Incident on 57th Street

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"Incident on 57th Street" is a narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen, noted for its cinematic storytelling and romantic urban imagery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle NERFINISHED
artist Bruce Springsteen
belongsToArtistDiscographyPeriod early 1970s
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Puerto Rican Jane NERFINISHED
Spanish Johnny NERFINISHED
followsInTracklist Wild Billy's Circus Story NERFINISHED
genre heartland rock
rock
hasCultFollowing true
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
organ
piano
vocals
hasLengthApprox 7:45
hasLiveFavoriteStatus true
hasMusicalFeature dynamic tempo changes
guitar solo
piano-driven arrangement
hasNarrativeForm short-story-like song
hasSetting New York City NERFINISHED
hasSongwriterCredit Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED
hasSubgenreCharacteristic cinematic rock
hasUrbanImagery 57th Street NERFINISHED
includedIn Bruce Springsteen live setlists
language English
lyricalTheme escape
street life
urban romance
youthful dreams
narrativeStyle third-person storytelling
notedFor cinematic storytelling
romantic urban imagery
partOf The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle NERFINISHED
performer Bruce Springsteen
precedesInTracklist Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) NERFINISHED
producer Jim Cretecos NERFINISHED
Mike Appel NERFINISHED
recordedBy E Street Band NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1973
side Side two
trackNumber 1
writer Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED

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