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Bruce Springsteen in a video he’d probably prefer you didn’t see
07.31.2011
01:22 am
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“Danskins In The Dark.”
 
Raw footage of Bruce Springsteen lip-syncing and hip swinging to “Dancing In The Dark” for a video that, until now, never saw the light of day. Jeff Stein had been hired to shoot the video, but when Bruce saw the rushes he wasn’t happy. Brian De Palma replaced Stein and shot a radically different version of the video: live footage of Springsteen performing the tune with an appearance by Courtney Cox.

In the Stein footage, Springsteen seems to be taking a cue from George Chakiris in West Side Story or John Travolta in the Sylvester Stallone directed sequel to Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive, which was released a few months before this video was shot.

Springsteen’s mid-80s flirtation with synthy new wave music was a real blow to the guy’s street cred and may be a glitch he’d just as soon forget.

This could have made for a nice exercise video: “Sweating In The Dark: New Jersey Aerobics with the E Street Muscle.”

 
The version that made it to the airwaves:

 
Update: Special bonus video after the jump…

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Posted by Marc Campbell
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07.31.2011
01:22 am
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