Disc 1 track 9 of The River, 1980. See also: "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) (Vs.1)".
- The River (1980)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- 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
Performed live 343 times, including performances of "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) (Vs.1)".
- 2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016-06-19 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, 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, 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
- 2016-02-16 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
- 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
- 2013-06-26 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain
- 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT
- 2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- 2012-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
- 2009-11-18 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2008-08-30 Roadhouse At The Lakefront (The), Milwaukee, WI
- 2008-07-08 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2007-10-10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2006-11-18 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-11-17 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-11-14 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 2006-11-12 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2006-11-09 NEC Arena, Birmingham, England
- 2006-11-07 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2006-11-06 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 2006-10-30 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2006-10-29 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 2006-10-28 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2006-10-25 Pabellón Deportivo, Santander, Spain
- 2006-10-24 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 2006-10-22 Plaza De Toros De Granada, Granada, Spain
- 2006-10-21 Estadi Ciutat De València, València, Spain
- 2006-10-19 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
- 2006-10-13 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2006-10-12 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2006-10-07 Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy
- 2006-10-04 Villa Manin, Udine, Italy
- 2006-10-01 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2006-06-25 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 2006-06-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2006-06-20 Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ
- 2006-06-19 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI
- 2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- 2006-06-14 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 2006-06-13 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
- 2006-06-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2006-06-10 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
- 2006-06-06 Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord, CA
- 2006-06-05 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006-06-03 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 2006-05-31 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
- 2006-05-30 Germain Amphitheater, Columbus, OH
- 2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
- 2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA
- 2006-05-21 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2006-05-20 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
- 2006-05-17 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2006-05-16 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2006-05-14 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
- 2006-05-12 DatchForum, Milan, Italy
- 2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 2006-05-08 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
- 2006-05-07 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England
- 2006-05-05 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland
- 2006-04-30 New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA
- 2006-04-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2006-04-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2006-04-20 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
- 2005-11-11 Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
- 2005-10-28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- 2005-10-24 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2005-10-21 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI
- 2005-10-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
- 2003-08-17 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2003-06-12 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-06-10 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2003-03-06 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
- 2002-10-18 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2002-10-07 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 2000-04-15 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
- 2000-03-06 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL
- 1999-11-15 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 1999-11-10 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
- 1999-10-26 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1999-10-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-10-17 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 1999-07-24 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-06-20 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands
- 1999-06-11 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
- 1999-06-02 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 1999-05-29 Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
- 1999-05-21 Earls Court, London, England
- 1997-05-19 Zénith Oméga, Toulon, France
- 1997-05-18 Palais Des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France
- 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
- 1988-07-19 Radrennbahn Weissensee, East Berlin, East 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
- 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 1982-08-15 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
- 1981-09-13 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
- 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
- 1981-08-21 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
- 1981-08-07 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
- 1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
- 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 1981-07-16 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 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
Released on The River (1980) and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).
A live version is released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded December 29, 1980).
Live versions are available on the following 80 official live downloads:
- 2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
- 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Australia
- 2016-08-23 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-07-20 CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark
- 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
- 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2016-07-09 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
- 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
- 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 2016-06-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016-06-19 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-14 Malieveld, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2016-06-05 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, 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, 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
- 2016-02-16 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
- 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2014-02-26 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
- 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2006-11-11 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 2006-04-30 New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA
- 1997-05-18 Palais Des Congrès Acropolis, Nice, France
- 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
- 1986-10-13 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V1 | 2:40 | LM-7 |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V2 | 2:45 | LM-7 / LMEC2 |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V3 | 0:44 | DROC1 / SFEM / AT |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V4 | 0:30 | DROC1 / SFEM / AT |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V5 | 2:11 | DROC1 / AT |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V6 take 3 | 2:04 | RIVER: SINGLE / TTTBR / TTTBJ / DROC2 |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V7 | uncirculating | |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V8 | 2:34 | RIVER |
YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) - V9 | 1:18 | YBNT2 / BB: DOC |
Note: V1 and V2 are actually two takes of Bruce working on the start and end, singing the lead guitar part over his acoustic, recorded at Telegraph Hill, January–March 1979. It's clear that he thinks he's onto something. V3–V5 are demos from May, well developed, with the lyrics of the first and third verses almost complete. V6, in a rockabilly arrangement, was probably recorded over two days at the Power Station on August 24 and 25, 1979, and sequenced on side two of The Ties That Bind before Springsteen rejected the concept and moved to a double album. Later released in 2015 on The River: Single Album. This arrangement was performed regularly on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour in 1988, but not before and never since.
Some time later, Springsteen dropped the rockabilly arrangement, and instead lifted the music from "Held Up Without A Gun". V7 was recorded at a Telegraph Hill rehearsal on January 11, 1980, using the music from "Held Up Without A Gun", but the recording does not circulate. V8 was recorded on February 17 and 23, 1980, at Power Station, and final mixes for The River took place on April 1, 9, and 21, 1980.
V9 is a short acoustic take from January 1995, from the soundtrack of the Blood Brothers video, shot during the Greatest Hits sessions at the Hit Factory, New York.
Studio Sessions: The River
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) (The River) |
Yesterday I went shopping, buddy, down to the mall
Looking for something pretty I could hang on my wall
I knocked over a lamp, before it hit the floor I caught it
A salesman turned around, said, "Boy, you break that thing you bought it"
You can look but you better not touch, boy
You can look but you better not touch
Mess around and you'll end up in dutch, boy
You can look but you better not, no you better not, no you better not touch
Well I came home from work and I switched on Channel 5
There was a pretty little girly looking straight into my eyes
Well I watched as she wiggled back and forth across the screen
She didn't get me excited, she just made me feel mean
You can look but you better not touch, boy
You can look but you better not touch
Mess around and you'll end up in dutch, boy
You can look but you better not, no you better not, no you better not touch
Come on, whoa!
Hey!
Hey-yeah-yeah!
Well I called up Dirty Annie on the telephone
I took her out to the drive-in just to get her alone
I found a lover's rendezvous, the music low, set to park
I heard a tapping on the window and a voice in the dark
You can look but you better not touch, boy
You can look, better not touch
Mess around and you'll end up in dutch, boy
You can look but you better not, no you better not, no you better not touch
You can look but you better not touch, boy
You can look, better not touch
Mess around and you'll end up in dutch, boy
You can look but you better not, no you better not, no you better not
No you better not, no you better not, I said you better not, so you better not
Whoa!
Yeah yeah
Come on, woah!
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You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) (The River Collection) |
Well yesterday I went shopping, buddy, down to the mall
Looking for something pretty I could hang up on my wall
I knocked over a lamp, before it hit the floor I caught it
A salesman turned around and said, "You break it you bought it"
You can look but you better not touch
You can look but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better not touch
Well I came home from work and I switched on Channel 5
There was a pretty little girly looking straight into my eyes
Well I watched as she wiggled back and forth across the screen
She didn't get me excited, she just made me feel mean
'Cause you can look but you better not touch
'Cause you can look but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better not touch
Look out!
Well I called up Dirty Annie on the telephone
I took her out to the drive-in just to get the girl alone
I found a lover's rendezvous, the music low, I'm set to talk
A tapping on the window and a voice said in the dark
"Hey you, out of the car"
You can look but you better not touch
You can look but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better
You can look but you better not touch
You can look here but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better
You can look but you better not touch
You can look here but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better
You can look but you better not touch
You can look here but you better not touch
If you keep messing around you're gonna end up in dutch
You can look but you better, look but you better
You can look but you better not touch
You can look
…
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