In 1973, Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, neither of which earned him a large audience. He changed his style and reached worldwide popularity with Born to Run in 1975. It was followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), which topped the US Billboard 200 chart. After the solo recording, Nebraska (1982), he reunited with the E Street Band for Born in the U.S.A. (1984), his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. Seven of its singles reached the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. Springsteen recorded his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992) using mostly session musicians. He reassembled the E Street Band for 1995's Greatest Hits, then recorded the sparse acoustic The Ghost of Tom Joad, followed by the EP Blood Brothers (1996), his last release of the decade.
Springsteen dedicated his 2002 album The Rising to the victims of the September 11 attacks. He released two more folk albums, Devils & Dust (2005) and We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006), followed by two more albums with the E Street Band: Magic (2007) and Working on a Dream (2009). The next two, Wrecking Ball (2012) and High Hopes (2014), topped album charts worldwide. His latest releases include the solo Western Stars (2019), the E Street Band-featuring Letter to You (2020) and a solo cover album Only the Strong Survive (2022). When Letter to You went to No.2 in the US, Springsteen became the first artist to score a Top Five hit across six consecutive decades.
Among the album era's prominent acts, Springsteen has sold more than 140 million records worldwide and more than 71 million in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Special Tony Award (for Springsteen on Broadway). Springsteen was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, named MusiCares person of the year in 2013, and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016. He ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, which described him as being "the embodiment of rock & roll".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen
Studio albums
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973)
Born to Run (1975)
Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
The River (1980)
Nebraska (1982)
Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
Tunnel of Love (1987)
Human Touch (1992)
Lucky Town (1992)
The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
The Rising (2002)
Devils & Dust (2005)
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
Magic (2007)
Working on a Dream (2009)
Wrecking Ball (2012)
High Hopes (2014)
Western Stars (2019)
Letter to You (2020)
Only the Strong Survive (2022)
My Oklahoma Home
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics
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I was young and full of zip
I wanted someplace to call my home
And so I made the race
And I staked me out a place
And I settled down along the Cimarron
It blowed away
It blowed away
My Oklahoma home it blown away
Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
Now my Oklahoma home is blown away
Well I planted wheats and oats
Got some chickens and some shoats
Aimed to have some ham and eggs to feed my face
Got a mule to pull the plow
Got an old red muley cow
And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place
Well it blowed away
It blowed away
All the crops that I've planted blown away
Well you can't grow any grain
It you ain't got any rain
Everything except my mortgage blown away
Well it looked so green and fair
When I built my shanty there
I figured I was all set for life
I put on my Sunday best, with my fancy scalloped vest
And I went to town to pick me out a wife
She blowed away
She blowed away
My Oklahoma woman blowed away
Mister as I bent to kiss her
She was picked up by a twister
My Oklahoma woman blown away
Well then I was left alone just listenin' to the moan
Of wind around the corners of my shack
So I took off down the road yeah
When the south wind blowed
I traveled with the wind upon my back
I blowed away
I blowed away
Chasin' that dust cloud up ahead
Once it looked so green and fair
Now it' up in the air
My Oklahoma farm is over head.
Well now I'm always close to home it blown away
But my home Sir, is always near
It's up in the atmosphere
My Oklahoma home is blown away
Well I'm roam'n Oklahoman
But I'm always close to home
I'll never get homesick until I die
'Cause no matter where I'm found
My home's all arraound
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
It blowed away
It blowed away
My farm down on Cimarron
Now all around the world
Where ever dust is swirled
There is some from my Oklahoma home
Oh and it's blown away
It's blown away
Oh my Oklahoma home is blown away
Yeah, it's up there in the sky
In that dust cloud over n' by
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
"My Oklahoma Home" is a song about a man's experiences of trying to make a life for himself in the wake of the opening of the Oklahoma Strip. The singer is a young and ambitious man who stakes out his own piece of land and builds a home along the Cimarron River. He is optimistic about his prospects, having planted crops and invested in livestock, but nature has other plans. A twister strikes his homestead, destroying everything that he has built and leaving him alone to deal with the aftermath. He eventually takes to the road, realizing that there is nothing left for him in Oklahoma, and his only solace is the knowledge that the memory of his home lives on in the dust that still bears traces of his former life.
The song is a poignant reflection on the fragility of life and the power of nature to uproot even the most well-laid plans. It highlights the fact that sometimes, no matter how hard we work or how much we invest in something, fate can intervene and leave us with nothing. The song also touches on the theme of home and belonging, suggesting that even when our physical homes are destroyed, the memories and experiences associated with them can live on in unexpected places.
Line by Line Meaning
When they opened up the strip
When the Oklahoma territory was opened for settlement
I was young and full of zip
I was young and energetic
I wanted someplace to call my home
I wanted a place to settle down
And so I made the race
I raced to claim my spot in the territory
And I staked me out a place
I claimed my piece of land
And I settled down along the Cimarron
I settled down in a spot near the Cimarron River
It blowed away
It was destroyed by a storm
My Oklahoma home it blown away
My home in Oklahoma was destroyed by a storm
Well it looked so green and fair
The land looked fertile and promising
When I built my shanty there
When I built my home there
Now my Oklahoma home is blown away
Now my home in Oklahoma is destroyed
Well I planted wheats and oats
I grew crops like wheat and oats
Got some chickens and some shoats
I raised chickens and pigs
Aimed to have some ham and eggs to feed my face
I planned to have enough food for myself
Got a mule to pull the plow
I got a mule to help with farm work
Got an old red muley cow
I got a cow for milk and other dairy products
And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place
I had a mortgage on my property
All the crops that I've planted blown away
The crops I grew were destroyed by the storm
Well you can't grow any grain
Without rain, crops cannot grow
It you ain't got any rain
If there is no rain
Everything except my mortgage blown away
Everything I had except my mortgage was destroyed
I figured I was all set for life
I thought I had everything I needed for the rest of my life
I put on my Sunday best, with my fancy scalloped vest
I dressed up in my best clothes for a special occasion
And I went to town to pick me out a wife
I went to town to find a wife
My Oklahoma woman blowed away
My wife was killed by the storm
Mister as I bent to kiss her
As I leaned in to kiss her
She was picked up by a twister
She was lifted up by a tornado
When the south wind blowed
When the wind blew from the south
I traveled with the wind upon my back
I followed the wind as it blew me away
Chasin' that dust cloud up ahead
Following the dust cloud caused by the storm
Now it' up in the air
Now it's in the sky
My Oklahoma farm is over head.
My Oklahoma farm is destroyed and in the sky
My home Sir, is always near
My home is always with me
It's up in the atmosphere
It's in the air
My farm down on Cimarron
My farm near the Cimarron River
Now all around the world
Everywhere
Where ever dust is swirled
Wherever dust is blown around
There is some from my Oklahoma home
There is dust from my destroyed home in Oklahoma
Oh my Oklahoma home is blown away
Oh, my home in Oklahoma is destroyed
Yeah, it's up there in the sky
Yeah, it's in the air
In that dust cloud over n' by
In the dust cloud over there
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
My home in Oklahoma is destroyed and in the sky
Well now I'm always close to home it blown away
I'm always close to my destroyed home in Oklahoma
But my home Sir, is always near
But my home is always with me
I'll never get homesick until I die
I won't miss home until I die
Cause no matter where I'm found
Because no matter where I am
My home's all arraound
My home is all around me
It blowed away
It was destroyed by a storm
Oh and it's blown away
Oh, it's destroyed by a storm
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: BILL CUNNINGHAM, SIS CUNNINGHAM
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Alan Taylor
Never mind how brilliant the music is, just look at how happy those playing it are. The Boss is the Boss. He keeps those around him alive and happy. Musicians like that are hard to find.
Lorena Wr
Talent bursting from every musicians' cells here! It makes my heart dance! 🥰
Anita Vieira
Não me canso de ouvir the boss
Marianne Bunce Grant
Omg!! This is amazing!! Bruce you can turn your hand and voice to any song!! 🎶🎶
Olle Rönn
My first Bruce show was with Seeger Sessions. I walked in as a skeptic, I walked out as a convert for life. Once you go Bruce you'll never look for another entertainer.
Werner Struebing
Bruce you’re exceptionally talented and in making such good music, I love this one as much as the rest of them.
Dinky Doo
Never get fed up of listening to this, Very uplifting, go on Bruce and gang x
Luiz Claudio
Sempre fantástico!
Paola Lilla
Sempre x Sempre Bruce 😎
Da France & Italy 🇫🇷🇮🇹
Donelle Feltham
I’ve been listening to this man and his wonderful music for a bit over 40 years and just when I you think you’ve seen everything he’s done. What does he do he comes with these brilliant song’s I’ve heard a few of them but not like this. Bruce and the Sessions Band in Dublin, It’s got too go down as 1 of his greatest concert’s ever and just too top it off Bruce and all the band are having the best time ever. So I’ll keep looking for these treasures because I’m sure there are more I haven’t seen. It’s a real joy to find all these wonderful people do what they do best.🎼♥️🇦🇺🇺🇸💋