Trapped

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Jimmy Cliff, 1972. Released by Springsteen on disc 3 (bonus disc) track 4 of The Essential Bruce Springsteen, 2003.

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Performances

Performed live 257 times. 2023-05-25 Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY 2023-04-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2023-03-27 Capital One Arena, Washington, DC 2023-03-23 KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY 2023-03-20 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2023-03-16 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2023-02-27 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia 2016-09-01 Nationals Park, Washington, DC 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH 2014-02-22 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia 2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa 2013-07-05 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany 2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-03-22 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia 2012-12-06 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ 2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE 2012-10-21 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark 2012-06-10 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2012-05-30 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2012-05-18 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2012-05-13 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2012-03-29 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2009-11-18 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA 2009-08-01 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain 2009-07-12 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2009-06-28 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening) 2009-06-07 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 2009-05-30 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands 2009-05-15 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA 2009-05-12 United Center, Chicago, IL 2009-04-26 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2008-07-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2008-07-08 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2008-06-29 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2008-06-23 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2008-06-16 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2008-05-28 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2008-05-23 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2008-04-25 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2008-04-13 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2008-04-07 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2008-04-05 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2008-03-31 GM Place, Vancouver, BC 2008-03-29 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2003-09-10 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 2003-08-30 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-05-24 Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France 2000-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-06-15 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-06-04 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2000-04-26 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2000-03-18 Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN 2000-03-10 National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL 2000-03-04 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1999-11-29 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1999-11-15 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-26 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA 1999-10-18 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 1999-09-15 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-09-09 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1999-09-01 MCI Center, Washington, DC 1999-08-22 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 1999-08-11 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-08-01 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-18 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-06-24 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1999-06-20 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 1993-05-25 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 1993-05-11 Estadi Olímpic De Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 1993-05-05 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1993-05-01 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-04-23 Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium 1993-04-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-04-13 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-04-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-04-03 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-03-31 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland 1992-12-17 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1992-12-16 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1992-12-14 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1992-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-07 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-12-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1992-12-03 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO 1992-12-02 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1992-11-30 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1992-11-24 Miami Arena, Miami, FL 1992-11-23 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL 1992-11-18 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 1992-11-17 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, NC 1992-11-15 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1992-11-13 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1992-11-10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-09 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1992-11-06 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON 1992-11-03 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1992-10-31 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1992-10-30 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA 1992-10-26 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1992-10-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1992-10-18 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AB 1992-10-17 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB 1992-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1992-10-13 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1992-10-06 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 1992-10-02 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ 1992-09-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1992-09-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1992-09-02 World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL 1992-08-28 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1992-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1992-08-21 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1992-08-18 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-17 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1992-08-14 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-13 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1992-08-10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-04 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-08-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-31 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-30 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1992-07-28 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1989-09-22 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 1985-10-02 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-29 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-24 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 1985-09-23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 1985-09-19 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1985-09-18 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1985-09-14 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX 1985-09-13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX 1985-09-10 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 1985-09-09 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 1985-09-06 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN 1985-09-04 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI 1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-27 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON 1985-08-26 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 1985-08-07 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH 1985-08-05 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC 1985-07-07 Roundhay Park, Leeds, England 1985-07-06 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-07-04 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-07-03 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-06-30 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France 1985-06-29 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France 1985-06-25 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France 1985-06-23 Stade Richter, Montpellier, France 1985-06-21 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 1985-06-18 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany 1985-06-15 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany 1985-06-13 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1985-06-12 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1985-06-08 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1985-06-05 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England 1985-06-04 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England 1985-06-01 Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland 1985-04-11 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-04 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia 1985-03-24 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-03-21 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-01-27 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1985-01-26 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 1985-01-24 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1985-01-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 1984-12-14 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN 1984-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-17 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1984-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC 1984-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1984-09-24 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1984-09-22 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1984-09-21 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1984-09-17 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-12 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1984-09-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1984-09-05 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1984-09-04 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1984-08-29 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1984-08-26 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-07-31 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1984-07-24 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON 1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1981-09-13 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-08 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1981-08-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-20 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-16 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1981-08-12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1981-07-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ page 1 of 212next »

Performed per main tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) 2023 International Tour: performed at 10 show(s) of 90. Springsteen On Broadway: performed at 0 show(s) of 266. Summer '17 Tour: performed at 2 show(s) of 14. The River Tour 2016: performed at 6 show(s) of 75. High Hopes Tour: performed at 4 show(s) of 34. Wrecking Ball Tour: performed at 20 show(s) of 134. Working On A Dream Tour: performed at 11 show(s) of 83. Magic Tour: performed at 14 show(s) of 101. The Seeger Sessions Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 56. Devils & Dust Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 72. Vote For Change Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 7. The Rising Tour: performed at 5 show(s) of 120. The Reunion Tour: performed at 21 show(s) of 132. The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 128. World Tour 1992-93: performed at 61 show(s) of 102. Human Rights Now! Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 20. Tunnel Of Love Express Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 67. Born In The U.S.A. Tour: performed at 74 show(s) of 156. The River Tour: performed at 28 show(s) of 138.

Released on Album

A live version is released on We Are The World (Compilation, 1985)/The Essential (2003)/Trapped (Promotional Single, 2003) (recorded August 6, 1984).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 30 official live downloads:

• 2023-05-09 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
• 2023-04-30 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
• 2023-04-11 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
• 2023-04-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2023-03-27 Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
• 2023-03-23 KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
• 2023-03-20 TD Garden, Boston, MA
• 2023-03-16 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2023-02-27 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
• 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
• 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
• 2016-09-01 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
• 2016-07-31 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
• 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
• 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
• 2014-02-22 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
• 2014-01-28 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
• 2008-04-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
• 2000-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1999-07-18 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1992-12-13 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
• 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
• 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England

On The Tracks

TRAPPED

uncirculating

Note: While on the European leg of The River Tour in Spring 1981, Springsteen purchased a cassette tape of Jimmy Cliff music in the Amsterdam Airport, heard his 1972 recording of "Trapped", produced by Cat Stevens, and decided to incorporate it into his act. The band arrangement was rock, not reggae. Springsteen's take on the song was first performed on May 29, 1981 and remained in Springsteen's setlist for years, including at the Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey on August 6, 1984, when it was recorded, and later released on April 23, 1985 on the album, "We Are The World", mixed by Chuck Plotkin and Thom Panunzio. The album sold four million copies, and "Trapped" 1984 gained considerable airplay, the most of any of the tracks on the album other than the title song. Though it wasn't released as a single, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. In 2003 the same version was added to the Bonus disc of The Essential. Regarding Springsteen's version of the song, Cliff commented in 1988, "I look at it as a compliment. He's an artist in his own right and he's written a lot of good songs, too." This was during the time that Springsteen released seven top 10 singles from Born In The U.S.A., and under different circumstances, "Trapped" could have easily been number eight. No studio version has surfaced.

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^{Studio Sessions: Tunnel Of Love}

Lyrics

Trapped (Live Version) August 6, 1984

Well it seems like I'm caught up in your trap again
And it seems like I'll be wearing the same old chain
Good will conquer evil and the truth will set you free
And I know someday I'll find the key
And I know somewhere I will find the key

Well it seems like I've been playing the game way too long
And it seems the game I played has made you strong
Well when the game is over, I won't walk out the loser
And I know that I'll walk out of here again
And I know someday I'll walk out of here again

But now I'm trapped, Ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeahhh

Now it seems like I've been sleeping in your bed too long
And it seems like you've been meaning to do me harm
But I'll teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me
And someday I'll walk out of here again
Yeah I know someday I'll walk out of here again

But now I'm trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeahhh

Now it seems like I've been playing your game way too long
And it seems the game I played has made you strong

Because I'm trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeahhh
I'm trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeahhh
Trapped, ooh yeah yeah yeah
Trapped, ooh yeahhh
I'm trapped

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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