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One of the most minor songs on Nebraska is "Used Cars." A simple elegy to a life that could have been, and a reflection of the current reality, the song's narrator repeats to himself, "Well mister, the day the lottery I win/I ain't never gonna ride in no used car again." The song boasts a very attractive melody and a lovely, lilting vocal from Springsteen, yet it fails to engage the listener with the narrator as effectively as many of the other songs on the album do. Like many of the characters on the album, the narrator longs for escape ("I wish he'd just hit the gas and let out a cry/And tell 'em they can kiss our asses goodbye") but is clinging to a last hope, a win on the lottery, to escape this reality. Subtle guitar work (with, rarely found on Nebraska, a guitar overdub) serves to highlight the melody of the song, although the songs on Nebraska live and die by their lyrics, and "Used Cars" therefore can only be considered a minor part of the album. Springsteen rarely performs the song in concert, and it has not spawned any major recordings by other artists.
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One of the most minor songs on Nebraska is "Used Cars." A simple elegy to a life that could have been, and a reflection of the current reality, the song's narrator repeats to himself, "Well mister, the day the lottery I win/I ain't never gonna ride in no used car again." The song boasts a very attractive melody and a lovely, lilting vocal from Springsteen, yet it fails to engage the listener with the narrator as effectively as many of the other songs on the album do. Like many of the characters on the album, the narrator longs for escape ("I wish he'd just hit the gas and let out a cry/And tell 'em they can kiss our asses goodbye") but is clinging to a last hope, a win on the lottery, to escape this reality. Subtle guitar work (with, rarely found on Nebraska, a guitar overdub) serves to highlight the melody of the song, although the songs on Nebraska live and die by their lyrics, and "Used Cars" therefore can only be considered a minor part of the album. Springsteen rarely performs the song in concert, and it has not spawned any major recordings by other artists.
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