In October 2025, Rolling Stone magazine released a list of "25 songs that are truly terrifying." The list included spooky songs like Leonard Cohen's “Avalanche” from 1971, The Doors' 1967 hit, "The End," “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” byPink Floyd, “I Love the Dead” by Alice Cooper, "Day of the Lords" by Joy Division from 1979, Slayer's "Dead Skin Mask," and Sufjan Stevens' 2005 classic, “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.”
Bruce Springsteen Explained How He Came Up With 'Nebraska'
Springsteen opened up about writing the song in the persona of Starkweather during a 2005 episode of VH1 Storytellers. He noted that the 1982 song is an example of his "narrative songwriting." He also noted that the stark, dark lyrics juxtapose the light, almost childlike quality to the music.
In addition, he said that he was influenced by the 1955 thriller, TheNight of the Hunter, while writing "Nebraska."
He also said he has to have in something common with the characters in his songs, "no matter who they are or what they did."
"So 'Nebraska' is a song written with the premise that everyone knows what it's like to be condemned. Which they do, of course," said the musician, now 76.
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