Thunder Road
Song by Bruce SpringsteenWikipedia
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Search complete. 16 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Thunder Road".
Sep 26, 2026
DinkHOST
Guys, what did we miss?
JoeHOST
Uh, like I said, I had, uh, I had Thunder Road on my list.
JoeHOST
They got, what the hell? They got kicked off of, uh, my list from, you know, uh, One Step Up because Thunder Road, and when you listen, again, you listen to that album, it's one of those quintessential songs.
JoeHOST
It's like, oh, that's a Bruce song, right? I mean, Chris, you had Born to Run on the show, right? And this entire album is this...
JoeHOST
And I think this was his breakout album, too.
DinkHOST
There's the singer-songwriter, and then there's the hits, and then there's the upbeat.
DinkHOST
But all of it is nostalgia, and it made me feel, and I really enjoyed doing the research on this.
DinkHOST
You talked about right away in this after show about Thunder Road.
Stinky PeteHOST
course,
Big CHOST
Thunder Road is the track.
Big CHOST
The best Bruce Springsteen song, in my humble opinion.
Jazzy GeoffHOST
You allowed a humble opinion.
David BlightHOST
I am an American under the dirt.
David BlightHOST
But also, if you want to grasp Whitman, listen to Bruce Springsteen's Thunder Road and then read Song of the Open Road.
David BlightHOST
If you want to see Whitman's endurance, listen to Springsteen's Thunder Road or read half the poems of Langston Hughes.
David BlightHOST
Now, Whitman was not a perfect Democrat, small d, but he is a prophet of our democracy.
David BlightHOST
Without a doubt, that's where Song of Myself, Song of Myself is this almost unfathomable, endless celebration of the democratic.
AjaxHOST
First, let me say I can't stand that song.
AjaxHOST
But my favorite two songs by performers on it would be Captain Jack by Billy Joel and Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen.
AjaxHOST
Well, those are two great songs, but so is We Are the World.
AjaxHOST
Two Things True on TikTok says Loves in Need of Love Today by Stevie Wonder.
Davie FureyHOST
It's like a follow on.
Davie FureyHOST
It's kind of linked to Thunder Road.
Davie FureyHOST
I know Thunder Road is mentioned in the chorus a bit.
Davie FureyHOST
He recorded this version in 1999.
Davie FureyHOST
So I presume this was when you were looking down at the Statue of Liberty.
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Bruce SpringsteenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When the promises are broken, you go on living.
Bruce SpringsteenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'd steal something from down in your soul.
Bruce SpringsteenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When the truth is spoken and it don't make no difference Something in your heart runs cold I followed that dream through the southwestern tracks The dead ends and the two-bed bars When the promise was broken I was far away from home Sleeping in the backseat of a borrowed car Thunder Road It's for the lost lovers and all the fixed games Thunder Road It's for the tires rushing by in the rain Thunder Road Remember Billy, what we'd always say Under a rose And we're gonna take it all And throw it all away guitar solo
Jesse JacksonHOST
There is a, as a 24 hour, seven day a week, Bruce Springsteen channel, right? And one of the things you can do is you can pick five songs and send it to them and say, be the boss.
Jesse JacksonHOST
And then they will have you on and you'll pick these five songs, right? And my best friend and I always say that you shouldn't waste one of your five spots on on Thunder Road or Born to Run or that because you're like everyone loves those songs that's that's the thing so I noticed you didn't do Hallelujah so I was thinking the same thing right then you're
William John Titus BishopGUEST
yeah
Jesse JacksonHOST
yeah is that because you're wanted to focus on maybe some of the lesser known songs of his
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Jesse JacksonHOST
And what that is, Jay Armstrong was an honors English teacher.
Jesse JacksonHOST
He's now retired.
Jesse JacksonHOST
But when he was teaching, he would give his students the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's Thunder Road.
Jesse JacksonHOST
And they would talk about the themes and imagery that Bruce explores in that song.