Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“Hallo, Oslo! (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)….”
Intro to “Magic”
“Hallo, Oslo (crowd cheers)….(speaks Norwegian, ´How are you?´ etc.)….it´s good to see you again….this is a song, back home we´ve seen, we´ve lived through a time where we´ve seen the truth get so twisted till it sounds like a lie and a lie twisted up till it sounds like the truth and we´ve watched….the wheel of history spin ´round and ´round….and take the whole country with it, so this is, this is called ´Magic´ but it´s really about tricks….”
Intro to “Livin´ In The Future”
“Good evening, Oslo (crowd cheers) how are we over here? (crowd cheers)(?)….how are we up in the back there? (crowd cheers) everybody on this side? (?)(crowd cheers) alright, this is a song called ´Livin´ In The Future´….but it´s about what´s happening now back where we come from….now, with all the things that we´ve grown up with and that we love about America and where we live, we´ve had to add to the American picture over the past six years things like rendition and illegal wiretapping and the rolling-back of civil liberties and no Habeas Corpus, no right to defend yourself against charges in court….these are all, this is a song about sleeping through changes that you never thought you´d see happen in your home that have happened and so….we do something about it….we sing about it….we´re musicians (chuckles) and then we see what happens….”
Intro to “Cadillac Ranch”
“(howls) This is a request….”
Intro to “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
“Thank you….woo!….thank you….I wanna thank everybody for coming to the show tonight, thank you so much….and I wanna thank you especially for the wonderful support you´ve given my music here in Norway, I appreciate that very much….yes….you´ve made this a very special place for us so, uh….denne songen är till alle Norske jenternä….jenternä (crowd cheers) jenternä (crowd cheers) let´s hear it, girls (chuckles) and for one girl in New Jersey also (chuckles) she sends her best….”
Intro to “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
“Come on, Roy….this is Happy Holidays from the E Street Band….come on, Santa!….
(….) Merry Christmas from the E Street Band!….”
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