Jungleland

RIP Clarence. For my money the greatest sax solo. So full of emotion and soul. 45 years and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of listens and it still chills me.

Thanksgiving 1976. 15 years old in Pittsburgh PA. After dinner at my aunt and uncle's house my cousin asked me upstairs to listen to music and have a toke. He put on the turntable "Born to Run" then skipped forward to "Jungleland". My life instantly changed. Within 6 months I owned a 67 Dodge Coronet R/T and was searching for my Wendy. I found her 13 years later. Bruce is magic. He just touched a cord inside me. I owe you man.

I have always said you don't just listen to Springsteen -- you become a disciple! Jungleland is my favorite epic performance of all time -- to call it a song just doesn't do it justice! . . .the wistful piano . . . and when Clarence wails on that Sax , my soul soars with him -- every single time! RIP Big Man! Thank you so much for this! ❤. "In a bedroom locked, in whispers of soft, refusal, and then, surrrrr-- reeennn-- en -duuur... Piano flourish. . .' sigh. . .♥️♥️

Saw Bruce and the E-Street Band on Halloween night 1980 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Epic. People were standing on their seats through most of the show. I was 18, strong, arrogant and full of hope for both my and the country's futures. Now I'm 61, broke, tired but wiser. Listening to music like this has kept me sane throughout. Enough to keep the hope alive.

Imagine a 23 year old Bruce sitting down at piano and composing this masterpiece. Every song on Born to Run was written from the piano. He drove the band to it' absolute limit to get the perfect take of Jungleland. Every note of music including Clarence's epic solo, every change of direction and tempo..all of it from the genius that is Mr Bruce Springsteen.

This song is so damn powerful. The lyrics, the instrumentation, everything. There’s something magical about this entire album, and it isn’t hard to find: This is what happens when you put all your heart and soul into creation.

Love this song. I remember watching a video recorded about year after Clarence's death. Bruce and the E Street Band were in concert in Gothenburg and it was the first time they performed this song since Big Man passed away. Jake Clemons, his nephew who looks just like him, performed the saxophone part and absolutely nailed it! Imagine the pressure that was on him as well! There wasn't a dry eye on the whole stage and probably not in the whole arena! RIP CLARENCE the G.O.A.T 🎷🎵 🙌🏻 ❤

"And the kids down there live just like shadows, always quiet, holding hands." Have Mercy!!! Rock Poet!!

Stunning in every way, unbelievable actually. The greatest story from the American songbook, and my favorite piece of Americana. You can taste the desperation for that last chance shot at eternity. Clarence echoes "through them hallways in the night". Many times those passages have welled me up and wrung out tears. A musical ephiphany has occurred. Church music, the gospel of rock has been spoken.

This is an American anthem. Powerful, heart pounding. The sax solo almost brings me to tears. Sometimes I want to scream out, "Clarence"!

An absolute masterpiece! Born To Run is still Springsteen's best album.

The Sax solo will forever give me chills and tears in my eyes! It's a masterpiece💞

What is the greatest Bruce Springsteen music of all time? You're listening to it.

A 9.5-minute song that's purely magical from beginning to end. One of the great rock epics of the '70s.

My Dad was born in 1908 in the former Yugoslavia a war hero shot in the back rescuing people and proud he was 'a man with one kidney'. This was his favorite song. He knew what he was talking about definitely.

I feel sorry for people who don't get moved to tears by songs like this or 'New York City Serenade'. I can't imagine not being able to feel the sadness in songs like this. Basically not being able to feel period. Bruce is and was a painter of musical masterpieces.

Hands down... greatest saxophone solo ever!!!!!!

This is a fine example of just how talented everyone in the E.Street Band was. Not many can make a 9 1/2 minute song a masterpiece. I’m 60 years old & still one of my favorite Bruce songs. I wish he would do this in his live shows.

That violin intro is one of the most beautiful things in rock n roll history

I saw Bruce for the first time on Oct 4, 1974 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC. I was there to hear the music from his first two albums - Born to Run would be released 10 months later. But on that night he departed from the band's previously recorded songs when a violinist walked on stage and I heard Jungleland for the first time. I had no idea what I was listening to, I had never heard anything like it. Nearly 50 years later, I can tell you that it's the violin that I remember most. I've done some research and learned that at that point Jungleland was still a work in progress - don't remember Clarence having that long solo, but, hey, it was a long time ago. Still one of the greatest concerts I've ever been to.