Disc 1 track 3 of The River, 1980.
- The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums, percussion
Performed live 122 times.
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 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
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, 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, Saint 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
- 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2013-07-05 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- 2013-06-15 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
- 2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2012-09-14 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
- 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 2009-05-19 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2008-06-16 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2008-03-06 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 2007-12-02 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
- 2007-11-26 Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao, Spain
- 2007-11-18 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2007-11-12 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2007-11-05 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2003-06-22 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2003-06-10 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2002-10-27 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2002-10-24 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002-09-25 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2002-08-02 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
- 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-06-08 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
- 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-02-16 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL
- 1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
- 1980-12-12 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 1980-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, 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, Saint Paul, MN
- 1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1980-10-10 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1980-10-07 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1980-10-06 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1980-10-04 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 1980-10-03 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
Released on The River (1980) and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).
Live versions are available on the following 49 official live downloads:
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 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
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, 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, Saint 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
- 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
| JACKSON CAGE - V1 | 0:20 | LM-7 / DROC2 |
| JACKSON CAGE - V2 | 0:59 | LM-7 / DROC2 |
| JACKSON CAGE - V3 | 1:49 | LMEC2 |
| JACKSON CAGE - V4 | 2:52 | LM-15 |
| JACKSON CAGE - V5 | 2:57 | LM-15 / LMEC2 |
| JACKSON CAGE - V6 | 3:02 | RIVER |
Note: V1 and V2 of "Jackson Cage" can be heard on 'Lost Masters VII', a disc of 1979 home demos. V2 is an undated demo, generally credited to the fall of the year, but more likely from May 1979 before the resumption of studio work on May 22, when the whole session was devoted to "Jackson Cage". Springsteen did not work on the song again until V3 on January 1980, when he sang the lyrics over a playback of a January 11 Telegraph Hill band rehearsal of "Restless Nights". V4 and V5 are rehearsal workouts of an alternative arrangement from Telegraph Hill on February 5, 1980. The album track (V6) was recorded at Power Station on February 17, 1980, with overdubbing and mixing on April 10, 1980.
Studio Sessions: The River
Jackson Cage |
Oh, oh
Oh, yeah!
Whoa, yeah
Driving home she grabs something to eat
Turns a corner and drives down her street
Into a row of houses she just melts away
Like the scenery in another man's play
Into a house where the blinds are closed
To keep from seeing things she don't wanna know
She pulls the blinds and looks out on the street
Where the cool of the night takes the edge off the heat
In the Jackson Cage
Down in the Jackson Cage
And you can try with all your might
But you're reminded every night
That you been judged and handed life
Down in the Jackson Cage
Every day ends in wasted motion
Just crossed swords on the killing floor
To settle back is to settle without knowing
The hard edge that you're settling for
Because there's always just one more day
And it's always gonna be that way
Little girl, you've been down here so long
I can tell by the way that you move you belong
To the Jackson Cage
Down in Jackson Cage
And it don't matter just what you say
Are you tough enough to play the game they play?
Or will you just do your time and fade away
Down into the Jackson Cage?
(Yeah!)
Let's go!
Baby, there's nights when I dream of a better world
But I wake up so downhearted, girl
I see you feeling so tired and confused
I wonder what it's worth to me or you
Just waiting to see some sun
Never knowing if that day will ever come
Left alone standing out on the street
Till you become the hand that turns the key
Down in Jackson Cage
Down in Jackson Cage
Well, darlin', can you understand
The way that they will turn a man
Into a stranger to waste away
Down in the Jackson Cage
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