I can still remember being at concerts where people went on bathroom breaks during the long, more complex songs and came back in time for "Rosalita" Reply Delete I have a feeling if he hadn't shown that fun side, he might not have found as wide an audience to support his darker work. But he clearly brought out a relaxed and joyful side of Springsteen that they were able to have fun with onstage (possibly long past it actually being fun for either of them), and that is what the audience connected with at the time B2R came out. And my impression from things I've read is that Clarence was a partyer who didn't agonize over missed notes, the way Bruce did. The fact that he's 'on the back' is symbolic as Springsteen clearly has the massive drive and discipline and charm and ego it takes to be the adored center of attention (which takes nothing away from his artistry). I always thought Clarence was part of a dynamic that kept Bruce from taking himself too seriously and that that cover captured it beautifully.
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