A man looks into the camera and sings his song of confusion and heartache. The entire music video is just one shot, and the camera slowly zooms in while the artist looks you straight in the eye and sings from the heart. No special effects. No lip-syncing. Just the singer and his guitar.
Authentic. Real. This is what art is supposed to be and so seldom is nowadays.
In this simple black and white music video there are no special effects. There are no scantily clad women gyrating to the beat. There are no rappers talking about how tough they are.
This is music for adults. Music about real life and universal concerns – about love, doubt, pain, loss. One man telling the truth of his experience through music —
“Now look at me baby
struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart
when out go the lights
I’m just a lonely pilgrim
I walk this world in wealth
I want to know if it’s you I don’t trust
’cause I damn sure don’t trust myself”
Click on above picture to watch video. (lyrics)
He could be talking to himself, talking to his beloved – or talking directly to me.
Yeah, Bruce, I can relate. Hell yeah.
“God have mercy on the man
Who doubts what he’s sure of”
Like drops of water to a man dying of thirst in the desert, Bruce Springsteen here is a life-giving tonic to contemporary music.
But this was 1987. Where is his equal now?
AND SPEAK YOUR TRUTH TO ME
“Now you play the loving woman
I’ll play the faithful man
But just don’t look too close
into the palm of my hand…”
One Comment
Tris
I think music is one of the greatest things that God has given to us. We show how our souls feel through our singing. I hear the angels when I hear people sing. I can’t believe how amazing it is.
And I thank God. He gave me ears to listen to the angels’ voices. He gave me a voice to sing my heart out.