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The Debate Over Wording In Bruce Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' Is Settled

The song begins: "A screen door slams, Mary's dress ... and, what is Mary's dress doing: swaying or waving. The Boss's co-producer Jon Landau told The New Yorker that the correct word is "sways."

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