Check Out: Springsteen’s “Wrestler” song
Late last week, news surfaced that Bruce Springsteen was busy working on a song for Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film, The Wrestler. Since then, the Boss has finished, the film has been released, and the song, or at least a rough recording of it, has hit the web, courtesy of InConvention.com.
Backstreets.com has a pretty clear description of what we’re hearing from someone who has actually seen the film and heard the track firsthand…
“The song, over the closing credits is an acoustic track. It starts with a count — ‘one, two three…’ — and Bruce’s foot beating the ground. He plays the guitar, but you get the piano at the same time. Many times he sings “have you seen me,” connecting with the character of Robinson who feels like a nobody outside the ring. Clearly, many aspects of this character seem they come from Bruceland.
The next opportunity to check out the film and Bruce for yourself will be at the New York Film Festival on October 12th. A wider release is expected toward the end of the year. No word on whether the soundtrack will be released.
Nov 17th, 2008 at 9:03 am
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