Tougher_than_the_rest

: Decades later, the song served as a cornerstone of Springsteen on Broadway , performed as an intimate duet that Springsteen himself has said feels "incomplete" without Scialfa’s voice. Enduring Resonance

: During the Tunnel of Love Express Tour, Scialfa—then a backing vocalist—would come to the front of the stage to duet on this track. The undeniable spark between them during these performances hinted at the future of the E Street Band’s first couple. tougher_than_the_rest

While the song was written during the troubled final years of Springsteen’s first marriage to Julianne Phillips, it has since become synonymous with his enduring partnership with Patti Scialfa. : Decades later, the song served as a

Bruce Springsteen's Tougher Than the Rest — a song about vulnerability : Decades later