On the opposite pole from funk is stuff like this: where the lyrics do in fact matter a lot. Do they make literal sense the first time you hear them? Do they ever make literal sense? That depends on the song. But still. Me, I like it. These are songs that tend to tell a story that one day you discover you accidentally memorized entirely.
Bruce Springsteen (later with The E Street Band) really became well known around 1973. Also the year I was born. So, you know, a while ago. This is the first song on the first album:
"Blinded By the Light" (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iaca30QbOo
"Wild Billy's Circus Story" (Same year, different album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAPdaUjfMIg
"Thunder Road" (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMB3M43AEpc
"Hungry Heart" (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQSn26zCXYQ
All of these are over 30 years old - he put out his most recent album this summer. But I figure this is a start...I'm going to see him in concert in November.
Bald Man With a Cowlick.
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