I've just spent 2.5 years trying to become a finger-picker and playing 99 per cent instrumental tunes. It's great stuff, even if it is a pretty solitary pursuit. * But revisiting this thread has inspired me to learn some new songs (w/vocals).
My wife loves loves loves Bruce Springsteen, and when "Long Walk Home" came on the radio the other day she said it was one of his prettiest songs. I always thought it was a protest song
But she likes it, so I worked it up into a medley with "My City of Ruins" (she doesn't really like the slow stuff, but I do) and "Waiting on a Sunny Day," another one of her uptempo favorites.
I'm struck by the fact that these songs are all from recordings released in the 21st century, 30 or so years or more into his career. The man is prolific.
* I heard a great quote attributed to John Mayer recently. Question: "Where did you learn to play the guitar like that?". Answer, "In my bedroom."