Regardless of what history claims to be his best, this is my favorite Springsteen album. This song is in my top 3 of his songs, and only recently did I figure out what it was about: The lady in the song is living a wild life thinking she'll attract guys with money. She has no desire to live a normal life with normal guys, but in the end she finds that she's lonely, and that her "junk man" might not be poor, as the guys she needs might not be rich. The narrator can relate to her story, and is reminding her of this.
(A song that helped me figure just what this masterpiece is trying to say: "Queen Jane Approximately" by Bob Dylan. Pretty much the same message.)
Bruce mentions Billy (usually "wild billy" a lot in his first couple albums.) From what he tells us, wild billy is also a crazy cat. Is he the same guy in this song?
@Portofino \r\nI couldn\'t agree with you more. NYCS is definitely my personal favorite song and the album is as good as any he\'s done. I\'m 60 years old and discovered him in 75. That really helps my love of the early music.\r\n I\'m not good at wondering the meaning of someone else\'s thoughts so no comment here. Lol.
@Portofino \r\nI couldn\'t agree with you more. NYCS is definitely my personal favorite song and the album is as good as any he\'s done. I\'m 60 years old and discovered him in 75. That really helps my love of the early music.\r\n I\'m not good at wondering the meaning of someone else\'s thoughts so no comment here. Lol.
Regardless of what history claims to be his best, this is my favorite Springsteen album. This song is in my top 3 of his songs, and only recently did I figure out what it was about: The lady in the song is living a wild life thinking she'll attract guys with money. She has no desire to live a normal life with normal guys, but in the end she finds that she's lonely, and that her "junk man" might not be poor, as the guys she needs might not be rich. The narrator can relate to her story, and is reminding her of this. (A song that helped me figure just what this masterpiece is trying to say: "Queen Jane Approximately" by Bob Dylan. Pretty much the same message.) Bruce mentions Billy (usually "wild billy" a lot in his first couple albums.) From what he tells us, wild billy is also a crazy cat. Is he the same guy in this song?
@Portofino \r\nI couldn\'t agree with you more. NYCS is definitely my personal favorite song and the album is as good as any he\'s done. I\'m 60 years old and discovered him in 75. That really helps my love of the early music.\r\n I\'m not good at wondering the meaning of someone else\'s thoughts so no comment here. Lol.
@Portofino \r\nI couldn\'t agree with you more. NYCS is definitely my personal favorite song and the album is as good as any he\'s done. I\'m 60 years old and discovered him in 75. That really helps my love of the early music.\r\n I\'m not good at wondering the meaning of someone else\'s thoughts so no comment here. Lol.