Home Field (38 page)

“My Father's House,” by Bruce Springsteen

I became a big Springsteen fan without even realizing it. It started in 2003, when I lucked into a ticket to see Springsteen at Shea Stadium. It turned out to be an incredible concert, with two long encores. I was surprised by how many of the songs I knew, because I'd never bought any Springsteen albums or given his music much thought. It was as if I had absorbed Springsteen's songs just by living in a small town and listening to a lot of rock music. After that concert I started listening to all his old albums. “My Father's House” struck me as a perfect song for this playlist
because of the imagery of forests and fields and ghostly voices. Thematically, it also covers similar ground; it's about a man who has lost touch with his father and dreams of being a child again and returning home.

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HOME FIELD.
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EPub Edition July 2016 ISBN 9780062413758

ISBN 978-0-06-241374-1

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