Intro to "Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
´´Danke, danke….hello, Frankfurt….this is, uh….we played here back in 1981, I think….this is for my old fans….´´
Intro to "If I Should Fall Behind"
´´Thank you….I´d like to say hello to all my American friends out there….uh….this is, uh….I wrote, uh….´Darkness On The Edge Of Town´ when I was 27….I think if you follow that man….you find the man in this next song…uh….I will try some German (chuckles) uh….das ist ein Song uber Freundschaft und (?)….und der, und der Lieben….´´
Intro to "57 Channels"
´´It´s a violent time back in the States….a month ago the whole city of Los Angeles was burning….for a decade there´d have been people, poor people abandoned in the inner cities ….given no way of connecting in to life, no way of becoming, getting the small respect, very modest respect it takes…to find your place (?)….´´
Intro to "My Hometown"
´´Danke, danke….since, uh….it´s been about four years since I´ve gotten out on the road…. since then, uh, I´ve had two little babies (chuckles) man, man….so, uh, this next song I wrote about ten years ago and I guess….I was, uh, it´s a song that, it´s a song about, I was thinking about what is the legacy that we leave to our children, what kind of world do we build and what is, what kind of towns do we leave them, what kind of….and, uh, so I´d like to do this tonight wishing, of course, all the blessings and all the best and, uh….(?) I´d like to do this von meiner Kindern zu euren Kindern….´´
Intro to "Real Man"
´´(?) now I´m feeling like a real man….´´
Intro to "Thunder Road"
´´Danke….thank you….this is, uh…..this is for, uh….I first came to Germany, into Hamburg in, uh….1981….I spoke to a musician friend of mine, he said ´The Germans - very tough, very tough´….tough but plenty of heart too (chuckles)….yeah….this is, uh, a song from when I was a little boy (chuckles) it´s kind of, it´s kind of a dream that I had, this song is a dream that I had a long, long time ago….´´
Middle of "Glory Days"
´´I gotta confess….I´m feeling a little tired now….seid ihr mude? (crowd: ´No´) seid ihr mude? (crowd: ´No´) are you sure? (crowd: ´Yeah´)….I need all the help I can get, come on down, everybody….´cause, uh….I don´t think I can go on….does the band wanna keep going?….does the band wanna keep going?….I need some commitment here, I don´t wanna see….does the band wanna keep going or not? (backup singers: ´Yeah´) alright….do the singers wanna keep singing? (backup singers: ´Yeah´)….do the singers wanna keep singing? (backup singers: ´Yeah´) do the people wanna keep rocking? (crowd cheers) do the people wanna keep shouting? (crowd cheers) do the people wanna keep rocking? (crowd cheers) oh shit….let´s rock!….´´
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