Bruce Springsteen's 1980s B-Sides: The Poll

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B-sides of the officially released singles from the 80s, not on the albums they came from. Not going include the 12"s from Born in the USA because that seems like a whole other poll.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Pink Cadillac (b/w "Dancing in the Dark")	8
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live) (b/w "My Hometown")	4
Janey, Don't You Lose Heart (b/w "I'm Going Down")	3
Shut Out the Light (b/w "Born in the USA")	3
Jersey Girl (b/w "Cover Me")	1
Two For the Road (b/w "Tunnel of Love")	1
Incident on 57th Street (live) (b/w "Fire" (live))	1
Be True (b/w "Cadillac Ranch")	1
Stand On It (b/w "Glory Days")	1
Lucky Man (b/w "Brilliant Disguise")	0
Merry Christmas Baby (live) (b/w "War" (live))	0
Held Up Without a Gun — 1:15 (b/w "Hungry Heart")	0
Johnny Bye Bye (b/w "I'm on Fire")	0
The Big Payback (b/w "Open All Night")	0
Roulette (b/w "One Step Up")	0

― Mark, Thursday, 4 November 2010 01:35 (fourteen years ago)

janey, don't you lose heart

― iatee, Thursday, 4 November 2010 03:29 (fourteen years ago)

For me it's "Shut Out the Light", which I'd call one of his 5 best songs of the 80s, but there are a lot of good ones here. The live "Incident" is pretty great.

― Mark, Thursday, 4 November 2010 03:31 (fourteen years ago)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live)

I listen to this about 200 times every Christmas and I'm still not tired of it yet.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 4 November 2010 03:36 (fourteen years ago)

Yeah, "Santa Claus" is kind of a ringer b/c it was recorded in 1975, and had been on the radio a lot in the 70s. Must have been on a radio-only promo.

― Mark, Thursday, 4 November 2010 03:50 (fourteen years ago)

it's crazy to think that born in the usa had all those hits - dancing in the dark, bitusa, cover me, i'm on fire, glory days, i'm goin down, my hometown (all these went top ten btw) - PLUS 3 b-sides from this thing (pink cadillac, santa claus is coming to town, stand on it) got crazy airplay.

― balls, Thursday, 4 November 2010 03:53 (fourteen years ago)

pink cadillac, love that song

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Thursday, 4 November 2010 04:32 (fourteen years ago)

Good poll.

"Shut Out the Light" is utterly devastating, and it's not even three minutes long. If we started a poll about short songs whose impact is devastating, this would lead the pack.

― sandra lee, gimme your alcohol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 November 2010 04:34 (fourteen years ago)

"Janey Don't You Lose Heart", easily. Amazing song.

― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 4 November 2010 11:12 (fourteen years ago)

Be True

― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 4 November 2010 16:42 (fourteen years ago)

"Shut Out the Lights" is pretty incredible. I hope Springsteen gets around to a deluxe "Nebraska" with all the original demos and unreleased tracks, then a deluxe "BitUSA" with all the "Nebraska"-styled demos included as well.

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 4 November 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 14 November 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

I'd also like a deluxe BITUSA, but I don't need the "Nebraska" style demos, just everything else. :)

― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 14 November 2010 00:10 (fourteen years ago)

shut out the lights is probably the real answer, but "stand on it" is a whole lot of fun.

― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 14 November 2010 00:11 (fourteen years ago)

My #2 would be "Be True"

― Mark, Sunday, 14 November 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 15 November 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

Missed this but inevitable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGJpu5AiYoE

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 15 November 2010 03:41 (fourteen years ago)

eight years pass...

iatee wrote this on thread Bruce Springsteen's 1980s B-Sides: The Poll on board I Love Music on Nov 4, 2010
janey, don't you lose heart
Mark (MarkR) wrote this on thread Search C90: Jane on board I Love Music on Nov 4, 2002
"Janey Don't You Lose Heart" by Bruce Springsteen (close enough for Jane, I'll bet.)
iatee wrote this on thread THE RECORD COMPANY ROSIE, THEY GAVE ME A BIG POLL - Springsteen Tracks Voting Thread on board I Love Music on Feb 6, 2013
alternative bitusa would obv have frankie, shut out the light, janey don't you lose heart
If There's a POLL Below, We're All Going to Vote (James Redd and the Blecchs) wrote this on thread Bruce Springsteen - Classic or Dud ? on board I Love Music on Jun 17, 2012
Does he prefer the B-side, "Janey, Don't You Lose Heart?" I think I do.

Weird to me that this song has only four mentions on the borad. Perhaps there are other, misspelled mentions my search failed to find. Or unless this is not quite the real title.

― Theory of Every Zing (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 April 2019 23:35 (six years ago)

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