Pretty may not be a word I usually use to describe Bruce's music, however...
IMHO this is the prettiest song he's ever performed, live or in studio. It moves me live, I see magnificent colors and imagery. It comes to life for me.
Let me tell you a little story cuz Racing will come to life for me even more so now.
When I was in college, one of my good friends and fraternity brother's had a beautiful Silver 442. He'd go down to Newark to some back end streets and they'd have these illegal drag strips set up and races going on. Big Joe would partake in one or two. I always think of him when I hear this song. Joe always had a twinkle in his eye. He reminded me of Santa when I looked at him in a certain light all because of that darn twinkle. Joe was a big good looking Italian, dark wavy hair, a mustache, the ladies loved him. Joe oozed cool.
A few weeks after a race we had a party at our fraternity house. Joe met his future wife at the party. By springtime he sold the 442 and bought a Toyota. They got engaged, got married and moved to Florida to be near her family and have one of their own.
I'd see them every few years when we went down there and on those years we didn't go we'd talk on the phone twice a year and catch up usually summer and Christmas.
A few weeks back I got a phone call from his beautiful wife, Isabel. Her husband and my good friend, Joe, passed away. He suffered a heart attack.
So now I will think of Joe just a wee bit more every time this beautiful song is played.