Disc 2 track 7 of The River, 1980.
- The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- 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, percussion
Released on The River (1980) and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).
Live versions are available on the following 47 official live downloads:
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
- 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
- 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
- 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
- 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
- 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
- 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
- 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
- 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
- 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
- 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
- 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
- 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-05-17 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-10-20 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
THE PRICE YOU PAY - V1 | 5:29 | LM-6 / PYP / ATMF |
THE PRICE YOU PAY - V2 - take 1 | 5:43 | RIVER: SINGLE / TTTBR / TTTBJ / DROC2 / LEK |
THE PRICE YOU PAY - V3 | 5:24 | RIVER |
Note: Studio takes covered four days, June 15, 18, 19 and 21, 1979 at the Power Station. V1 is an earlier take (but dated to June 21 in the Lost Masters liner notes) and a different mix, with some minor lyrical variations and vocalisations over the instrumental ending. V2 was completed on the final day, and submitted for the single album. Once the single album was canned Bruce returned to the song with a re-written third verse. It is unknown if that verse was recorded at the same time as the rest of the song, or if it was recorded later and overdubbed over the original. Logs show just one more entry, April 4, 1980, which may be a mixing date. Springsteen added the "original" third verse back to "The Price You Pay" for live performances during the River Tour, though all performances since 1981 have used the original album lyrics. Many consider V2 to be the definitive studio take, and it was officially released on The River Single Album in 2015.
Studio Sessions: The River
The Price You Pay (The River) |
You make up your mind, you choose the chance you take
You ride to where the highway ends and the desert breaks
Out on to an open road you ride until the day
You learn to sleep at night with the price you pay
Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies
And in one last breath they built the roads they'd ride to their death
Driving on through the night, unable to break away
From the restless pull of the price you pay
Oh the price you pay, oh the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Now they'd come so far and they'd waited so long
Just to end up caught in a dream where everything goes wrong
Where the dark of night holds back the light of the day
And you've got to stand and fight for the price you pay
Oh the price you pay, oh the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Alright, go!
Little girl down on the strand with that pretty little baby in your hands
Do you remember the story of the promised land
How he crossed the desert sands and could not enter the chosen land
On the banks of the river he stayed to face the price you pay
So let the games start, you better run you little wild heart
You can run through all the nights and all the days
But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign
That counts the men fallen away to the price you pay
And girl before the end of the day I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away
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The Price You Pay (The River Collection) |
You make up your mind, you choose the chance you take
You ride to where the highway ends and the desert breaks
Out on to an open road you ride until the day
You learn to sleep at night with the price you pay
Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies
And in one last breath they built the roads they'd ride to their death
Driving on through the night, unable to break away
From the restless pull of the price you pay
Oh the price you pay, oh the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Some say forget the past, and some say don't look back
But for every breath you take, you'll leave a track
And though it just don't seem fair for every smile that breaks
A tear must fall somewhere for the price you pay
Oh the price you pay, oh the price you pay
Now you can't walk away from the price you pay
Alright, go!
Little girl down on the strand with that pretty little baby in your hands
Do you remember the story of the promised land?
How we crossed the desert sands and could not enter the chosen land
On the banks of the river he stayed to face the price you pay
So let the games start, you better run you little wild heart
You can run through all the nights and all the days
But just across the county line, a stranger passing through put up a sign
That counts the men fallen away to the price you pay
And girl before the end of the day I'm gonna tear it down and throw it away
Alright!
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