Intro to “Dream Baby Dream”
“Woo! (crowd cheers) hej, Horsens (crowd cheers) dejligt at se jer (chuckles) (crowd cheers) oh, it’s very, very bright in Horsens (chuckles) alright, we wanna do this tonight for our good friend who just passed away, Alan Vega…”
Intro to “Sherry Darling”
“Let’s hear some party noises, Horsens! (crowd cheers)…”
Intro to “Independence Day”
“This was the first song I wrote about fathers and sons…it’s the kind of song you write when you’re young and you’re first startled by your parents’ humanity…you’re shocked to realize that maybe they had their own dreams and their own desires that…didn’t pan out so perfectly…and all you can see are the adult compromises that they had to make to build a life…and, uh…you’re too young to see the blessings that come with those compromises…or how difficult it is to build a real life…and all you can see is a world closing in and all you can feel is your desire to get away…well, I had a very simple setting for this song, it was just a late night conversation around the kitchen table between two people who love each other but who are struggling to understand one another…”
Intro to “You Never Can Tell”
“Steve says I missed the best one…Max! (Max stops playing) I gotta give him a break (chuckles)(crowd cheers) I think we did it in G…alright…see Max plays not only the songs but he plays in-between the songs…which he doesn’t get paid extra for (chuckles) (crowd cheers)(sings to himself) that’s good (laughs from the crowd) (crowd cheers) we go through this every time we cover this song…(starts playing guitar and the crowd starts clapping) that’s right, I need some help…I need some help…”
Intro to “Frankie”
“Alright, let’s test the band (chuckles)…ready?…one, two, one, two, three, four…(band starts playing the intro)…alright, wait a minute…so far the band’s not doing so good (chuckles)(band stops playing)(laughs from the crowd) yeah…alright (chuckles) let’s try it again (chuckles)(crowd cheers) what else can we do? we’re here, you’re there (chuckles) one, two, three, four (Charlie starts playing with Max) there we go! (chuckles) turn that up, Monte…”
Intro to “Follow That Dream”
“We’re gonna test the band – key of A…there’s a bridge that goes (plays and sings the melody) twice, alright…I’ll start it (chuckles)…”
Middle of “Backstreets”
“Till the end…till the end…forever friends…forever friends…forever friends…until the end…until the end…until the end…until the end…”
Middle of “Ramrod”
“Stevie, is it quitting time?…is it sexy time?…then what time is it? (crowd: “Boss-time”)…”
Intro to “Shout”
“Is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive in Horsens tonight? (crowd cheers) oh, then let me see your hands now…I want you, I want you, I want you, I want you to shake your ass now…come on and shake your ass now…”
Middle of “Shout”
“Sister Soozie Tyrell on the fiddle, guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano on the organ and accordion (crowd cheers) the magic of Mr. Nils Lofgren on the guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) Mr. Jake Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers) the mightiest of the mighty, the Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan on the piano (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. got all the Tallent on bass guitar (crowd cheers) and last but not least…the king…the king…the king…the king…the king of the Underground Garage, Little Steven on guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) alright…alright…alright…alright…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?… can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?… can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?… can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?…can I get a witness?… Horsens! (crowd cheers) Horsens! (crowd cheers) Horsens! (crowd cheers) Horsens! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, Earth-quaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…”
Towards the end of “Shout”
“Vi elsker jer!…”
Intro to “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, thank you for coming out and being with us on this beautiful night, thank you very much (crowd cheers) oh, we appreciate your support of our music…”
After “Thunder Road”
“Thank you, thank you, Horsens (crowd cheers) the E Street Band loves you (crowd cheers) we’ll be seeing you, thanks for a great night (crowd cheers)…”
| Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |
