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- Who did the original Ghost of Tom Joad?
- Was Tom Joad a real person?
- What key is The Ghost of Tom Joad?
- Why did Bruce Springsteen write The Ghost of Tom Joad?
Who did the original Ghost of Tom Joad?
It was a modest commercial success, in 1997 reaching number 35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 34 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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Rage Against the Machine version.
| "The Ghost of Tom Joad" | |
|---|---|
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Springsteen |
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Was Tom Joad a real person?
There are, likewise, various gritty, good-looking men called ''Tom Joad. '' None of them are related in real life.
What key is The Ghost of Tom Joad?
The Ghost of Tom Joad is written in the key of Bm.
Open Key notation: 3m.
Why did Bruce Springsteen write The Ghost of Tom Joad?
Speaking to NPR correspondent Ann Powers, Bruce said the High Hopes version of the song was his "original realization of it." He explained: "I originally wrote it as a rock song for the E Street Band and we didn't quite pull it off and that led to The Ghost of Tom Joad acoustic album, but I always had in my mind that, ...
