Track 6 of The Ghost Of Tom Joad, 1995.
- The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, keyboard
Performed live 135 times.
- 2005-08-13 Pontiac Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- 2005-07-18 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2005-05-28 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 2005-05-15 Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH
- 2005-05-11 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
- 2005-05-03 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA
- 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
- 1997-01-31 Forum Hall, Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu, Tokyo, Japan
- 1997-01-30 Forum Hall, Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu, Tokyo, Japan
- 1997-01-29 Forum Hall, Tōkyō Kokusai Fōramu, Tokyo, Japan
- 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
- 1996-11-25 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).
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
THE LINE | 5:11 | JOAD |
Note: Recorded sometime March–August 1995 at Thrill Hill West (Bruce's Los Angeles home studio). Springsteen solo.
Studio Sessions: The Ghost Of Tom Joad
The Line |
I got my discharge from Fort Irwin, took a place on the San Diego county line
Felt funny being a civilian again, it'd been some time
My wife had died a year ago, I was still trying to find my way back whole
I went to work for the INS on the line with the California Border Patrol
Bobby Ramirez was a ten-year veteran and we became friends
His family was from Guanajuato, so the job it was different for him
He said, "They risk death in the deserts and the mountains, pay all they got to the smugglers rings
We send 'em home, they come right back again, Carl, hunger is a powerful thing"
Well I was good at doing what I was told, I kept my uniform pressed and clean
At night I chased their shadows through the arroyos and ravines
Drug runners, farmers with their families, young women with little children by their sides
Come night we'd wait out in the canyons, try to keep 'em from crossing the line
Well the first time that I saw her she was in the holding pen
Our eyes met and she looked away then she looked back again
Her hair was black as coal, her eyes reminded me of what I'd lost
She had a young child crying in her arms, I asked, "Señora, is there anything I can do?"
There's a bar in Tijuana where me and Bobby drink with the same people we'd sent back the day before
We met there, she said her name was Louisa, she was from Sonora and had just come north
We danced and I held her in my arms, I knew what I would do
She said she had some family in Madera county, if she her child and her younger brother could just get through
At night they come across the levy in the searchlights dusty glow
We'd rush 'em in our Broncos, force 'em back down into the river below
She climbed into my truck, she leaned towards me and we kissed
As we drove her brother's shirt slipped open and I saw the tape across his chest
We were just about on the highway when Bobby's jeep come up in the dust on my right
I pulled over and let my engine run and stepped out into his lights
I felt myself moving, felt my gun resting 'neath my hand
We stood there staring at each other as off through the arroyo she ran
Bobby Ramirez he never said nothing, six months later I left the line
I drifted to the central valley and took what work yeah I could find
At night I searched the local bars and the migrant towns
Looking for my Louisa with the black hair falling down
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