Light Of Day

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Track 10 of In Concert: MTV UnPlugged, 1993.

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Performances

^{Performed live 365 times.}

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• 1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1992-09-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1992-09-22 Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, CA
• 1992-09-03 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL
• 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL
• 1992-08-29 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1992-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
• 1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
• 1992-08-22 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
• 1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
• 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
• 1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
• 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-08-04 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-31 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-26 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-23 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-10 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-06 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
• 1992-07-03 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
• 1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 1992-06-29 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 1992-06-25 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
• 1992-06-20 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
• 1992-06-17 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1992-06-15 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1989-08-16 Cheers, Long Branch, NJ
• 1988-09-02 Wembley Stadium, London, England
• 1988-08-03 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
• 1988-08-02 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
• 1988-07-30 Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany
• 1988-07-27 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 1988-07-25 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1988-07-22 Waldbühne, West Berlin, West Germany
• 1988-07-19 Radrennbahn Weissensee, East Berlin, East Germany
• 1988-07-17 Olympia-Reitstadion Riem, Munich, West Germany
• 1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland
• 1988-07-12 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
• 1988-07-10 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
• 1988-07-09 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
• 1988-07-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1988-07-02 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1988-06-29 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1988-06-28 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1988-06-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England
• 1988-06-22 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
• 1988-06-21 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
• 1988-06-19 Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris, France
• 1988-06-16 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
• 1988-06-15 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
• 1988-06-11 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
• 1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-05-13 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
• 1988-05-10 Met Center, Bloomington, MN
• 1988-05-09 Met Center, Bloomington, MN
• 1988-05-06 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
• 1988-05-05 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
• 1988-05-03 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
• 1988-05-02 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
• 1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-22 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 1988-04-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
• 1988-04-17 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO
• 1988-04-15 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
• 1988-04-13 Summit (The), Houston, TX
• 1988-04-12 Summit (The), Houston, TX
• 1988-04-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
• 1988-04-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
• 1988-04-02 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1988-04-01 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1988-03-29 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
• 1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
• 1988-03-26 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
• 1988-03-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
• 1988-03-22 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
• 1988-03-20 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
• 1988-03-17 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
• 1988-03-16 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
• 1988-03-14 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
• 1988-03-13 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
• 1988-03-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1988-03-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1988-03-04 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC
• 1988-03-03 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC
• 1988-02-29 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 1988-02-28 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 1988-02-25 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
• 1987-10-31 McLoone's Rum Runner, Sea Bright, NJ
• 1987-08-27 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ
• 1987-08-09 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
• 1987-08-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
• 1987-04-12 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ

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Released on Album

Live versions are released on In Concert: MTV XXPlugged (1993) (recorded September 22, 1992) and American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021) (recorded October 21, 1995).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 29 official live downloads:

• 2016-09-14 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
• 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-05-17 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
• 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
• 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2014-05-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
• 2014-05-01 MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
• 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
• 2014-02-07 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
• 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
• 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2000-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• 1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 1999-09-25 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 1999-07-18 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 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

On The Tracks

JUST AROUND THE CORNER TO THE LIGHT OF DAY

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Note: Recorded May 25, 1983. Quite a complex story behind this song. The original title when recorded during the Born In The U.S.A. sessions was "Just Around The Corner To The Light Of Day". A demo of the song was sent to screenwriter/director Paul Schrader in 1985 for consideration for his upcoming film about struggling rock musicians. Ironically, Schrader had sent Springsteen a draft screenplay for this movie (then titled Born In The U.S.A.) in 1981 hoping Bruce might craft a song for it. Bruce never did write a song for Schrader at the time. Schrader then put this film project on hold to direct the 1982 movie Cat People. However the script's title (though not its storyline) spurred Bruce at the time to alter a partially written song of his called "Vietnam" and create the song "Born In The U.S.A.". Fast forward four years – in 1985, when Schrader received the go-ahead to make the film, he couldn't use his title Born In The U.S.A. because by that point it had become too closely associated with Springsteen. Schrader again asked Bruce for a song and Bruce donated this – which Schrader loved so much that he re-copyrighted his screenplay in 1985 under the new title Just Around The Corner To The Light Of Day. In 1986 when the film was being shot, both the movie and song titles were shortened to "Light Of Day". It had never been intended that Springsteen's recording would be used in the film. The song was recorded by the film's stars, Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox ("The Barbusters"), and released concurrently with the movie in February 1987. The Barbusters first performed the song live at a nightclub appearance in mid-1986. Springsteen first performed the song live on April 12, 1987. A later live version was officially released on MTV Unplugged.

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^{Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.}

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