Hitch Hikin'

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Track 1 of Western Stars, 2019.

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Credits

• Western Stars (2019)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, keyboards, banjo, percussion, orchestral samples
  • Ron Aniello: bass, keyboards, percussion, orchestral samples, drums, loops
  • The Avatar Strings
    • Rob Mathes (string arrangement, conductor); Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Joanna Maurer, Suzanne Ornstein, Annaliesa Place, Emily Popham, Sharon Yamada, Jungsun Yoo (violins); Désirée Elsevier, Vivek Kamath, Robert Rinehart (violas); Alan Stepansky, Nathan Vickery (celli)

Performances

Performed live 1 times (not including snippet performances). 2019-04-00 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Western Stars (2019).

A live version is released on Western Stars (Songs From The Film) (recorded April 2019).

On The Tracks

HITCH HIKIN' - V1		uncirculating
HITCH HIKIN' - V2	3:37	WESTERN

Note: V1 of "Hitch Hikin'" was recorded on October 20, 2010, at Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, New Jersey. Completed by Ron Aniello and Springsteen over a period of several years, ending early 2019, as stated by Ron Aniello on his Instagram: "started in 2010… finished in 2014… finished again in 2018. Sometimes it takes a minute…"

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^{Studio Sessions: Western Stars}

Media

Lyrics

Hitch Hikin'

Thumb stuck out as I go
I'm just travelin' up the road
Maps don't do much for me, friend
I follow the weather and the wind

I'm hitch hikin' all day long
Got what I can carry and my song
I'm a rolling stone just rolling on
Catch me now 'cause tomorrow I'll be gone

Family man gives me a ride
Got his pregnant Sally at his side
Yes indeed, sir, children are a gift
Thank you kindly for the lift

I'm hitch hikin' all day long

Trucker gears his engine down
Says, "Climb on up, son, I'm highway bound"
Dashboard picture of a pretty girl
I'm ridin' high on top of the world

I'm hitch hikin' all day long

Gearhead in a souped-up '72
Wants to show a kid just what this thing'll do
Telephone poles and trees go whizzin' by
Thank you pal, she sure can fly

I'm hitch hikin' all day long
I'm hitch hikin' all day long
I'm hitch hikin' all day long

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Links

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