I think most people associate Springsteen with these titanic songs, a massive wall of instruments. And my favorite Bruce Springsteen song is this little thing he did for that near-forgotten film Philadelphia.

The melody lines are written for exhaustion, capturing the speech rhythm of someone who must keep gathering their breath to keep talking. In the music video, he sings the vocal live, getting the words out while wandering the city. When I was 14, seeing this, I don't know if I'd ever heard someone so carefully shape the sound and singing of lyrics to their content. The effect has remained with me ever since.