Bobby Jean

Bobby Jean

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Track 8 of Born In The U.S.A., 1984.

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Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, backing vocals

^{Performed live 671 times.}

1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland
1988-07-12 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
1988-07-10 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-09 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-07-02 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-06-29 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1988-06-28 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1988-06-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1988-06-22 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1988-06-21 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1988-06-19 Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris, France
1988-06-16 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1988-06-15 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1985-10-02 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-29 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-09-24 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
1985-09-23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO
1985-09-19 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1985-09-18 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1985-09-14 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
1985-09-13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
1985-09-10 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
1985-09-09 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
1985-09-06 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN
1985-09-04 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-27 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-26 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON
1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
1985-08-07 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH
1985-08-05 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
1985-07-07 Roundhay Park, Leeds, England
1985-07-06 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-07-04 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-07-03 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1985-06-30 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France
1985-06-29 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France
1985-06-25 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France
1985-06-23 Stade Richter, Montpellier, France
1985-06-21 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
1985-06-18 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany
1985-06-15 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
1985-06-13 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1985-06-12 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1985-06-09 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
1985-06-08 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
1985-06-05 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England
1985-06-04 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England
1985-06-01 Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland
1985-04-23 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan
1985-04-22 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan
1985-04-19 Kyoto Furitsu Taiikukan, Kyoto, Japan
1985-04-16 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-15 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-13 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-11 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-10 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan
1985-04-04 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia
1985-04-03 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia
1985-03-31 QE II Jubilee Sports Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1985-03-28 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-27 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-24 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-23 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-03-21 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
1985-01-27 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
1985-01-26 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
1985-01-24 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1985-01-23 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1985-01-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
1985-01-18 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
1985-01-16 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1985-01-15 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1985-01-13 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC
1985-01-10 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
1985-01-08 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
1985-01-07 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
1985-01-05 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
1985-01-04 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
1984-12-17 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1984-12-16 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1984-12-14 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
1984-12-13 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
1984-12-11 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
1984-12-09 Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN
1984-12-07 Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL
1984-12-06 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena, Birmingham, AL
1984-12-02 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
1984-11-30 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1984-11-29 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1984-11-26 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1984-11-25 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1984-11-23 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
1984-11-19 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
1984-11-18 Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
1984-11-16 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
1984-11-15 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO
1984-11-12 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1984-11-11 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1984-11-08 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
1984-11-04 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-11-02 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-29 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1984-10-22 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
1984-10-21 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
1984-10-19 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
1984-10-17 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
1984-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
1984-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1984-09-24 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1984-09-22 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1984-09-21 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1984-09-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-17 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-14 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-12 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
1984-09-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
1984-09-05 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1984-09-04 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1984-08-29 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1984-08-28 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1984-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1984-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-19 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-17 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-16 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-12 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-11 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-07-31 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
1984-07-30 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
1984-07-27 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
1984-07-26 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
1984-07-24 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
1984-07-23 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
1984-07-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
1984-07-18 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1984-07-17 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1984-07-15 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1984-07-13 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
1984-07-12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
1984-07-09 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1984-07-08 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1984-07-06 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1984-07-05 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
1984-07-02 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
1984-07-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
1984-06-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN

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Released on Born In The U.S.A. (1984).

Live versions are released on Live/1975–85 (1986)/Live Collection II (EP, 1986) (recorded August 21, 1985) and PBS Exclusive (EP, 2007) (recorded November 18, 2006).

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
2017-01-22 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
2016-09-14 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2016-09-09 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
2016-09-01 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
2014-04-08 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2014-03-01 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2014-02-22 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
2014-02-15 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2013-07-11 Ippodromo Delle Capannelle, Rome, Italy
2009-11-10 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
2009-06-14 Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN
2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2005-08-03 Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

BOBBY JEAN - V1		uncirculating
BOBBY JEAN - V2a	3:44	BUERM / 1984AC
BOBBY JEAN - V2b	3:47	BITUSA

Note: After working on a final album sequence for two days, Bruce called the band in to the Hit Factory on July 28, 1983 to record a new song, "Bobby Jean". After playing into the wee hours of the next morning, eight takes had been recorded. Overdubs and mixing completed the track on October 10, 1983. Though it was not known at the time, this was the tenth track that would eventually comprise the Born In The U.S.A. album, with "No Surrender" and "Dancing In the Dark" still to come. Bruce said, ""Bobby Jean" and "No Surrender" were great tributes to the bonding power of rock and my friendship with Steve."

^{Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.}

Two, three, four!

Hey!

Well I came by your house the other day, your mother said you went away
She said there was nothing that I could have done, there was nothing nobody could say
Now me and you we've known each other ever since we were sixteen
I wished I would have known, I wished I could have called you
Just to say goodbye Bobby Jean

Now you hung with me when all the others turned away, turned up their nose
We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes
Yeah we told each other that we were the wildest, the wildest things we'd ever seen
Now I wished you would have told me, I wished I could have talked to you
Just to say goodbye Bobby Jean

Now we went walking in the rain talking about the pain from the world we hid
Now there ain't nobody, nowhere nohow gonna ever understand me the way you did
Well maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere, in some bus or train travelling along
In some motel room there'll be a radio playing and you'll hear me sing this song
Well if you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you and all the miles in between
And I'm just calling one last time, not to change your mind, but just to say I miss you baby
Good luck, goodbye Bobby Jean

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}