Track 5 of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., 1973.
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- Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, piano (uncredited)
- Vini Lopez: drums
- David Sancious: piano, organ
- Garry Tallent: electric bass
- Steven Van Zandt: sound effects (uncredited)
Released on Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973).
Live versions are released on Live In New York City (2001) (recorded July 1, 2000) and Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) (recorded November 18, 1975).
Live versions are available on the following 17 official live downloads:
- 2017-01-22 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2016-09-14 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2016-09-01 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-04-08 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
- 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1975-12-12 Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY
- 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Location (2022) and The Live Series: Songs On Keys (2023).
LOST IN THE FLOOD - V1a | 5:13 | uncirculating |
LOST IN THE FLOOD - V1b | 5:13 | GREETINGS |
Note: V1a was recorded on June 27, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios and is the Greetings take. V1b contains sound effects (courtesy of Steve Van Zandt) that were overdubbed to complete the track.
Studio Sessions: Greetings From Asbury Park
Lost In The Flood |
The ragamuffin gunner is returnin' home like a hungry runaway
He walks through town all alone
"He must be from the fort," he hears the high school girls say
This countryside's burnin' with wolfmen fairies dressed in drag for homicide
They hit and run, plead sanctuary, 'neath the holy stone they hide
They're breakin' beams and crosses with a spastic's reelin' perfection
Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleadin' immaculate conception
And everybody's wrecked on Main Street from drinking unholy blood
Sticker smiles sweet as gunner breathes deep, his ankles caked in mud
And I said, "Hey, gunner man, that's quicksand, that's quicksand that ain't mud
Have you thrown your senses to the war or did you lose them in the flood?"
That pure American brother, dull-eyed and empty-faced
Races Sundays in Jersey in a Chevy stock super eight
He rides her low on the hip, on the side he's got Bound For Glory in red, white and blue flash paint
He leans on the hood telling racin' stories, the kids call him Jimmy The Saint
Well that blaze and noise boy, he's gunnin' that bitch loaded to blastin' point
He rides headfirst into a hurricane and disappears into a point
And there's nothin' left but some blood where the body fell
That is, nothin' left that you could sell
Just junk all across the horizon, a real highwayman's farewell
And I said, "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil, that's blood"
I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm
Or was he just lost in the flood?
Eighth Avenue sailors in satin shirts whisper in the air
Some storefront incarnation of Maria, she's puttin' on me the stare
And Bronx's best apostle stands with his hand on his own hardware
Everything stops, you hear five quick shots, the cops come up for air
And now the whiz-bang gang from uptown, they're shootin' up the street
Whoa, that cat from the Bronx starts lettin' loose, but he gets blown right off his feet
Oh, and some kid comes blastin' round the corner, but a cop puts him right away
He lays on the street holding his leg screaming something in Spanish
Still breathing when I walked away
And somebody said, "Hey man, did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud"
I wonder what the dude was sayin', or was he just lost in the flood?
Well, hey man, did you see that, lord, those poor cats are sure messed up
I wonder what they were gettin' into, or were they all just lost in the flood?
Were they lost, oh, tell me, tell me, man
Were they lost?
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