Broken Radio

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Jesse Malin. Jesse Malin, 2007.

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Credits

• Glitter In The Gutter (2007)
  • Jesse Malin: vocals, guitar
  • Ryan Adams: guitar
  • Steve Berson: cello
  • Rob Caggiano: guitar, programming
  • Rob Clores: piano
  • Paul Garisto: drums, percussion
  • Chris George: cello
  • Chris Jenkins: viola
  • Justin Lomery: guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals
  • Christine Smith: keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Johnny T: percussion
  • Sami Yaffa: bass
  • Helen Yee: violin

• Glitter In The Gutter (Reissue) (2022, "Broken Radio '22")
  • Jesse Malin: vocals, guitar
  • Steve Berson: cello
  • Rob Clores: piano
  • Derek Cruz: guitar
  • James Cruz: bass
  • Chris George: cello
  • Chris Jenkins: viola
  • Randy Schrager: drums, percussion
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals
  • Helen Yee: violin

Performances

Performed live 3 times (not including snippet performances). 2020-01-18 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2011-01-15 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2010-01-16 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 3 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Glitter In The Gutter (Jesse Malin, 2007), Broken Radio (Single, 2007), and Glitter In The Gutter (Reissue) (Jesse Malin, 2022, as "Broken Radio '22").

Media

^{Note: Jesse recalls: "Alternate version of the Broken Radio video consisting of just the performance footage, without the beautiful narrative/conceptual storyline you might remember from the most commonly seen version. Both versions were directed by the brilliant Danny Clinch Photography. This song and the video have both always meant a lot to me for personal reasons and I'm glad we found this rarely seen cut. The record came out on Green Day's label Adeline Records. We shot this out at Bruce Springsteen's barn in NJ many moons ago, but I can still remember it like it was yesterday."}

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Lyrics

Broken Radio

I was thinking about another time still in my mind
Well I used to know a little girl high on this world

Your baby loves you more than you know
Raised on rivalry and rock and roll
Moving to the motor City soul, she lets go on the radio

Well we never had a lot of cash, but we loved those kids
Some say that she missed the boat, but she just burned the bridge

The angels love you more than you know
Raised on robbery and rock and roll
Moving to the Motor City soul
She takes hold on the radio

Stomachache Sundays
And books we never read
Well I was hoping some day
We might meet again

She used to talk about astrology, she was born in June
She danced with strangers and celebrities, empty stars and the full moon
I was thinking about the universe, for what its worth
Or the one about the Phoenix bird that died and returned

The angels love you more than you know
Raised on robbery and rock and roll
Moving to the Motor City soul
Moving to the Motor City soul
Sometimes I see her face when there's no place to go
On the radio
On the radio
On the radio
The angels love you more
On the radio
Broken radio
Oooh

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