Soul Days

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Track 2 of Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1), 2022. Dobie Gray, 2000.

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Credits

• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Ron Aniello: drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ
  • Barry Danielian: trumpet
  • Clark Gayton: trombone
  • Bill Holloman: tenor saxophone
  • Ed Manion: baritone saxophone
  • Sam Moore: harmony and second vocals
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet
  • Tom Timko: baritone saxophone

Performances

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Snippets

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Released on Album

Released on Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022).

On The Tracks

SOUL DAYS

4:00

STRONGSURVIVE

Note: Written by Jonathan Kaye Barnett, and originally recorded by Dobie Gray. Soul legend Sam Moore contributes harmony vocals to Springsteen's version. Originally conceived as the title track to Only The Strong Survive.

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^{Studio Sessions: Only The Strong Survive}

Lyrics

Soul Days

I woke up feeling the sunshine
Drift across my face
It took me back to emotions
From another time and place

Those yesterdays
Cruising in my Chevrolet
I held my baby in my arms
But my first love was always those songs

I'm talking about soul days
Talking about those sweet soul days

I crawled out of bed real slowly
Threw on some old blue jeans
I found my favorite t-shirt
And started rolling up my sleeves

Like James Dean
Thinking I was still nineteen
I walked outside and looked around
My heart was pumping when I found

There's gonna be a soul day
Laid back sunny sweet summer soul day

I think I'll take my baby for a ride down the back road
Out in the country where the summer winds blow
Over by the river there's a barbecue shack
Otis on the jukebox
You know I like it like that (yeah yeah)

Soul days, dancing with my baby
Swaying to the sweet soul days

And when the sun goes down
We're on the road again
There's white lines running down the highway
Slowly reeling us in

With the radio on
Singing to the sweet soul songs
And the music's playing through the night
Taking us back when everything was alright

Soul days
Talking about those sweet summer soul days
I'm talking about soul days
I'm going back to the sweet summer soul days
Hmm hmm soul days (soul days)
I wanna hear some Wilson Pickett, some Joe Tex
I wanna hear some Sam & Dave (oh yes you do)
Hey, Sam, I wanna hear some Aretha (and I wanna hear some Ray Charles)
And some soulful Sam Cooke now (what about that)
I wanna hear some Arthur Conley (well what about Edwin Starr)
Oh yeah
Come on, sing it with me
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