Song Of The Year
For song of the year, I chose "Devils and Dust" by Bruce Springsteen. The winner was "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by U2. The overall mood of "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" is dark and filled with angst, but yet with a sense of hope in our need for each other. The overall mood in "Devils and Dust" is very contemplative. The guitar is almost "moaning" as it drones through the verses. There is a very deep sense of struggle with right and wrong in this song. In comparison, "Devils and Dust" communicates the struggle that it deals with in a more meaningful way while "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" has more changes in feel, instrumental texture and intensity. I would give overall mood to "Devils and Dust" because it's arrangement and structure is more moving and expressive while "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" is more produced than felt.
The lyrics of "Devils and Dust" are very typical of Springsteen. I consider him to be one......
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