Afterglow is a song written by Tony Banks of Genesis and usually performed between 62-69 beats per minute.
Genesis | Afterglow | Matherton tempo diagram slide show, slides, video
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Born In The U.S.A. | Brice Springsteen | unclassified matherton tempo map |video embedded
Bruce peaked with this song in 1984. Gary and I got into a D.C. show with, uh, V.I.P. tickets, though we were not the original people scheduled!
Fantastic tour, Bruce in 1984.
An excellent use of the term “Backstreets” as used in American suburbs | unclassified tempo map of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band 1970s song
There is an enthusiasm throughout that song that though Bruce and his love interest aren’t what we would call today “rich”, life was pretty damn good driving around freely on hidden backstreets at night just being with people you liked.
Yesterday the writers at the Young and the Restless used the American suburb term “backstreets” in a way Bruce Springsteen did when he wrote about the streets of New Jersey.
There is an enthusiasm throughout that song that though Bruce and his love interest aren’t what we would call today “rich”, life was pretty damn good driving around freely on hidden backstreets at night just being with people you liked.
