Growin' Up
"Growin' Up" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973.
It is a moderately paced tune, concerning an adolescence as a rebellious New Jersey teen, with lyrics written in the first-person. The lyrics feature a chorus that is progressively modified as the song continues, with the first chorus being "I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd but when they said 'Sit down,' I stood up," while the second chorus switches to "clouded warmth...'come down,' I threw up" and the third finishes the song with "mother breast...'pull down,' I pulled up."
An acoustic version of the song, part of Springsteen's 1972 audition for CBS Records, appears on Tracks and 18 Tracks.
During the Born to Run tours and following Darkness Tour, Springsteen often performed an extended version of this song, extending it with a long, sometimes exaggerated and/or fictional biographical narration of his youth and his passion for guitar playing.
The song was featured on the soundtracks of the films Big Daddy (1999) and Gracie (2007).
Growin' Up (album)
Growin' Up is the eleventh regular studio album by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. Based on concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) throughout most of Europe.
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Podcasts:
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by David Bowie
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by T.o.e
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by Ice Cube
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by Bruce Springsteen
Growin' Up
by: David BowieWell I stood stone like at midnight Suspended in my masquerade I combed my hair till it was just right And commanded the night brigade I was open to pain and crossed by the rain And I walked on a crooked crutch I strolled all alone through a fallout zone Came out with my soul untouched I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd But when they said ’sit down’ I stood up Ooh-ohh ooh hoo growin’ up The flag of piracy flew from my mast My sails were set wing to wing I had a jukebox graduate for first mate She couldn’t sail but she sure could sing I pushed the b-52 and bombed em with the blues With my gear set stubborn on standing I broke all the rules, strafed my old high school Never once gave thought to landing, noI hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd But when they said come down I threw upOoh-ooh growin’ up I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere And you know it’s really hard to hold your breath And I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress Well my feet finally took root in the earth But I got me a nice little place in the stars And I swear I found the key to the universe In the engine of an old parked car I hid in the mother breast of the crowd But when they said move down I moved upOoh ooh ooh, don’t you know that I’m growin’ upOoh ooh ooh, I can’t help it that I’m growin’ up (ah)