
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘The Ties That Bind’:
”Somebody stole my tie.......(?).....who knows how to tie a tie ? ......now,
this , uh.... here’s a new song.....it’s called uh....’The
Ties That Bind’.....”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Independence Day’:
”Here´s a song.....getting shocked to death, auh.....this is a song
that, uh......I originally wrote for the Darkness on the Edge of Town.......it’s
for everybody who’s still living at home.......this is called ‘Independence
Day’......”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Racing in the Street’:
”Lot of action down here......alright.....figure you got about.....get
about one more ride with the top down before it gets too cold, I guess.....uh.....this
is uh.....’Racing in the Street’.....(piano intro)......this is
for everybody who spends their summers in Englishtown (cheers).....”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Thunder Road’:
”This is for all you guys way in the back there (cheers)......this is
for the guys.....who came to my house last night.......Section B2 (cheers).....”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Rosalita’:
”Don’t sit down now.......”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Born to Run’:
”It’s uh, it’s the first night of our new tour (cheers).....good
to start in New Jersey (cheers).....here’s to you.....
(….) I forgot the words to this part......(just the music).....kids huddle
on the beach in the mist.....”
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town´
"We're gonna be playing for a while so you guys oughta.....relax (?).....I
plant these right on the bus, ok ? (chuckles)....yeah.....go find your seats
so the people behind you can see and stuff (cheers).....'cause we got like,
we got a long show so.....(?)....this is uh....here's Darkness on the Edge of
Town...."
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ´Because the Night´
"This is for Bridget from Jan...."
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, intro to ´The Fever´
´´(?) do you wanna hear, uh, Kitty's Back ? (cheers) do you wanna
hear Fever ? (cheers) (?) what ?....(?)....´´
01.11.78 Princeton, NJ, middle of ´Backstreets´
´´To the end.....just me and you, girl.....hey little girl....hey,
I remember you....and I know you remember me too....standing on the corner....way
down on Richmond Avenue.....(?).... with your hair up high and that look in
your eye at every boy that was passing you by....back then I swore....that for
you....back then I swore....that for you.....I´d drive all night....baby,
I´d drive all night anytime anyplace....I´d drive all night anytime
anyplace....I´d drive all night....just to buy you some shoes.....and
to taste, to taste your tender charms....to have you hold me in your arms....for
just one kiss....baby, just one kiss.....and a look from your sad eyes....a
look from your sad eyes.....you had such lonely sad eyes....when I held you
tight..... they´d cry, cry, cry, cry all night, cry, cry, cry, cry all
night, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry all night....
and me, I was your fool....I thought that somehow....that I could stop....I
could stop some of your crying.....I thought that maybe I could stop....stop
your crying....but I didn´t know....that baby was lying....little girl,
you´d been lying (?)....baby´d been lying....all the time....you
were so young and you could tell such pretty lies.....you were so young and
you could tell such pretty lies....(?).....you could tell such pretty lies....you
were so young and you could tell such pretty lies....well, now you´re
back.... so now you´re back.....so now you´re back..... well, baby,
I´m back too.....and I found out.....baby, I found out.....I found out.....little
girl, I found out.....that we´ve got to stop, little girl, you´ve
got to stop, little girl, you´ve got to stop, little girl, you´ve
got to stop, little girl, you´ve got to stop, stop, stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, STOP....´´
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi