My Beautiful Reward

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Track 10 of Lucky Town, 1992.

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Credits

• Lucky Town (1992)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, harmonica, percussion
  • Gary Mallaber: drums
  • Ian McLagan: organ

Performances

Performed live 127 times (not including snippet performances). 2014-05-23 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2012-11-17 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2005-11-22 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ 2005-10-30 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2005-10-24 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2005-07-28 Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2005-07-23 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2005-07-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON 2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005-06-20 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2005-06-16 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 2005-06-07 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2005-06-04 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2005-06-02 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2005-06-01 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain 2005-05-30 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 2005-05-28 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 2005-05-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 2005-05-24 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2005-05-20 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 2005-05-19 Theater At The Continental Airlines Arena (The), East Rutherford, NJ 2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 2005-05-15 Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 2005-05-14 Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2005-05-11 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL 2005-05-10 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2005-05-07 Lecture Hall (The), Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO 2005-05-05 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 2005-05-03 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2003-09-21 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI 2002-09-16 Buckley Funeral Home, Asbury Park, NJ 1993-06-24 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1993-06-01 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1993-05-30 Gentofte Stadion, Gentofte, Denmark 1993-05-28 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 1993-05-22 National Bowl (The), Milton Keynes, England 1993-05-20 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1993-05-17 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany 1993-05-16 Alter Flughafen-Riem, Munich, Germany 1993-05-14 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 1993-05-09 Auditorio Monte Do Gozo, Santiago De Compostela, Spain 1993-05-07 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-04-24 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-20 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-15 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-04-11 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy 1993-04-08 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-04 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland 1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL 1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1992-10-22 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB 1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB 1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 1992-10-03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 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 1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-28 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 1992-06-25 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 1992-05-06 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY

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 1 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 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 27 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 92 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 5 known other show(s), plus 1 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Lucky Town (1992).

A live version is released on In Concert: MTV XXPlugged (1993) (recorded September 22, 1992).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 6 official live downloads:

• 2005-11-22 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
• 2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
• 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

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series: Songs Of Introspection (2023).

On The Tracks

MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD

3:52

LUCKY

Note: Recorded sometime from July to December 1991 at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles all guitars and vocals and his two-man backing band is Ian McLagan (organ) and Gary Mallaber (drums).

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^{Studio Sessions: Lucky Town}

Lyrics

My Beautiful Reward

Well I sought gold and diamond rings
My own drug to ease the pain that living brings
Walked from the mountain to the valley floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

From a house on a hill a sacred light shines
I walk through these rooms but none of them are mine
Down empty hallways I went from door to door
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

Well your hair shone in the sun
I was so high and I was the lucky one
Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

Tonight I can feel the cold wind at my back
I'm flying high over gray fields, my feathers long and black
Down along the river's silent edge I soar
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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