Written for 2006's Seeger Sessions Tour and recorded as a bonus track for Wrecking Ball, 2012.
- Wrecking Ball (2012) (Bonus Track)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, banjo, percussion, loops
- Ron Aniello: guitar, bass, keyboards, loops, backing vocals, percussion, hurdy gurdy
- Art Baron: sousaphone, penny whistle
- Charles Giordano: piano, Hammond B3 organ, celeste
- Rob Lebret: backing vocals
- Clif Norrell: backing vocals
- Ross Petersen: backing vocals
- Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals
- Steven Van Zandt: mandolin, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Performed live 251 times.
- 2020-05-29 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- 2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
- 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-02-02 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland
- 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland
- 2013-07-03 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2013-06-30 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England
- 2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint Denis, France
- 2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2013-06-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2013-05-28 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2013-05-08 HK Areena, Turku, Finland
- 2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
- 2013-03-27 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
- 2013-03-18 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2012-09-21 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2012-09-14 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 2012-09-08 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
- 2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- 2012-07-24 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2012-05-28 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
- 2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, Germany
- 2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2009-11-18 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2009-11-15 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2009-11-13 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2009-11-10 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-03 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
- 2009-11-02 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2009-10-25 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-19 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-13 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-09 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-10-08 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-10-03 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-10-02 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-09-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-09-21 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
- 2009-09-20 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2009-09-16 BI-LO Center, Greenville, SC
- 2009-09-13 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2009-09-12 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
- 2009-08-25 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2009-08-23 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-08-19 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
- 2009-08-02 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- 2009-08-01 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain
- 2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain
- 2009-07-28 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
- 2009-07-26 Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain
- 2009-07-23 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
- 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy
- 2009-07-19 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2009-07-16 Les Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France
- 2009-07-14 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2009-07-12 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-07-08 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark
- 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2009-07-02 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2009-06-30 Stade De Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
- 2009-06-28 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening)
- 2009-06-27 Worthy Farm, Pilton, England (Evening)
- 2009-06-13 Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN
- 2009-06-10 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2009-06-09 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2009-06-07 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-05 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-04 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2009-06-02 Ratinan Stadion, Tampere, Finland
- 2009-05-30 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
- 2009-05-23 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-05-21 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-05-19 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2009-05-18 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2009-05-15 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2009-05-14 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2009-05-12 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2009-05-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2009-05-08 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- 2009-05-07 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2009-05-05 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2009-04-29 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-04-28 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-04-26 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2009-04-22 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2009-04-21 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2009-04-16 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009-04-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009-04-10 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 2009-04-08 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2009-04-07 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
- 2009-04-05 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
- 2009-04-03 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 2009-04-01 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
- 2009-03-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2009-03-23 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2008-08-30 Roadhouse At The Lakefront (The), Milwaukee, WI
- 2008-08-24 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
- 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2008-08-21 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2008-08-19 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2008-08-16 North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, SC
- 2008-08-15 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
- 2008-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- 2008-07-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2008-07-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2008-07-27 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2008-07-20 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2008-07-19 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2008-07-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- 2008-07-15 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 2008-07-11 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2008-07-08 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2008-07-07 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2008-07-05 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2008-07-04 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2008-06-29 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2008-06-27 Parc Des Princes, Paris, France
- 2008-06-25 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2008-06-23 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2008-06-21 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2008-06-18 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2008-06-16 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2008-06-14 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
- 2008-05-31 Emirates Stadium, London, England
- 2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England
- 2008-05-28 Old Trafford, Manchester, England
- 2008-05-25 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2008-05-23 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2008-05-22 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2008-05-02 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2008-04-27 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC
- 2008-04-25 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2008-04-23 Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
- 2008-04-22 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2008-04-08 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- 2008-04-07 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- 2008-04-05 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
- 2008-04-04 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
- 2008-03-31 GM Place, Vancouver, BC
- 2008-03-29 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
- 2008-03-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR
- 2008-03-24 Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
- 2008-03-22 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
- 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
- 2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2008-03-16 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2008-03-14 Qwest Center, Omaha, NE
- 2008-03-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2008-03-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2008-03-06 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2008-03-03 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON
- 2008-03-02 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- 2008-02-28 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 2007-12-19 O2 Arena (The), London, England
- 2007-12-17 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2007-12-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2007-12-13 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 2007-12-12 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2007-12-10 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2007-12-08 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 2007-12-02 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
- 2007-12-01 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands
- 2007-11-28 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
- 2007-11-26 Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao, Spain
- 2007-11-25 Palacio De Deportes De Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2007-11-18 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2007-11-15 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2007-11-14 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2007-11-12 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2007-11-11 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2007-11-05 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2007-11-04 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2007-11-02 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2007-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007-10-29 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007-10-26 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2007-10-25 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2007-10-22 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2007-10-21 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2007-10-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2007-10-15 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2007-10-14 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
- 2007-10-10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2007-10-09 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2007-10-06 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2007-10-05 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2007-10-02 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 2007-09-28 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2007-09-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2007-09-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2006-11-21 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2006-11-19 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-11-18 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-11-17 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-11-14 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 2006-11-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2006-11-09 NEC Arena, Birmingham, England
- 2006-11-07 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2006-11-06 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 2006-10-30 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2006-10-29 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 2006-10-28 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2006-10-25 Pabellón Deportivo, Santander, Spain
- 2006-10-24 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 2006-10-22 Plaza De Toros De Granada, Granada, Spain
- 2006-10-21 Estadi Ciutat De València, València, Spain
- 2006-10-19 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
- 2006-10-13 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2006-10-12 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2006-10-10 PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy
- 2006-10-08 PalaMaggiò, Caserta, Italy
- 2006-10-07 Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy
- 2006-10-05 Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy
- 2006-10-04 Villa Manin, Udine, Italy
- 2006-10-02 PalaIsozaki, Turin, Italy
- 2006-10-01 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2006-06-25 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Live versions are released on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (American Land Edition) and Live In Dublin.
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
- 2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
- 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-02-02 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2008-04-22 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
AMERICAN LAND - V1 | uncirculating | |
AMERICAN LAND - V2 | uncirculating | |
AMERICAN LAND - V3 | 4:25 | WRECKING |
Note: V1 recorded on January 21, 2006 at the third of the three Seeger Sessions. Bruce recorded another version (this time solo) at his home studio sometime later in 2006. Both studio versions remain unreleased. Written by Springsteen and inspired by the song “He Lies In The American Land” (a Slovakian worker's poem adapted and later set to music by Pete Seeger). A live version (the debut performance, recorded June 22, 2006 in New York City) was issued as a bonus track on the American Land CD edition of WSO in October 2006. V3 subsequently recorded with the E Street Band and other artists for the 2012 album Wrecking Ball. Included as a bonus track with some editions of the album. Premiered live at Madison Square Garden during 2006's Seeger Sessions tour.
Studio Sessions: Wrecking Ball
American Land (Wrecking Ball) |
Whoa!
What is this land America, so many travel there
I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can
And we'll make our home in the American land
Over there all the women wear silk and satin to their knees
And children, dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees
Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands
When you make your home in the American land
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
Whoa!
I docked at Ellis Island in the city of light and spire
I wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire
We made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands
We made our home in the American land
Go!
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
???!
Come on!
The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too
The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews
They come across the water a thousand miles from home
With nothing in their bellies but the fire down below
They died building the railroads, they worked to bones and skin
They died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind
They died to get here a hundred years ago, they're still dying now
Their hands that built the country we're always trying to keep out
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
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American Land (Live Version)June 22, 2006 |
Welcome friends! Alright, hello New York. Hit it Larry! Alright, we got a… immigrant song for New York City.
Come on!
One, two!
Whoa!
What is this land America, so many travel there
I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can
And we'll make our home in the American land
Over there the women wear silk and satin to their knees
And children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees
Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands
If you make your home in the American land
There's diamonds in the sidewalks, there's gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
I docked at Ellis Island in a city of light and spire
I wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire
We made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands
And I made my home in the American land
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too
The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews
The ???, the ???, the Asians, Arabs miles from home
Come across the water with a fire down below
They died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin
They died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind
They died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dying now
The hands that built the country we're always trying to keep down
There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Who'll make his home in the American land
Whoa!
Whoa!
For all you travellers out there!
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