closed with a "Thank you" message to Springsteen's fans. In 1988, director Meiert Avis shot a video of an acoustic version of the song during the Tunnel of Love Express tour. Both videos are included in the compilations Video Anthology / 1978-88 and The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000. Reception At the time of the single release, Billboard described "Born to Run" as "one of the best rock anthems to individual freedom ever created," describing it as "a monster song with a piledriver arrangement" that could become Springsteen's biggest hit yet. Cash Box said that "Springsteen sounds like a cross between Roger McGuinn (from his Byrds days) and nobody else we've ever heard." In 1980 the New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution naming "Born to Run" the "unofficial rock theme of our State's youth." Accolades In 2016, "Born to Run" was ranked No. 16 in Pitchforks list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s" In 2004, the song was ranked #6 in WXPN's list of The 885 All-Time Greatest Songs. Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time placed it at No. 21. The song came in at No. 920 in Q'''s list of the "1001 Greatest Songs Ever" in 2003, in which they described the song as "best for working class heroes." It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed the song 135th (out of 365). In 1999, National Public Radio included the song in the "NPR 100", NPR's music editors' compilation of the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century. Live performances The song has been played at nearly every non-solo Springsteen concert since 1975 (although it was not included in the 2006 Sessions Band Tour). Most of the time the house lights are turned fully on and fans consistently sing along with Springsteen's signature wordless vocalizations throughout the song's performance. The song has also been released in live versions on seven albums or DVDs: A 1975 Born to Run Tour rendition on Hammersmith Odeon London '75, released in 2006; A 1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour runthrough on Live/1975-85, released in 1986; A starkly different 1988 solo acoustic guitar performance from the Tunnel of Love Express on Chimes of Freedom, a 1988 EP; A 2000 Reunion Tour version