Rank the Tracks: Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

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Rank the Tracks: Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

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Here he comes, a cool rockin' daddy in the USA…



Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." (1984)

Tracklisting:
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
02 | Cover Me
03 | Darlington County
04 | Working on the Highway
05 | Downbound Train
06 | I'm on Fire
07 | No Surrender
08 | Bobby Jean
09 | I'm Goin' Down
10 | Glory Days
11 | Dancing in the Dark
12 | My Hometown

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09 | I'm Goin' Down
05 | Downbound Train
11 | Dancing in the Dark
10 | Glory Days
03 | Darlington County
08 | Bobby Jean
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
02 | Cover Me
04 | Working on the Highway
06 | I'm on Fire
07 | No Surrender
12 | My Hometown
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01 | Dancing in the Dark
02 | Glory Days
03 | My Hometown
04 | I'm on Fire
05 | Born in the U.S.A
06 | Cover Me
07 | Darlington County
08 | Downbound Train
09 | Working on the Highway
10 | Bobby Jean
11 | No Surrender
12 | I'm Goin' Down

My favorite Springsteen album, my favorite album of the '80s, and my #2 favorite all-time. Only average song is "I'm Goin' Down."
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02 | Cover Me*
11 | Dancing in the Dark*
05 | Downbound Train*
06 | I'm on Fire
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
08 | Bobby Jean
09 | I'm Goin' Down
10 | Glory Days
12 | My Hometown
07 | No Surrender
03 | Darlington County
04 | Working on the Highway

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 6.67 (Good)
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My favorite album of the '80s as well

11 | Dancing in the Dark
10 | Glory Days
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
07 | No Surrender
08 | Bobby Jean
06 | I'm on Fire
03 | Darlington County
12 | My Hometown
04 | Working on the Highway
09 | I'm Goin' Down
05 | Downbound Train
02 | Cover Me
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06 | I'm on Fire
11 | Dancing in the Dark
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
02 | Cover Me
07 | No Surrender
10 | Glory Days
08 | Bobby Jean
03 | Darlington County
05 | Downbound Train
04 | Working on the Highway
12 | My Hometown
09 | I'm Goin' Down

Might be the force of habit that made me give #1 spot to I'm on Fire cause I have listened to dancing in the dark more recently
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06 | I'm on Fire
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
11 | Dancing in the Dark
10 | Glory Days
12 | My Hometown
02 | Cover Me
03 | Darlington County
04 | Working on the Highway
08 | Bobby Jean
09 | I'm Goin' Down
07 | No Surrender
05 | Downbound Train
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11 | Dancing in the Dark
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
06 | I'm on Fire
10 | Glory Days
02 | Cover Me
12 | My Hometown
05 | Downbound Train
04 | Working on the Highway
07 | No Surrender
08 | Bobby Jean
03 | Darlington County
09 | I'm Goin' Down
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08 | Bobby Jean
07 | No Surrender
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
10 | Glory Days
05 | Downbound Train
06 | I'm on Fire
11 | Dancing in the Dark
02 | Cover Me
12 | My Hometown
03 | Darlington County
09 | I'm Goin' Down
04 | Working on the Highway
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"I got a bad desire, oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire"

01 | Dancing in the Dark
02 | Born in the U.S.A.
03 | I'm on Fire
04 | My Hometown
05 | Downbound Train
06 | Cover Me
07 | Working on the Highway
08 | No Surrender
09 | I'm Goin' Down
10 | Bobby Jean
11 | Darlington County
12 | Glory Days
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Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Dancing in the Dark | 2,3 points
02 | Born in the U.S.A. | 3,6 points
03 | I'm on Fire | 4,2 points
04 | Glory Days | 5,1 points
05 | Cover Me | 6,2 points
06 | Downbound Train | 6,9 points
07 | Bobby Jean | 7,1 points
08 | My Hometown | 7,4 points
09 | No Surrender | 7,9 points
10 | Darlington County | 8,6 points
11 | I'm Goin' Down | 9,3 points
12 | Working on the Highway | 9,3 points
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11 | Dancing in the Dark
08 | Bobby Jean
10 | Glory Days
06 | I'm on Fire
05 | Downbound Train
12 | My Hometown
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
07 | No Surrender
02 | Cover Me
04 | Working on the Highway
09 | I'm Goin' Down
03 | Darlington County
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- The first 3 positions are great!
- I think most of my issues with this album have been summed up on the thread about John Mellencamp's "Scarecrow". I can stand a lot of depressive music in other styles, but, in such a distant genre as "heartland rock", I think it's just too much for me.
- I find those synths on Dancing in the Dark so kitsch, I can't understand how this can be one of Bruce's most beloved songs.

10 | Glory Days
04 | Working on the Highway
01 | Born in the U.S.A.
09 | I'm Goin' Down
02 | Cover Me
03 | Darlington County: good song, a pity the Boss couldn't come with a chorus for it, those "sha-la-la" are awful
06 | I'm on Fire
05 | Downbound Train
08 | Bobby Jean: another good song screwed up by the synths
07 | No Surrender
11 | Dancing in the Dark
12 | My Hometown
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01 | Born in the U.S.A.
06 | I'm on Fire
11 | Dancing in the Dark
10 | Glory Days
12 | My Hometown
09 | I'm Goin' Down
02 | Cover Me
03 | Darlington County
07 | No Surrender
08 | Bobby Jean
05 | Downbound Train
04 | Working on the Highway
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1 | Downbound Train (#63 all-time)
2 | No Surrender (#70 all-time)
3 | Bobby Jean (#71 all-time)
4 | My Hometown (#953 all-time)
5 | Dancing in the Dark
6 | Born in the U.S.A.
7 | I'm Goin' Down
8 | I'm on Fire
9 | Cover Me
10 | Glory Days
11 | Darlington County
12 | Working on the Highway
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07| No Surrender
02| Cover Me
05| Downbound Train
04| Working on the Highway
01| Born in the U.S.A.
08| Bobby Jean
03| Darlington County
11| Dancing in the Dark
10| Glory Days
06| I'm on Fire
12| My Hometown
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Sorry mileswide but you forgot "I'm Goin' Down"
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You're quite right- to the bottom it goes! (Touch wood this works as I couldn't edit my previous past yesterday or today):

07| No Surrender
02| Cover Me
05| Downbound Train
04| Working on the Highway
01| Born in the U.S.A.
08| Bobby Jean
03| Darlington County
11| Dancing in the Dark
10| Glory Days
06| I'm on Fire
12| My Hometown
09| I'm Goin' Down
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1. Born in the USA
2. My Hometown
3. Cover Me
4. Dancing in the Dark
5. Downbound Train
6. Glory Days
7. I'm on Fire
8. I'm Goin' Down
9. Working on the Highway
10. Bobby Jean
11. No Surrender
12. Darlington County
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1. Born in the USA
2. Dancing in the Dark
3. I'm on Fire
4. Bobby Jean
5. Glory Days
6. No Surrender
7. Cover Me
8. I'm Goin' Down
9. My Hometown
10. Downbound Train
11. Darlington County
12. Working on the Highway
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1. I'm on Fire
2. Dancing in the Dark
3. My Hometown
4. Glory Days
5. Born in the USA
6. Downbound Train
7.Bobby Jean
8. Darlington County
9. No Surrender
10. Cover Me
11. Working on the Highway
12. I'm Goin' Down
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