I'm on Fire by Bruce Springsteen (solo bass arrangement) | Karl Clews on bass

🔥 Experience Bruce Springsteen’s iconic hit “I’m on Fire” like never before with this emotional and soulful solo bass guitar arrangement. Blending deep groove, melodic phrasing, and expressive fingerstyle technique, this bass cover transforms a classic rock ballad into a hauntingly beautiful instrumental bass performance. Whether you're a fan of The Boss, a bass player looking for inspiration, or someone who loves unique acoustic covers, this video is for you. Featuring chord melody bass, solo bass arrangement, and ambient fingerstyle bass techniques, this rendition captures the emotional core of Springsteen’s timeless song. Perfect for lovers of lo-fi covers, bass guitar artistry, and relaxing instrumental music, this video showcases the powerful storytelling possible on just four strings. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more solo bass covers, bass tutorials, and fingerstyle arrangements of your favorite songs!

I'm on Fire is a song written and performed by American rock performer Bruce Springsteen. Released in 1985, it was the fourth single from his album Born in the U.S.A.

I'm on Fire was first recorded in January 1982 during the first wave of Born in the U.S.A. sessions, but the album version and the single were cut on May 11, 1982, at The Power Station. This took place in impromptu fashion when Springsteen started making up a slow tune on guitar for some lyrics he had, some of which had been written for Spanish Eyes, which would later surface on The Promise, and drummer Max Weinberg and keyboardist Roy Bittan, hearing it for the first time, created an accompaniment on the spot. The result was a moody number that merges a soft rockabilly beat, lyrics built around sexual tension, and synthesizers into an effective whole; it was one of the first uses of that instrument in Springsteen's music.

Cash Box said that the song is "at once a quiet and tense tune of pent up desire."

The song peaked at No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 100 and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1985. It was the fourth of a record-tying seven Top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. The single also reached No. 1 in the Netherlands for three weeks in July and August 1985, while two other Springsteen singles (Dancing in the Dark and Born in the U.S.A.) were also in the top ten. This marked the first time an artist had as many as three singles inside the Dutch top ten since the Beatles did so in 1965.

Performed on a 2020 Bogart Karl Clews Signature 'Broadsword' bass.
Recorded directly into Cakewalk Sonar Platinum, via a Presonus Audiobox. Video edited using TrakAxPC.

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