Thunder Road

E40125

rock song song

Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rock song → song →
album	Born to Run →
artist	Bruce Springsteen →
associatedWithTheme	American working-class life →
character	Mary → unnamed male narrator →
composer	Bruce Springsteen →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	critically acclaimed →
describedAs	anthemic → cinematic →
featuresBand	E Street Band →
genre	heartland rock → rock →
hasInstrument	drums → guitar → harmonica → piano → saxophone →
hasLiveVersionOn	Hammersmith Odeon London ’75 → Live 1975–85 →
hasPart	harmonica introduction → piano introduction → saxophone solo →
hasSection	slow intro building to full-band climax →
includedIn	Bruce Springsteen concert setlists →
language	English →
listedOn	Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time →
livePerformanceStapleFor	Bruce Springsteen →
lyricist	Bruce Springsteen →
narrativeFocus	escape and redemption → romantic relationship →
notablePerformer	Clarence Clemons →
openingTrackOf	Born to Run →
partOf	Born to Run →
performer	Bruce Springsteen →
producer	Bruce Springsteen → Jon Landau → Mike Appel →
recordedIn	1975 →
recordLabel	Columbia Records →
releaseDate	1975-08-25 →
releaseYear	1975 →
tempo	moderate →
titleInspiredBy	Thunder Road (1958 film) →
trackNumber	1 →
writer	Bruce Springsteen →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run →	featuresSong
Born to Run →	hasPart
Springsteen on Broadway →	notableSongPerformed
Bruce Springsteen →	notableWork