Youngstown

Youngstown

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Track 4 of The Ghost Of Tom Joad, 1995.

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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

^{Performed live 297 times.}

1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1996-03-16 Falkonersalen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996-03-14 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
1996-03-13 Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
1996-03-03 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
1996-03-02 City Hall, Newcastle, England
1996-02-29 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England
1996-02-28 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
1996-02-26 Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996-02-25 Doelen (De), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1996-02-22 Zénith De Paris (Le), Paris, France
1996-02-21 Zénith De Paris (Le), Paris, France
1996-02-18 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
1996-02-17 Congress Centrum Hamburg, Halle 1, Hamburg, Germany
1996-02-15 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
1996-02-14 Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany
1996-02-12 Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
1996-01-28 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
1996-01-26 Bronco Bowl (The), Dallas, TX
1996-01-25 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
1996-01-23 Jesse H. Jones Hall For The Performing Arts, Houston, TX
1996-01-22 Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1996-01-18 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
1996-01-17 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
1996-01-16 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH
1996-01-12 Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH
1996-01-11 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
1996-01-10 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
1996-01-08 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
1996-01-07 Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal, QC
1995-12-17 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
1995-12-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
1995-12-15 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
1995-12-14 Ed Sullivan Theater, New York City, NY
1995-12-13 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
1995-12-12 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
1995-12-09 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1995-12-08 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
1995-12-06 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
1995-12-05 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
1995-12-03 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
1995-11-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
1995-11-29 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
1995-11-27 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1995-11-26 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1995-11-22 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
1995-11-21 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ

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Live versions are released on the Columbia Records Radio Hour US-only promotional tape and Live In New York City.

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2017-02-25 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2017-02-21 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
2017-02-18 Hope Estate, Hunter Valley, Australia
2017-02-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2017-02-11 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2017-02-09 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
2017-02-07 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
2017-01-30 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, 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, Australia
2000-07-01 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
1999-09-30 United Center, Chicago, IL
1996-03-19 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

YOUNGSTOWN

3:50

JOAD

Note: Recorded sometime April–June 1995 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).

^{Studio Sessions: The Ghost Of Tom Joad}

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

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}