Track 4 of The Ghost Of Tom Joad, 1995.
- The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
- Jim Hanson: bass
- Gary Mallaber: drums, percussion
- Chuck Plotkin: keyboard
- Marty Rifkin: pedal steel guitar
- Soozie Tyrell: violin
Released on The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995) and Youngstown (Single, 1995).
Live versions are released on Columbia Records Radio Hour (US-only Promotional Tape, 1995) (recorded December 9, 1995) and Live In New York City (2001) (recorded June 29, 2000).
Live versions are available on the following 54 official live downloads:
- 2024-11-22 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
- 2024-11-19 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
- 2024-11-16 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
- 2024-11-13 Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB
- 2024-11-09 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
- 2024-11-03 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
- 2024-10-31 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- 2024-09-13 Oriole Park At Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD
- 2024-09-07 Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 2024-08-21 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 2024-08-18 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2024-08-15 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2024-07-27 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2024-07-25 Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 2024-07-21 Dokken, Bergen, Norway
- 2024-07-18 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden
- 2024-07-15 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden
- 2024-07-12 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 2024-05-16 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland
- 2024-04-21 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
- 2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
- 2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia
- 2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
- 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2014-04-22 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2014-02-07 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
- 2008-08-21 Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
- 2005-05-17 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
- 2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2000-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2000-05-22 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
- 1999-10-28 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA
- 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 1999-09-25 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 1999-07-18 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1999-07-15 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
- 1996-09-25 E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Akron, OH
- 1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1995-12-09 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series Collection: Stripped Down (2020), and The Live Series: Songs Of Conscience (2024).
| YOUNGSTOWN | 3:50 | JOAD |
Note: Springsteen was inspired to write "Youngstown" after he read Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass, Dale Maharidge's book about the struggling working-class and the decline of industry. Recorded sometime between April–June 1995 (probably closer to the end of the sessions) at Thrill Hill West, Bruce's Los Angeles home studio. Springsteen handles guitar and vocals and his five-man backing band on this recording is Chuck Plotkin (keyboards), Jim Hanson (bass), Marty Rifkin (pedal steel), Gary Mallaber (drums), and Soozie Tyrell (violin). Reimagined as a searing rocker for 1999's Reunion Tour.
Studio Sessions: The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Youngstown |
Here in northeast Ohio, back in eighteen-o-three
James and Danny Heaton found the ore that was lining Yellow Creek
They built a blast furnace here along the shore
And they made the cannon balls that helped the Union win the war
Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinking down
Here darling in Youngstown
Well my daddy worked the furnaces, kept 'em hotter than hell
I come home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer, a job that'd suit the devil as well
Well taconite coke and limestone fed my children and made my pay
Them smokestacks reaching like the arms of God into a beautiful sky of soot and clay
Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
Sweet Jenny I'm sinking down
Here darling in Youngstown
Well my daddy come on the Ohio works when he come home from World War Two
Now the yard's just scrap and rubble, he said "Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do."
Yeah these mills they built the tanks and bombs that won this country's wars
We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, now we're wondering what they were dying for
Here in Youngstown, here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinking down
Here darling in Youngstown
From the Monongahela valley to the Mesabi iron range
To the coal mines of Appalachia, the story's always the same
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me the world's changed
Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to forget my name
And Youngstown, and Youngstown
My sweet Jenny I'm sinking down
Here darling in Youngstown
When I die I don't want no part of heaven, I would not do heaven's work well
I pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery furnaces of hell
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