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The occasion deserved it: it was the tenth anniversary Light of Day concert, held this time in Asbury Park for three days (15th, 16th and 17th of January). These three nights of music concerts to benefit the research of Parkinson’s disease included dozens of performances on different stages in the famous New Jersey seaside town.

On Saturday, the largest concert was held at the Paramount Theater, before nearly 2,000 people. Springsteen took the stage mid-show to sing «Heaven Help the Lonely» with Willie Nile and «Broken Radio» with Jesse Malin. Towards the end of the evening the Boss came back onstage to join Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers and sing with them for an hour and a half, including Grushecky originals («Talking to the King,» «Never Be Enough Time»), the song both singers wrote together («Code of Silence,» «Another Thin Line») and a good assortment of Springsteen songs («Atlantic City», «Johnny 99», «Darkness» or a surprising «Pink Cadillac»). «Twist & Shout» was the encore song, with all the evening’s musicians on stage.

This was the seventh time (of ten years) Bruce Springsteen has actively participated in this series of benefit concerts for Light of Day.

See complete set list.

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The People Speak is a History Channel documentary, aired on Dec. 13th in the U.S., based on the books A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History. The film weaves archival footage and interviews with performances by actors and artists such as Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Legend, Matt Damon, Eddie Vedder, Morgan Freeman,and others. Many American musicians have donated their music for this film, including Bruce Springsteen, who contributed «This Land is Your Land».

The song, however, does not appear on the soundtrack CD, for which Springsteen donated an exclusive acoustic version, recently re-recorded, of his song «The Ghost of Tom Joad». The album also includes unreleased versions of songs by Bob Dylan, Eddie Vedder, Randy Newman, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, John Legend and others.

Another documentary, this time on the election campaign of President Obama, contains Springsteen’s music. It is named By The People, The Election of Barack Obama, whose soundtrack (re-titled By the people, for the people) includes a live acoustic version of «This Land Is Your Land», recorded at Obama’s rally in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on October 6th, 2008. This album is only available in digital form at the iTunes store.

According to AP reports, Clarence Clemons underwent surgery for his back injury last Wednesday, January 13th at a hospital in New York. Clarence is well, and is expected to complete his recovery in the next months. On January 11th, The E Street Band’s saxophonist turned 68.

photo copyright 2009 Tim Young

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)