The initial 1981 single release of "The River" b/w "Independence Day" offers two of Springsteen's most somber character studies.
- "The River" was first released in 1980 as the title track of Springsteen's fifth studio album.
- "Independence Day" is a track from the same 1980 album, "The River," dealing with themes of familial estrangement.
- This single reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.
Bruce Springsteen is a singer-songwriter from New Jersey, known for his brand of rock music that often explores the lives of working-class Americans. In 1981, he was a few years removed from the massive success of "The River" and still a few years away from the global phenomenon of "Born in the U.S.A.".
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