Intro to “Growin’ Up”
“Oh, this is all, this is for all my kids down here that are about to graduate (crowd cheers) let me hear you (crowd cheers) my daughter’s here tonight, she’s gonna graduate in a few weeks (crowd cheers) alright…they’re up here all sober and very well-behaved, yes, yes (chuckles) this is for Jess (crowd cheers)…”
Middle of “Growin’ Up”
“Who knows the words?…you know the words?…any of you guys? …I need help, I need help from some graduates…come on…Jess (chuckles) come on…come on…come on, alright…here we go (Jessica’s friends sing the first few sentences of the last verse)…
(…) They’ll be alright…”
Intro to “Wrecking Ball”
“Do we have any New Jerseyans here tonight? (crowd cheers) well, who’s from…who’s from North Carolina? (crowd cheers) New Jersey (crowd cheers) North Carolina (crowd cheers) it’s close…”
Intro to “Darlington County”
“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes…road trip!…”
Intro to “Pretty Flamingo”
“This is a request from Patti so I gotta give it a shot, man (chuckles) alright…this was something we used to do back in 1974 (crowd cheers) yeah…see…(sings to himself) no, you’re in the middle of the song there…(someone yells “Tell the story first, Bruce!”) (chuckles)(?) remember the song (sings to himself) there it goes, alright…tell the story…tell the story…tell the story, Bruce! (crowd cheers) alright, what was the story? (laughs from the crowd) it’s the same old story, it’s the guy, the guy’s sitting there on the porch, a girl comes walking by…it’s the, you know, it’s the only story(chuckles) it’s the story we all live at some point…of course it’s not just about any girl, it’s about the girl (crowd cheers) it’s about the girl that comes walking by…and a little light goes on… in a variety of places (chuckles)(laughs from the crowd) ‘cause the girl, ‘cause the girl’s walking by…then what do you do?…alright, so it’s a story about the girl…but it’s about the girl, it’s about the guy …you can wait, Charlie (chuckles) it’s the…it’s the girl, it’s the girl… you’re always…On our block all of the guys called her Flamingo…”
After “Pretty Flamingo”
“There you go, brother, there you go (crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “Glory Days”
“This is for all our graduates – “Glory Days”…”
Middle of “Dancing in the Dark”
“Where’s my little girl?…(Jessica gets up on the stage to dance with Bruce)…that’s our little baby (chuckles)…”
Intro to “Shout”
“Give me an E flat…Raleigh! (crowd cheers) are you finished? (crowd: “No”) are you done? (crowd: “No”) are you finished? (crowd: “No”) are you ready to go home? (crowd: “No”) then what I wanna know, what I wanna know is…do you feel alright now? (crowd cheers) I said what I wanna know…what I wanna know is if you feel alright now (crowd cheers) do you feel alright? (crowd cheers) do you feel alright? (crowd cheers) do you feel alright? (crowd cheers) do you feel alright? (crowd cheers) do you feel alright? (crowd cheers) then raise your hand now…just raise your hand now…”
Middle of “Shout”
“Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) Eddie “Kingfish” Manion (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Mr. Tom Morello (crowd cheers) Curt Ramm, young man with a trumpet (crowd cheers) the incredible Jake Clemons (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Michelle Moore (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) the fantastic Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) the Queen of E Street, Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) Barry Danielian (crowd cheers) Clark Gayton (crowd cheers) and Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) and the Reverend Everett Bradley (crowd cheers) that’s right…oh yeah…that’s right…oh yeah…that’s right…oh yeah… that’s right…Raleigh…Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh (crowd cheers) Raleigh! (crowd cheers) Raleigh! (crowd cheers) Raleigh! (crowd cheers)
I want you to go home tonight and I want you to wake up your family and I want you to wake up your neighbors and I want you to approach strangers on the street tomorrow and I want you to tell them that you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, testifying, death defying, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…”
Intro to “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, Raleigh, for coming to our rock show tonight! (crowd cheers) that’s right…we have a few friends in the house from the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina (crowd cheers) the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina’s provided food for people at risk of hunger in 34 North Carolina counties for over 30 years, if you see them on your way out, please support them, they’re on the frontlines doing a good work, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina helping your struggling neighbors right here in North Carolina (crowd cheers) this is for them…”
After “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, Raleigh, the E Street Band loves you (crowd cheers)…”
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