These are the last two songs at the end of side 2 on the Born to Run album. They are the summation of the greatest Rock and Roll story ever told on vinyl. I was 15 and looking ahead I was excited and scared all at the same time. This album, this man and his band became a guidepost to what lay ahead. All these many long years down the road, I can say that Bruce and his music have never let me down.
The sheer poetic brilliance of moving from "hey Eddie, can you get lend me a few bucks and ... get us a ride" to poor (witless?) Eddie being roped in on some kind of dangerous criminal deal is amazing. The first time I heard it I was transported to a scene of hot rooftops panning down to heat shimmers rising off the sidewalks of some city in New Jersey on a summer afternoon. The whole song was a complete cinematic journey. Right to the end when the singer walks out, after proving he wasn't just all talk, to roam the night's cooler streets.
That sax solo on Jungleland always gets me - the signature sound of the late, great Clarence Clemons - now it's his nephew Jake playing the sax. What an absolutely gorgeous song! Meeting Across the River is an excellent but rarely heard piece of music. Thanks for posting both!
The Boss, love this man. I saw him Wildwood NJ 1974 in a little bar, all by himself. My memory is fuzzy but I think Southside Johnny was on playing. He came in, sang a few songs and was gone. Have never forgotten his voice. I can still play it in my head. I was 15.!!!
I saw Bruce in a pub in Lake Placid, off season, apparently as he prepared for a tour from what the bar peeps told me later. Just him and a piano. No guitar. No Stevie. No Clarence. Maybe 15 people in the crowd including a group of drunk chicks that wouldn't give it up. Bruce asked them to tone it down. They wouldn't as they had no idea of the impact of his lyrics. A few songs later he returned to his room. Absolute fucking waste due to a few tone deaf drunks. If you truly love music, you have to respect the musician.
There's a lot of haters out there (not here) who think that Bruce can't sing. LOL. Vids like this put that to rest. And 40-45 years ago he was much better, too.
Had the opportunity ...to meet Clarence in Providence Rh Island Christmas show 1979 .... with back stage passes .... was leaning on stage at the bottom of Clarence Clemons feet .... he looked down at me and winked and went into Jungle land SAX SOLO ... got goose bumps just recalling the memory ....lovely man xo R.I.P. My brother .... later that evening they had Heinekens and Becks ....and no bottle opener .... I carried one in my wallet ...and my wallet had that stashed condom look ...only it was a bottle opener .... Me and Lil Stevie hung out..... and.... secretly..... opened bottles for me and Stevie ...told everyone I opened with my teeth and laughed .... there was only enough beer ....for me and Stevie .... 4 cases LMAO (Eddie)
These songs are from a time and a place in my life when things were hectic and seemed to fall into turmoil very fast.. Nights spent with headphones on, listening to the album and just waiting for these two songs to drag the emotion out of the place I tried to keep it boxed up..
Gary Boyce I had exactly the same experience as a student in the early 80s. I couldn’t find anyone who shared my enthusiasm at that time, so it was just me and my headphones.
@@peterlayzell7245 Me too in the 70's. I saw Bruce in 1974 and fell in love with these two songs. Spent many a night listening to them. On the worst day of my life, the day my wife left me, I listened to them over and over and over and it got me through the first night and many after that.
These are the last two songs at the end of side 2 on the Born to Run album. They are the summation of the greatest Rock and Roll story ever told on vinyl. I was 15 and looking ahead I was excited and scared all at the same time. This album, this man and his band became a guidepost to what lay ahead. All these many long years down the road, I can say that Bruce and his music have never let me down.
I loved this track the first time I heard it, it takes a very special person to write like lyrics this, it is a little movie all of it's own with all the characters drawn fully in a few words. When he came to the UK years ago our miners where locked into a battle with Police brought up from London to break them, Bruce gave the miners support fund thousands of pounds, what a marvelous human being
This reminds me - the Roy Bittan solo, post sax - of a farmhouse in upstate New York my mother took me to once - she was thinking of buying it, but never had the guts to do it - high atop a hill overlooking a small village. I wish she had. Her dreams, and life, would be so much different now...
no dislikes. nuff said. always get a kick seeing Silvio lettin rip on his Strat. Worth a discussion, best two back-to-back to close out any album . . .
I witnessed Meeting then into Jungleland in 2003 in Manchester, my hometown - U.K. during the Rising Tour. One of the highlights of my life and I’ve seen him 10 times. But that was my favourite moment. Just beautiful.
You just DO! Particularly if Jungleland follows Meeting Across The River, It's totally involuntary. As the violin comes in Your entire life floods past your eyes and down your cheeks... and you actually melt into a puddle of nostalgia and emotion. It is both uplifting and exhausting in equal measures.
I’ve seen him 22 times, only 3 times have I seen Jungleland. Never saw Meeting. Sadly, saw “she’s the one” every time. Used to like it, hate it now. Not sure why that’s the automatic inclusion on the setlist over BTR, Thunder Road, etc. but never saw a show I didn’t love ❤️
Hey lacabezonadeap7, thank you for uploading one of the highlights of the concert I visited as well. Please check my own videos for 4 other songs of that magic night !
Hey, Eddie, can you lend me a few bucks And tonight can you get us a ride Gotta make it through the tunnel Got a meeting with a man on the other side Hey Eddie, this guy, he's the real thing So if you want to come along You gotta promise you won't say anything 'Cause this guy don't dance And the word's been passed this is our last chance We gotta stay cool tonight, Eddie 'Cause man, we got ourselves out on that line And if we blow this one They ain't gonna be looking for just me this time And all we gotta do is hold up our end Here stuff this in your pocket It'll look like you're carrying a friend And remember, just don't smile Change your shirt, 'cause tonight we got style Well Cherry says she's gonna walk 'Cause she found out I took her radio and hocked it But Eddie, man, she don't understand That two grand's practically sitting here in my pocket And tonight's gonna be everything that I said And when I walk through that door I'm just gonna throw that money on the bed She'll see this time I wasn't just talking Then I'm gonna go out walking Hey Eddie, can you catch us a ride ?
Hello Bruce... sorry im tell you im deutsch.. Information in German.... Bis to my 7o Birtday ere im a Happy person On all Wekend waere im in the Danzcaf Then comming the cressche Im had 5. Es waeren Wirbelbrueche 1 waere broken. She musst new maket wordn. And then come a Schlaganfall
Christ !!!! Can it get any better than this, Iconic,poetic,heroic !!!!
"Meeting" is my fave Springsteen song. The haunting trumpet and the piano mastery.....It just is. My fave B.S. song.
An underappreciated gem, for sure!
These are the last two songs at the end of side 2 on the Born to Run album. They are the summation of the greatest Rock and Roll story ever told on vinyl.
I was 15 and looking ahead I was excited and scared all at the same time. This album, this man and his band became a guidepost to what lay ahead.
All these many long years down the road, I can say that Bruce and his music have never let me down.
I agree,wonderful.
One of his best POEMS ever
a movie could be written around this one song. very powerful man.
The sheer poetic brilliance of moving from "hey Eddie, can you get lend me a few bucks and ... get us a ride" to poor (witless?) Eddie being roped in on some kind of dangerous criminal deal is amazing. The first time I heard it I was transported to a scene of hot rooftops panning down to heat shimmers rising off the sidewalks of some city in New Jersey on a summer afternoon. The whole song was a complete cinematic journey. Right to the end when the singer walks out, after proving he wasn't just all talk, to roam the night's cooler streets.
The first couple of notes I went crazy. I knew what was coming after
to me, more than anything else this IS Bruce Springsteen, the very essence of who he is...absolutely fantastic
Bruce is like a good whiskey, he just get better as the years pass. I could listen to him all day, everyday he has such an extensive catalogue.❤❤❤❤❤❤
I waited 42 years to finally see this in concert. Night 2 in Perth, Western Australia on the 2017 tour. Yes, I wept.
It is an emotional overload!
Two thoughts... yes, epic moment, and TOTALLY jealous. Glad you enjoyed, friend !!!!
I can relate !.More than a song to me
That sax solo on Jungleland always gets me - the signature sound of the late, great Clarence Clemons - now it's his nephew Jake playing the sax. What an absolutely gorgeous song! Meeting Across the River is an excellent but rarely heard piece of music. Thanks for posting both!
Greatest of all time
The Boss, love this man. I saw him Wildwood NJ 1974 in a little bar, all by himself. My memory is fuzzy but I think Southside Johnny was on playing. He came in, sang a few songs and was gone. Have never forgotten his voice. I can still play it in my head. I was 15.!!!
I saw Bruce in a pub in Lake Placid, off season, apparently as he prepared for a tour from what the bar peeps told me later. Just him and a piano. No guitar. No Stevie. No Clarence. Maybe 15 people in the crowd including a group of drunk chicks that wouldn't give it up. Bruce asked them to tone it down. They wouldn't as they had no idea of the impact of his lyrics. A few songs later he returned to his room. Absolute fucking waste due to a few tone deaf drunks. If you truly love music, you have to respect the musician.
@@jppaul1261 Jesus that's the worst story I've ever heard! It's like a dark fairy tale.
little bar in red bank ..1975 on the juke box...wonderful...
Robin Varner, the Boss is best w/Southside Johnny, totally immersed when the 2 are one
Are you serious? I spent the entire summer of '74 in Wildwood. I even wrote a song about it. Do you happen to know which bar it was?
Beautiful noir trumpet playing on "Meeting" with great piano mastery by "The Professor". Bravo!!!
Probably the best concert ever that me and my wife have been to
after all these years this proves why he is the BOSS
There's a lot of haters out there (not here) who think that Bruce can't sing. LOL. Vids like this put that to rest. And 40-45 years ago he was much better, too.
What a great concert this was. He still is "the man".
These 2 songs really work better together - Meeting sets up the tension for Junglelands release
How did David Chase not use "Meeting Across the River" in "The Sopranos" ?
Had the opportunity ...to meet Clarence in Providence Rh Island Christmas show 1979 .... with back stage passes .... was leaning on stage at the bottom of Clarence Clemons feet .... he looked down at me and winked and went into Jungle land SAX SOLO ... got goose bumps just recalling the memory ....lovely man xo R.I.P. My brother .... later that evening they had Heinekens and Becks ....and no bottle opener .... I carried one in my wallet ...and my wallet had that stashed condom look ...only it was a bottle opener .... Me and Lil Stevie hung out..... and.... secretly..... opened bottles for me and Stevie ...told everyone I opened with my teeth and laughed .... there was only enough beer ....for me and Stevie .... 4 cases LMAO (Eddie)
This is friggin epic.
These songs are from a time and a place in my life when things were hectic and seemed to fall into turmoil very fast.. Nights spent with headphones on, listening to the album and just waiting for these two songs to drag the emotion out of the place I tried to keep it boxed up..
Gary Boyce I had exactly the same experience as a student in the early 80s. I couldn’t find anyone who shared my enthusiasm at that time, so it was just me and my headphones.
@@peterlayzell7245 Me too in the 70's. I saw Bruce in 1974 and fell in love with these two songs. Spent many a night listening to them. On the worst day of my life, the day my wife left me, I listened to them over and over and over and it got me through the first night and many after that.
These are the last two songs at the end of side 2 on the Born to Run album. They are the summation of the greatest Rock and Roll story ever told on vinyl.
I was 15 and looking ahead I was excited and scared all at the same time. This album, this man and his band became a guidepost to what lay ahead.
All these many long years down the road, I can say that Bruce and his music have never let me down.
I loved this track the first time I heard it, it takes a very special person to write like lyrics this, it is a little movie all of it's own with all the characters drawn fully in a few words. When he came to the UK years ago our miners where locked into a battle with Police brought up from London to break them, Bruce gave the miners support fund thousands of pounds, what a marvelous human being
It is cinematic. Very.
This reminds me - the Roy Bittan solo, post sax - of a farmhouse in upstate New York my mother took me to once - she was thinking of buying it, but never had the guts to do it - high atop a hill overlooking a small village. I wish she had. Her dreams, and life, would be so much different now...
As usual awesome piano
Thanks Boss
Was there, an amazing night. Love listening to the show on my ipod.
no dislikes. nuff said. always get a kick seeing Silvio lettin rip on his Strat. Worth a discussion, best two back-to-back to close out any album . . .
I love this song.
Been lucky to get Meeting into Jungleland 5 times including this one
I witnessed Meeting then into Jungleland in 2003 in Manchester, my hometown - U.K. during the Rising Tour. One of the highlights of my life and I’ve seen him 10 times. But that was my favourite moment. Just beautiful.
@@mankydave67 I was at Old Trafford for that show too. Meeting into Jungleland on a balmy May evening was just sublime.
wow! another epic performance
when the Boss raise his hands
something happen..
"Because tonight we got style."
Seen Bruce 3 times but never seen jungleland, I think I'd cry if I seen it.
Ive never heard "Meeting" and would love to but heard "Jungleland". Big Man's solo was moving, musically mind blowing.
You just DO! Particularly if Jungleland follows Meeting Across The River, It's totally involuntary. As the violin comes in Your entire life floods past your eyes and down your cheeks... and you actually melt into a puddle of nostalgia and emotion. It is both uplifting and exhausting in equal measures.
@@IwishIcould2 I cried watching that transition on this video.
I’ve seen him 22 times, only 3 times have I seen Jungleland. Never saw Meeting. Sadly, saw “she’s the one” every time. Used to like it, hate it now. Not sure why that’s the automatic inclusion on the setlist over BTR, Thunder Road, etc. but never saw a show I didn’t love ❤️
You yr E Street rock & Clarence
On Sax & you Bruce
16 Minutes of magic!
just another fine example of why bruce and the boys especially my man roy are kings !!!!
Still cuts to my soul !
Had a sign requesting Meeting Across the River at the Va Beach '16 show. No dice that night but I am glad to see this clip here. Awesome.
Highlight of.. the show. A gift to us all for that GD brutal two-hour rain delay. ugh!
This is Paradise
I don't know if can get any better !!!big man RIP
Noć puna predobre muzike.
1 of the best songs he ever wrote was meeting
La,esibizione di Bruce e jeck!e stata memorabile!!🙋😷😢😍😍😍😘😘😘🎸🎷🎶🎶💫💕♥️💯
thanks for making this.
that's top shelf stuff
it should be illegal to put an advert halfway through the sax solo
You too? They must have done that deliberately.
Ha - they know where the money shot is those pricks
GREAT Post! GREAT Audio/Video! I was looking for Meeting Across the River into Jungleland and I found it here, for sure! THANKS.
Prelepa noć sa prelepim čovekom.
Not as big a fan of his post-Clarence stuff BUT, THIS 2-some is an INCREDIBLE Surprise!!!
BTR Rules!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Jeck!! Immenso !! Mitico emozionante!! Toccante ci ricorda tanto Clarence!!😇😇😕😀😍🤩💗💗💔💔💓💓🎶🎶🎶🎶💎🎷🎸💋💋
Way to go 😮
Excellente!! i always call the stadium the meadowlands, anybody got live footage from July 29 1999 show? was there with ex, just brings back ....
inspiration, perspiration, admiration...
Jim Florentine plays horn well.
Kidding people. RIP Big man
Love this song and performance
Totally spellbinding .
PURE EXTASY !
MAGIC
Stunning
❤️😍
My favorite song
This is awesome, I just wish Jake had a bit more face time during his solo. Is this rookie hazing?
on my knees
Hey lacabezonadeap7, thank you for uploading one of the highlights of the concert I visited as well. Please check my own videos for 4 other songs of that magic night !
Master piece
Wow that trumpet. Could big man play trumpet
Hell yes!!!
I agree, Ecstasy. X or C who cares... Just amazing.
Classic!
pas la plus connue...mais ma préférée.
Giant Rock !
Listened to this at Glasgow Uni cafe, B side of Born to run, everybody joined in X
I was at this show. I think it started late due to a rain delay.
Só eu de brasileira Aki?💓
Hey, Eddie, can you lend me a few bucks
And tonight can you get us a ride
Gotta make it through the tunnel
Got a meeting with a man on the other side
Hey Eddie, this guy, he's the real thing
So if you want to come along
You gotta promise you won't say anything
'Cause this guy don't dance
And the word's been passed this is our last chance
We gotta stay cool tonight, Eddie
'Cause man, we got ourselves out on that line
And if we blow this one
They ain't gonna be looking for just me this time
And all we gotta do is hold up our end
Here stuff this in your pocket
It'll look like you're carrying a friend
And remember, just don't smile
Change your shirt, 'cause tonight we got style
Well Cherry says she's gonna walk
'Cause she found out I took her radio and hocked it
But Eddie, man, she don't understand
That two grand's practically sitting here in my pocket
And tonight's gonna be everything that I said
And when I walk through that door
I'm just gonna throw that money on the bed
She'll see this time I wasn't just talking
Then I'm gonna go out walking
Hey Eddie, can you catch us a ride ?
63yr old...
And never been to bruce concert?
Eu vi três vezes
Todas incríveis ❤🇧🇷
The lack of wide and tight shots on Jake during his Jungleland sax solo is an insult. Terrible camera work, editing and direction.
+secretbreak who cares dude? wake up and enjoy
Thoroughly enjoy this song Rick, one of my favourites. Must have been a bad sleep will try to wake up ;)
where was this?
Pretty good songs. He'd do good on American Idol.
"wind up wounded and not even dead"
Totally ruined by pointless adverts!!
And in the middle of the sax solo no less.
Apparently Sergey Brin needs more billions....
at once
The only song I like by Bruce
Why are people booing?
They're not..they're saying Bruce..Bruce Bruce...
Bruuuuuuuuuuce
@@fierymoon2835bruuuuuuuuuuuuuce,❤❤❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷
3 people who don't deserve ears
The Boyos
Hello Bruce... sorry im tell you im deutsch.. Information in German.... Bis to my 7o Birtday ere im a Happy person On all Wekend waere im in the Danzcaf Then comming the cressche Im had 5. Es waeren Wirbelbrueche 1 waere broken. She musst new maket wordn. And then come a Schlaganfall
Meeting across the river gets little play time.
N
Ya gotta do meeting more live boss