Intro to “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?”
“Hello, Wembley! (crowd cheers) good afternoon (crowd cheers) hello, hello…”
Middle of “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?”
“(Bruce stops)(one fan cheers)(chuckles) (crowd cheers)There’s one out there!…Senorita, Spanish rose…”
Intro to “Seeds”
“Bring on the E Street Band! (crowd cheers) what a day, what a day…”
Intro to “Sherry Darling”
“Alright, Wembley, let me hear some party noises! (crowd cheers) …”
Intro to “My City of Ruins”
“Alright…we got some great signs out there tonight…”Jake, can I kiss your sax?” alright, that’s a good one…”Can you kiss my wife’s leg better?” No (chuckles) “Maureen said I can dance with Steve” – we’ll have to see about that later (chuckles) let me hear the tempo, Max…(intro music starts)…yes, good afternoon, Wembley! (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) yeah, on this beautiful day …alright, alright…Max!…that’s right…oh yes…you look good…There’s a blood red circle…”
Intro to “I’ll Work for Your Love”
“Yes, yes (crowd cheers) yes, yes, indeed…alright, let’s do something a little obscure…nobody ever asks for this one…this is a good one, one of my favorites (crowd cheers)…(strums the guitar and sings to himself)…alright, I’m in the key of…figure out in a minute…(strums the guitar and sings to himself) I think that’s it… give me an E-harp…yes, yes…oh, another request for this same song out there – oh wait…another two signs, I’m striking at…it’s incredible, tears are coming to my eyes (chuckles)…who’s got the sign with the chords so I remember how to play it? (laughs from the crowd) let me give it a try…(starts the song then stops) Wow, this is really low (chuckles) wait a minute, I’ll get there (crowd cheers)(sings to himself) I got it now (crowd cheers) give me the B-harp (chuckles) it’s gonna be perfect in a minute (chuckles) no, B as in chord (chuckles) we’re having tremendous technical difficulties simply speaking to one another up here (chuckles) alright…man, this is gonna be good, it’s gonna be worth all the time you waited for (crowd cheers) thank you!….”
Intro to “Spirit in the Night”
“Can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel…then let me see your hands…if you can feel the spirit, I want you to answer me with a mighty “Yeah, yeah”… can you feel the spirit? (band and crowd: “Yeah, yeah”) can you feel the spirit now? (band and crowd: “Yeah, yeah”) can you feeeel the spirit? (band and crowd: “Yeah, yeah”) can you feel the spirit now? (band and crowd: “Yeah, yeah”) alright…alright…let’s go…”
Intro to “Tougher Than the Rest”
“Yes, yes, yes…London has talent (crowd cheers) this is an example of a good sign (crowd cheers) I want to point this out to some of you…we got little cardboard boxes, napkins, toilet paper…this is a good sign, this is the well-thought-out sign…alright, help me out, Pats…what can we say? this one tonight is, uh…float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Muhammad Ali (crowd cheers)
[Muhammad Ali passed away two days prior to this show.]
Intro to “Shout”
“London, do you have anything left? (crowd cheers) do you have anything left? (crowd cheers) do you have anything left? (crowd cheers)…then let me see you raise your hands now…bring ’em on up…bring ‘em on up…and raise your hands now…I want to see your hands now…come on and show me your hands now…”
Middle of “Shout”
“Sister Soozie Tyrell on the fiddle and guitar (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano on the organ (crowd cheers) the incredible Nils Lofgren on guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) Jake Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent on the bass (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan on the piano (crowd cheers) the Queen of E Street, Miss Patti Scialfa on guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) and last but not least…the inimitable…the inevitable…the inscrutable…I don’t know what else to say about him - Little Steven Van Zandt on guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) Can I get a witness? (band: “Yeah”) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) London! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, lovemaking, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”) let me hear you now! (crowd cheers)…”
Towards the end of “Bobby Jean”
“Thank you, Wembley! (crowd cheers) thank you, London! (crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “Thunder Road”
“One more for Wembley (crowd cheers)…”
After “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, London, thank you, Wembley! (crowd cheers) the E Street Band loves you! (crowd cheers) in the stands, thank you, thank you, stands, in the back, thank you (crowd cheers) we’ll be seeing you (crowd cheers)…”
| Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |
