Fade Away

Fade Away

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Disc 2 track 4 of The River, 1980.

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The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, percussion

^{Performed live 66 times (not including snippet performances).}

2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
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
2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
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
2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2009-06-07 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
2005-11-21 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
2005-11-19 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL
2005-11-13 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
2005-11-08 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
2005-11-04 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
1981-03-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
1981-02-26 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1981-02-20 Hollywood Sportatorium (The), Pembroke Pines, FL
1981-02-16 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
1981-02-13 Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO
1981-01-21 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1980-12-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1980-12-12 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1980-11-24 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA

^{Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances)}

Performed at 0 show(s) of

130 on the 2023-25 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 40 show(s) of

75 on the The River Tour 2016.

Performed at 1 show(s) of

33 on the High Hopes Tour.

Performed at 1 show(s) of

133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour.

Performed at 2 show(s) of

83 on the Working On A Dream Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

99 on the Magic Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour.

Performed at 6 show(s) of

72 on the Devils & Dust Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

7 on the Vote For Change Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

120 on The Rising Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

132 on The Reunion Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

102 on the World Tour 1992-93.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour.

Performed at 16 show(s) of

138 on The River Tour.

Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus

0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on The River (1980), Fade Away (Single, 1981), and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

Live versions are available on the following 43 official live downloads:

2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
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
2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
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
2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series: Songs Of Love (2019).

FADE AWAY - V1	2:50	LMEC1
FADE AWAY - V2a	1:01	private cdr
FADE AWAY - V2b - take 29	1:37	private cdr
FADE AWAY - V2c - take 26	4:40	private cdr
FADE AWAY - V2d - take 27	4:46	private cdr
FADE AWAY - V2e	4:46	DROC2 / RO / RRR / ATMF
FADE AWAY - V2f	4:36	RIVER / 1981 single

Note: "Fade Away" V1 is a work-in-progress version from late 1979, recorded at Telegraph Hill, listed as "Slow Fade" in the Lost Masters liner notes, but it bears no resemblance to that song, which is known from February 1980 Telegraph Hill rehearsals. Takes were recorded at Power Station on March 9 and 15–17, 1980 and V2 is likely to emanate from one of those sessions. Work on April 9 and 29 is also logged - these are likely to be related to mixing at Clover Studios in Los Angeles. All circulating versions of V2 appear to be different mix permutations of the same basic recording. V2a is described as "end tag intercut number two, dry voice fade, loud last line" by the engineer. V2b appears to be an aborted mix, "the take after the last one, 28." V2c is take #26, V2d is take #27 with less piano. Released as a single in 1981 with "Be True" as the B-side.

^{Studio Sessions: The River}

Ohh
Well now you say you've found another man who does things to you that I can't
And that no matter what I do it's all over now between me and you girl
But I can't believe what you say
No I can't believe what you say
'Cause baby

I don't wanna fade away
Oh, I don't wanna fade away
Tell me what can I do what can I say
'Cause darlin' I don't wanna fade away

Well now you say that you've made up your mind
It's been such a long, long time since it's been good with us
And that somewhere back along the line you lost your love and I lost your trust
Now rooms that once were so bright are filled with the coming night
Oh darlin'

I don't wanna fade away
Oh, I don't wanna fade away
Tell me what can I do what can I say
'Cause darlin' I don't wanna fade away

You say it's not easy for you, and that you've been so lonely
While other girls go out doing what they want to do
You say that you miss the nights when we'd go out dancing
The days when you and I walked as two
Well girl I miss them too, oh I swear that I do
Oh girl

Now baby I don't wanna be just another useless memory holding you tight
Or just some other ghost out on the street to whom you stop
And politely speak when you pass on by, vanishing into the night
Left to vanish into the night
No baby

I don't wanna fade away
Oh girl, I don't wanna fade away
Tell me what can I do what can I say
'Cause darlin' I don't wanna fade away

No darlin',
I don't wanna fade away
No, I don't wanna fade away
Tell me what can I do what can I say
Oh darlin' I don't wanna fade away

Don't make me darling
I don't wanna fade away
Don't make me darling
I don't wanna fade away
I don't wanna fade away
I don't wanna fade away
I don't wanna fade away

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