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Quiz about The Wild the Innocent the E Street Shuffle

The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle Quiz

"The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" is the second album by Bruce Springsteen and his famed E Street Band. Take the quiz to see how much you know about the album, good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thewho13rd. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thewho13rd

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,941

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" released? Hint

1968

1971

1975

1973

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Question 2 of 10

2. The song "The E Street Shuffle" describes characters from E Street (in reference to Bruce Springsteen's band name) from the album "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle". Which of the following is not a name mentioned in the song? Hint

Power Thirteen

Spanish Johnny

Little Angel

Easy Joe

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" features the song "Wild Billy's Circus Story". The tune describes a lot of carnies at a circus. What is Missy Bimbo (the fat lady) doing? Hint

Sitting and yawning

Sleeping and snoring

Eating and drinking

Burping and farting

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Incident on 57th Street" is my favorite song off the album "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle", and tells the tale of a man who tries to start a new life in the city. The plot is a good one, including cars, money, and of course girls. Who is the lover of the man in the song "Incident on 57th Street"?

Answer: (Puerto Rican)

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the album "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle", the hit song "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is featured. What does Springsteen not promise to Rosalita that they will do? Hint

Play some pool

Act like a fool

Skip some school

Act real cool

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Well you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around"? Hint

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

New York City Serenade

Wild Billy's Circus Story

Kitty's Back

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Upstairs a band was playin and the singer was singin something about going home"? Hint

The E Street Shuffle

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Wild Billy's Circus Story

Incident on 57th Street

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle" has the song "New York City Serenade" on it. What part of New York City is sung the most times in the song? Hint

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Times Square

Broadway

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" was the only single released off the album "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle".

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" was ranked in the 200's of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 greatest albums of all-time.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" released?

Answer: 1973

"The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" was released on September 11, 1973, under Columbia Records. The album was recorded in Blauvelt, New York.

Answer: Spanish Johnny

Spanish Johnny is the main character in the song "Incident on 57th Street", another song on the album. Power Thirteen is the main character, along with his sweetheart Little Angle. Easy Joe is the owner of Easy Joe's, a nightclub mentioned in the song.

3. "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" features the song "Wild Billy's Circus Story". The tune describes a lot of carnies at a circus. What is Missy Bimbo (the fat lady) doing?

Answer: Sitting and yawning

The tune only gives a line or two of description for each circus member. Billy doesn't get mentioned until the end of the song when the circus boss asks him if he wants to join the circus. People believe Springsteen wrote this based on one big reference to Bob Dylan's start with his music career in a travelling circus when he was 13.

Answer: jane

The story of "Incident on 57th Street" is of Spanish Johnny, who drives a beat-up Buick and dresses like dynamite. He tries to find a girlfriend, but can't find much luck until he meets Puerto Rican Jane. Johnny and Jane seem to hit it off, but Jane tries to not make this love happen because she knows Johnny won't be true.

In the end, Johnny leaves Jane but promises to meet her on Lover's Lane the following evening.

5. On the album "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle", the hit song "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is featured. What does Springsteen not promise to Rosalita that they will do?

Answer: Act like a fool

This song explains a forbidden love between the singer and Rosalita. The Boss declared this song to be "the greatest love song I ever wrote". The music video for this excellent tune is at number 71 on the Rolling Stone's 1993 list of the top 100 videos.

6. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Well you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around"?

Answer: Kitty's Back

"Kitty's Back" describes an unhappy and depressing life for some characters stuck in the slums of the city. The main character of the tune is Catlong (nicknamed Cat throughout the tune) and supporting characters include Kitty, Big Pretty, Sally, and Jack Knife.

7. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Upstairs a band was playin and the singer was singin something about going home"?

Answer: Incident on 57th Street

"Incident on 57th Street" is often remembered for the bass solo around the 4:00 mark by long-time E Street Band member Garry Tallent. Also, the song is remembered as one of the prominent performances by keyboard/organist Danny Federici in E Street discography.

8. "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle" has the song "New York City Serenade" on it. What part of New York City is sung the most times in the song?

Answer: Broadway

Broadway is mentioned twice in the lyrics, while Manhattan was only mentioned once. The other equally famous parts of New York are not mentioned. "New York City Serenade", on most versions of the album, closes out "The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle".

9. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" was the only single released off the album "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle".

Answer: False

Only one single was released off the album, and it wasn't even "Rosalita!" The song "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" was the only song released as a single off the album. It failed to chart.

10. "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" was ranked in the 200's of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 greatest albums of all-time.

Answer: False

It is actually ranked 132 on the list, which if fairly good. "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle" wasn't a commercial success until Bruce hit it big with "Born to Run", but the album over time would become regarded as one of his and the band's best. Thanks for playing the quiz!

Source: Author thewho13rd

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