
19.09.88 Philadelphia, PA, intro to ‘The River’
´´Gonna bring out a little help out on this song….ladies and
gentlemen, the handsomest man in show business…..come on out, Sting (chuckles)….”
19.09.88 Philadelphia, PA, intro to ‘My Hometown’
´´How you doing tonight ? (cheers)….looks like we just caught
the end of summer…. when I was a kid….I got a sense of so many things
from rock and roll music….got a sense of life….of what living could
be about….got a sense of, uh, of fun and good times….got a sense
of sex…..but I think….I think the thing that….I think I got
most of all a sense of freedom….for me, the best rock and roll always
gave me a sense of freedom and of expanded awareness of myself…..well,
tonight we’re here for Human Rights….the Human Rights’ violations
aren´t just something that´s happening thousands of miles away in
a country halfway around the world…..but the wealthiest country of, of
this world, when its streets are filled with homeless people, that’s a
Human Rights’ violation ….. when people aren’t granted their
economic and their social rights, that´s a Human Rights’ violation….tonight
you have an opportunity…. to let the voice of your hometown be heard all
around the world…..you can use your freedom to help win the freedom of
others and you have an opportunity to let the simple voice of freedom and human
decency ring a little louder….so….won’t you take that stand
and join Amnesty International and let freedom ring….”
19.09.88 Philadelphia, PA, intro to ‘Jungleland’
´´We’re gonna try something we haven’t done in a long
time….´specially for Philadelphia ….”
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi