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I'll See You in My Dreams (Bruce Springsteen song)

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Wikipedia article




"'I'll See You in My Dreams'" is a 2020 song by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The song was released as a single in March 2021. The song was dedicated to Michael Gudinski with the music video released on March 3, the day after Gudinski died. The song is the closing track on the 2020 album 'Letter to You', and along with the opening track "One Minute You're Here", it is one of the two songs about mortality and death that bookend the album.

Performances



The song was first performed on November 18, 2020, at Colts Neck, along with another song from the same album, "House of a Thousand Guitars" and the 2007 song "Long Walk Home". Later, it was one of the two songs from the album, the other one being "Ghosts", performed on 'Saturday Night Live'. On June 26, 2021, the song was added to the 'Springsteen on Broadway' setlist, replacing "Born to Run" as the closing track.

On September 11, 2021, Springsteen performed "I'll See You in My Dreams" in tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Critical reception



'Music Musings & Such' gave the song 9.7/10 points, describing Springsteen's voice in the song as contemplative and spirited and saying there is clearly a lot of meaning and personal relevance behind the words; the song has a definite energy and verve that portrays a sense of reconciliation and optimism. 'Ultimate Classic Rock' describes the album as ending as contemplatively as it begins, with the hopeful song declaring "death is not the end", and like the opening "One Minute You're Here," it serves as a melancholy bookend to Springsteen's most reflective work. 'NJ.com' ranks the song 7th on the album, describing it as "a vibrant and telling finale to a record that could easily function as a fond farewell for the full-band outfit if they choose to never record another LP as ambitious as this one." 'Rolling Stone', comparing the song to opener "One Minute You're Here", says it is more of an upbeat and folky number that finds Springsteen echoing Dylan, declaring "death is not the end".

Personnel



'Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band'

*Roy Bittan keyboards

*Charles Giordano organ

*Nils Lofgren guitar

*Patti Scialfa guitar, backing vocals

*Bruce Springsteen guitar, vocals, production

*Garry Tallent bass guitar

*Steven Van Zandt guitar

*Max Weinberg drums

'Technical personnel'

*Ron Aniello production

*Bob Clearmountain mixing

*Bob Ludwig mastering

Charts



"I'll See You in My Dreams" also peaked at #1 as its highest radio airplay chart position in the UK.

References



Category:2021 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Bruce Springsteen songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Bruce Springsteen

Category:Song recordings produced by Ron Aniello

Category:Songs written by Bruce Springsteen

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