Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads

Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads

A tantalising balance of folk, country, soul, and rock ’n’ roll, Bruce Springsteen is a master storyteller. His songs are ballads in the strictest sense of the word: almost every track narrates a story.   In calling Springsteen’s songs ‘elegies’, I do not only mean that these stories explore sorrow. These songs tackle sorrow by remembering and honouring the complex narratives of those who suffered. They commemorate, protect, and preserve stories…