Inspired by Bruce Springsteen T shirts from Old Skool Hooligans. This great shirt is inspired by Bruce's song on the Nebraska album. It says 'meet me tonight in Atlantic City' as well as 'Everything Dies - That's A Fact'. 100% unofficial. Show
The management said they were sorry For the inconvenience you are I was born by the river in a little tent And The war was over and the spirit was broken The hills Standin' by your window in pain, a pistol in your I ain't got no home No place to roam I ain't got Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Ooh, ooh, ooh It's all I know the desert could hold all the love That I Akua tuta, akua tuta Akua tuta tshekuan kaminekuin Akua tuta Naketuenta kiei tsh I wanna hear pitter patter Climb up your ladder, now It's time I went on the river for money, I sold my To our elders who teach us of our creation and Old man sailin' in a dinghy boat down there Old man If I never saw you You'd still live in my dreams Calling Oh baby, why do you bacon fat? Oh baby, why do The Web's Largest Resource forMusic, Songs & LyricsA Member Of The STANDS4 Networkmore tracks from the album Our awesome collection ofPromoted Songs»QuizAre you a music master?»'All we want from you are the kicks you've given us...'Don't miss The Band'sUpcoming Events»
"Atlantic City" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album Nebraska. Springsteen has often played the song in a full band arrangement in concert. Background[edit]Springsteen first recorded two demos of the song in April 1981 at his home in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Initially he titled the song "Fistful of Dollars" (from the Clint Eastwood movie A Fistful of Dollars). He recorded another demo in late 1981, this time changing the title to "Atlantic City". He recorded at least five takes on his Portastudio at Colts Neck during a two-week period, December 17 to January 3, 1982, with take three chosen for Nebraska. In a letter to Jon Landau, Springsteen noted that "this song should probably be done with the whole band really rockin' out". At The Power Station on April 26–28, 1982, with the E Street Band during the 'Electric Nebraska' sessions, Springsteen spent three days trying to make a rock record out of the demo. Landau insisted on releasing the solo version, "No way was it as good as what he had goin' on that demo tape".[1][2][3] History[edit]Springsteen wrote in his Greatest Hits sleeve notes that he recorded the track in his bedroom "for $1,050 (the cost of the four-track Tascam recorder), mixed through an old Gibson guitar unit to a beat box". He provides the vocals, guitar, harmonica, and mandolin for the song. The song depicts a young couple's escape to Atlantic City, New Jersey, but it also wrestles with the inevitability of death as the man in the relationship intends to take a job in organized crime upon arriving in the city, partially due to desperation caused by his “debts.” The opening lines of "Atlantic City" refer to the then-recent Mafia violence in nearby Philadelphia, with Springsteen singing: "Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night/Now they blew up his house too." The "Chicken Man" refers to Philadelphia crime family boss Phil "the Chicken Man" Testa, who was killed by a rival gangster who planted a nail bomb in his Philadelphia rowhouse in March 1981.[4] While Atlantic City is considered the turf of the Philadelphia crime family, there was considerable in-fighting at the time among the Italian-American Mafia for dominance of the organized crime rackets in the city following the city's proposed legalization of gambling in 1976. By the 1970s and early 80s, Atlantic City had experienced a significant decline from its heyday as a prominent resort town in the early 20th century, and the introduction of legal gambling was proposed as a potential means of reviving the economically struggling city. The song evokes the widespread uncertainty regarding legalized gambling during its early years in Atlantic City and its promises to resurrect the city, as well as the young man's uncertainty about taking the less-than-savory job: "Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back." The song is also included on his 1995 Greatest Hits album and on the 2003 compilation The Essential Bruce Springsteen. "8 Years", a 2006 episode of the television series Cold Case, was based around nine Springsteen songs, with "Atlantic City" played during its climactic murder scene.[5] In 2012 following Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie quoted the song's chorus during a cameo on Saturday Night Live.[6] The song plays over the opening of episode 3 of season 4 of Billions. A few scenes later, the character "Dollar" Bill Stern (played by Kelly AuCoin) sings the opening lines of the song. In September 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 289 on its list of the “500 Best Songs of All Time”.[7] Music video[edit]A music video, directed by Arnold Levine, was produced for "Atlantic City", which received moderate play on MTV in the United States. Springsteen does not appear in the video, which features stark, black-and-white images of Atlantic City. The video also contained clips of the demolition of the main dome of the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel. Live performances[edit]From the Born in the U.S.A. Tour on, "Atlantic City" has made fairly regular appearances in Springsteen's band concerts, with a soft-hard-cycle arrangement very similar to that of "Darkness on the Edge of Town". Such live versions appear on Springsteen's In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993) and Live in New York City (2001) albums. For the 2006 Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour, "Atlantic City" was drastically rearranged and featured multiple outros; as such it appears on the Live in Dublin (2007) album. Personnel[edit]According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:[8] Other versions[edit]The Band covered the song for their 1993 album Jericho. Rolling Stone called it a "clear highlight". After the Band split up, Levon Helm continued to perform "Atlantic City" in his solo performances.[9] Rock outfit The Hold Steady covered the song on the War Child soundtrack in 2009.[10] Country artist Riley Green covered the song on his 2018 EP County Line.[11] Greensky Bluegrass performs the song live.[12] Country singer John Anderson recorded the song on his 2001 album, Nobody's Got It All. English singer song-writer, Jamie T, covered the song on his 2010 EP "Emily's Heart".[13] St. Louis-based folk duo River Kittens recorded the song and released an accompanying video in 2021.[14] Did the band write Atlantic City?"Atlantic City" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album Nebraska. Springsteen has often played the song in a full band arrangement in concert.
Who is chicken man in Atlantic City?The backdrop to “Atlantic City” is the murder of Philadelphia mob boss Philip Testa — “the chicken man” — and the resulting turmoil in the organized crime world. It taps into the anxiety of the early 80's, as New Jersey wondered whether the legalization of gambling would revitalize the dwindling Atlantic City.
Who wrote Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen or the band?Bruce SpringsteenAtlantic City / Lyricistnull
What does it mean to blew up the chicken man?The first line, "They blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night," was taken from a newspaper article about a mob hit in Atlantic City. The "Chicken Man" was Phil Testa, number two man in the Philadelphia Mob under Angelo Bruno.
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