Keith Sousa's video: Ain t Good Enough For You - Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band - w lyrics

Bruce wrote literally dozens of songs for the sessions that yielded Darkness on the Edge of Town, and while Bruce ultimately curated a dark, serious selection of tracks for the album, he still gave his lighter side an outlet, writing and recording a pile of fun, even goofy, pop songs that he wisely preserved in his vault until he was ready to release them to the world on Tracks in 1998 and The Promise in 2010. “Ain’t Good Enough For You” was one of those songs. We don’t know whether Bruce ever intended to add a third verse. We only know that on that day in January 1978, Jimmy Iovine reported for engineer duty wearing a new shirt and with a Bloomingdale’s bag in his hand. Bruce had never heard of the store and was amused by Iovine’s fascination with it. And just like that, Bruce worked the entire incident into the song on the spot. (You can tell from his inability to get through the lines without cracking up–he clearly sprung them as a surprise on the band and crew.)