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They had the record together, Jon Landau, the manager,
was saying, "We're missing one more song, we need one more
verifiable hit," or something, and so Bruce kept trying and kept trying,
until Steven said, "I think I put out
two solo records in the time it took you
to write that one song." "You're right. I remember." He plays me
"Dancing in the Dark" and "No Surrender." Says, "'Dancing in the Dark'
is gonna be on the record, and 'No Surrender' is gonna be
an outtake, like a B-side." And I'm like,
"Uh, Bruce, I gotta tell ya, you got it backwards
was saying, "We're missing one more song, we need one more
verifiable hit," or something, and so Bruce kept trying and kept trying,
until Steven said, "I think I put out
two solo records in the time it took you
to write that one song." "You're right. I remember." He plays me
"Dancing in the Dark" and "No Surrender." Says, "'Dancing in the Dark'
is gonna be on the record, and 'No Surrender' is gonna be
an outtake, like a B-side." And I'm like,
"Uh, Bruce, I gotta tell ya, you got it backwards
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They had the record together,
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Jon Landau, the manager,
was saying,
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"We're missing one more song,
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we need one more
verifiable hit," or something,
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and so Bruce kept trying
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and kept trying,
until Steven said,
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"I think I put out
two solo records
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in the time it took you
to write that one song."
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"You're right. I remember."
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He plays me
"Dancing in the Dark"
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and "No Surrender."
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Says, "'Dancing in the Dark'
is gonna be on the record,
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and 'No Surrender' is gonna be
an outtake, like a B-side."
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And I'm like,
"Uh, Bruce, I gotta tell ya,
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you got it backwards.
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Movie Summary
Traces Van Zandt's career as a musician, activist and actor from New Jersey to stadiums around the world.