In 1984, the driving rock song "On the Dark Side" tore up the airwaves, boasting a gravelly vocal and energetic rhythm so characteristic of Bruce Springsteen that even many music fans were fooled. In reality, the song by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band was the centerpiece of an ambitious musical movie, Eddie and the Cruisers, that had just bombed in theaters one year prior.
Based on a book by P.F. Kluge, the feature film Eddie and the Cruisers told the story of a popular rock star who mysteriously disappeared. According to American Songwriter, the film's producers had the song's title, but no music or lyrics.
Producers talked to former Jay and the Americans member Kenny Vance, who suggested John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band to write and record the tune. At the time, Cafferty was already a star of the East Coast rock scene.
However, the song really didn't get traction until months later, when Eddie and the Cruisers made its cable television debut. Almost one year after the film's release, "On the Dark Side" reached a peak position of No. 7.
He continued, "We got a phone call from Columbia that said, 'You just sold 25,000 albums today.' What are you talking about? They said, Eddie and the Cruisers."
The song's striking resemblance in sound and lyrics to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band provided an extra boost, particularly as Born in the U.S.A. took over the airwaves in the summer of ’84.
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