The power of the brain presents many paradoxes, including that some of its functions aimed at boosting human resilience also introduce points of fragility. And that is a feeling that I have known in the past, and that I have felt recently. The Boss is singing about writer’s block, the feelings that underlie that block, his yearning to get through it and his pleas for help. ![]() But as I sit around getting older (“there’s a joke here somewhere and it’s on me”), the song seems to resonate most with my moments of melancholy (the John Legend version captures this well). “Dancing in the Dark” evokes memories of my teen years, with its opening synthesizer riff (every song in the ‘80s seemed to open with a synthesizer riff) and a music video featuring a pre-”Friends” Courteney Cox. And lately, “Dancing in the Dark” has been in heavy rotation. When I am feeling energetic and joyful, I love listening and singing along to “Badlands” while picking up speed on my bike on the Gap Trail. ![]() In my darkest moments, selections from the album “Nebraska” dominate. Years later, Alfonso Ribiero (Carlton from classic Will Smith-starring 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) hilariously paid homage to the famous scene during his routine on Dancing With The Stars in 2014, proving that we’re all still engrossed by the signature moves.My playlist regularly reflects my mood, especially which Bruce Springsteen songs I’m playing on repeat. ![]() The legendary dance Bruce and Courteney did together continues to resonate still. In what is now a concert staple, every time he performs ‘Dancing In The Dark’ live The Boss chooses someone random from the crowd to come and dance with him, adding an altogether different element of excitement to his shows. It’s since been covered by a long list of artists including John Legend, Taylor Swift, Tina Turner, James Blunt, even Kermit the Frog!īut the moment Bruce pulled Courteney on stage is what everyone associates the song with The song itself is a timeless classic, a roaring anthem about the necessary release you get from dancing, anywhere or anytime. I was so nervous.”Ĭourteney Cox Remembers Her Audition for Bruce Springsteen’s Music Video How influential was the music video for ‘Dancing In The Dark’? I’m not a bad dancer, but that was horrible. She told Stern: “I get a little embarrassed because I do feel like when I watch the video, when I see it…I mean, God. Though she was a little more critical of her dancing, whilst being watched by thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans. What does Courteney Cox say about it now?Ĭourteney Cox was asked by Howard Stern in a recent interview how she felt about the experience and how it helped kick start her acting career.Ĭox said: ““Bruce Springsteen is such an amazing… God, he’s so incredible. It was a full decade before Cox became a household name however, after being cast as Monica Gellar in the iconic sitcom Friends in 1994. Fox in Family Ties as well as the fantasy adventure film Masters Of The Universe. Not long after she would secure a recurring role alongside Michael J. Given the song’s huge success, it definitely got the 20-year old Courteney Cox noticed. ![]() He believed Cox was a fan and was luckily picked to feature on stage, having no idea that she was in fact a plant.Īt the time nobody did, because she was a complete unknown.īut her sheer delight at being able to dance on stage with one of her heroes was convincing enough.Ĭourteney Cox is now one of the most recognised faces in TV and film.ĭid it help Courtney Cox get her big break? Paul, Minnesota during the opening night concert of the ‘Born in the USA’ tour in 1984, Springsteen was told to pick a fan from the crowd during the shoot. “I think that’s why I got it because I was like, Okay!’ I think that’s what they wanted, a fan that just couldn’t believe it.” Did Bruce Springsteen know she was an actress?įilmed in St. He put on the music and said, ‘Well, you dance.’ And I thought, ‘Right now? Here? In front of you? Just the two of us?’”
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