Tougher Than The Rest

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Track 2 of Tunnel Of Love, 1987.

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Tunnel Of Love (1987)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica, drum machines
- Danny Federici: organ
- Max Weinberg: percussion

^{Performed live 379 times.}

2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2013-06-18 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark
2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2013-03-30 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2012-11-08 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
2009-10-09 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2009-04-10 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2008-07-20 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
2008-07-15 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2007-10-14 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
2005-10-28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
2005-10-24 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
2005-10-13 United Center, Chicago, IL
2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
2005-10-04 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
2005-07-26 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2005-07-16 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
2005-07-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON
2005-06-27 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005-06-16 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
2005-06-07 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
2005-05-30 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
2005-05-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2005-05-03 Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA
2005-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
2003-06-08 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
2003-03-04 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL
2002-10-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
2002-07-26 Sonny's Southern Cuisine, Asbury Park, NJ
2000-03-10 National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL
1999-06-26 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999-06-05 Estadio La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain
1999-04-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
1999-04-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
1999-04-09 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
1999-03-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
1999-03-11 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
1996-11-25 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1992-07-13 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-09 Wembley Arena, London, England
1992-07-04 Plaza Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
1992-06-30 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
1992-06-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
1992-06-21 Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1988-08-03 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
1988-08-02 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
1988-07-30 Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany
1988-07-27 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
1988-07-25 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark
1988-07-22 Waldbühne, West Berlin, West Germany
1988-07-17 Olympia-Reitstadion Riem, Munich, West Germany
1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland
1988-07-12 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany
1988-07-10 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-09 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
1988-07-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-07-02 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-06-29 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1988-06-28 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1988-06-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1988-06-22 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1988-06-21 Villa Park, Birmingham, England
1988-06-19 Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris, France
1988-06-16 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1988-06-15 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1988-06-11 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-13 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
1988-05-10 Met Center, Bloomington, MN
1988-05-09 Met Center, Bloomington, MN
1988-05-06 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
1988-05-05 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
1988-05-03 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
1988-05-02 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-22 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1988-04-17 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO
1988-04-15 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
1988-04-13 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1988-04-12 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1988-04-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1988-04-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1988-04-02 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1988-04-01 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
1988-03-29 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
1988-03-26 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
1988-03-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1988-03-22 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA
1988-03-20 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1988-03-17 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1988-03-16 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1988-03-14 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1988-03-13 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1988-03-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1988-03-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1988-03-04 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1988-03-03 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1988-02-29 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1988-02-28 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1988-02-25 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1987-10-31 McLoone's Rum Runner, Sea Bright, NJ

Released on Tunnel Of Love (1987), Tougher Than The Rest (Single, 1988), Wild (Soundtrack, 2014), and The Essential (2015).

Live versions are released on the Chimes Of Freedom (EP, 1988)/Tougher Than The Rest (Single, 1988)/Better Days (Single, 1992) (recorded April 27, 1988) and Springsteen On Broadway (2018) (recorded July 17/18, 2018).

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
1992-07-25 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
1988-05-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-05-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1988-04-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1988-03-28 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

TOUGHER THAN THE REST

4:32

TUNNEL / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / 1988 single

Note: Recorded some time between January and April 1987 at Thrill Hill Recording, Rumson, New Jersey (Springsteen's home studio). Springsteen handles multiple instruments, with overdubs by Danny Federici (organ) and Max Weinberg (percussion). Originally written as a rockabilly song.

^{Studio Sessions: Tunnel Of Love}

Tougher Than The Rest

Well it's Saturday night, you're all dressed up in blue
I been watching you a while, maybe you been watching me too
So somebody ran out, left somebody's heart in a mess
Well if you're looking for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest

Some girls they want a handsome Dan or some good looking Joe
On their arm, some girls like a sweet talking Romeo
Well 'round here baby, I learned you get what you can get
So if you're rough enough for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest

The road is dark and it's a thin thin line
But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time
Maybe your other boyfriends couldn't pass the test
Well if you're rough and ready for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest

Well it ain't no secret I've been around a time or two
Well I don't know baby, maybe you've been around too
Well there's another dance, all you gotta do is say yes
And if you're rough and ready for love, honey I'm tougher than the rest
If you're rough enough for love, baby I'm tougher than the rest

Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo-hoo

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}