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Atlantic City is a song written and recorded by rock musician Bruce Springsteen , which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo guitar album '' Nebraska '', which is generally considered one of Springsteen's darker albums musically. HISTORY Released as a single in most parts of the world except the United States (with "Mansion on the Hill" as the B-side), it reached # 15 in the United Kingdom . The song depicts a young couple's romantic escape to the last night, now they blew up his house too.''" (The "chicken man" was a mafia boss named Philip Testa , who was killed by a bomb planted at his house in Philadelphia in March 1981.) The song also references widespread uncertainty regarding Gambling during its early years in Atlantic City and its promises to resurrect the city. This uncertainty and the man's uncertainty about taking the less-than-savory job are echoed in the lyrics "Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies some day comes back." The song version is included on his 1995 '' Greatest Hits '' album and on the 2003 compilation album '' The Essential Bruce Springsteen ''. This was 1 of 9 songs that was featured on the show Cold Case , making it one of the most expensive episodes so far. 'Cold Case,' Hot Tunes: Springsteen's Soundtrack MUSIC VIDEO A Music Video was produced for "Atlantic City", which received some play on MTV in the United States. This was a non-representational video, meaning Springsteen did not appear in it. The video featured stark, black and white images of the city, which had not yet undergone its later transformation, and was still rather bleak and depressing. LIVE PERFORMANCES From the Born In The U.S.A. Tour on, "Atlantic City" has made fairly regular appearances in Springsteen's band concerts, with a soft-hard-cycle arrangement very similar to that of "Darkness on the Edge of Town". Such live versions appear on Springsteen's '''' (2007) album. COVERS The song "Atlantic City" has been covered by other artists, here presented in chronological order:
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