| 词条 | Tougher Than the Rest |
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| name = Tougher Than the Rest | cover = Tougher.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Bruce Springsteen | album = Tunnel of Love | B-side = Roulette | released = June 23, 1988 | format = 7-inch single | recorded = Between January 1 and May 15, 1987 at Thrill Hill East (Springsteen's home studio) | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 4:35 | label = Columbia | writer = Bruce Springsteen | producer = Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin | prev_title = One Step Up | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Spare Parts | next_year = 1988 }} "Tougher Than the Rest" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 Tunnel of Love album. It was released as a single in some countries, following "Brilliant Disguise" and the title track, but was not released as a single in the United States.[1] It reached as high as No. 3 on the Swiss charts, and also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Austria.[2][3][4][5] HistoryLike much of the Tunnel of Love album, "Tougher Than the Rest" was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, called Thrill Hill East, between January and May 1987 with several members of the E Street Band.[6] On this song, Springsteen played several instruments and is backed by Danny Federici on organ and Max Weinberg on percussion.[6] Although it was originally written as a rockabilly song, the final version has a slower and more methodical rhythm.[8] On the Tunnel of Love album, "Tougher Than the Rest" is the second song, following the acoustic "Ain't Got You", and introduces the sound that will permeate the remainder of the album.[7] The synthesizer sound is layered and melodic and the drum sound is moody, heavy and menacing.[8][7] Springsteen's vocal is also menacing and boastful as he sings the simple but elegant lyrics detailing his infatuation.[4][9][10] At least one of the singer and the woman he is singing to appear to be on the rebound from prior relationships.[7] The singer recognizes that he is not a "handsome Dan" or a "sweet talking Romeo" and admits that he has "been around a time or two".[8][7] He is not bothered with the possibility that the woman may have "been around too."[7] Although the singer knows how messy and rough love can be, he claims that he is ready for it, but insists that the woman must also be equally tough and willing to take chances.[8] The song is in some ways reminiscent of Springsteen's earlier song "Thunder Road", in which the singer wants to take the woman away, even though he tells her that "you ain't a beauty but hey you're alright". But unlike the earlier song, in this song the singer's goals are more realistic – rather than looking to run away with the woman, here he just wants to ask the woman to dance.[7] In the context of this song the phrase, 'There's another dance, all you have to do is say yes,' is an allusion to taking a chance and falling in love. This is echoed in the song "Girls in their Summer Clothes" which includes the line "Love's a fools' dance, I ain't got no sense, but I've still got my feet." The music video features live concert footage interspersed with vignettes of couples made at venues on his "Tunnel of Love Express" tour. The video includes both gay and lesbian pairs interspersed with heterosexual couples as representatives of the artist's fans. Springsteen included this explicitly homosexual imagery with neither fanfare nor exploitation. Like several other music videos from the Tunnel of Love album, including "Brilliant Disguise", "Tunnel of Love" and "One Step Up", the video for "Tougher Than The Rest" was directed by Meiert Avis.[11] The video was later released on the VHS and DVD Video Anthology / 1978-88.[12] Live performance history"Tougher Than the Rest" has been reasonably popular in live performances. Next to Brilliant Disguise and the title track, this song is third and only other song from the album to receive several appearances live. From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour (where it typically opened the second set) that supported the initial release of the album through July 2005, the song received 98 live performances in concert.[13] A live version of the song, recorded on April 27, 1988 at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was released on the EP Chimes of Freedom. That version runs 6:39. Cover versionsEmmylou Harris recorded the most successful cover version of this song.[4][9] A cover by Chris LeDoux peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1995.[14] Other cover versions have been recorded by Title Tracks, Everything but the Girl, The Mendoza Line, Darren Hayes, Travis Tritt, Shawn Colvin, Angel Olsen and Camera Obscura.[4][9][15] Cher performed the song during her 1990 Heart of Stone Tour and it is included in her Live at the Mirage DVD of that tour. We Are Augustines also covered the song, on their iTunes Session album. Midland covered the song as a B-Side to Burn Out, via Spotify. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Bruce Springsteen Chart History|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=bruce springsteen|chart=all}}|accessdate=August 16, 2008}} {{Bruce Springsteen}}{{Chris LeDoux}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tougher Than The Rest}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Tougher Than the Rest - Switzerland|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bruce+Springsteen&titel=Tougher+Than+The+Rest&cat=s|publisher=swisscharts.com|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Tougher Than the Rest - UK|url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=15456|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|title=Bruce Springsteen|author=Patrick Humphries|page=78|year=1996|isbn=0-7119-5304-X}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Tougher Than the Rest|url=http://irish-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bruce+Springsteen&titel=Tougher+Than+The+Rest&cat=s|publisher=Irish-charts.com|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Brucebase, On The Tracks: Tunnel of Love|url=http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/Tunnel+Of+Love+-+Studio+Sessions|accessdate=August 3, 2008}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book|title=The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen|author=Rob Kirkpatrick|page=113|year=2007|publisher=Praeger Publishers|isbn=0-275-98938-0}} 8. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|title=Tougher Than the Rest 100 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs|author=June Skinner Sawyers|page=107|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8256-3470-3}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Tougher Than the Rest|url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t356445|pure_url=yes}}|author=Ward, T.|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} 10. ^{{cite book|title=Glory Days|author=Dave Marsh|year=1996|page=xxvii|isbn=1-56025-101-8}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Meiert Avis|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043214/#director1980|publisher=imdb|accessdate=March 29, 2009}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database - Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-1988|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096987/|accessdate=August 4, 2008}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Bruce Springsteen Set List Page Tougher Than the Rest|url=http://www.brucesetlists.com/townlist.php|accessdate=August 3, 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905215508/http://www.brucesetlists.com/townlist.php|archivedate=September 5, 2008|df=mdy-all}} 14. ^{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944–2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=189|year=2013|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Tougher Than the Rest|url=http://www.allmusic.com/search/track/Tougher%20Than%20the%20Rest/order:default-asc/50|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} 10 : 1988 singles|Bruce Springsteen songs|Chris LeDoux songs|Songs written by Bruce Springsteen|Music videos directed by Meiert Avis|Columbia Records singles|Song recordings produced by Jon Landau|1987 songs|Song recordings produced by Bruce Springsteen|Song recordings produced by Chuck Plotkin |
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