Track 10 of Born In The U.S.A., 1984.
- Credits
- Performances
- Multiples
- Released on Album
- Released as Live Download
- Media
- On The Tracks
- Lyrics
- 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
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, backing vocals
Performed multiple times during the following shows:
Studio version is released on Born In The U.S.A. (1984), Glory Days (Single, 1985), Greatest Hits (1995), The Essential (2003), and Best Of (2024).
A live version is released on Moving Forward (2009) (recorded November 9, 2007).
Live versions are available on the following 125 official live downloads:
- 2024-08-23 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2024-08-18 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2024-07-18 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden
- 2024-06-29 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 2024-06-22 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2024-06-14 Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
- 2024-05-22 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England
- 2024-05-12 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland
- 2024-05-09 Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2024-04-18 JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY
- 2024-04-07 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
- 2024-03-31 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
- 2024-03-22 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
- 2024-03-19 Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
- 2023-09-01 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2023-08-30 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2023-08-26 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- 2023-08-24 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- 2023-08-11 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
- 2023-08-09 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
- 2023-07-25 Autodromo Di Monza, Prato Della Gerascia, Monza, Italy
- 2023-07-23 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2023-07-21 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- 2023-07-18 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 2023-07-15 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany
- 2023-07-13 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2023-07-11 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2023-07-08 Hyde Park, London, England
- 2023-07-06 Hyde Park, London, England
- 2023-07-02 Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2023-06-30 Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2023-06-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2023-06-26 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2023-06-24 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2023-06-21 Merkur Spielarena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2023-06-18 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
- 2023-06-16 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
- 2023-06-13 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2023-06-11 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
- 2023-05-30 BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2023-05-27 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2023-05-25 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2023-05-21 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2023-05-18 Parco Urbano Giorgio Bassani, Ferrara, Italy
- 2023-05-15 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
- 2023-05-13 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
- 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-05-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-05-05 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2023-04-28 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2023-04-14 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- 2023-04-09 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- 2023-04-07 CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2023-04-05 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, OH
- 2023-04-03 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2023-04-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2023-03-29 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
- 2023-03-27 Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
- 2023-03-25 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2023-03-23 KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2023-03-20 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2023-03-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
- 2023-03-16 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2023-03-07 fiserv.forum, Milwaukee, WI
- 2023-03-05 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2023-03-02 Ball Arena, Denver, CO
- 2023-02-27 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
- 2023-02-25 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2023-02-18 T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
- 2023-02-16 Moody Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX
- 2023-02-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2023-02-10 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2023-02-07 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL
- 2023-02-05 Amway Center, Orlando, FL
- 2023-02-03 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2023-02-01 Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
- 2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
- 2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2017-02-02 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2016-08-30 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- 2016-05-19 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- 2014-04-24 PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
- 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, Queensland, Australia
- 2014-02-15 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 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
- 2003-06-16 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 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
- 1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 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
- 1984-08-19 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Friendship (2019), and The Born In The U.S.A. Tour '84-'85 (2024).
GLORY DAYS - V1 | 1:59 | LM-10 |
GLORY DAYS - V2 | 4:24 | private |
GLORY DAYS - V3a | 4:54 | THLBP / THLBB |
GLORY DAYS - V3b | 5:18 | LM-19 / UH / GS / MI / BUERM / TDB / RTT |
GLORY DAYS - V3c | 5:05 | private cdr |
GLORY DAYS - V3d | 4:11 | BITUSA / GREATEST / ESSENTIAL / GREATEST: 2009 / BESTOF |
Note: V1 is a very early solo acoustic demo recorded sometime between September 1981 and April 1982. It includes an early version of the verse about Springsteen's father that was cut from the final album version but appears in most circulating bootlegs. V2 is a Colts Neck band rehearsal that can be dated to around the same period, but after V1. The verse about his father is there, Bruce can be heard calling out instructions occasionally, there are minor lyrical variations throughout, and it lacks the entire call-and-response ending. V3 is recorded at Power Station on May 5, 1982; four different mixes are known. V3a only appears on 'This Hard Land' issues and 'Roll The Tapes', and is unique because of the serious audio distortion that runs throughout. V3b is unedited and contains the extra verse cut from the officially released version. The wild variations in track length appear to be due to tape speed, and there are two variations in the count-in. An alternative source of V3b includes an engineer identifying the take as #11.
Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.
Glory Days |
(Oh yeah)
(Come on)
Whoa!
(Hey)
I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school (yeah)
He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar, I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks, but all he kept talking about was
Glory days
Well they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days
(Alright)
Well there's a girl that lives up the block, back in school she could turn all the boys' heads
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband Bobby, well, they split up, I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times, she says when she feels like crying, she starts laughing thinking about
Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days
(Alright boys, watch ???)
Rockin' now!
Whoa!
Think I'm going down to the well tonight and I'm gonna drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it, but I probably will
Yeah just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of
Well but time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but boring stories of
Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days
(Long time)
Yeah!
Alright!
Ooh yeah!
Alright! (Alright)
Come on now!
(Oh yeah)
Alright! (It's alright)
Ooh Yeah! (Oh yeah)
Alright! (Come on now)
Come on now! (Oh yeah)
Woohoo! (Alright)
Woohoo! (Oh yeah)
Woohoo! (Oh yeah)
Woohoo! (Alright)
Alright boys! Keep on rockin' now!
Keep on going!
We're gonna go home now!
Bring it home!
Yeah hey!
Bring it home! (Oh oh-oh)
Oh oh!
Alright!
Alright! (Yeah)
Alright! (Whoa!)
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Let's go!
Hahahaha
Whoa!
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Glory Days (Original Studio Version) |
One, two, three, four!
Oh yeah!
Come on!
Whoa!
Hu
I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night as this roadside bar,
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks, but all he kept talking about was
Glory days
Well they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girls eye, glory days
Glory days
(Alright)
Well there's a girl that lives up the block, back in school she could turn all the boys heads
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband Bobby, well, they split up,
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times, she says when she feels like crying, she starts laughing thinking about
Glory days
They'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girls eye, glory days
Glory days
(Alright boys, watch ???)
Rockin' now!
Whoa!
My old man worked 20 years on the line and they let him go
Now everywhere he goes out looking for work they just tell him that he's too old
I was 9 years old when he was working at the Metuchen Ford plant assembly line
Now he just sits on a stool down at the Legion Hall, but I can tell what's on his mind
Glory days
Yeah goin' back, glory days
Oh he ain't never had, glory days
Glory days
Now I think I'm goin' down to the well tonight and I'm going to drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it, but I probably will
Yeah just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of
Well the time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but boring stories of
Glory days
They'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girls eye, glory days
Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girls eye, glory days
Glory days
(Yeah)
(Oh yeah)
Alright!
Ooh yeah!
Alright!
(Alright)
Come on now!
(Oh yeah)
Alright!
(It's alright)
Ooh yeah
(Oh yeah)
Alright!
(Alright)
Come on now!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(Alright)
Woohoo!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(Come on now)
Woohoo!
(???)
Woohoo!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(Let me ??? now)
Woohoo!
(Let me ???)
Woohoo!
(Oh yeah)
Woohoo!
(???)
Woohoo!
Alright boys! keep on rockin' now!
Keep on going!
We're goin' to the ??? now!
???
Yeah!
(Yeah)
???
(Woohoo)
Woohoo!
(Hey)
Alright!
Alright!
(Yeah)
Alright!
Whoa!
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Alright!
Let's go!
Hahahaha
Whoa!
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