisper, and they're gone Beneath the city, two hearts beat Soul engines running through a night so tender In a bedroom locked in whispers Of soft refusal and then surrender In the tunnels uptown, the Rat's own dream guns him down As shots echo down them hallways in the night No one watches when the ambulance pulls away Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz Between what's flesh and what's fantasy And the poets down here don't write nothing at all They just stand back and let it all be And in the quick of a knife, they reach for their moment And try to make an honest stand But they wind up wounded, not even dead Tonight in Jungleland
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Written by: Bruce Springsteen
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10 facts about this song
Album Origination"Jungleland" is the final song on Bruce Springsteen's third studio album, Born to Run, which was released in 1975.
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Song DurationThe song spans a duration of about 9 minutes and 33 seconds, making it the longest track on the Born to Run album.
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Lyrical Theme"Jungleland" forms a part of Springsteen's trilogy of songs about ruffians, with the other two being "Backstreets" and "Born to Run". It explores themes of love, loss, and rebellion.
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Musical Composition"Jungleland" features a tenor saxophone solo by the E-Street band member, Clarence Clemons, which is regarded as one of the highlights of the song.
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Prolonged CreationSpringsteen worked on the song for six months, because he wanted it to be perfect. In fact, "Jungleland" was one of the last songs to be completed for the album.
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Notable Performances"Jungleland", as one of Springsteen's signature songs, was performed regularly during his concerts until the death of Clarence Clemons in 2011. After the hiatus, the song was performed again in 2014.
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Iconic Violin IntroThe song features a well-known violin introduction by Suki Lahav, who was a member of the E-Street Band during 1974-1975.
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Lyric RevisionThere were multiple versions of the song's lyrics before the final version was adopted. Springsteen performed a version known as "War And Roses" in 1974, which had quite different lyrics.
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Chart PerformanceDespite being a fan favorite, "Jungleland" did not chart, probably due to its long duration, which made it unfriendly for radio play.
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Artistic ImpactThe song has, over time, become a classic of Springsteen's and is both a favorite among fans and a mainstay in concert, garnering acclaim for its musical craftsmanship and evocative storytelling.
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