Paradise By The ''C''

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Track 9 of The River: Outtakes, 2015. Instrumental.

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Credits

• The River: Outtakes (2015)
  • Bruce Springsteen: guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

^{Performed live 70 times.}

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• 1988-08-02 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
• 1988-07-30 Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany
• 1988-07-25 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 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
• 1988-07-09 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
• 1978-09-29 Boutwell Memorial Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
• 1978-09-13 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA
• 1978-09-12 Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY
• 1978-09-10 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
• 1978-09-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN
• 1978-09-06 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 1978-09-03 Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, MI
• 1978-08-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
• 1978-08-29 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
• 1978-08-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
• 1978-08-26 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
• 1978-08-25 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
• 1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1978-08-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1978-08-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1978-08-15 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
• 1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
• 1978-08-12 Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME
• 1978-08-10 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY
• 1978-08-09 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH
• 1978-08-07 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
• 1978-08-05 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY
• 1978-08-04 Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
• 1978-08-02 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
• 1978-08-01 Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC
• 1978-07-31 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
• 1978-07-29 Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL
• 1978-07-28 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
• 1978-07-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
• 1978-07-18 Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS
• 1978-07-16 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
• 1978-07-15 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
• 1978-07-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX
• 1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
• 1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
• 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
• 1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA
• 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
• 1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
• 1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
• 1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA
• 1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
• 1978-06-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
• 1978-06-16 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
• 1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE
• 1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
• 1978-06-10 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN
• 1978-06-09 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
• 1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
• 1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1978-06-02 Halsey Field House, Annapolis, MD
• 1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA
• 1978-05-30 Music Hall, Boston, MA
• 1978-05-29 Music Hall, Boston, MA
• 1978-05-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1978-05-26 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
• 1978-05-24 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
• 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY

Released on Album

Released on The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

A live version is released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded July 7, 1978).

Released as Live Download

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

• 1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1978-08-09 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH
• 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
• 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA

On The Tracks

PARADISE BY THE "C"

3:10

RIVER: OUTTAKES

Note: This song showcases Clarence Clemons, aka "C". In 2015, "Paradise By The "C"" was officially released on The Ties That Bind: The River Collection's outtakes disc, but there is no sign of "Paradise By The "C"" in any of the 1977–1980 studio documentation we have access to, and the absence of a lead vocal makes it almost impossible to identify when it was recorded. However, production notes reference the source as a 24-track tape recorded on July 8, 1978 at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona. Audio from either the soundcheck or concert could have been used, along with some 2015 overdubs and a River-era count-in.

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^{Studio Sessions: The River}

Lyrics

Paradise By The "C"

Instrumental

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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