The accompanying album didn’t come out until late August. She had the Rush soundtrack cassingle of the song (see earlier entry for discussion of “cassingles”) months before Unplugged became the soundtrack of the summer of ’92. When we weren’t debating over The Cure and Depeche Mode, Emily and I were agreeing on the awesomeness of Clapton. Originally recorded as part of the soundtrack to the film Rush in late 1991, “Tears In Heaven” became the official Downer Song of 1992 as the centerpiece of Clapton’s massively successful Unplugged TV concert/album. years before their themes had any true resonance for me. As a budding music nerd, I owned 1982’s Nebraska and 1984’s Born In The U.S.A. The appeal of Springsteen is a very adult appeal, lost on anyone who hasn’t experienced a certain amount of real life. If you’re a Spingsteen fan, don’t bother trying to turn a younger friend or relative on to him if he/she is below a certain age. (Pointless Note #1: Bruce’s E Street Band was on hiatus, so American Idol‘s Randy Jackson plays bass on this song.) (Pointless Note #2: See above for correct use of the term “ironically.” It doesn’t mean “amazingly” or “coincidentally.” The more you know…) At the time, the video was just a constant presence on MTV all that summer, and I didn’t pay it much mind. It’s a song I would come back to for solace in later, darker years. The biggest bright spot on Human Touch was its title song, an understated plea for making an emotional connection with someone. Human Touch was polished and labored, whereas Lucky Town was loose and spontaneous. Ironically, the afterthought album – Lucky Town – was to most people’s ears the superior one. Bruce had recorded an album – Human Touch – and then, while insipiration was still running high, kept the tapes rolling for a hasty follow-up. The difference was, Use Your Illusion I and II were essentially two parts of the same big album. Guns N’ Roses had pulled it off the previous fall, and in 1992, Bruce Springsteen followed suit. Is it on the playlist? Nope.įew artists are big enough to pull off the release of two new albums simultaneously. I must have heard it multiple times, but tuned it out (which doesn’t seem difficult.) That summer also saw the release of the Madonna song which gives this blog series its title. My research tells me that the biggest smash hit of the summer of ’92 was “Rhythm Is A Dancer” by Snap! Upon listening to the song now, I have to admit I have absolutely no recollection of it.
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