Track 8 of Darkness On The Edge Of Town, 1978.
- Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons: percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Performed live 71 times.
- 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2013-06-22 Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 2013-06-15 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
- 2012-12-04 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- 2012-11-26 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
- 2012-10-27 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2009-10-14 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009-10-02 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2009-07-23 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
- 2008-08-16 North Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, SC
- 2008-05-07 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
- 2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2003-07-24 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2002-11-14 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
- 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 1978-12-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1978-12-27 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1978-12-20 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
- 1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
- 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- 1978-12-13 Tucson Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ
- 1978-12-09 Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX
- 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1978-12-07 Special Events Center, Austin, TX
- 1978-12-05 LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
- 1978-12-03 SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL
- 1978-12-01 Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK
- 1978-11-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 1978-11-28 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI
- 1978-11-27 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
- 1978-11-21 McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL
- 1978-11-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
- 1978-11-18 Millett Hall, Oxford, OH
- 1978-11-17 Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
- 1978-11-16 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
- 1978-11-14 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY
- 1978-11-12 RPI Field House, Troy, NY
- 1978-11-08 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
- 1978-11-02 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1978-11-01 Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, NJ
- 1978-09-29 Boutwell Memorial Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
- 1978-09-17 Palladium, New York City, NY
- 1978-09-16 Palladium, New York City, NY
- 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
- 1978-09-06 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
- 1978-09-05 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH
- 1978-09-03 Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, MI
- 1978-09-01 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 1978-08-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 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
- 1978-08-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1978-08-07 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
- 1978-08-01 Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC
- 1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
- 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY
Released on Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978), Badlands (Single, 1978) and The Promised Land (Single, 1978).
Live versions are available on the following 7 official live downloads:
- 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 2014-02-08 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
- 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
| STREETS OF FIRE - V1a | 3:44 | LM-2 / UP / DO-3 / AM / SOTE / ATEOD |
| STREETS OF FIRE - V1b | 3:50 | LM-3 / DDO / DO-1 / UP / DDOC / AM |
| STREETS OF FIRE - V1c | 3:51 | ODM / HOD / LUTHER / ATEOD |
| STREETS OF FIRE - V2 | 4:02 | DARKNESS / PROMISE: DELUXE |
Note: According to Jimmy Iovine and Jon Landau, "Streets Of Fire" was nailed early in the sessions in a live performance on June 24, 1977, with only minor overdubs added later. Springsteen says it was recorded "mostly live." The logs show that the song was also worked on at either Atlantic or Record Plant on August 24 and 30. It was sequenced as track two on side one for the aborted 'Badlands' release in October. There are no alternate versions, but the guitar solo and the vocals for the final verse and outro were overdubbed on December 6, 12 and 29, 1977 at the Record Plant, with work completed in 28 takes. Mixing was completed on April 5, 1978 by Chuck Plotkin. Of the ten final tracks, only "Something In The Night" (June 1) and "Prove It All Night" (September 16) were completed before "Streets Of Fire". "The Promised Land" gave up its spot when Bruce had Steve Van Zandt add his guitar solo in May 1978. Mixes without the December overdubs make up version 1. Note that V1b from 'Lost Masters Vol. III' and 'The Unbroken Promise' were both clocked at 3:36, because both faded in 14 seconds into the track, while V1c, 'Original Darkness Mixes' and it's clone, 'Heart Of Darkness' both had a seven second double count-in deducted, while 'Luther' only had one second of it included.
Studio Sessions: Darkness On the Edge of Town
Streets Of Fire |
When the night's quiet and you don't care anymore
And your eyes are tired and someone at your door
And you realize you wanna let go
And the weak lies and cold walls you embrace eat at your insides
And baby I ain't no liar, I walk
Streets of fire, streets of fire, streets of fire, streets of fire
Now I'm wandering, a loser down the track
And I'm lying, but babe I can't go back
'Cause in the darkness I hear somebody call my name
And when you realize how they tricked you this time and it's all lies
But I'm strung out on the wire in these
Streets of fire, streets of fire, streets of fire
Alright
I live now, only with strangers
I talk to only strangers
I walk with angels that have no place
And don't look in my face
Don't, I'm coming home to this place
'Cause I'm stranded on the wire across
Streets of fire, streets of fire, streets of fire, streets of fire
Hmm hmm heyyy
Hmm hmm heyyy
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