Soul Driver

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Track 2 of Human Touch, 1992.

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Credits

• Human Touch (1992)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Michael Fisher: percussion
  • Randy Jackson: bass
  • Sam Moore: backing vocals
  • Tim Pierce: rhythm guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro: drums
  • David Sancious: keyboards

Performances

Performed live 41 times (not including snippet performances). 2005-08-10 Theater Of The Clouds, Portland, OR 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 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 1992-11-09 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 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

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 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 0 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 38 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 2 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Human Touch (1992).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 2 official live downloads:

• 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
• 1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series Collection: Stripped Down (2020).

On The Tracks

SOUL DRIVER – V1	4:03	private cdr
SOUL DRIVER – V2a	4:19	GR / HD
SOUL DRIVER – V2b	4:33	HUMAN

Note: An interesting history behind this song. V1 was recorded by Springsteen and Roy Bittan at Thrill Hill West (Springsteen's Los Angeles home studio) sometime in November 1989. The music for V1, which has a reggae feel, was composed by Roy Bittan, which is why some advanced pre-release info about the LP mistakenly listed "Soul Driver" as a "Springsteen-Bittan" composition. As it turned out the Bittan melody was ultimately dropped in favor of a Springsteen melody (which is why it's listed as a Springsteen-only song). V2 (two mixes) contains the Springsteen melody and was recorded at Soundworks West, Los Angeles sometime during mid-late January 1990. Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and his five-man backing band on V2 is Randy Jackson (bass), David Sancious (keyboards), Michael Fisher (percussion), Jeff Porcaro (drums), and Tim Pierce (rhythm guitar). Background vocals by Sam Moore.

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^{Studio Sessions: Human Touch}

Lyrics

Soul Driver

Rode through forty nights of the gospels' rain
Black sky pouring snakes, frogs and love in vain
You were down where the river grows wider
Baby let me be your soul driver

Well if something in the air feels a little unkind
Don't worry darling, oh it'll slip your mind
I'll be your gypsy joker, your shotgun rider
Baby let me be your soul driver

Now no one knows which way love's wheel turns
Will we hit it rich or crash and burn
Does fortune wait or just the black hand of fate
This love potion's all we've got, one toast before it's too late

If the angels are unkind or the season is dark
Or if in the end love just falls apart
Well then here's to our destruction
Baby let me be your soul driver
Oh here's to our destruction
Oh baby let me be your soul driver

Whoa whoa
Oh yeah
Oh come on

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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