Bruce Springsteen

Released: October 17, 1980

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Little Steven Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau

[Verse 1]
My feet were flying down the street just the other night
When a Hong Kong special pulled up at the light
What was inside, man, was just c'est magnifique
I wanted to hold the bumper and let her drag me down the street

[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you tonight

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I spot a little stranger standing 'cross the room
My brain takes a vacation just to give my heart more room
For one kiss, darling, I swear everything I would give
'Cause you're a walking, talking reason to live

[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you tonight

[Verse 3]
Well now she might be the talk of high society
She's probably got a lousy personality
She might be a heiress to a Rockefeller
She might be a waitress or a bank teller
She makes the Venus de Milo look like she's got no style
She makes Sheena of the Jungle look meek and mild
I need a quick shot, Doc, knock me off my feet
'Cause I'll be minding my own business walking down the street Watchout!

[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you tonight

[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you tonight

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you
Ooh, ooh I got a crush on you

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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