Saturday, August 11, 2007

Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin, containing selections from three nights of November 2006 shows at the The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, was released the following June. airing now on PBS (11)

Patti Scialfa - Wkp: According to some of Springsteen's biographers, Scialfa and Springsteen were briefly involved during the 1984 Born in the USA tour, ending shortly after Springsteen met future wife Julianne Phillips. During the 1987 Tunnel of Love Express tour Scialfa fell in love with Springsteen and took a center role in the sexually-oriented stage performances, such as for 'You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)', thereby displacing Springsteen's traditional on-stage foil, saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Springsteen and Scialfa were later shown in tabloid photographs on a hotel balcony. Springsteen was married at the time to model Julianne Phillips. The initial scandal of the affair surprised some long-time fans who considered Springsteen to be nearly infallible, and relieved some fans who liked the idea of his settling down with a Jersey girl like the ones he'd sung about for years.
The Springsteen-Scialfa union weathered the initial media attention and their partnership in music and life is seen as one of the strongest in the entertainment world. Nevertheless, Scialfa has been forced to tolerate, if not overcome, the impression that her own career as a lead singer is a result of her marriage to Springsteen and not a result of her own talent. She might be best known as the woman who inspired Springsteen to write (the bawdy) "Red Headed Woman".
He also dedicates his famous cover of Tom Waits' "Jersey Girl" to her in concert (although his initial performances of the song pre-date his relationship with her).

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