One at a Time: "Tunnel of Love" (1987) by Bruce Springsteen

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 #475 "Tunnel of Love" (1987) by Bruce Springsteen

Moving up the list from the bottom, we next come to "Tunnel of Love" by Bruce Springsteen, from 1987.

"Tunnel of Love" is almost like a fork in the road, and Bruce started going in one direction, which is the direction that Rod Stewart took. That road ends up in soft-rock radio-land, where you wear a tuxedo and record Christmas albums and make old ladies happy. Thankfully, "Tunnel" only partially takes that road. Yes, the title track is very synthy, and there's no true rock and roll song on the album, but it still succeeds in many ways.