Down to The River

It's been 34 years since Bruce unleashed the double album classic The River; a frustrating album once you find out via Tracks that a lot of the outtakes were better than what made the record.

"But Xmastime", you say in the voice of Craig “Ironhead” Heyward from those soap commercials (RIP), “do you have a definitive list of what should have been on The River as a single album?"?"

Sigh. YES, faithful reader, yes:

The Ties That Bind
Two Hearts
Independence Day
I Wanna Marry You
The River
I'm a Rocker
Fade Away
The Price You Pay
Wreck on the Highway
Roulette
Dollhouse
Where the Bands Are
Living on the Edge of the World
Take 'em as They Come
I Wanna Be With You

Also, I'll never understand how The Ties That Bind isn't a bigger deal in the Bruce canon. Superslice of superslices. And one of the greatest middle 8s of all time.