Boss Influences : "It's the Same @#%$ing Riff!"

At last week's SXSW Festival in Austin TX, Bruce Springsteen gave the "Keynote Address." In it he revealed the inspiration for one of his most famous songs. I've heard both Badlands and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood hundreds of times but never made the connection. It's easy to hear the similarity IF you're looking for it.

Bruce also discussed the profound influence that the Animals song It's My Life had on him.

Here's Badlands from the Darkness on the Edge of Town album:







 And the Animal's Don't Let Me Be Understood from 1965: