diarkenoody (July 26, 2008 at 10:10 am)

Great song! I do a cover of it,its on my page so please check it out. Thanks

fatafterbabies (July 26, 2008 at 5:40 am)

incredible song...was this video funded by hugh hefner?

Italianstallion2929 (July 24, 2008 at 4:34 pm)

can someone give a good explanation of the lyrics??? i know that the blowing up of the chicken man refers to the killing of a philadelphia mob soldier named Philip Testa but the rest of the lyrics are unclear to me.....the "everything dies baby thats a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back" and other parts of the song such as the lyrics after the chicken man and the mob (or "racket boys") fighting on the boardwalk

cryingsoftly (July 24, 2008 at 4:28 am)

This song is one of the songs that got me interested in music when I was still in elementary school. Haunting lyrics.

striperjoe29 (July 23, 2008 at 4:45 am)

they realy did a number on the chicken man....

grassroots59 (July 21, 2008 at 11:01 pm)

The Chicken Man was a member of the mafia. He was assasinated by his house being blown to smithereens whilst he was in it. Very subtle not. The song is about the opening up of Atlantic City as a gambling resort. Of course the mafia moved in despite assurances by the authority's that this would not happen.

QuEEnSkiTTolZ (July 21, 2008 at 7:33 pm)

hah, cool i used to live in ATlantic City when i was 10..good times!!

JustForBrieLarson (July 18, 2008 at 10:38 pm)

this song is so sad and bruce a.k.a. the boss in music has such a powerful gift.He can change lives and make other's happier through his music and may God bless bruce springsteen.

hamslice151 (July 18, 2008 at 6:19 pm)

the last time i was there was in 96 and they were rebuilding then. it has changed alot since then. where else is the excitement but vegas. i live an hour away from foxwoods and the mohegan sun, BORING!

videostrategies (July 18, 2008 at 2:22 am)

Phanahtic, thanks for some very intersting story-behind-the-song. I had always wondered who the chicken man was. Haunting is definitely the word for this song, especially as it fades out at the end. I admire the way it faces up to the decay and failure of life but ultimately gives a message of redemption. You mention the '40s/'50s noir films; I wonder: has this song ever been used in a major motion pic? It should be!