The songs performed in 2009 by Bruce Springsteen

The friends at BTX have compiled this interesting information.
The songs performed by Bruce and the band in 2009, and number of times each song was performed.

GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ (1973) (9/9)
Blinded By The Light 2
Growin' Up 14
Mary Queen of Arkansas 1
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Sreett? 3
Lost In The Flood 2
The Angel 1
For You 7
Spirit In The Night 21
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 5

THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE (1973) (7/7)
The E Street Shuffle 9
4th July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 3
Kitty's Back 9
Wild Billy's Circus Story 1
Incident on 57th Street 4
Rosalita (COme Out Tonight) 42
New York City Serenade 1

BORN TO RUN (1975) (8/8)
Thunder Road 50
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 42
Night 23
Backstreets 21
Born To Run 85
She's The One 34
Meeting Across The River 13
Jungleland 27

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (1978) (10/10)
Badlands 81
Adam Raised A Cain 8
Something In The Night 8
Candy's Room 11
Racing In The Street 8
The Promised Land 72
Factory 5
Streets Of Fire 3
Prove It All Night 22
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 10

THE RIVER (1980) (20/20)
The Ties That Bind 7
Sherry Darling 8
Jackson Cage 5
Two Hearts 7
Independence Day 2
Hungry Heart 43
Out In The Street 40
Crush On You 1
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 3
I Wanna Marry You 2
The River 16
Point Blank 3
Cadillac Ranch 11
I'm A Rocker 2
Fade Away 2
Stolen Car 1
Ramrod 8
The Price You Pay 2
Drive All Night 2
Wreck On The Highway 1

NEBRASKA (1982) (2/10)
Atlantic City 9
Johnny 99 67

BORN IN THE U.S.A. (1984) (12/12)
Born In The U.S.A. 7
Cover Me 11
Darlington County 14
Working On The Highway 16
Downbound Train 6
I'm On Fire 12
No Surrender 45
Bobby Jean 34
I'm Going Down 13
Glory Days 32
Dancing In The Dark 63
My Hometown 4

LIVE 1975/85 (1986) (5/8)
Raise Your Hand 62
Seeds 63
Because The Night 18
Fire 1
Jersey Girl 3

TUNNEL OF LOVE (1987) (1/12)
Tougher Than The Rest 2

HUMAN TOUCH (1992) (2/14)
Human Touch 4
All Or Nothin' At All 1

LUCKY TOWN (1992) (2/10)
If I Should Fall Behind 2
Living Proof 1

PLUGGED (1993) (1 / 2)
Red Headed Woman 2

GREATEST HITS (1995) (3/5)
Streets Of Philadelphia 1
This Hard Land 4
Murder, Inc. 6

THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD (1995) (2/12)
The Ghost Of Tom Joad 27
Youngstown 16

TRACKS (1998) / 18 TRACKS (1999) (15/62)
Seaside Bar Song 1
Thundercrack 3
Rendezvous 4
Give The Girl A Kiss 1
So Young and In Love 3
Roulette (1988 b-side) 1
Loose Ends 4
Be True (1980 b-side) 5
My Love Will Not Let You Down 12
Stand On It (1985 b-side) 1
Pink Cadillac (1984 b-side) 4
Janey Don't You Lose Heart (1985 b-side) 2
Back in Your Arms 2
The Fever 2
Restless Nights 1

LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (2001) (2/2)
Land Of Hope And Dreams 39
American Skin (41 Shots) 7

THE RISING (2002) (6/15)
Lonesome Day 74
Into The Fire 4
Waitin' On A Sunny Day 80
Mary's Place 1
The Rising 81
My City In Ruins 1

THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Bonus disc) (2003) (2/11)
Trapped (originally released on 'We Are The World' 1985) 11
From Small Things Big Things Come 1

DEVILS AND DUST (2005) (0/12)

HAMMERSMITH ODEON LONDON '75 (2005) (2/2)
Detroit Medley (also released on 'No Nukes' album in 1981) 11
Quarter To Three 1

WE SHALL OVERCOME – THE SEEGER SESSIONS (2006) (1/18)
American Land 85

LIVE IN DUBLIN (2007) (0/3)

MAGIC (2008) (6/12)
Radio Nowhere 44
Gypsy Biker 1
Girls In Their Summer Clothes 4
Last To Die 3
Long Walk Home 9
I'll Work For Your Love 1

WORKING ON A DREAM (2009) (10/13)
Outlaw Pete 72
My Lucky Day 21
Working On A Dream 84
Queen Of The Supermarket 1
What Love Can Do 1
This Life 3
Good Eye 3
Kingdom Of Days 32
Surprise Surprise 7
The Wrestler 21

MISCELLANEOUS RELEASED SONGS (5)
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (1975) 7
I Ain't Got No Home (1988) 1
Wrecking Ball (2009 i-tunes single) 15
Great Balls of fire (RnRHoF concert, 1996 – backing Jerry Lee Lewis) 1
Merry Christmas Baby 1

UNRELEASED COVER VERSIONS (61)
Hard Times 55
Mustang Sally 1
Seven Nights to Rock 9
Good Rockin' Tonight 1
Proud Mary 3
Bad Luck 1
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 1
I Wanna Be Sedated 1
Wild Thing 2
Rockin' All Over The World 4
96 Tears 1
You can't sit down 3
Mountain of Love 2
London Calling 2
Seventh Son 1
Hang On Sloopy 2
Expressway To Your Heart 1
You really got me 1
Louie Louie 1
My Generation 1
Woolly Bully 1
Good Lovin' 5
Mony, Mony 6
Twist & Shout 23
Little Latin Lupe Lu 1
Like a rolling stone 1
Dark end of the street 1
Who'll Stop The Rain 2
Boom Boom 2
Coma Girl 1
I Fought the law 3
Pretty woman 1
Travellin' band 1
Summertime Blues 2
You never can tell 2
Burning love 2
Born to be wild 1
Sha La La 1
Heat wave (instrumental) 1
Jole Blon 2
Then She Kissed Me 1
Double shot of my baby's love 1
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 2
Da Doo Ron Ron 1
Rockin' Robin 1
The Wanderer 1
Jailhouse Rock 1
The Last Time 1
Little Bit o' Soul 1
When you walk in the room 1
Medley: All Shook Up/Blue Suede Shoes 1
Higher and higher 11
Save the last dance for me 1
Roll Over Beethoven 1
Brown eyed girl 1
Sweet Soul Music 1
Can't help falling in love 2
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 1
Ring Of Fire 1
Green Onions 2
I Don't Wanna Hang Up My Rock 'n' Roll Shoes 1


ADDITIONAL SONGS PLAYED BY THE E-STREET BAND AT
THE 2 NON-TOUR DATES
(Superbowl , Tampa 1.2.09 & Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Concert,
New York 29.10.09 )
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (both events)
Working On A Dream (Superbowl)
Born To Run (both events)
Glory Days (Superbowl)
Hold On I'm Comin' (Hall of Fame) *
Soul Man (Hall of Fame) *
Ghost Of Tom Joad (Hall of Fame)
Fortunate Son (Hall of Fame) *
Proud Mary (Hall of Fame)
Pretty woman (Hall of Fame)
Jungleland (Hall of Fame)
A Fine Fine Boy (Hall of Fame) *
Da Doo Ron Ron (Hall of Fame)
London Calling (Hall of Fame)
Badlands (Hall of Fame)
You May Be Right (Hall of Fame) *
Only The Good Die Young (Hall of Fame) *
New York State Of Mind (Hall of Fame) *
Higher and higher (Hall of Fame)

Songs denoted * weren't played during the WOAD tour – Total : 7
(all of them unreleased cover versions)

Bruce at CBS' The Early Show

Worst album cover of the year 2009

According to Pitchfork, Working on a Dream is one of the worst album covers of the year, along with album covers by Chris Brown, Green Day, Joss Stone, Keith Urban or Neil Young. Pitchwork writes: "In simpler times, the Boss would've just put his tight ass in blue jeans in front of an American flag. Even with Bruce celebrating his 60th birthday this year, I think we all would have preferred that. There's a chorus on this album that goes, "I had my good eye to the dark/ And my blind eye to the sun." We'll take the apology however we can get it."

We wont' say if it is or not the worst album design for this year, but we're sure it is a new low in Springsteen cover art, along with the dreadful design for In Concert MTV Plugged.

Restless Nights

An impressive animation created by Roberto Ceriani (www.robertoceriani.com)

Statement from Bruce Springsteen

From brucespringsteen.net:

Like many of you who live in New Jersey, I've been following the progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being considered in Trenton. I've long believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same sex couples and fully agree with Governor Corzine when he writes that, "The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is -- a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law." I couldn't agree more with that statement and urge those who support equal treatment for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to let their voices be heard now.

Mike Appel on Springsteen

Mike Appel, Bruce Springsteen's first manager (1972-76) recalls in his website his adventure at the recent Buffalo concert. He was personally invited by Springsteen and flew in and out with the band's jet. Bruce dedicated to him that night's performance of his first album Greetings from Asbury Park NJ, produced in 1973 by Appel ("to the man who got me in the door. Mike Appel is here tonight — Mike, this is for you.")

In his blog Appel tells the full story of that night and includes several pictures with the band, Jon Landau and Bruce.

Springsteen nominated to 4 Grammy Awards

Bruce Springsteen has been nominated in 4 different categories for the 52nd Grammy Awards. The award cereremony will be held in Los Angeles on January 31st, 2010:

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only)
Sea Of Heartbreak
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only)
Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Working On A Dream

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses) Singles or Tracks only)
Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses) Singles or Tracks only).
The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]

Bruce Springsteen talks to Billboard

Billboard has published this week an interesting Q&A with Bruce Springsteen, where he talks about his last ten years on the road, the full-album performances and the future of the E Street Band.

Read the full interview at Billboard.com

More interesting reading:

The Other Education, by David Brooks @NYTimes:
"...on the night of Feb. 2, 1975, I turned on WMMR in Philadelphia and became mesmerized by a concert the radio station was broadcasting. The concert was by a group I’d never heard of — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Thus began a part of my second education".

Mike Appel - Finale Show of the Working on a dream tour - See Mike's blog for a full article about him being invited by Bruce to the Buffalo show, with photos too. The former Springsteen manager says:
"Then it was show time, Bruce, The E Street Band, Jon Landau and I get in a circle and hold hands backstage. Bruce then says, and I quote: “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere in the world than here with you guys at this moment”. Bruce and The E Street Band turn and take the stage to the screams of their devoted fans and begin what was to be a most memorable concert from my prospective".

Photo: Baltimore Nov.20. copyright 2009 Tim Young