Laurent wrote:
> And Springsteen's songs inspired a few noir adaptations - Indian
> Runner, a short stories collection inspired by Meeting Across The
> River, some French short stories.
> Nebraska is as noir as they come - the title track, Atlantic City,
> Johnny 99, State Trooper,...
And don't forget "American Skin" which Bruen used as a book title for
his "coming to America" book.
But my favourite crime song of his is actually a co-write with Warren
Zevon. There 's supposedly a boot of Springsteen doing it, but he'd be
hard-pressed to out-do Zevon's live version on "Stand in the Fire."
"Jeannie Needs a Shooter" is a dirty little ditty about true love,
betrayal and apparent incest. They must have been channelling their
inner Thompson (or possibly Robert Johnson) that day...
I know for a fact at least one Springsteen song will be performed at
that Palmdale Noir crime song thing I'm doing this Saturday.
Kevin Burton Smith
Editor/Founder
The Thrilling Detective Web Site
"Wasting your time on the web since 1998."
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