Disc 1, Track 5 of The River, 1980.
- The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, percussion
Performed live 247 times.
- 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 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, 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, St. 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
- 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
- 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-08-23 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2008-07-04 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2005-11-09 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005-10-06 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2003-08-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2000-06-20 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
- 2000-05-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 1999-11-15 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 1999-10-28 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 1999-09-24 First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1999-09-20 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 1999-08-24 FleetCenter, Boston, MA
- 1999-08-11 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-08-06 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-08-01 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-07-20 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-04-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1985-07-04 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 1984-09-17 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1984-08-29 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1984-08-28 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1984-07-30 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1981-09-13 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-08 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
- 1981-08-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-20 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1981-08-16 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 1981-08-12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-07 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-16 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-03 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-07-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-06-07 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
- 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-27 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England
- 1981-05-26 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England
- 1981-05-20 Bingley Hall, Stafford, England
- 1981-05-17 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1981-05-16 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1981-05-14 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
- 1981-05-13 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
- 1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England
- 1981-05-08 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1981-05-07 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1981-05-05 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
- 1981-05-03 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1981-04-29 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-04-28 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-04-26 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
- 1981-04-24 Palais Des Sports De Gerland, Lyon, France
- 1981-04-21 Palau Municipal D'Esports, Barcelona, Spain
- 1981-04-19 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
- 1981-04-18 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
- 1981-04-16 Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
- 1981-04-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany
- 1981-04-11 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1981-04-09 ICC Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany
- 1981-04-07 Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany
- 1981-03-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
- 1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
- 1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
- 1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 1981-02-26 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
- 1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
- 1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC
- 1981-02-20 Hollywood Sportatorium (The), Pembroke Pines, FL
- 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
- 1981-02-05 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
- 1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
- 1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
- 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
- 1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO
- 1981-01-26 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
- 1981-01-24 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON
- 1981-01-23 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
- 1981-01-21 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1981-01-20 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, 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
- 1980-11-30 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-11-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1980-11-24 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1980-11-23 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1980-11-20 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
- 1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1980-11-14 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1980-11-11 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
- 1980-11-09 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
- 1980-11-08 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
- 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
- 1980-11-03 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1980-10-27 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1980-10-25 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
- 1980-10-24 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA
- 1980-10-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
- 1980-10-18 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1980-10-17 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1980-10-14 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 1980-10-13 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
- 1980-10-10 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1980-10-07 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1980-10-04 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1978-12-27 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1978-12-20 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
- 1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
- 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- 1978-12-13 Tucson Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ
- 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1978-12-07 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
- 1978-12-05 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
- 1978-12-03 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
- 1978-11-29 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
- 1978-11-28 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1978-11-27 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1978-11-21 McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL
- 1978-11-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
- 1978-11-18 Millett Hall, Oxford, OH
- 1978-11-17 Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
- 1978-11-16 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1978-11-12 RPI Field House, Troy, NY
- 1978-11-10 Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY
- 1978-11-08 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
- 1978-11-07 Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY
- 1978-11-05 UNH Fieldhouse, Durham, NH
- 1978-11-04 Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, VT
- 1978-11-02 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1978-11-01 Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, NJ
- 1978-09-30 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-09-25 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
- 1978-09-21 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-20 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-17 Palladium, New York City, NY
- 1978-09-16 Palladium, New York City, NY
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
A live version is released on Live/1975-85.
Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:
- 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-26 Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- 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, 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, St. 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
- 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ
- 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1978-09-20 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V1 - take 3 | uncirculated | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V2 | 6:17 | LM-3 / AM / UP / LMEC2 / GT |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V3 | uncirculated | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V4 | uncirculated | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V5 | uncirculated | |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V6a - mix take #10 | 5:18 | uncirculated |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V6b | 5:27 | DROC1 / RRR / ATMF |
INDEPENDENCE DAY - V6c | 4:39 | RIVER |
Note: First recorded V1 on August 15, 1977, take3, then V2 at The Record Plant on September 26-27, 1977. Bruce continued to work on this at The Record Plant V3 on November 4, V4 November 11 and V5 December 9, 1977. Short-listed for inclusion on Darkness On The Edge Of Town, and included in October 1977 "Badlands" proposed release. V6 recorded for "The River" at The Power Station on May 29 and October 11, 1979 and late in the sessions on April 24 and 25, 1980. V6a is mix take #10, with slight alterations to the snare drums and vocals. V6b is the complete, uncut recording with the instrumental coda that was removed from the album version V6c.
Studio Sessions: Darkness On the Edge of Town
Independence Day |
Well Papa go to bed now, it's getting late
Nothing we can say is gonna change anything now
I'll be leaving in the morning from St. Mary's Gate
We wouldn't change this thing even if we could somehow
'Cause the darkness of this house has got the best of us
There's a darkness in this town that's got us too
But they can't touch me now and you can't touch me now
They ain't gonna do to me what I watched them do to you
So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day all down the line
Just say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day this time
Now I don't know what it always was with us
We chose the words and, yeah, we drew the lines
There was just no way this house could hold the two of us
I guess that we were just too much of the same kind
Well say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day, all boys must run away
So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
All men must make their way come Independence Day
Now the rooms are all empty down at Frankie's joint
And the highway she's deserted, clear down to Breaker's Point
There's a lot of people leaving town now, leaving their friends, their homes
At night they walk that dark and dusty highway all alone
Well Papa go to bed now, it's getting late
Nothing we can say can change anything now
Because there's just different people coming down here now and they see things in different ways
And soon everything we've known will just be swept away
So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
Papa now I know the things you wanted that you could not say
But won't you just say goodbye, it's Independence Day
I swear I never meant to take those things away
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