Rendezvous

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Disc 1 track 9 of The Promise, 2010.

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Credits

• The Promise (2010)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 101 times. 2019-11-16 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2009-10-17 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2009-08-25 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 2009-07-08 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 2008-06-27 Parc Des Princes, Paris, France 2008-05-13 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 2007-04-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2006-09-17 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2006-05-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2005-04-10 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2004-12-19 Harry's Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ (Late) 2004-12-19 Harry's Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ (Early) 2003-10-03 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY 2000-06-17 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA 2000-05-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2000-05-04 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2000-04-30 Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH 2000-04-21 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 2000-04-18 Compaq Center, Houston, TX 2000-04-08 Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO 2000-04-03 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2000-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 1999-09-15 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-08-27 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 1999-07-29 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-20 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-06-19 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 1999-05-30 Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany 1999-05-19 Earls Court, London, England 1999-05-02 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England 1999-04-24 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 1999-04-23 Donau Arena, Regensburg, Germany 1999-04-20 FilaForum, Milan, Italy 1999-04-19 FilaForum, Milan, Italy 1999-04-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1978-12-27 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-12-20 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA 1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1977-05-12 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1977-03-06 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 1977-03-05 Jai-Alai Fronton, Orlando, FL 1977-03-04 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL 1977-03-02 Civic Center Auditorium, Atlanta, GA 1977-02-28 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 1977-02-27 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1977-02-26 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN 1977-02-25 Edward C. Elliott Hall Of Music, West Lafayette, IN 1977-02-23 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 1977-02-22 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI 1977-02-20 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1977-02-19 St. Paul Civic Center Theatre, Saint Paul, MN 1977-02-17 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1977-02-15 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI 1977-02-13 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1977-02-12 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1976-11-04 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-03 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-02 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-30 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-29 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-28 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-25 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-17 McDonough Arena, Washington, DC 1976-10-16 William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA 1976-10-13 Wilkins Theatre, Union, NJ 1976-10-12 Rutgers Gym, New Brunswick, NJ 1976-10-10 Millett Hall, Oxford, OH 1976-10-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, IN 1976-10-05 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 1976-10-02 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 1976-09-30 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-29 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ 1976-08-22 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA 1976-08-21 Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 1976-08-07 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-06 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-05 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-03 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-02 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1976-08-01 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 116 on the 2023-24 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 2 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 2 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 3 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 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 23 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 3 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 7 show(s) of 111 on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour. Performed at 37 show(s) of 54 on The Lawsuit Tour. Performed at 18 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on The Promise (2010).

A live version is released on Tracks (1998)/18 Tracks (1999) (recorded December 31, 1980).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 11 official live downloads:

• 2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
• 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
• 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
• 2008-03-20 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
• 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY
• 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY

On The Tracks

RENDEZVOUS - V1	2:47	DDO / DO-3 / LES / MT1 / AM / SYMKB
RENDEZVOUS - V2	2:36	PROMISE

Note: The same night Springsteen introduced "Something In the Night" at the Monmouth County Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ, he also played "Rendezvous" for the first time. The song remained a regular in the setlist throughout the remainder of the 1976–77 tour. When the Darkness sessions began on June 1, it was one of the ten songs recorded that evening, and additional takes were logged on June 2, 3, 8, and 17, 1977, all at Atlantic Studios. One of these was V1, an otherwise good take, but the audio is marred by a vocal drop-out during the first verse. V2 was recorded on September 29, 1977 at Record Plant Studios, and officially released on The Promise in 2010. In a 1978 interview, Springsteen said the song was kept off Darkness On The Edge Of Town because it didn't fit thematically. Bruce personally taught the song to The Knack's drummer Bruce Gary in October, 1978, but it would be Greg Kihn who first recorded a cover (released in April, 1979). A live version recorded December 31, 1980, at Nassau Coliseum, was used for Tracks, which may indicate Bruce wasn't satisfied with the available studio versions at the time (1998).

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^{Studio Sessions: Darkness On the Edge of Town}

Lyrics

Rendezvous

I had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream last night, she had a dream too
She'll be there tonight
If I'm down then she'll make me feel right
Ooh, rendezvous

Haven't I told you, girl, how much I like you
I got a feeling that you like me too
So if you hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, rendezvous

We deserve so much more than this, girl
I'm riding on the power and living on the promise in your last kiss
Because I had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream, tonight she had a dream too
So come on hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooohh, ooohh, ooohh, rendezvous, I want to rendezvous
I want to rendez-, I want to rendez-, I want to rendezvous, I want a rendezvous

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

Rendezvous (Live Version) December 31, 1980

[Spoken intro:] This is a song we did, uh… I don't know if we did it on the last tour. Did it a long time ago, never recorded it… Well, it's called "Rendezvous".

Alright!
A-one! Two! Three! Go ahead!
Alright!

I had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream, tonight my dream comes true
And if you'll hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, I want a rendezvous

Haven't I told you, girl, how much I like you
I got a feeling that you like me too
Well, if you hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, I want a rendezvous

You deserve so much more than this, girl
Well, I'm riding on the power and living on the promise in your last kiss
Because I had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream, tonight my dream comes true
And if you'll hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooohh, ooohh, ooohh, rendezvous, I want a rendezvous, I want a rendezvous
I want a rendez-, I want a rendez-, I want a rendezvous

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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