Since both KC and I have just put up rather bummed-out holiday posts, I thought it might be nice to go out on a more uplifting note.
Thus, from the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey back in '78, it's Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band with the best damn Independence Day song ever.
Thanks, Boss.
[h/t Bill Buckner]
Fantastic. Thanks, man.
ReplyDeleteI saw Bruce in the summer of 1974, four times. It never got better.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great performance. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteNot really a proper video, but here's the Hollies version.
Mike:
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Hollies post.
I was a huge fan, as you can imagine, and when the album with "Sandy" came out I went to see them at the Bottom Line. Springsteen was sitting at a table across the aisle directly in front of me (at the point, he wasn't a superstar and most of the people in the audience didn't seem to recognize him. To me, of course, he was already a god.)
Anyway, I spent most of the show trying to work up the courage to go over and try to shake his hand, and just when I started to get up, a waitress carrying a pizza tray full of drinks and beers tripped and spilled the whole thing in my lap. I was sopping wet and smelling like a brewery.
Needless, to say, I didn't go over to Bruce and introduce myself.
I've always regretted that.
"4th of July" by X works well too.
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