Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“Niederland!…I´m alive*….”
[*Probably referring to having to postpone the show due to illness.]
Intro to “Magic”
“Gute abend (?)….(speaks Dutch)(chuckles)….thank you….we, uh, apologize for the delay (chuckles) sorry about that….it would have been very, very ugly, very ugly (chuckles) anyway, this is a, uh….this is the title song of our new record, this is, uh, something about living through a time when the truth gets twisted till it sounds like a lie and lies get twisted till they sound like the truth so it´s, uh, not really about magic, it´s about tricks….”
Intro to “Livin´ In The Future”
“Hallo Nederlands! (crowd cheers) Hallo Nederlands! (crowd cheers) woo!….(?)….this is a song called ´Livin´ in the future´ but it´s about what´s happening now…in the U.S…this is, uh….along with all the things that we love about where we come from, over the past six years we´ve had to add, to the American picture at home, things like rendition, illegal wiretapping….an unnecessary war, this is a song about sleeping, sleeping through changes that you thought would never happen in your home but have happened so….”
Intro to “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
“Thank you….thank you….woo!….I wanna thank everyone for coming to the show, thank you very much….once again we apologize for, for the delay, I hope it didn´t inconvenience you too much….and uh….so, uh (says in Dutch “This is a song for all the Netherlander girls”)(crowd cheers) come on, girls! (crowd cheers) come on, girls! (crowd cheers)(says something in Dutch)….”
Intro to “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
“Someone told me, uh….is it the Sinterklaas, Sinterklaas?….uh, December 5th….(?) ok, in honor of, uh, the Nederland….(Clarence: ´Ho, ho, ho´) turn up Big Man´s microphone…. alright, Nederland, here we go….here we go….do you believe in Sinterklaas? (crowd cheers) do you believe in Sinterklaas? (crowd cheers)….
(….) Merry Christmas from the E Street Band….”
| Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |
