My 11-years older brother turned me onto Bruce and it’s late August,1980 and I’m playing high school football in Monessen, PA, a steel town in fast economic decline 30 mile south of Pittsburgh. I’m 17 years old, I’m 6’3” and weigh 160 pounds. Our 106 year old house does not have air conditioning. At night orange light from the steel mill fills the walls of my bedroom. Three-a-day football practices are kicking my ass! Every night after mom’s great meal I go to my room, put on side B of my vinyl copy of “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” (bought used for $2.50 in Charleroi, the next town down the river) and I fall asleep to side B’s three lengthily classics: “Incident,” “Rosalina,” and, “NYC Serenade.” Damn, what a great childhood I had!
Damn, can't believe you said that. I had my bedroom downstairs, and told my dad to plat side B...greatest side of all albums, to wake me up everyday...
Similar experience growing up in Chicago, but my 2 yr. younger brother was hip to Bruce first and I was on swim team. Weren't we lucky to grow up with Bruce in our young lives?!?
Excuse my language, but what a fucking masterpiece of a song: the words, the piano, the vocals,. The board mix on this is perfect, and, oh my god, those strings. Absolute perfection! When they bring it down and lift it back up on the "He's singing" part, I get chills every time. I love those backing vocals there, too.
Yes, yes--yes🎉 But thinking back on all the Bruce shows we've seen over the years (1978--2023...) I don't remember them doing THIS ONE...and I think I'd remember THIS ONE!!
I was there, I couldn't believe this song was finally making it in the setlist, it was a dream come true. Everything was surreal: the bright Roman summer night sky, a night train passing-by in the distance while Bruce sings "hook up to the night train", the Roma Sinfonietta on stage playing the original score, the silent crowd as if there was only one person attending (me), the energy and the commotion of the thousands of us... In short, the type of thrills you get only from a Springsteen concert!
Credevo nessuno se ne fosse accorto di quel treno regionale passato dentro il buio della notte. Grazie. Custodisco quell'immagine silenziosa accanto al cuore - il posto giusto.
It's 10 years to the day since this was recorded and I'm sitting here 9 months pregnant, taking it all in. My baby is bopping to the music as tears stream down my face (we'll blame the hormones...!) This is hands down my favourite Boss song. Here's hoping they will play it live again soon. Thank you, thank you, from a very emotional mama to be. ❤
This is the most beautiful song ever recorded. I played it last night off of You Tube Music for my wife and kids for the first time and usually they talk through songs I pick or ask me to hook up their phones to the car audio but they all listened all the way through. Brilliant arrangement and kudos to a couple of the members of the band involved with the original record; David Sancious and Clarence Clemons, all in their early 20's when they arranged this masterpiece.
This crown jewel of Springsteen's prodigious musical output recorded over 50 years ago nestles quietly as the final track on his second studio album. Great reading the comments below to find so many others appreciate this gem. This version is just a treat for your ears- thanks for posting.
i read this and though i always agreed, i got it out and listened to it again. and again. and again. and again. repeat. for like 8 times in a row. it is so good.
Composed by a young 20-something year old...brilliant and for those who doubt this mans talent, listen. This man was destined for greatness. The smiles on the violinists faces says it all.
I absolutely LOVE the "Am-I-dreaming?" joy with which the Roma Sinfonietta is playing. So honored to be invited there on stage with Bruce the Maestro! And how sweet and beautiful is it that, at 9:34, you can see that one of the young violinists asked Bruce to SIGN HER SHEET MUSTIC for her!!! Something she will treasure for the rest of her life.
Every time I watch this, I cry. This man so much understands the little movements of everyday life and sacrifice of so many millions of just plain common people. Back in the 1960s, when I was growing up about a dozen miles from Manhattan, the Sunday New York Times magazine ran on its cover the photo of a daisy springing up from a crack in a a let-down concrete walkway. I saved it because hope always springs from the oddest and most destitute of places. I have always loved Springsteen because I think that he understands this, and his understanding comes out in songs such as this one. So thank you,m Bruce, for the joy and for your understanding of just what it is that makes us human beings tick!
Thank you for sharing that with us other Bruce fans. I am at a painful, and heartbreaking crossroads in my 61yrs old life. Last night I strolled the west side of my city with this song as backdrop, playing thru my earbuds, straight in through my head to my heart & my very soul. Extremely moving. Tonight a stroll through the music of Bruce and the Band is just beginning. What a great song to start me off. 🎼 🎶 🎷 🎺 🎹. 🎸🎻🎙🎵
I cry too! It's just so beautiful and does anyone besides me think this song paints the perfect picture of a couple making love? I made love to my boyfriend the first time I heard this song. My boyfriend bought the album and if you haven't made love while playing this, you need to!!
@@brianwade1819 I'm so sorry that I did not see your post two years ago when you wrote it. I've been through crap since I wrote it. Absolute crap. Most of it in Bergen County, NJ. I hope that you have forged through it and have gone onto a happy life. I remember pulling into NYC from college one rainy night in the rain when the neon lights were reflecting in the puddles about 3:00 a.m. I remember photos of Bruce at maybe 17 years standing resolutely in front of the Cafe Wha? I hope that you have reached peace. I will always listen to my junk man. He's singin".
This is perfection. Everything about it is incredibly moving. I come back to this video whenever I need a lift. My favorite song by Bruce. When the string section comes in, it sends shivers down my spine. The joy and smiles on their faces tell me that they knew they were part of something special. You can see that Bruce signed their score sheets. I bet a lot of those sheets are framed and hanging on a wall...
Wow, all these comments are blowing me away. I always felt like I was in my own secret world when I listened to this song through the years, but of course you all know it and love like I do! What a performance bringing this song to life. Hats off to The Wild and the Innocent from just another Jersey boy.
I watch this almost every night. Only Bruce can capture you like this. Even some of the violinist you could see the girl at the end with the big smile. Such an incredible moment from Bruce. You could see their energy growing from his performance
This is the most complex and masterful rock and roll son ever written. It is part classical, part jazz, part soul, part gospel, part folk, part opera that is compounded together to make a West Side Story type rock ballad. I simply do not know if this type of music still can be written, but I certainly wish that it would. I must say that I yearn for the Bruce of old, he really should try to write a throwback record!
Aww man, this is just something else. Ive never seen this version until just now. Wow. Just look at the string players smiling, they know they are part of something so special. You can see Bruce even autographed the score. This is an ethereal performance - those in the audience were given a great gift that night; it is a rarity indeed. Bruce wrote this at age 23, God bless him.
Bruce opened the show with this when I saw him a few years back. It was the 6th time I had seen him live and I had never seen him play this song before. I was just to the side of the stage, not very far from Bruce and the band. I got quite emotional and tear rolled down my face. It was so moving.
A Bruce fan since 1977 (I was 16, grew up about 20 min from Freehold NJ and used to crank it up in my '73 Camaro) It's amazing that one person can write this music, write the lyrics and perform it so damn good! Keep rockin' Bruce!
Sounds like me, but not surprised. Think how many 15 year old kids (like myself in 77)heard this. He had us all for life. This is my favorite version of my favorite Bruce song.
Im 18 years old and Bruce is probably the greatest gift I’ve ever gotten. Songs for every mood, breathtaking live performances and a human making real music. And my favorite part about him is that his so original. Rappers today buys a Lamborghini or a Ferrari after their breakthrough. Bruce still rolls with his Chevy SS. Never let money change him
What happens when a genius singer/songwriter mixes one part Gershwin, one part Leonard Bernstein, one part Dylan, one part Van Morrison, and one part Gregorian chants with his own inimitable style? The best 12 minutes on TH-cam.
22 and glad with my father to bring me the oportunity to litsen to real music that is so special, with songs that carry you to a mental paradise and make u the feel that you are not losing your time in your live, a strange fell that i cant explain but i know is a good feeling. Thank u dad for show me the real music in life, and boos for making our lives better!!!! Sorry i'm spanish and english is not my speciality😅. HEALTH AND ROCK&ROLL
For years, starting in college and afterwards I would always play this song just after sunrise, right before going to bed. Obviously I didn't spend much time in classes 😂 This is not only my favorite Springsteen song on my favorite Springsteen album, it's my favorite song of ALL TIME!!! ❤️
I thought Jungleland was the finest ever live performance I had ever seen on YT , by any band ever, and then they do this, honestly I am lost for words
Profoundly powerful song and album from an American master musician and storyteller. Hauntingly beautiful and the tears just well up in my eyes before I’m even aware of it instantly taking me back 45 years like a Time Machine.
I will always thank my father for giving me the opportunity to see this. I was 13 years old at the time, and I will never forget that song, the orchestra... In hindsight, this will always be the most incredible live performance I will have ever seen. Thanks boss and thanks dad
never met someone who unterrated this piece. I had some girlfriends, the have been far away from beiing close to springsteen. Whenever I played the album version they just opened their heart...))))
I think they get shade they don't deserve. What other group of musicians draw such an age range for an audience ? And the emotion they stir, the tear they draw, grown men even, and we're not supposed to be giving, to such a display. I pray I live to see them just one more time. Love to the Band, and all their fans.
A beautiful version of my favourite Bruce song: perfect string arrangements (nice to see Bruce salute the players at the end), lovely piano intro by Roy Bittan (building on the original by the excellent David Sancious), and how great to see Clarence's nephew flawlessly recreating the big man's saxophone parts! Fab!
I never thought he could touch the original. But this just might be definitive. This is the album that made me a believer. Still in my All Time Top Ten.
@@nkjrm348 Oh, yes, yes, PLEASE, let's bow deeply to the invaluable and criminally underrated contribution of David Sancious' here. And, let's be honest, arrangements like this piano part and on Incident on 57th St qualify (as do Bittan's parts all over the 3rd LP) for co-writing credit that they never got, whatever reason. My humble opinion. And, yeah, as the precursor to Jungleland, Meeting Across the River and Backstreets, these 2 from the 2nd LP, NY City Serenade is inexcusably unnoticed by the world at large. Can you imagine? After this album they were f'n ready to drop him from the label?
And it's a one-off! Because Bruce felt the guy with the sign who followed E Street throughout Europe deserved it! So they brought in the string section and conductor, rehearsed with the band and camera crew...for a one-off! And by the way, it is magnificent in every way. Thanks for sharing.
I was raised in NJ and am a fan of his from his first album and have never seen a live performance of this song- my favorite all-time Bruce favorite. Thank you for sharing how and what got him to perform it, really nice to know. And many thanks to the fan who carried the banner and got him to play my favorite song. Wished I was there in person.....wish he would play it live sometime here in the states. Grateful that I got to see this live perfromance, a dream come true.
Ok, I was wondering about that. I asked in my previous comment if that was true, that where was a fan that kept following him around Europe requesting that song - thus, the sign at beginning of the video. Do you know where they got the string section from? Also I’ve got a crush on the female violinist on the far right.
Some songs make you want to dance. Some songs want to make you cry. Some songs make you want to turn off the radio. Being a Springsteen fan for 30 years I figured Racing in the Street was always going to be my favourite but now I want to hook up to the night train. This performance transports you to NYC walking in amongst all the characters and the violins just make your spirit soar. Quite a wonderful thing when 12 notes can do that and stop you in your tracks.....
Me removió toda por dentro desde la primera vez que la oí. Hoy la sigo oyendo y me produce las mismas vibraciones, sentimientos,me evade del mundo.... Bravo!!!! La mejor canción que he oído en mi vida.
Greatest version of undoubtedly the greatest song of all time.. I have matched up every great version of every song I have ever heard and nothing comes close to comparison.
Hey jazz man, play me your serenade...My secret favorite Bruce's song...a feeling so much shared around, as I see... Simply stunning. I would like to last forever surrounded by these notes. A beautiful starry night in New York 40 years ago traveling through time and space to our days to save us all and remind us of the immense beauty in the heart of every human being...
So beautiful... the performance is perfect, as is the videography. I am once again in my bed listening to this record as I am falling asleep, with classes to attend the next day.
Pindrop silence as soon as the Professor hits the first piano note till the end when the crowd erupts as one. The band and the crowd realize that magic is happening. My favorite song from the album. Thank you Bruce for enriching our lives.
Solo 8 volte prima di quella sera...c'era un'aria di famiglia quella sera,un'aria di casa...e durante NYCS stupore,ammirazione,la netta sensazione che fosse un momento diverso da tutti gli altri dei concerti del Boss e ce lo siamo goduto tutto,tutti quanti...Questo video ne è la dimostrazione..grazie di tutto,Bruce.
Non si può descrivere a parole quello che è successo in quei 12 minuti. E' come se tutti noi presenti fossimo stati inglobati in una bolla colma d'emozione. Il magico silenzio davanti a tanta bellezza ed il boato finale lo testimoniano. Thanks, Boss.
Omg I thought It was just me. 60 yr old Italian male I cry every time I ever listened to this song starting as an 18 year old, strolling through Manhattan. So Walk Tall, or Dont Walk at All.
I remember finding this song in 1984 when I was a Sophomore in HS. I used to listen to it and fall asleep I remember because of the crying strings and Clarence’s Sax. Jake is searching for the feel for it and Roy plays it a little different here but the song is so full and the string section really makes it. That string section backs up Michael Bolton, Andrea Bocelli, and some other artists that subcontract them. I think they are happy to be there as they smile when Bruce turns to them, you can tell they know they are part of something special. What a great song.. it's a very emotional song...wow!
I was there, at that fantastic concert in Rome! It was my first Boss concert and when I heard to that song I was unbeliever! At my first Bruce concert he played this fantastic song... He's really the best!
This is jaw droppingly beautiful... Flawless performance, and it was unplayed for so long...! I'd give anything to have been there. Rome got a very special gift that night.
When my wife and I fell in love more than 20 years ago we enjoyed this song a lot. The night of this concert we were sitting in our terrace half a mile from Capannelle where this was recorded, waiting for our first baby to be born. Sound came to us clear as if we were there, it was sheer magic. Thanks Bruce.
i was there and myself and three beautiful italian fans hugged and had tears of pure joy as the first notes of this masterpiece echoed around campanelle racetrack at around 11pm local time on a beautiful warm night in the greatest city on this planet❤❤ michael from london ❤❤❤
Well I was there when he played the whole album live in order in Brisbane for only the second time ever ..... I was so excited because the violin players were spotted going in and I started receiving text messages that the album was going to be played ..... when it actually happened it was a dream come true.
che emozione risentirla che emozione sapere di essere lì a nemmeno un metro dal palco...una piccola fetta della mia vita grazie a qs video sarà immortale! grazie BRUCE
This video is the most wonderful example of a time and place. A perfect moment when audience and performers became one, in heart and soul, and the esoteric New York City Serenade was brought to life, and will live forever as the prime example of what is possible with music. Every thing about this is amazing - the train theme - while the train runs in the background. The audience in quiet rapt attention, Billy and Diamond Jackie bogaluing down Broadway and coming home with the loot, the strings bringing the song together with the lovely young violinist beaming with joy and anticipation. Bruce at the end with his proud countenance knowing that he fulfilled the request to the best of his abilities, and made magic happen yet one more time as he is want to do. In a thousand years people will still discover this song, dissect it, and try in vain to figure out what it means to listen to your junk man. Well, Bruce is my junk man, and I love to listen to him and all of his epic pieces showcasing the introspection on the American scene circa the late 70's. If this was Springsteen's only song it would be good enough, but he's got hundreds of examples of poetry put to music. If you're just discovering Bruce Springsteen for the first time, I envy you. You have so much goodness to digest over the course of your life. Go for it!
I saw him sing this in 1979 in St Louis at the Arena. I was in college and clapped so hard when he danced on his piano with red tennis shoes that I broke blood vessel in my finger and had to have my ring cut off. One of the best of many concerts in my life. clap clap clap❤
tutte le volte che mi capita di ascoltarla, riesce a trasmettermi solo sensazioni belle e positive quasi fino alle lacrime per l'emozione che sento nascere dentro di me...attraversa il mio cuore e la mia mente e mi fa pensare che la musica è già di per sè un validissimo motivo per vivere...tra 1 mese esatto saremo ancora insieme Bruce...ti voglio bene
What a way to request it. A nice big banner with one of his classic songs from his second album. One of the hardest songs to play. Awesome job by the string section. Great piano playing by the Professor. Not easy though.
This is the song that hooked me on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Clarence's masterful and heart-wrenching sax haunted me for days. I kept hearing it in my head over and over and could not figure out what the song was and where I heard it. I had an 8 track player that also recorded back in 1974 and one of my best friends, Phil Rosato, asked me to copy his Wild, Innocent & The E St Shuffle Springsteen album for him onto 8 track so he could listen to the Boss in his car. When I started too, I didn't think.much of the "oh so much" noise coming out of the speakers as I was a Neil Diamond fan so I turnrd dow decided to
finalmente sono riuscito a sentirla per la prima volta nella mia vita al Circo Massimo sabato 16/07/16........un'emozione indescrivibile!!! Grazie di cuore Bruce!!!
Twelve and a half years I took what I call my journey I was 57. I took off from NC after losing my wife, my son, my home, my job. I packed all my camping equipment in a 97 Grand Marquis I had bought from my dad after one of my kids wrecked my expedition. Headed west. Headed for Yellowstone and many points beyond. Spent 57 days in a tent. I had a wonderful time. I was alone. I had XM radio. Never turned it on. I just drove thousands of miles in silence, listening to the thoughts in my head. At night I would lay in my tent. I listened to two songs, Mellisa Ethridge, Been talking to my angel and Josh Grobans, Let me Fall. Sure wished I had listened to Bruce
Just plain awesome. This is one of my favorite Springsteen songs, and to hear him nail this 40 YEARS after he originally recorded it is just mind blowing. Glad he put the strings in for this. I'd rate this performance right up there with the Feb. '75 version he did at Widener College in PA, which is captured on the bootleg "The Saint, The Incident, and The Main Point Shuffle" Love how the crowd was so attentive and awestruck too.
I "discovered" Bruce back in 1984 when I was sixteen. Over the past thirty-three years I always come back to his music. He's great and this is one of his best songs.
56 year old man crying his eyes out at his desk every time I watch this. Absolute perfection. No words.............
I feel ya. It had the same effect on me.
Me too!
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My 11-years older brother turned me onto Bruce and it’s late August,1980 and I’m playing high school football in Monessen, PA, a steel town in fast economic decline 30 mile south of Pittsburgh. I’m 17 years old, I’m 6’3” and weigh 160 pounds. Our 106 year old house does not have air conditioning. At night orange light from the steel mill fills the walls of my bedroom. Three-a-day football practices are kicking my ass! Every night after mom’s great meal I go to my room, put on side B of my vinyl copy of “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” (bought used for $2.50 in Charleroi, the next town down the river) and I fall asleep to side B’s three lengthily classics: “Incident,” “Rosalina,” and, “NYC Serenade.” Damn, what a great childhood I had!
Not far from your Monessen roots….grew up in McKeesport when it was something to brag about. Love Bruce and ESB!!
Damn, can't believe you said that. I had my bedroom downstairs, and told my dad to plat side B...greatest side of all albums, to wake me up everyday...
Similar experience growing up in Chicago, but my 2 yr. younger brother was hip to Bruce first and I was on swim team.
Weren't we lucky to grow up with Bruce in our young lives?!?
As a native of New Jersey myself, I feel obligated to watch this video at least twice a week.
Excuse my language, but what a fucking masterpiece of a song: the words, the piano, the vocals,. The board mix on this is perfect, and, oh my god, those strings. Absolute perfection!
When they bring it down and lift it back up on the "He's singing" part, I get chills every time. I love those backing vocals there, too.
It is his Masterpiece. So amazing ...
Could not of said it better!
One of the best versions I ever heard. Old time Bruce fans have to appreciate this version
Yes, yes--yes🎉
But thinking back on all the Bruce shows we've seen over the years (1978--2023...) I don't remember them doing THIS ONE...and I think I'd remember THIS ONE!!
I was there, I couldn't believe this song was finally making it in the setlist, it was a dream come true.
Everything was surreal: the bright Roman summer night sky, a night train passing-by in the distance while Bruce sings "hook up to the night train", the Roma Sinfonietta on stage playing the original score, the silent crowd as if there was only one person attending (me), the energy and the commotion of the thousands of us...
In short, the type of thrills you get only from a Springsteen concert!
What a wonderful depiction of that concert, thank you for sharing. From, your fellow Springsteen fan in Pennsylvania, USA
Heather Buda Hi Heather. I don't know how often "depiction" is used in English, but I rather like it! ;-)
Credevo nessuno se ne fosse accorto di quel treno regionale passato dentro il buio della notte.
Grazie.
Custodisco quell'immagine silenziosa accanto al cuore - il posto giusto.
Right on!
When you have an entire string orchestra at the back of the stage, you can be pretty sure Bruce will look for a NYC Serenade sign!
It's 10 years to the day since this was recorded and I'm sitting here 9 months pregnant, taking it all in. My baby is bopping to the music as tears stream down my face (we'll blame the hormones...!) This is hands down my favourite Boss song. Here's hoping they will play it live again soon. Thank you, thank you, from a very emotional mama to be. ❤
I just came here to find someone who loves this song as much as me! Just a masterpiece!!! Now a 58 yo woman crying!
Hannah, I'll be damned if yours is not the most beautiful comment I've ever read. God bless you, the baby, your family, and all your loved ones.
This is the most beautiful song ever recorded. I played it last night off of You Tube Music for my wife and kids for the first time and usually they talk through songs I pick or ask me to hook up their phones to the car audio but they all listened all the way through. Brilliant arrangement and kudos to a couple of the members of the band involved with the original record; David Sancious and Clarence Clemons, all in their early 20's when they arranged this masterpiece.
U got that right. Dsancois was a genius. Never appreciated this song as I do now. The boss is superhuman
This crown jewel of Springsteen's prodigious musical output recorded over 50 years ago nestles quietly as the final track on his second studio album. Great reading the comments below to find so many others appreciate this gem. This version is just a treat for your ears- thanks for posting.
This is awesome, I don’t know what happened to music but we got this. I keep it in my pocket. So to speak.
The complexity of this song is so underrated. I wish I see it live some day.
i dont think anyone underrates it.
@ Well good for you. 😃
This song is an epic masterpiece. It has the power to transport one, to another time and place. My favorite Bruce song by far.
That it is! My favorite also and this version takes my breath away.
very underrated, though
Totally agree❣️
Me too
yes Bernie
Side 2 of "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" is the most gorgeous stretch of music ever committed to vinyl.
And you know that.
amen to that
i read this and though i always agreed, i got it out and listened to it again. and again. and again. and again. repeat. for like 8 times in a row. it is so good.
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yes, amen sir.
Composed by a young 20-something year old...brilliant and for those who doubt this mans talent, listen. This man was destined for greatness. The smiles on the violinists faces says it all.
Everything about this performance is breathtaking but my absolute favorite is the violinists smiling. Warms me to my bones. Cheers :)
That was interesting…caught my eye too. They must have wished it could just continue on and on. Then Bruce acknowledged them at the end.
unfortunately it was all downhill after this
@@bestbyte1 …..If he would have stuck to music and not introduced politics…..it would have sealed out any negatives.
@@ynotttt nahhh. it wasn’t about the politics... his music has gotten too formulaic and is now just boring generic “BOSS” music
I was there, unforgettable moments with unforgettable people. He wrote this masterpiece when he was 23 years old!
I absolutely LOVE the "Am-I-dreaming?" joy with which the Roma Sinfonietta is playing. So honored to be invited there on stage with Bruce the Maestro! And how sweet and beautiful is it that, at 9:34, you can see that one of the young violinists asked Bruce to SIGN HER SHEET MUSTIC for her!!! Something she will treasure for the rest of her life.
Every time I watch this, I cry. This man so much understands the little movements of everyday life and sacrifice of so many millions of just plain common people. Back in the 1960s, when I was growing up about a dozen miles from Manhattan, the Sunday New York Times magazine ran on its cover the photo of a daisy springing up from a crack in a a let-down concrete walkway. I saved it because hope always springs from the oddest and most destitute of places. I have always loved Springsteen because I think that he understands this, and his understanding comes out in songs such as this one.
So thank you,m Bruce, for the joy and for your understanding of just what it is that makes us human beings tick!
Thank you for sharing that with us other Bruce fans. I am at a painful, and heartbreaking crossroads in my 61yrs old life. Last night I strolled the west side of my city with this song as backdrop, playing thru my earbuds, straight in through my head to my heart & my very soul. Extremely moving. Tonight a stroll through the music of Bruce and the Band is just beginning. What a great song to start me off. 🎼
🎶 🎷 🎺 🎹. 🎸🎻🎙🎵
I cry too! It's just so beautiful and does anyone besides me think this song paints the perfect picture of a couple making love? I made love to my boyfriend the first time I heard this song. My boyfriend bought the album and if you haven't made love while playing this, you need to!!
@@brianwade1819 I’m deaf,I wish they @ least had closed captions so I could read his words.😪
So beautifully said. He’s the troubadour of the masses.
@@brianwade1819 I'm so sorry that I did not see your post two years ago when you wrote it. I've been through crap since I wrote it. Absolute crap. Most of it in Bergen County, NJ. I hope that you have forged through it and have gone onto a happy life. I remember pulling into NYC from college one rainy night in the rain when the neon lights were reflecting in the puddles about 3:00 a.m. I remember photos of Bruce at maybe 17 years standing resolutely in front of the Cafe Wha? I hope that you have reached peace. I will always listen to my junk man. He's singin".
I don’t think there’s any words that exist that can do this performance justice, or even words to describe how it makes you feel.
Your words express what we all feel William. Masterpiece is an understatement
Fortunately I can say I was there! Chills on my skin! Pure magic! Thanks Bruce! Thanks E Street Band! Love you all
Awesome cheers 🍻 from Cleveland
This is perfection. Everything about it is incredibly moving. I come back to this video whenever I need a lift. My favorite song by Bruce. When the string section comes in, it sends shivers down my spine. The joy and smiles on their faces tell me that they knew they were part of something special. You can see that Bruce signed their score sheets. I bet a lot of those sheets are framed and hanging on a wall...
Wow, all these comments are blowing me away. I always felt like I was in my own secret world when I listened to this song through the years, but of course you all know it and love like I do! What a performance bringing this song to life. Hats off to The Wild and the Innocent from just another Jersey boy.
Aunque parezca mentira todavía queda gente con buen gusto, lástima que la mayoría pasemos de los 50 años.
Yeah. The secret was out among us diehards
One of the greatest songs of all time
only 73 likes for the best comment i ever read!!!
You can take out the first part. It is the greatest.
@@ScotsLyon no se wui es peri o bombte grsndeggigj😅😅😮😢🎉😂❤😅😅😮😢🎉😅
yup@@burnout713
That is art, the violinist cant hold back their smiles, just amazing
brad hazen Just pure joy on their faces, that's what Bruce does - he makes you smile, he makes you cry... beautiful.
+wendy jesse You are so right.
+rik wheatley Totally
No kidding, I noticed that the first time I saw this video and look for her every time after. Best gig she'll ever have!
I watch this almost every night. Only Bruce can capture you like this. Even some of the violinist you could see the girl at the end with the big smile. Such an incredible moment from Bruce. You could see their energy growing from his performance
This is the most complex and masterful rock and roll son ever written. It is part classical, part jazz, part soul, part gospel, part folk, part opera that is compounded together to make a West Side Story type rock ballad. I simply do not know if this type of music still can be written, but I certainly wish that it would. I must say that I yearn for the Bruce of old, he really should try to write a throwback record!
My all time favourite
no doubt about it
Nello7 agree. Been blown away since I first heard tut in 1974. I don’t know where it came from
Credit to David Sancious for the string arrangement I think.
I learned to play the guitar in 1985 after hearing this song. It blew me away and I knew I had to learn to play it!! Beautiful beautiful song.
Aww man, this is just something else. Ive never seen this version until just now. Wow. Just look at the string players smiling, they know they are part of something so special. You can see Bruce even autographed the score. This is an ethereal performance - those in the audience were given a great gift that night; it is a rarity indeed. Bruce wrote this at age 23, God bless him.
Bruce opened the show with this when I saw him a few years back. It was the 6th time I had seen him live and I had never seen him play this song before. I was just to the side of the stage, not very far from Bruce and the band. I got quite emotional and tear rolled down my face. It was so moving.
Ero tra coloro che hanno ricevuto questo splendido raro regalo...
@@deborahbaret-ki4ln C'ero anche io 🤗
A Bruce fan since 1977 (I was 16, grew up about 20 min from Freehold NJ and used to crank it up in my '73 Camaro) It's amazing that one person can write this music, write the lyrics and perform it so damn good! Keep rockin' Bruce!
Sounds like me, but not surprised. Think how many 15 year old kids (like myself in 77)heard this. He had us all for life. This is my favorite version of my favorite Bruce song.
I live in cle saw bruce at the agora 1974 still the best live show anywhere seen him a total 7 times need one more fix hopefully 2022
Im 18 years old and Bruce is probably the greatest gift I’ve ever gotten. Songs for every mood, breathtaking live performances and a human making real music. And my favorite part about him is that his so original. Rappers today buys a Lamborghini or a Ferrari after their breakthrough. Bruce still rolls with his Chevy SS. Never let money change him
I was 17 . I found my favorite artist for the rest of my life.
What happens when a genius singer/songwriter mixes one part Gershwin, one part Leonard Bernstein, one part Dylan, one part Van Morrison, and one part Gregorian chants with his own inimitable style? The best 12 minutes on TH-cam.
That is why NO ONE will ever be compared to him. He is simply the best.
One of the greatest performances ever. One of the greatest songs ever.
Si es un crak😅😮😢🎉😂😂
22 and glad with my father to bring me the oportunity to litsen to real music that is so special, with songs that carry you to a mental paradise and make u the feel that you are not losing your time in your live, a strange fell that i cant explain but i know is a good feeling. Thank u dad for show me the real music in life, and boos for making our lives better!!!! Sorry i'm spanish and english is not my speciality😅.
HEALTH AND ROCK&ROLL
For years, starting in college and afterwards I would always play this song just after sunrise, right before going to bed. Obviously I didn't spend much time in classes 😂 This is not only my favorite Springsteen song on my favorite Springsteen album, it's my favorite song of ALL TIME!!! ❤️
😅😮😢🎉😂❤
The second album is so underrated.
This was great.
I completely agree. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle is a great album!
I totally agree
In my opinion it is his best album
I thought Jungleland was the finest ever live performance I had ever seen on YT , by any band ever, and then they do this, honestly I am lost for words
First time finding this
Amazing version of one of the best songs he wrote! Absolutly stunning.
One of the most beautiful rock & roll songs ever.
Profoundly powerful song and album from an American master musician and storyteller.
Hauntingly beautiful and the tears just well up in my eyes before I’m even aware of it instantly taking me back 45 years like a Time Machine.
I think it goes without saying. That was absolutely brilliant.
Truth.
But let's say it anyway. It's Bruce's masterpiece!!! ❤️
I was there. I almost passed out from joy and shock. Such a stirring and memorable performance. Thank you.
12 minutes of pure genius. Spellbound everytime I watch this, my jaw just drops. Love seeing how much the strings are enjoying this song.
I will always thank my father for giving me the opportunity to see this. I was 13 years old at the time, and I will never forget that song, the orchestra... In hindsight, this will always be the most incredible live performance I will have ever seen. Thanks boss and thanks dad
One of the most beautiful compositions ever. I think my most favourite track of all time,
Probably one of Springsteen's most underrated tracks in his songbook. .
never met someone who unterrated this piece. I had some girlfriends, the have been far away from beiing close to springsteen. Whenever I played the album version they just opened their heart...))))
agree! He has so many...
Absolutely
He usually plays this in Philadelphia.
Si es realmente magnigico,y todas sus canciones locsin😅😮😢🎉😂❤
Am I the only one that thinks that the E Street Band dont get enough credit ?
Best group of musicians of all time.
Yeah, man!!
Especially during tours between 2012 and 2014...
I think they get shade they don't deserve. What other group of musicians draw such an age range for an audience ? And the emotion they stir, the tear they draw, grown men even, and we're not supposed to be giving, to such a display. I pray I live to see them just one more time. Love to the Band, and all their fans.
They are brilliant at interpreting Bruce's songs and making them the best they can be.
You right!
Oh, Rome, How very blessed you were to have Bruce grace you with that incredibly special performance of this song!
Yeah, io c'ero ed è stato fantastico, anzi, amazing!!!! 👍👍👍
Io amo moltissimo Bruce!!! Purtroppo non ho mai avuto il piacere di vedere un suo concerto!!!spero che viene in Italia quest,anno!!!🤔🤩🤩
Glorious. I love how the string section is smiling the whole time. Everyone seemed to realize how special this was.
Simply the finest live performance of any song you'll ever hear, stunningly beautiful...!!
🔥Happy 70th BIRTHDAY 🗽 dear 🎁 Mr Bruce Springsteen!!!!!!! ♥️😘 grazie and love from germany :)
I love the little clips of the orchestras faces.
You can really tell they are just blown away by being part of this
How could they not? I would have been blown away just to hold a Tamborine on that stage.
Something very poignant about Bruce as a grown man singing this song that is so evocative of his youth. Love it.
Man, 50ys later there's still no equal to this song!
The magic fingers of Roy Bittan provide a sophisticated backdrop to this wonderful song of the seedy life of the city.🎵 ❤❤❤
A beautiful version of my favourite Bruce song: perfect string arrangements (nice to see Bruce salute the players at the end), lovely piano intro by Roy Bittan (building on the original by the excellent David Sancious), and how great to see Clarence's nephew flawlessly recreating the big man's saxophone parts! Fab!
I never thought he could touch the original. But this just might be definitive. This is the album that made me a believer. Still in my All Time Top Ten.
Thank you for remembering David. The original EStreeter. I still tear up at the memory of Clarence.
@@nkjrm348 Oh, yes, yes, PLEASE, let's bow deeply to the invaluable and criminally underrated contribution of David Sancious' here. And, let's be honest, arrangements like this piano part and on Incident on 57th St qualify (as do Bittan's parts all over the 3rd LP) for co-writing credit that they never got, whatever reason. My humble opinion. And, yeah, as the precursor to Jungleland, Meeting Across the River and Backstreets, these 2 from the 2nd LP, NY City Serenade is inexcusably unnoticed by the world at large. Can you imagine? After this album they were f'n ready to drop him from the label?
And it's a one-off! Because Bruce felt the guy with the sign who followed E Street throughout Europe deserved it! So they brought in the string section and conductor, rehearsed with the band and camera crew...for a one-off! And by the way, it is magnificent in every way. Thanks for sharing.
I was raised in NJ and am a fan of his from his first album and have never seen a live performance of this song- my favorite all-time Bruce favorite. Thank you for sharing how and what got him to perform it, really nice to know. And many thanks to the fan who carried the banner and got him to play my favorite song. Wished I was there in person.....wish he would play it live sometime here in the states. Grateful that I got to see this live perfromance, a dream come true.
Ok, I was wondering about that. I asked in my previous comment if that was true, that where was a fan that kept following him around Europe requesting that song - thus, the sign at beginning of the video. Do you know where they got the string section from? Also I’ve got a crush on the female violinist on the far right.
Some songs make you want to dance. Some songs want to make you cry. Some songs make you want to turn off the radio. Being a Springsteen fan for 30 years I figured Racing in the Street was always going to be my favourite but now I want to hook up to the night train. This performance transports you to NYC walking in amongst all the characters and the violins just make your spirit soar. Quite a wonderful thing when 12 notes can do that and stop you in your tracks.....
How can this beautiful story and music not touch you on some emotional level. We were fortunate enough to be able to watch genius in our time.
Me removió toda por dentro desde la primera vez que la oí. Hoy la sigo oyendo y me produce las mismas vibraciones, sentimientos,me evade del mundo.... Bravo!!!! La mejor canción que he oído en mi vida.
It's the best song I've ever heard in my life too. And I have lived long...👍
This is the best song Bruce has ever written and played. So much meaning and genius compilation.
Absolutely
Un my opinion, the best song is lost in the flood but all the songs of "The wild, The inocent and the e street shuffle" are good.
New York City Serenade... the best song ever
Yes indeed.
Got to be the most perfect piece of live music ever love u bruce
Greatest version of undoubtedly the greatest song of all time.. I have matched up every great version of every song I have ever heard and nothing comes close to comparison.
Brings me to tears sometimes now.All my friends that were there with me listening when we were young.No longer here.
Classic Springsteen, its not about the performer, its all about the performance.
Uh qué buebaxes😅😮😢🎉😂😂
Hey jazz man, play me your serenade...My secret favorite Bruce's song...a feeling so much shared around, as I see... Simply stunning. I would like to last forever surrounded by these notes. A beautiful starry night in New York 40 years ago traveling through time and space to our days to save us all and remind us of the immense beauty in the heart of every human being...
We'll said
The last minute of this song is one of the most beautiful things of I have ever heard.
So beautiful... the performance is perfect, as is the videography. I am once again in my bed listening to this record as I am falling asleep, with classes to attend the next day.
Pindrop silence as soon as the Professor hits the first piano note till the end when the crowd erupts as one. The band and the crowd realize that magic is happening. My favorite song from the album. Thank you Bruce for enriching our lives.
Solo 8 volte prima di quella sera...c'era un'aria di famiglia quella sera,un'aria di casa...e durante NYCS stupore,ammirazione,la netta sensazione che fosse un momento diverso da tutti gli altri dei concerti del Boss e ce lo siamo goduto tutto,tutti quanti...Questo video ne è la dimostrazione..grazie di tutto,Bruce.
Amazing song in a blinding performance.
I stood hypnotized through the whole video.
That's a good way to describe this, a totally 'blinding performance." Hypnotizing. His best.
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Non si può descrivere a parole quello che è successo in quei 12 minuti. E' come se tutti noi presenti fossimo stati inglobati in una bolla colma d'emozione. Il magico silenzio davanti a tanta bellezza ed il boato finale lo testimoniano. Thanks, Boss.
vero vero vero verissimo. Magico. Una notte indimenticabile.
da brividi...
Speriamo ci faccia il bis, sempre a Roma tra un paio di mesi…
Omg I thought It was just me. 60 yr old Italian male I cry every time I ever listened to this song starting as an 18 year old, strolling through Manhattan. So Walk Tall, or Dont Walk at All.
You can almost smell NYC in this song...pure creative genius. Better and better every year
I remember finding this song in 1984 when I was a Sophomore in HS. I used to listen to it and fall asleep I remember because of the crying strings and Clarence’s Sax. Jake is searching for the feel for it and Roy plays it a little different here but the song is so full and the string section really makes it. That string section backs up Michael Bolton, Andrea Bocelli, and some other artists that subcontract them. I think they are happy to be there as they smile when Bruce turns to them, you can tell they know they are part of something special. What a great song.. it's a very emotional song...wow!
I was there, at that fantastic concert in Rome! It was my first Boss concert and when I heard to that song I was unbeliever! At my first Bruce concert he played this fantastic song... He's really the best!
wow
Every emotion under the sun, all wrapped up in one song. Amazing
Absolute perfection , I don't mind admitting this brought me to tears too .. just incredible ...
Who among us can't cry when we hear this??? 🥲👍
I saw Bruce play this at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby Pa . In 1974, been a fan ever since
This is jaw droppingly beautiful...
Flawless performance, and it was unplayed for so long...!
I'd give anything to have been there. Rome got a very special gift that night.
When my wife and I fell in love more than 20 years ago we enjoyed this song a lot. The night of this concert we were sitting in our terrace half a mile from Capannelle where this was recorded, waiting for our first baby to be born. Sound came to us clear as if we were there, it was sheer magic. Thanks Bruce.
This is absolutely stunning. Always loved this. Never thought I’d see it done live so sublimely.
i was there and myself and three beautiful italian fans hugged and had tears of pure joy as the first notes of this masterpiece echoed around campanelle racetrack at around 11pm local time on a beautiful warm night in the greatest city on this planet❤❤ michael from london ❤❤❤
"Its a mad dog's promenade" "So walk Tall or Baby dont walk at all"Bruce Springsteen ❤❤❤❤
Lucky bastards. He only played this like 6 times live. Happy for everyone who heard it!
Well I was there when he played the whole album live in order in Brisbane for only the second time ever ..... I was so excited because the violin players were spotted going in and I started receiving text messages that the album was going to be played ..... when it actually happened it was a dream come true.
Ok! I'll take it as a compliment😂 yes I was there and still can't believe it
@@billk9856 🥰
seen him like 40x never seen this
opening song in Philly in 9/7/16, and I absolutely went ape shit
Definitely one of Bruce’s most underrated songs of all-time
Tante lacrime. Come in quella serata di luglio a Roma.
Concerto indimenticabile.
Grazie!
One of the best live performances ever done and perhaps ever will be. Pure art, period.
Quante volte l'ho guardato e quante ho pianto. Una delle notti più belle della mia vita.
che emozione risentirla che emozione sapere di essere lì a nemmeno un metro dal palco...una piccola fetta della mia vita grazie a qs video sarà immortale! grazie BRUCE
This is the best video on the internet.
Listen to your junk man
This video alone is a reason enough for TH-cam to exist.
This video is the most wonderful example of a time and place. A perfect moment when audience and performers became one, in heart and soul, and the esoteric New York City Serenade was brought to life, and will live forever as the prime example of what is possible with music. Every thing about this is amazing - the train theme - while the train runs in the background. The audience in quiet rapt attention, Billy and Diamond Jackie bogaluing down Broadway and coming home with the loot, the strings bringing the song together with the lovely young violinist beaming with joy and anticipation. Bruce at the end with his proud countenance knowing that he fulfilled the request to the best of his abilities, and made magic happen yet one more time as he is want to do.
In a thousand years people will still discover this song, dissect it, and try in vain to figure out what it means to listen to your junk man. Well, Bruce is my junk man, and I love to listen to him and all of his epic pieces showcasing the introspection on the American scene circa the late 70's. If this was Springsteen's only song it would be good enough, but he's got hundreds of examples of poetry put to music. If you're just discovering Bruce Springsteen for the first time, I envy you. You have so much goodness to digest over the course of your life. Go for it!
Murray westenskow No time to get cute.
No thought the best.
I saw him sing this in 1979 in St Louis at the Arena. I was in college and clapped so hard when he danced on his piano with red tennis shoes that I broke blood vessel in my finger and had to have my ring cut off. One of the best of many concerts in my life. clap clap clap❤
tutte le volte che mi capita di ascoltarla, riesce a trasmettermi solo sensazioni belle e positive quasi fino alle lacrime per l'emozione che sento nascere dentro di me...attraversa il mio cuore e la mia mente e mi fa pensare che la musica è già di per sè un validissimo motivo per vivere...tra 1 mese esatto saremo ancora insieme Bruce...ti voglio bene
concordo !
What a way to request it. A nice big banner with one of his classic songs from his second album. One of the hardest songs to play. Awesome job by the string section. Great piano playing by the Professor. Not easy though.
Che bello poter dire "Io c'ero" .
Emozioni fortissime.. grazie Bruce :)
I luv falling asleep 2 this the Professor hitting those keys. Pure magic
This is the song that hooked me on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Clarence's masterful and heart-wrenching sax haunted me for days. I kept hearing it in my head over and over and could not figure out what the song was and where I heard it. I had an 8 track player that also recorded back in 1974 and one of my best friends, Phil Rosato, asked me to copy his Wild, Innocent & The E St Shuffle Springsteen album for him onto 8 track so he could listen to the Boss in his car. When I started too, I didn't think.much of the "oh so much" noise coming out of the speakers as I was a Neil Diamond fan so I turnrd dow decided to
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finalmente sono riuscito a sentirla per la prima volta nella mia vita al Circo Massimo sabato 16/07/16........un'emozione indescrivibile!!! Grazie di cuore Bruce!!!
ero presente che serata!
One of the most incredible live Springsteen moments I've been lucky enough to enjoy. Love Rome, love Bruce.
imm listening to this for 38 years more in love with this now than ever just no words for this
Amazing that thousands of people can not make a single sound....perfection!
Twelve and a half years I took what I call my journey I was 57. I took off from NC after losing my wife, my son, my home, my job. I packed all my camping equipment in a 97 Grand Marquis I had bought from my dad after one of my kids wrecked my expedition. Headed west. Headed for Yellowstone and many points beyond. Spent 57 days in a tent. I had a wonderful time. I was alone. I had XM radio. Never turned it on. I just drove thousands of miles in silence, listening to the thoughts in my head. At night I would lay in my tent. I listened to two songs, Mellisa Ethridge, Been talking to my angel and Josh Grobans, Let me Fall. Sure wished I had listened to Bruce
Just plain awesome. This is one of my favorite Springsteen songs, and to hear him nail this 40 YEARS after he originally recorded it is just mind blowing. Glad he put the strings in for this. I'd rate this performance right up there with the Feb. '75 version he did at Widener College in PA, which is captured on the bootleg "The Saint, The Incident, and The Main Point Shuffle" Love how the crowd was so attentive and awestruck too.
I "discovered" Bruce back in 1984 when I was sixteen. Over the past thirty-three years I always come back to his music. He's great and this is one of his best songs.
In the begining hours of another deep dive into Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.