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1. Bob Dylan's former support band, 'The Band', recorded an album in 1993 called 'Jericho'. It included which of the following Bruce Springsteen songs that makes mention the 'Chicken Man' in its opening line?

Answer: Atlantic City

The opening line of the song is 'Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night'.
The album 'Jericho' came 17 years after The Band's farewell concert. They had only written four songs for the album and, as a consequence, were highly reliant on covering the works of other artists such as Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters to fill the album.
Bruce originally recorded 'Atlantic City' in 1982 for his album 'Nebraska'. The single reached number 15 in the UK.

2. Which of the following Bruce Springsteen tracks has been covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band?

Answer: All of them

'Blinded by the Light' appeared on Manfred Mann's Earth Band's second album 'The Roaring Silence' (1976) and made it to number one in the US charts. As of 2009 this song remains the only song Springsteen has gotten to the number one spot purely as a songwriter.
As this single had proven successful for the Earth Band they endeavored to make further inroads into the US market by releasing another Springsteen song, 'Spirits in the Night', which they had recorded for their first album 'Nightingales and Bombers' in 1975. The song 'For You' appeared on Manfred Mann's Earth Band's 1980 album 'Chance'.
Bruce Springsteen had recorded all three songs on his debut album 'Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.' (1973).

3. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song 'The Light of Day' for the 1987 movie of the same name. Which female rocker stars in this movie and recorded a powerful version of the song?

Answer: Joan Jett

Joan plays the role of Patti Resnick who dreams of making it big with her band. This leads to conflict with her brother Joe, played by Michael J. Fox.
Director Paul Schrader had a working title of 'Born in the USA' for the film. He asked Springsteen to write a song for the film and offered him the role of Joe. Springsteen turned down the role but did write the song. However, he liked the song so much he decided to keep it and, in turn, produced 'The Light of Day' instead for Schrader.
The song, 'Light of Day', reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Joan Jett and she uses it regularly in concerts. There is an 'ear-piercing' live recording of the song by Bruce on his 'MTV Plugged' (1993) album.

4. Which song, recorded as the B-side by Bruce Springsteen on his 1993 single 'Streets of Philadelphia', was covered by Faith Hill on her 1999 album, 'Breathe'?

Answer: If I Should Fall Behind

'Breathe' was Faith's fourth album, reaching number one on Billboard's charts and garnering three Grammy Awards.
Springsteen wrote the song for his wife, Patti Scialfa, and it appears on his 'Lucky Town' (1992) album. The song has also been utilized by the British TV series '200 Acres of Sky'.

5. Patti Smith's commercial breakthrough came with the release of which Bruce Springsteen penned song?

Answer: Because the Night

Springsteen originally wrote the song for his 1978 album 'Darkness on the Edge of Town', however, it did not suit the mood of the other tracks. Smith amended the lyrics so that they came from a female perspective and the song became a vital component of her seminal album 'Easter'.

6. 'Jeannie Needs a Shooter' was co-written by Bruce Springsteen with which other artist, better known for songs about werewolves, Thompson gunners and excitable boys?

Answer: Warren Zevon

'Excitable Boy' (1978) was the album that broke Warren Zevon into the mainstream charts as a recording artist. It became his highest selling album. Aside from the title track it also included the iconic 'Werewolves of London', 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner' and the live favorite 'Lawyers, Guns and Money'.
'Jeannie Needs a Shooter' appears on Warren's next album 'Bad Luck Streak at Dancing School' (1980) and the subsequent live album 'Stand in the Fire' (1980).
Zevon received two posthumous Grammy Awards in 2003, one of which was 'Best Rock Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals' - for his collaboration with Springsteen on the song 'Disorder in the House'.

7. Which of the following Pointer Sisters' songs, that reached number two on the US singles charts, was written by Bruce Springsteen?

Answer: Fire

'Fire' appeared on the Pointer Sisters' sixth studio album 'Energy' (1978) at a time when they were re-inventing their sound.
Springsteen wrote the song during a very prolific period between the albums 'Born to Run' (1975) and 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' (1978). Its first appearance on a recording by Bruce is the box set 'Live/1975-85' (1986) and was then released as a single in 1987.
Bruce had originally written the song in the hope that it would be recorded by Elvis Presley but he passed away before hearing the demo tape - pity.

8. Gary U.S. Bonds' career made a healthy resurgence in 1981 with the release of which Bruce Springsteen penned song?

Answer: This Little Girl

Springsteen and his guitarist, Steve Van Zandt, were great fans of Bonds and their meeting with the 60's rocker was purely by chance. This led to a collaboration that led to the release of Bonds' 1981 album 'Dedication', his first since 1962. Springsteen contributed three tracks for the album and Van Zandt one. 'This Little Girl' peaked at number 11 on the US charts.
A further album, 'On the Line', followed from Bonds in 1982 on which Bruce provided seven songs. One of these, 'Out of Work', was released as a single and peaked at number 21 on the US charts.

9. English dance band 'Frankie Goes to Hollywood' recorded a version of Bruce Springsteen's 1975 hit 'Born to Run'.

Answer: True

The song appeared on their number one selling debut album 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' in 1984. It was not released by the band as a single.

10. Which song from Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album 'Nebraska' has been covered by Johnny Cash and provided the inspiration for the Sean Penn directed movie 'The Indian Runner' (1991)?

Answer: Highway Patrolman

The song's story is told through the eyes of patrolman Joe Roberts whose brother, Frank, has shot a man and is on the run. Joe pursues him until Frank crosses the border into Canada. The implication that arises is that Joe didn't chase too hard. The movie stars David Morse as Joe and Viggo Mortensen as the runner, Frankie.
Johnny Cash recorded the song for his album 'Johnny 99' (1983). The title track, coincidently, is also a Springsteen song that appears on 'Nebraska'. Cash went on to record a further Bruce penned number, 'I'm On Fire', for the 2000 Springsteen tribute album 'Badlands'.

Source: Author Pollucci19

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