12.06.03 Hamburg, Germany, intro to ‘Empty Sky’
´´Gut euch zu sehen….hello, Hamburg….(?)….it’s
good to see you….always a pleasure to be here with you, I have old memories
of coming here the first time, uh….it was the first show we did the second
time we came to Europe when we were (?) 30 years old (chuckles) 1980, good memories…but,
uh, anyway….bitte etwas Ruhe fur die nächsten zwei Songs, danke….”
12.06.03 Hamburg, Germany, middle of ‘Mary’s Place’
´´Are you ready ?….are you ready ?….are you ready….are
you ready….are you ready for a house party ? (cheers) are you ready for
a house party ? (cheers) what do you think, C ? ….oh, soothe me, baby,
soothe me….now, I think some people are ready but not everybody´s
ready…oh yeah, come on, Brother….if you wanna have a house party….three
conditions have to be met….one…the music has got to be (Clarence:
‘Raucous´) raucous ! ….two, the music has got to be (Clarence:
‘Raucous´) raucous !….and three, you´ve got to get your
ass up out of your seat….that´s right….it’s time to
come on up for the German ass-rising….get it up there !….get it
up now !….(?)….how about, how you guys doing up there ? (cheers)
(?)…how about everybody was in the back ? (cheers)….because I want
to introduce you to the greatest little houseband in all the land….on
the piano, we’ve got the peripatetic piano-pounding Professore, Professor
Roy Bittan….on the violin and vocals, out of New York City, we’ve
got Sister Soozie Tyrell....on the guitar, keeper of all that is righteous down
on E Street, Silvio Dante, Little Steven Van Zandt on the guitar....on the bass
guitar, we’ve got the man that puts the bass in your face, that bring
the thunder from down under night after night, the Tennesee Terror, Mr.Garry
W.Tallent….on the drums, we’ve got the Minister of the big beat,
we’ve got the Secretary of syncopation, the man that bring the power hour
after hour, night after night after night and star of ´Late Night (crowd
: ´Television´) Mighty Max Weinberg....on the guitar, we’ve
got one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll, Brother Nils Lofgren....on
the organ, we’ve got the mystery man, the mystery man of the band, on
the organ and accordion, Brother Dan Federici.....to the far side of the stage….we’ve
got the First Lady of love, on guitar and vocals and my sweetie baby honey child,
Miss Patti Scialfa .…let’s get it on….when I’ve got
that feeling, I need sexual healing (chuckles)….we’re all sensitive
people….yeah baby (chuckles)….and last but not least....last but
not least….do I have to say his name ?….do I have to say his name
?….do I have to say his name ?…. Minister of soul, Secretary of
the universe, emperor of all Germany, Big Man Clarence Clemons on the saxophone....that´s
the heartstopping, pants-dropping, houserocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking,
Viagra-taking, lovemaking, legendary E Street Band....”
12.06.03 Hamburg, Germany, intro to ‘Hungry Heart´
´´Wolfgang Niedecken gonna help me out on this one….this is
our greatest hit (chuckles)….”
12.06.03 Hamburg, Germany, middle of ‘Ramrod’
´´Come on, Steve….are you with me, baby ? (Steve: ´Yeah´)
is the band with me ?….are the Hamburgers with me ? (cheers)….woo
!….ich bin mude….ich bin mude….Steve, I think it’s just
about quitting time….I think it’s just about time to go home….we
gotta go….it’s quitting time….(?)….well, Steve….if
it ain´t quitting time, what I wanna know is what time is it ?….(long
pause)….(Steve: ´Time for some hamburger-helper (chuckles) it’s
Boss-time´)
(….) All I wanna know is, Mr. and Mrs.Hamburg, what time is it ? (crowd:
‘Bosstime’ )….”
12.06.03 Hamburg, Germany, intro to ‘My City of Ruins’
´´Thank you….thank you very much….oh, I wanna thank
everybody for coming out to the show tonight, thank you….we, uh….oh,
second time we came to Europe was 1980, we hadn´t, I think we came for
only a few shows in 1975, we were very nervous, I always remember, and the first
place we played was a small place here in Hamburg….and uh….we were
just greeted very warmly by the audience and it’s been wonderful over,
over here for us ever since so I wanna say, uh, ich danke Hamburg und (cheers)(chuckles)
yes….ich danke Hamburg und Deutschland fur eure (?) unsere Musik, thank
you…..”
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi