Yes, yes, I know I'm uncouth

[xenokattz]

Springsteen and/or Cyclops fans, I have a question: If Scott Summers was just-turned-10 and adopted into a loving, functional family after his plane crash, which Bruce Springsteen song would he use to teach himself to play the guitar?

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[mwffj]

Thunder Road has a relatively easy guitar part (at least, it sounds that way to my ears. I know nothing about guitars.). And it's a signature Bruce song that any guitar playing Bruce fan needs to know.

Ditto for Born to Run, though it might be a little bit harder for a learning-to-play song.

It also depends on when Scott is turning 10 and when he got into Bruce. If it's in the mid 70's, then he has basically Born to Run as the record to go off of, maybe even something off of The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, but I don't see this happening unless Scott has exceptionally developed taste in music for a 10 year old. But if it's the 80's, he'd probably learn something off of The River or Born in the U.S.A.

Did I over-think that enough for you? XP

[likeadeuce]

Great minds. . .

[xenokattz]

It's the 80's. His foster parents listen to country 99% of the time. Foster dad is a huge, huge, HUGE Johnny Cash fan), foster brother has no preference (but he'll switch the station to NPR if no one minds). Foster brother's best friend is the one who listens to non-country/pop stations which is how Scott was introduced.

ETA: Okay, um, I'm in love with Thunder Road. I really was too young to appreciate Bruce Springsteen the first time around outside of "Born in the USA."

ETA 2: Okay, I must consume the Nebraska, The River, and Born to Run albums.

[mwffj]

Ok, so he would definitely know about Thunder Road and Born to Run. But if you want him to be all "Man, I can't get away from this song being played on the radio", then something off of Born in the USA might be apropos. 'Cover Me' would be the big hit off of that album that he could actually play a guitar to but that might be a little ambitious for a first song. "I'm on Fire" would be a little bit easier and "Glory Days" would be a nice poppy song for him to learn.

[likeadeuce]

Oh, I do like "Cover Me".

[mwffj]

In response to your edits:

I am younger than you and I know full well the glory of one Bruce Frederick James Springsteen!! No excuses!

OMG GUUUUUUUUURRRRRLLLLLLL, you are going to be writing so much depressed!Scott fic from Nebraska. SO MUCH.

Thunder Road would really really fit, I think, if you're going with a kind of angsty yet hopeful-for-the-future Scott.

[xenokattz]

I am so going to educate myself in Springsteendom now. Thunder Road & the story behind it was the in.

[mwffj]

You might also want to give the Darkness on the Edge of Town album a whirl too. If you don't feel like listening to the whole album, just give "The Promised Land" a listen.

Omg, now that I'm thinking about it, soo soo many Bruce songs could fit Scott. I should stop now.