Track 1 of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle, 1973.
- The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, recorder, maracas
- Richard Blackwell: percussion
- Clarence Clemons: tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Danny Federici: backing vocals
- Vini Lopez: drums, cornet
- David Sancious: piano, soprano saxophone, clavinet
- Garry Tallent: bass, tuba
- Albee Tellone: baritone saxophone
Released on The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) and 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (Single, 1975).
Live versions are released on Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) (recorded November 18, 1975) and Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014 (Compilation, 2018) (recorded April 10, 2014).
Live versions are available on the following 49 official live downloads:
- 2023-05-21 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2023-05-18 Parco Urbano Giorgio Bassani, Ferrara, Italy
- 2023-05-15 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
- 2023-05-13 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France
- 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-05-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-05-05 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2023-04-28 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2023-04-14 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- 2023-04-09 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- 2023-04-07 CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2023-04-05 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, OH
- 2023-04-03 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2023-04-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2023-03-29 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
- 2023-03-27 Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
- 2023-03-25 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 2023-03-23 KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2023-03-20 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2023-03-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
- 2023-03-16 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2023-03-07 fiserv.forum, Milwaukee, WI
- 2023-03-05 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2023-03-02 Ball Arena, Denver, CO
- 2023-02-27 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
- 2023-02-25 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2023-02-21 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
- 2023-02-18 T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
- 2023-02-16 Moody Center, Austin, TX
- 2023-02-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 2023-02-10 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2023-02-07 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL
- 2023-02-05 Amway Center, Orlando, FL
- 2023-02-03 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2023-02-01 Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
- 2016-09-07 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
- 2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
- 2009-11-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2007-11-19 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1975-10-18 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA (Early)
| THE E STREET SHUFFLE - V1 | uncirculating | |
| THE E STREET SHUFFLE - V2 | 4:24 | WIESS / 1975 b-side |
Note: Written around early/mid-1973, and first played live June 6, 1973, before David Sancious joined the band. V1 was recorded at 914 Sound Studios on June 28, 1973, and another recording session was logged on September 22, but it is certain there were more in between. Albee Tellone, sound manager and roadie for Bruce from November 1972 through December 1973, believes it was Sancious's presence that inspired the tune. Albee says: "I went to David's house with Bruce to learn it while David played his piano. I thought that they had written it together." He goes on to say: "We all went to the studio and played 'live' together in the large room just like we had rehearsed it in the garage in Deal, NJ. Bruce sang it 'live' then too. I was told that they were going to keep only the drums and bass parts and build overdubs from there. Bruce played rhythm on his Telecaster but replaced it later as the tracks were added. I came back on another day to overdub my sax part. We also recorded the 'tune-up' intro with tuba and cornet separately when I came back to play the baritone sax part." The song features Tellone guesting on baritone saxophone. The song's main riff is lifted from the Major Lance hit "The Monkey Time", while the outro borrows musically from Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up".
Studio Sessions: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
The E Street Shuffle |
Sparks fly on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot
All the little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Them schoolboy pops pull out all the stops on a Friday night
Them teenage tramps in skin-tight pants do the E Street dance and everything's all right
Well, the kids down there either dancin' or hooked up in a scuffle
Dressed in snake-skin suits packed with Detroit muscle
They're doin' the E Street Shuffle
Now those E Street brats in twilight duel flashlight phantoms in full star stream
Down fire trails on silver nights with blonde girls pledged sweet sixteen
The newsboys say the heat's been bad since Power Thirteen gave a trooper all he had in a summer scuffle
And Power's girl, Little Angel, been on the corner keepin' those crazy boys out of trouble
Little Angel steps the shuffle like she ain't got no brains
She's deaf in combat down on Lover's Lane
She drives all them local boys insane
Yes, she does
Little Angel say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, everybody form a line)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, everybody form a line"
(Come on, baby!) (Come on, baby!) (You gotta get ready!) (Come on, girl!) (Oh!)
When the sparks light on E Street when the boy-prophets walk it handsome and hot
All them little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Oh, Little Angel hangs out at Easy Joe's, it's a club where all the riot squad goes when they're cashin' in for a cheap hustle
But them boys are still on the corner loose and doin' that lazy E Street Shuffle
And as them sweet summer nights turn into summer dreams
Little Angel picks up Power and he slips on his jeans
And they move on out down to the scene
All the kids are dancin'
Ha, hey!
| Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song. |
Graph accurate to the end of the Wrecking Ball Tour, December 2012.
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