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Bruce Springsteen: "The Wrestler" (Video)

7:57 p.m. · February 18, 2009 · by Matthew Richardson

As the videos for original songs attached to movies often are, this one is basically shots of the artist looking serious intercut with footage from the movie. This clip for "The Wrestler" has Bruce Springsteen standing in the ring looking pensive and a little bit weathered (but not as weathered as the actor who portrays the title character, Mickey Rourke), and delivering the song's over-the-top lines as straight as possible, because they fit the film's story so well. The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and no, Bruce Springsteen is not nominated for one. The Boss's last album, Working On A Dream, is out now.

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