Track 21 of The River: Outtakes, 2015.
- The River: Outtakes (2015)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano[?]
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone
- Danny Federici: organ
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Performed live 5 times (not including snippet performances). |
Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances)
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Released on Hungry Heart (Single, 1980) and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).
A live version is released on The Essential (2003) (recorded December 31, 1980).
Live versions are available on the following 2 official live downloads:
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V1 | 1:10 | DROC1 / AT / RRR |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V2 | 0:15 | DROC1 / SFEM / AT |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V3 | 5:33 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V4 | 1:10 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V5 | 1:15 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V6 | 1:11 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V7 | 1:34 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V8 | 1:13 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V9 | 2:00 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V10 | 1:12 | LM-11 |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V11a | 1:07 | DROC1 / SFEM / DBTR |
| HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN - V11b | 1:13 | RIVER: OUTTAKES / 1980 b-side / 1985 b-side / BACK |
Note: V1 and 2 are brief acoustic demos from late 1979. V3–V10 are rehearsal workouts at Telegraph Hill on February 22, 1980 (with Miami Steve on lead vocals on V6). V11a and V11b are different mixes of the same performance, recorded at Power Station starting the following day, February 23 and April 1, 1980. Further activities logged on April 9, 20, and 21 are likely to be related to mixing sessions at Clover Studios in Los Angeles. Included on an April 1980 shortlist for the double album. V11b first released as the B-side to "Hungry Heart" in 1980, re-released in 1985 on the 12" maxi single of "I'm Goin' Down", and again in 2015 on The River: Outtakes in average quality due to issues locating the studio masters. Recording found on The Essential Bruce Springsteen is a live cut, taped December 31, 1980 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.
Studio Sessions: The River
Held Up Without A Gun |
(One, two three!)
Hoah!
Turn it up!
Come on Steve!
I was out driving, just a-taking it slow
Looked at my tank, it was reading low
Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One
Oh yeah!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Some damn fool with a guitar walks in off the street
Ain't got nowhere to go, ain't got nothing to eat
Man with a cigar says "sign here, son"
Watch out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
(Whoah!)
(Oh!)
(Oh! Oh! Oh!)
Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime
You know it happens buddy all the time
Trying to make a living, trying to have a little fun
Look out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
(Oh!)
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Held Up Without A Gun (Live Version)December 31, 1980 |
Well I was out driving, just taking it slow
Look at my tank it was reading low
Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One
Look out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Some damn fool with a guitar walks in off the street
Ain't got nowhere to go, ain't got nothing to eat
Man with a cigar says "sign here son"
Look out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime
You know it happens buddy all of the time
Try to make a living, try to have a little fun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
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