Track 2 of The Ghost Of Tom Joad, 1995.
- The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Danny Federici: keyboard
- Jim Hanson: bass
- Gary Mallaber: drums, percussion
- Soozie Tyrell: violin
Performed live 126 times.
- 2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1997-05-26 Palais Des Congrès De Paris, Paris, France
- 1997-05-25 Palais Des Congrès De Paris, Paris, France
- 1997-05-22 Teatro Augusteo, Naples, Italy
- 1997-05-21 Teatro Verdi, Florence, Italy
- 1997-05-19 Zénith Oméga, Toulon, France
- 1997-05-18 Palais Des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France
- 1997-05-16 Opéra Berlioz, Le Corum, Montpellier, France
- 1997-05-15 Auditorium Maurice-Ravel, Lyon, France
- 1997-05-12 Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
- 1997-05-10 Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland
- 1997-05-09 Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland
- 1997-05-07 Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- 1997-05-06 Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- 1997-02-17 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
- 1997-02-16 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
- 1997-02-15 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
- 1997-02-12 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 1997-02-11 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 1997-02-10 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 1997-02-08 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 1997-02-07 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia
- 1997-02-05 Concert Hall (The), QPAC, Brisbane, Australia
- 1997-02-04 Concert Hall (The), QPAC, Brisbane, Australia
- 1997-01-27 Forum Hall, Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996-12-14 Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
- 1996-12-12 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 1996-12-11 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH
- 1996-12-10 Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
- 1996-12-06 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL
- 1996-12-05 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
- 1996-12-03 Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL
- 1996-12-02 Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL
- 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-21 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
- 1996-11-20 Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY
- 1996-11-19 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN
- 1996-11-14 Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA
- 1996-11-13 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY
- 1996-11-12 Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
- 1996-11-08 Gymnasium, St. Rose Of Lima School, Freehold, NJ
- 1996-10-29 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
- 1996-10-28 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
- 1996-10-26 Event Center Arena, San Jose, CA
- 1996-10-25 Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
- 1996-10-23 William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, CA
- 1996-10-22 San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA
- 1996-10-21 Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, Tempe, AZ
- 1996-10-19 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
- 1996-10-17 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
- 1996-10-16 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
- 1996-10-15 Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
- 1996-10-03 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
- 1996-10-02 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
- 1996-10-01 Braden Auditorium, Normal, IL
- 1996-09-26 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
- 1996-09-25 E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Akron, OH
- 1996-09-24 James W. Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
- 1996-09-19 Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI
- 1996-09-18 Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT
- 1996-09-16 Benedum Center For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1996-05-08 Palacio De Congresos Y Exposiciones, Madrid, Spain
- 1996-05-07 Teatro Tívoli, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996-05-06 Teatro Tívoli, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996-05-02 Zürich Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1996-05-01 Palais Des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
- 1996-04-30 Salle Erasme, Strasbourg, France
- 1996-04-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 1996-04-25 Brixton Academy, London, England
- 1996-04-24 Brixton Academy, London, England
- 1996-04-22 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 1996-04-20 Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp, Belgium
- 1996-04-19 ICC Berlin, Saal 1, Berlin, Germany
- 1996-04-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 1996-04-16 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 1996-04-13 Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, Italy
- 1996-04-11 Teatro Smeraldo, Milan, Italy
- 1996-04-10 Auditorium Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
- 1996-03-20 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1996-03-16 Falkonersalen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1996-03-14 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 1996-03-13 Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1996-03-03 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1996-03-02 City Hall, Newcastle, England
- 1996-02-29 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England
- 1996-02-28 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
- 1996-02-26 Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1996-02-25 Doelen (De), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1996-02-22 Zénith De Paris (Le), Paris, France
- 1996-02-21 Zénith De Paris (Le), Paris, France
- 1996-02-18 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1996-02-17 Congress Centrum Hamburg, Halle 1, Hamburg, Germany
- 1996-02-15 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
- 1996-02-14 Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany
- 1996-02-12 Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1996-01-28 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 1996-01-26 Bronco Bowl (The), Dallas, TX
- 1996-01-25 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
- 1996-01-23 Jesse H. Jones Hall For The Performing Arts, Houston, TX
- 1996-01-22 Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
- 1996-01-18 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
- 1996-01-17 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
- 1996-01-16 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
- 1996-01-12 Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH
- 1996-01-11 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 1996-01-10 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 1996-01-08 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
- 1996-01-07 Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal, QC
- 1995-12-17 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
- 1995-12-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
- 1995-12-15 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
- 1995-12-13 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
- 1995-12-12 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
- 1995-12-09 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1995-12-08 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 1995-12-06 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
- 1995-12-05 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
- 1995-12-03 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
- 1995-11-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1995-11-29 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
- 1995-11-27 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- 1995-11-26 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- 1995-11-22 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
- 1995-11-21 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
Released on The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995).
A live version is released on Columbia Records Radio Hour (US-only Promotional Tape, 1995)/The Ghost Of Tom Joad (Single, 1995) (recorded December 9, 1995).
Live versions are available on the following 6 official live downloads:
- 1997-05-18 Palais Des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France
- 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
- 1996-11-08 Gymnasium, St. Rose Of Lima School, Freehold, NJ
- 1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1995-12-09 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
| STRAIGHT TIME | 3:23 | JOAD |
Note: Recorded sometime April–June 1995 at Thrill Hill West (Bruce's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and his five-man backing band on this recording is Danny Federici (keyboards), Jim Hanson (bass), Gary Mallaber (drums), Marty Rifkin (pedal steel guitar), and Soozie Tyrell (violin).
Studio Sessions: The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Straight Time |
Got out of prison back in '86 and I found a wife
Walked the clean and narrow just trying to stay out and stay alive
Got a job at the rendering factory, it ain't gonna make me rich
In the darkness before dinner comes sometimes I can feel the itch
I got a cold mind to go tripping 'cross that thin line
I'm sick of doing straight time
My uncle's at the evening table, makes his living running hot cars
Slips me a hundred dollar bill, says "Charlie you best remember who your friends are"
I got a cold mind to go tripping 'cross that thin line
I ain't making straight time
Well eight years in, it feels like you're gonna die
But you get used to anything, sooner or later it just becomes your life
The kitchen floor in the evening, tossing my little babies high
Mary's smiling but she watches me out of the corner of her eye
Seems you can't get any more than half free
I step out onto the front porch and suck the cold air deep inside of me
I got a cold mind to go tripping 'cross that thin line
I'm sick of doing straight time
In the basement hunting gun and a hacksaw
Sip a beer and thirteen inches of barrel drop to the floor
Come home in the evening, can't get the smell from my hands
Lay my head down on the pillow and go drifting off into foreign lands
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