Bruce Springsteen's Tales of New Jersey Character Quiz  Made Easier! Match Two of the Three Clues for Credit!

The streets are burning with the heartaches of a million broken souls;
they could make it to the borderline but they just can't pay the tolls...
(my attempt at writing a song like The Boss)

Match the name with the action or dialogue and then the song...
(so for example your answer will be #1, Blinded by the Light, B.  One from each column)
No answers are repeated. 

Column I                           Column II                                    Column III
1.    Kate            Candy's Room                                      A. was employed behind the
2.    Wanda           Spirit in the Night                                    counter at route 60
3.    The Big Man              Backstreets                                                       Bob's Big Boy
4.    Terry                         Thunder Road                                   B. in trouble downtown
5.    The DA            Open All Night                                      C. say you don't like it
6.    Junior Johnson                          Cadillac Ranch                                      D. won't set themselves
7.    Frankie                 4th of July                                    on fire for us anymore
8.    You                           10th Ave. Freezeout                                E. said "pull down"
9.    Wild Young Billy                             Lost in the Flood                               F. he don't dig me
10.  I                              Saint in the City                                       G. laid in bed talking about
11.  Mary                     Johnny 99                                          getting out
12.  The Magic Rat                                   Rosalita                      H. dances across the porch
13.  They                          Highway Patrolman                                      I.  joined the band
14.  Your Daddy                              Reason to Believe                                     J.  says she's gonna walk
15.  Cherry                                  Atlantic City                       K. blame it all on me
16.  Candy                                   Growin' Up                  L. makes those hidden worlds mine
17.  Cripple on the Corner                             Fire                               M. drove his sleek machine over
18.  Mean John Brown                                   Jungleland                          the Jersey State Line
19.  Mary Lou                                My Hometown                                      N.  said, "Nickels for your pity"
20.  The Angels                               Meeting Across the River                         O. can't get no relief
                                                                                P.  "baby I'll work for you everyday
                                                                                     and bring my money home to
                                                                                             you."
                                                                            Q. "trust some of this; it'll show you
                                                                                        where you're at"
                                                                                       R.  "Hey, Gunner man, that's
                                                                                            quicksand."
                                                                                       S.walked into the courtroom
                                                                                  T. runnin though the woods of
                                                                                             Caroline

sorry the columns are so messy...i'll try to clean it up.  in the meantime, just reply with answers and i'll post winners in this space ....that one^ is too crowded.


1. Last night me and Kate, laid in bed talking about getting out. --"My Hometown" Doc Brown
3.  The Big Man ------- 10th Avenue Freezeout ----------- i. joined the band. CeeKay
6...Candy....L; Makes those Hidden Worlds Mine....Candy's Room loki13
9.Wild Young Billy who said Trust some of this - it'll show ya where you're at in Spirit of the Night. Zella
8.You  - Fire - C) say you don't like it.  Henk
11. Mary ---> H. dances across the porch ---> Thunder Road  Sister Morpine
12. And the magic rat drove his slick machine over the Jersey state line > Jungleland  zella
14.Now I know your daddy he don't dig me > Rosalita  zella
17. And the cripple on the corner > cries out nickles for your pity > - it's so hard to be a saint in the city Zella

11. Mary ---> H. dances across the porch ---> Thunder Road

11. Mary ---> H. dances across the porch ---> Thunder Road



and...THAT is how it's done.
nice!
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Great quiz!  One I can actually have an answer to!

3.  The Big Man ------- 10th Avenue Freezeout ----------- i. joined the band.

Not a big Boss fan, but I know one:
"Last night me and Kate, laid in bed talking about getting out. --"My Hometown"

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Okay, let me see if I have this straight.

!6...Candy....L; Makes those Hidden Worlds Mine....Candy's Room?

Okay, let me see if I have this straight.

!6...Candy....L; Makes those Hidden Worlds Mine....Candy's Room?

YES!
nice work.

Okay, let me see if I have this straight.

!6...Candy....L; Makes those Hidden Worlds Mine....Candy's Room?


and for ages that was my favorite song on the album. :)

It's gotta be:

8. You  - Fire - C) say you don't like it.

It's gotta be:

8. You  - Fire - C) say you don't like it.


yeeeah.

know anymore?

yeeeah.

know anymore?


No. I don't know any of these songs, really. I was just being lucky "Fire" (a #1 for Pointer Sisters overhere) was still unanswered! ;D

No. I don't know any of these songs, really. I was just being lucky "Fire" (a #1 for Pointer Sisters overhere) was still unanswered! ;D


thanks for playing :)

And the cripple on the corner > cries out nickles for your pity > - it's so hard to be a saint in the city

And the magic rat drove his slick machine over the Jersey state line > Jungleland

Now I know your daddy he don't dig me > Rosalita

Your letter "D" is very confusing as it says "won't set themselves on fire for us anymore"

Ther is a line in Fourth of July, Asbury Park that says:

That waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me. I spoke with her last night - she said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore....

You have Asbury Park listed, but no listing for a waitress, and the line is incorrect.... ???

Okay I think it was Wild Young Billy who said Trust some of this - it'll show ya where you're at in Spirit of the Night.

I can hook up a couple of other lines with the songs, but not the people and it's making me have to think back 30 years and that is making my head ache... ::)

Okay I think it was Wild Young Billy who said Trust some of this - it'll show ya where you're at in Spirit of the Night.

I can hook up a couple of other lines with the songs, but not the people and it's making me have to think back 30 years and that is making my head ache... ::)


1. Thank you for supporting my quiz!!!
2. YOURE RIGHT!  Yes, wild young billy shook some dirt out of his coonskin cap and the rest is history.
3.  Well, do your best...since this is not getting lots of response, i'll give credit for anyone who can get two out of three matches.

1. Thank you for supporting my quiz!!!
2. YOURE RIGHT!  Yes, wild young billy shook some dirt out of his coonskin cap and the rest is history.
3.  Well, do your best...since this is not getting lots of response, i'll give credit for anyone who can get two out of three matches.


Um...you did not answer my other two posts on page 1.... ???

Um...you did not answer my other two posts on page 1.... ???


oh no!!!! i'm on my way.
sorry.
i type faster than my head

Your letter "D" is very confusing as it says "won't set themselves on fire for us anymore"

Ther is a line in Fourth of July, Asbury Park that says:

That waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me. I spoke with her last night - she said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore....

You have Asbury Park listed, but no listing for a waitress, and the line is incorrect.... ???


you know, i sis this all from the songs in my head...i wonder if i just alwasy had the lyiccs wrong?
i'll get my record out and check.

you are fer shur the springsteen expert!!!!!

you know, i sis this all from the songs in my head...i wonder if i just alwasy had the lyiccs wrong?
i'll get my record out and check.

you are fer shur the springsteen expert!!!!!

ok, I admit here I'm cheating . I have my Bruce Springsteen Liner notes out in front of my face, and actually the line in 4th of July , Asbury Park (Sandy) IS correct as you have it on the quiz....

In the 4th chorus where it starts, Sandy the angels have lost their desire for us . I spoke to em' just last night and THEY said THEY won't set themselves on fire for us anymore. (No mention of a waitress anywhere...)

So... My answer (even though I cheated... ) is..

THEY ------> Won't Set Themselves on Fire for Us Anymore--------> 4th of July , Asbury Park (Sandy)

ok, I have to add , there is a version that uses  "A waitress" versus "the angels"

Here is the version I have...

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Sandy the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this Fourth of July
Down in town the circuit's full with switchblade lovers so fast so shiny so sharp
As the wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark
And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York girls

Sandy the aurora is risin' behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy girl

Now the greasers they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels ah Sandy their skins are so white
And me I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk where they promise to unsnap their jeans
And you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
And that Joey kept me spinnin' I didn't think I'd ever get off

Oh Sandy the aurora is risin' behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
Runnin' down the beach at night with my boss's daughter
Well he ain't my boss no more Sandy

Sandy the angels have lost their desire for us
I spoke to 'em just last night and they said they won't set themselves on fire for us anymore
Every summer when the weather gets hot they ride that road down from heaven on their Harleys they come and they go
And you can see 'em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars parked making love with their babies out on the Kokomo
Well the cops finally busted Madame Marie for tellin' fortunes better than they do
This boardwalk life for me is through
You know you ought to quit this scene too

Sandy the aurora's rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever

  K.   BLAME IT ALL ON ME------> 4.  TERRY------> Backstreets

  6.  Junior Johnson----> T. Runnin through the woods of Caroline -------> Cadillac Ranch

18.  Mean John Brown------> S. Walked Into the courtroom--------> Johnny 99

19. MaryLou ---------> P.  baby, I'll work for you everyday and bring my money home to you -------> Reason To Believe

ok, I admit here I'm cheating . I have my Bruce Springsteen Liner notes out in front of my face, and actually the line in 4th of July , Asbury Park (Sandy) IS correct as you have it on the quiz....

In the 4th chorus where it starts, Sandy the angels have lost their desire for us . I spoke to em' just last night and THEY said THEY won't set themselves on fire for us anymore. (No mention of a waitress anywhere...)

So... My answer (even though I cheated... ) is..

THEY ------> Won't Set Themselves on Fire for Us Anymore--------> 4th of July , Asbury Park (Sandy)


i dont mind cheating...
and im' surprised to see that someone brought this back...
thanks for playing

Your new answers will be listed tomrrow.

you are truly a Boss expert.
rock on.