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"When Bruce Springsteen met Joey Ramone in 1980 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Ramone asked him to write a song for The Ramones. Springsteen composed "Hungry Heart" that night, but decided to keep it for himself on the advice of his producer and manager, Jon Landau. Previously, upbeat and catchy Springsteen songs such as "Because the Night" and "Fire" had been given away and become hits for others, and Landau was anxious that the trend did not continue"
Let's say that Bruce ends up giving the song over to Joey.The Ramones really only received minor commercial success during their active years recording music in OTL. What if Hungry Heart gave them the big break it gave Springsteen in OTL?