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 247 times.}

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• 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, Dusseldorf, 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
• 1981-07-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-06-08 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
• 1981-06-07 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England

Released on Album

Live versions are released on The Essential (2003), and Trapped (Promotional Single, 2003).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

• 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
• 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
• 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

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 at Wembley Arena, London, UK; he played it the next two nights too. Perhaps the best early version was recorded on August 20, 1981 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA. "Trapped" 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". 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 USA, 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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