Track 5 disc 2 of Tracks, 1998.
- Tracks (1998)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Roy Bittan: piano
- Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion
- Garry Tallent: bass
- Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg: drums
Released on Tracks (1998), 18 Tracks (1999), I Wanna Be With You (Single, 1999), and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).
Live versions are available on the following 2 official live downloads:
WHERE THE BANDS ARE - V1a | 3:37 | DROC1 / DBTR / SYMKB / SYMKW |
WHERE THE BANDS ARE - V1b | 3:42 | TRACKS / RIVER: OUTTAKES |
Note: Written in 1979 and heavily inspired by The Raspberries. Two slightly different mixes. Recorded at Power Station studios on October 9, 1979.
Studio Sessions: The River
Where The Bands Are |
I hear the guitars ringing out there
Ringing out down Union Street
I hear the lead singer shouting out, girl
Now I wanna be a slave to the beat
Yeah tonight I wanna break my chains
Somebody break my heart, somebody shake my brains
Downtown there's something that I wanna hear
There's a sound, little girl, keeps ringing in my ear
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Get off from work and I grab something to eat
I turn the corner and I drive down your street
Little gray houses darling looks like nowhere
But hey I know you're hiding in there
Come on out for just a little while
You know that heart of stone, girl, it just ain't your style
Tonight I wanna feel the beat of the crowd
And when I tell you that I love you (tell you that I love you)
I wanna have to shout it out loud (shout it out loud)
Shout it out loud
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
I wanna be where the bands are
Hey! Come on!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Let's go!
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
I hear the guitars ringing out again
Ringing on down Union Street
I hear the lead singer shouting, little girl
I wanna be a slave to the beat
And I want something that'll break my chains
Something to break my heart, something to shake my brains
There's a rocker's special on tonight
So meet me on down (meet me on down)
'Neath the neon lights
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are (where the bands are)
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be where the bands are
(I wanna be)
(yeah I wanna be)
(yeah I wanna be)
(yeah I wanna be) where the bands are
(yeah I wanna be)
(yeah I wanna be)
(yeah) I wanna be
(yeah) I wanna be
I wanna be where the bands are
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