On The Prowl

ON THE PROWL

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NEBRASKA82: OUTTAKES

Note: A solo acoustic recording from the Power Station on April 30, 1982, recorded, engineered, and mixed by Toby Scott from a single take and officially released in October 2025 on Nebraska Outtakes. Described by Springsteen as a "psycho-gothic Jerry Lee Lewis tune," he performed part of the song (mixing it into Little Richard's "Lucille") at the Stone Pony in August 1982. However the only known complete, stand-alone performance of the song (i.e. with all its verses) was during a guest appearance at the same venue with Cats On A Smooth Surface on October 3, 1982. Recorded prior to the live performances, not after, as once thought. Includes the lyric "I hang my head and cry", also found in "Downbound Train", but in the past tense.