15 Things Only Bruce Springsteen Fans Will Understand

15. The Importance Of Counting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIJ3grfB3WE A lot of musicians count themselves into a song as it helps them to get the timing right for the song that they're about, making sure they all start at the same time. Counting in as a lot more important to Bruce and his fans, however, and you can often tell what song the great man is about to do next just by the way he counts to three or four. Bruce counting to four in a short, violent burst would signal a song like 'Adam Raised A Cain' or 'Badlands' whereas a softer, more drawn-out count could introduce 'Thunder Road' or 'The Ghost Of Tom Joad'. Springsteen even includes his counting in on official releases and it very noticeable on 'Born to Run' during the guitar medley.