Bring 'Em Home

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Pete Seeger, 1966. Adapted by Springsteen. Released on a 2006 internet single.

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Credits

• Stream-Only Single (2006)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Sam Bardfeld: violin
  • Frank Bruno: guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky: electric upright bass
  • Mark Clifford: banjo
  • Larry Eagle: drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Charles Giordano: accordion, piano, organ
  • Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
  • Ed Manion: saxophone, backing vocals
  • Mark Pender: trumpet, backing vocals
  • Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg: trombone
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals

Performances

Performed live 17 times (not including snippet performances). 2006-11-14 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England 2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 2006-06-23 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6A, New York City, NY 2006-06-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2006-06-19 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI 2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2006-06-13 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL 2006-06-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2006-06-06 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA 2006-06-05 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 2006-06-03 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ 2006-05-30 Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH 2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA 2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA 2006-05-21 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden 2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 118 on the 2023-24 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 16 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Bring 'Em Home (Stream-only Single, 2006).

A live version is released on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sesssions (American Land Edition) (2006) (recorded June 17, 2006).

On The Tracks

BRING 'EM HOME - V1a		uncirculating
BRING 'EM HOME - V1b	3:43	2006 single

Note: Adapted by Springsteen from Pete Seeger's "Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)" from 1965. V1a was recorded on January 21, 2006 at the third of the three Seeger Sessions. Springsteen, with Toby Scott at the engineering controls, re-recorded Bruce's lead vocal for this track (which includes some additional lyrics composed by Springsteen) on May 18, 2006 at Disclab Studios in Oslo, Norway during a day off while on Tour. That revamped version (V1b) was first made available by Sony in June 2006 as an internet download item. However a live version (recorded June 17, 2006 in Detroit, MI) was issued as a bonus track on the American Land CD Edition of We Shall Overcome in October 2006.

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^{Studio Sessions: The Seeger Sessions}

Lyrics

Bring 'Em Home

^{Live version (June 17, 2006)}

Oh yes. Yes. Whoa! They uh… they haven't quite figured out how to handle the glory yet, you know, it's, it's still… they're working on it. Oh man, gonna send this out to our friends from the Gleaners Foodbank. Yeah, they are… they are here in south Southeastern Michigan assisting the struggling citizens, they served nearly 24 million meals last year. And uh… the hunger and the poverty in the country remains a national shame on all of us. And uh… the Gleaners Foodbank is out there doing a good work on the frontlines, they could use your support. If you see them on the way out please help our friends from the Gleaners Foodbank.

A one, two

If you love this land of the free
Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring them home, bring them home

It'll make the politicians sad, I know
Bring them home, bring them home
They wanna tangle with their foe
Bring them home, bring them home

They wanna test their grand theories
Bring them home, bring them home
With the blood of you and me
Bring them home, bring them home

We'll give no more brave young lives
Bring them home, bring them home
For the gleam in someone's eyes
Bring them home, bring them home

The men will cheer and the boys will shout
Bring them home, bring them home
And we will all turn out
Bring them home, bring them home

The church bells will ring with joy
Bring them home, bring them home
To welcome our darling girls and boys
Bring them home, bring them home

We'll lift their voice and sound
Bring them home, bring them home
When Johnny comes marching home
Bring them home, bring them home

Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home

Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring them home, bring them home

Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home
If you love this land of the free
Bring them home, bring them home

Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them home, bring them home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring them home, bring them home

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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