Track 7 of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., 1973.
- Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
- Bruce Springsteen: guitar, vocals
- Vini Lopez: drums
- David Sancious: piano, keyboards
- Garry Tallent: electric bass
Performed live 234 times.
- 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2015-11-10 Theater At Madison Square Garden (The), New York City, NY
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland
- 2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark
- 2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
- 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012-07-23 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2011-11-03 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2010-11-04 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2010-05-22 Nokia Theater, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2009-10-25 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2009-04-22 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2008-06-29 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2008-06-27 Parc Des Princes, Paris, France
- 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
- 2008-03-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR
- 2007-10-15 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2006-11-21 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2006-11-19 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2005-10-30 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2005-10-21 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI
- 2005-10-12 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
- 2005-08-11 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
- 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2005-07-28 Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2005-07-14 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2005-06-28 ICC Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- 2005-06-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2005-06-15 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2005-06-04 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2005-06-02 Palacio De Deportes De Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2005-05-07 Lecture Hall (The), Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
- 2005-04-30 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 2005-04-28 Nokia Live At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX
- 2005-04-25 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 2005-04-22 Paramount Theatre Asbury, Park, NJ
- 2005-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2004-12-19 Harry's Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ (Late)
- 2004-12-02 Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2003-09-07 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- 2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
- 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2003-03-06 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2003-02-20 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
- 2002-11-23 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
- 2002-11-04 Compaq Center, Houston, TX
- 2002-10-24 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002-10-22 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2002-10-18 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2002-10-06 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2002-10-04 FleetCenter, Boston, MA
- 2002-09-25 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2000-12-17 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2000-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-03 MCI Center, Washington, DC
- 1999-08-26 FleetCenter, Boston, MA
- 1999-08-04 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-03-19 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1997-05-26 Palais Des Congrès De Paris, Paris, France
- 1997-05-16 Opéra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, France
- 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-25 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
- 1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- 1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
- 1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
- 1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC
- 1981-02-18 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
- 1981-02-15 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
- 1981-02-13 Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
- 1981-02-12 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
- 1981-02-07 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
- 1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
- 1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
- 1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO
- 1981-01-20 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-12-16 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1980-12-15 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1980-12-12 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
- 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-06 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-04 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
- 1980-12-02 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1980-10-13 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-09-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
- 1978-08-26 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
- 1978-08-25 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
- 1978-08-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- 1978-07-28 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
- 1978-07-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 1978-07-18 Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS
- 1978-07-16 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
- 1978-07-15 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
- 1978-07-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
- 1978-07-12 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
- 1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
- 1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
- 1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA
- 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1978-06-29 San Jose Center For The Performing Arts, San Jose, CA
- 1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- 1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
- 1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
- 1978-06-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1978-06-16 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
- 1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE
- 1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
- 1978-06-10 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN
- 1978-06-09 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1978-06-05 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
- 1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1978-06-02 Halsey Field House, Annapolis, MD
- 1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA
- 1978-05-30 Music Hall, Boston, MA
- 1978-05-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1978-05-26 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1978-05-24 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
- 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY
- 1976-04-15 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1976-04-12 Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA
- 1976-04-02 Macauley's Theatre, Louisville, KY
- 1975-12-30 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1975-12-28 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1975-12-27 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1975-12-21 Seneca Field House, Toronto, ON
- 1975-12-20 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
- 1975-12-19 Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, QC
- 1975-12-17 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
- 1975-12-16 Laker Hall Gym, Oswego, NY
- 1975-12-12 Post Dome, Greenvale, NY
- 1975-12-11 Walsh Auditorium, South Orange, NJ
- 1975-12-10 Davis Gym, Lewisburg, PA
- 1975-12-06 McDonough Arena, Washington, DC
- 1975-12-05 McDonough Arena, Washington, DC
- 1975-12-03 Music Hall, Boston, MA
- 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
- 1975-11-23 Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1975-11-21 Stockholms Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1975-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
- 1975-11-11 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
- 1975-11-01 Robertson Gymnasium, Santa Barbara, CA
- 1975-10-31 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
- 1975-10-29 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
- 1975-10-26 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
- 1975-10-25 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
- 1975-08-23 Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
- 1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early)
- 1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
- 1975-08-13 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late)
- 1975-08-10 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
- 1975-03-08 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
- 1975-02-23 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY
- 1975-02-19 University Auditorium, University Park, PA
- 1975-02-07 Widener Field House, Chester, PA
- 1975-02-06 Widener Field House, Chester, PA
- 1975-02-05 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA
- 1974-10-05 Bollman Center, Reading, PA
- 1974-09-22 Student Center, Union, NJ
- 1974-09-20 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1974-06-02 Agora (The), Toledo, OH
- 1974-05-24 War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
- 1974-05-09 Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA (Late)
- 1974-04-26 Alumnae Hall, Providence, RI
- 1974-04-19 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
- 1974-04-10 Charlie's Place, Cambridge, MA (Early)
- 1974-04-06 Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
- 1974-04-05 MacMorland Center, Chester, PA
- 1974-03-24 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
- 1974-03-15 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
- 1974-03-10 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late)
- 1974-03-09 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late)
- 1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Washington, DC (Late)
- 1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Washington, DC (Early)
- 1974-02-12 Student Center Ballroom, Lexington, KY
- 1974-01-25 Mosque (The), Richmond, VA
- 1974-01-12 Joint In The Woods (The), Parsippany, NJ
- 1974-01-06 Joe's Place, Cambridge, MA
- 1973-12-06 Childe Harold, Washington, DC
- 1973-11-17 Roxy Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (Late)
- 1973-10-31 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late)
- 1973-10-30 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late)
- 1973-10-26 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
- 1973-03-18 Keaney Gymnasium, Kingston, RI
- 1973-02-26 Troubadour (The), West Hollywood, CA
- 1973-02-14 New Gymnasium, Richmond, VA
- 1972-12-07 Kenny's Castaways, New York City, NY (Early)
- 1972-02-14 Pocketful Of Tunes Inc., New York City, NY
Released on Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) and Spirit In The Night (Single, 1973).
Live versions are released on Live Collection (EP, 1986) (recorded July 7, 1978), Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) (recorded November 18, 1975), and PBS Exclusive (EP, 2007) (recorded November 19, 2006).
Live versions are available on the following 20 official live downloads:
- 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
- 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1975-12-12 Post Dome, Greenvale, NY
- 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
FOR YOU - V1 | uncirculating | |
FOR YOU - V2a | 4:43 | PS / EY |
FOR YOU - V2b | 4:40 | GREETINGS / ESSENTIAL: 2003 |
FOR YOU - V2c | 4:40 | uncirculating |
Note: V1 was recorded on February 14, 1972 at Pocketful of Tunes, 39 West 55th Street, New York, NY, at the audition for Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos. V2a was recorded June 27, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios for Greetings. V2b was an overdub session on October 26, 1972, when the track was completed. V2c features slide guitar overdubs recorded by Steven Van Zandt, ultimately rejected by Appel as "too busy."
Studio Sessions: Greetings From Asbury Park
For You |
Princess cards she sends me with her regards
Whoa, barroom eyes shine vacancy, to see her you gotta look hard
Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted
To her Cheshire smile I'll stand on file, she's all I ever wanted
Oh, but you let your blue walls get in the way of these facts
Honey, get your carpetbaggers off my back
You wouldn't even give me time to cover my tracks
You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"
But they're not what I came for, and I'm sure you see that too
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free
Oh, crawl into my ambulance, your pulse is getting weak
Oh, reveal yourself all now to me girl while you've got the strength to speak
'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue with their oxygen masks
But I could give it all to you now if only you could ask
Whoa, and don't call for your surgeon, even he says it's too late
It's not your lungs this time, it's your heart that holds your fate
Don't give me my money, honey, I don't want it back
You and your pony face and your union jack
We'll take your local joker and teach him how to act
I swear I was never that way even when I really cracked
Didn't you think I knew that you were born with the power of a locomotive
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
And your Chelsea suicide with no apparent motive
You could laugh and cry in a single sound
Alright
Mmm
And your strength is devastating in the face of all these odds
Remember how I kept you waiting when it was my turn to be the god
You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach
Oh, remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach
And the band they played the homecoming theme as I caressed your cheek
Yeah, that ragged, jagged melody, she still clings to me like a leech
But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way
Like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way
We were both hitchhikers but you had your ears tuned to the roar
Of some metal-tempered engine on an alien, distant shore
So you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for
And it's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
'Cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors
And who am I to ask you to lick my sores?
And you should know that's true
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you, your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free
Ooooh, ooh ooh
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Graph accurate to the end of the Wrecking Ball Tour, December 2012.
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