Magic

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Track 8 of Magic, 2007.

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Credits

• Magic (2007)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, pump organ, percussion
  • Roy Bittan: keyboards[?]
  • Jeremy Chatzky: double bass
  • Clarence Clemons: percussion[?]
  • Danny Federici: keyboards[?]
  • Nils Lofgren: guitar
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals[?]
  • Steven Van Zandt: mandolin
  • Patrick Warren: Chamberlin, tack piano[?]
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 68 times (not including snippet performances). 2008-06-23 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2008-06-16 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2008-06-14 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England 2008-05-28 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2008-05-23 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2008-05-22 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2008-04-08 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2008-04-07 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2008-04-05 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2008-04-04 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 2008-03-31 GM Place, Vancouver, BC 2008-03-29 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2008-03-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2008-03-22 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2008-03-16 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2008-03-14 Qwest Center, Omaha, NE 2008-03-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 2008-03-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 2008-03-06 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2008-03-03 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2008-03-02 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC 2008-02-28 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2007-12-19 O2 Arena (The), London, England 2007-12-17 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2007-12-15 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2007-12-13 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 2007-12-12 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2007-12-10 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2007-12-08 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2007-12-02 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 2007-12-01 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 2007-11-28 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2007-11-26 Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao, Spain 2007-11-25 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2007-11-18 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2007-11-15 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2007-11-14 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2007-11-12 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2007-11-11 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2007-11-05 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2007-11-04 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2007-11-02 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2007-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2007-10-29 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2007-10-26 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2007-10-25 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2007-10-22 United Center, Chicago, IL 2007-10-21 United Center, Chicago, IL 2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2007-10-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2007-10-15 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2007-10-14 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON 2007-10-10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-10-09 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-10-06 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 2007-10-05 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 2007-10-02 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2007-09-28 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2007-09-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 66 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 2 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Magic (2007).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 4 official live downloads:

• 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
• 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
• 2007-10-26 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

On The Tracks

MAGIC

2:45

MAGIC

Note: Recorded March–April 2007 at Southern Tracks Studios, Atlanta, Georgia. Soozie Tyrell contributes violin (and according to the liner notes, backing vocals, though these are hard to identify), Jeremy Chatzky plays upright bass, and Patrick Warren adds Chamberlin and/or tack piano.

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Media

Lyrics

Magic

I got a coin in my palm
I can make it disappear
I got a card up my sleeve
Name it and I'll pull it out your ear
I got a rabbit in my hat
If you wanna come and see
This is what will be
This is what will be

I got shackles on my wrists
Soon I'll slip 'em and be gone (slip 'em and be gone)
Chain me in a box in your river
And I'll rise singing this song
Trust none of what you hear (trust none of what you hear)
And less of what you see
This is what will be (this is what will be)
This is what will be

(I'll cut you in half)

I got a shiny saw blade (a shiny saw blade)
All I need's a volunteer
I'll cut you in half
While you're smiling ear to ear
And the freedom that you sought's
Driftin' like a ghost amongst the trees
This is what will be
This is what will be (this is what will be)

Now there's a fire down below
But it's coming up here
So leave everything you know
Carry only what you fear
On the road the sun is sinking low
There's bodies hanging in the trees
This is what will be (this is what will be)
This is what will be

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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