Sancious – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Garry Tallent – bass Ernest "Boom" Carter – drums Danny Federici – organ, glockenspiel Clarence Clemons – saxophone Unknown musicians – string section, tambourines, backing vocals In popular culture On the children's show, Sesame Street in 1980, this song was parodied as "Born to Add". The 2009 book about running Born to Run by Christopher McDougall was named after the song, and the lyrics are also quoted at the start of one chapter. In John Niven's novel The Second Coming, the main character (Jesus) performs Born to Run live during an American Idol-like casting show. The song is played at the start of the post-parade before the annual Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The song was punned in the February 7, 2016 Pearls Before Swine with Pig wanting a burger from Wendy's. The song was performed by Congressman Joe Crowley by way of conceding defeat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in their district's Democratic primary for the 2018 midterm election in the United States. The song was featured prominently in the 2019 movie Blinded by the Light. In the thriller novel, “Battle Royale” the song and its lyrics are referenced. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links [ Born to Run' review"], AllMusic. Lyrics & Audio clips from Brucespringsteen.net "The Birth of Born to Run", Slate''. 1975 singles 1975 songs Bruce Springsteen songs Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Bruce Springsteen Song recordings produced by Mike Appel Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements Songs about New Jersey Songs written by Bruce Springsteen U.S. Route 9