What is Springsteen's "Jungleland" about?

[Catch22Dem]

:shrug: Where's NightTrain when you need him? ;)

[Longgrain]

1. I always thought of it as the sequeal to

Meeting Across the River.

In the first song they're setting up the deal...

In the second song the deal goes sour...

Just my guess

[Hans Delbrook]

2. It's about 9 minutes 33 seconds long

(It's also Jungleland unless you were being sarcastic.)
Street fighting in good ol' NJ.

[Catch22Dem]

3. OOps, not being sarcastic...just can't type for shit.

Fixed. Thanks.

[phaseolus]

4. vignette of street life in working class North Jersey

That's how I always interpreted it... BTW I heard that there will be a new Springsteen album in a couple months.

[Catch22Dem]

6. Cool! The Rising isn't all that old.

[kodi]

5. its about the mythical, mystical land rock 'n roll can transport you to.

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