
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Mansion on the Hill’:
”Thank you....when I was a little boy, there was , uh.....this big house
on this hill outside of town that used to hold some....like, fascination for
me and my dad....”
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘This Hard Land’:
”Thank you....here’s a song I wrote, uh...it was in the mid-80’s....and
uh....never put it on a record, it was....I left it unrecorded, it was kind
of a mistake, I should, I should’ve recorded it sometime....but uh....I
guess this is kind of a song about feeling young, you know, like anything’s
possible....so...gonna do this for all my younger brothers and sisters (cheers)...this
is called ‘This Hard Land’....”
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Atlantic City’:
”Thank you....this is uh....this is a song about running out of choices....”
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Viva Las Vegas’:
”Ah, yes (cheers)...well, alright, we’ll do something different...ah
(?)...this is a song, uh, that come out on, uh....benefit record we did over
here, I don’t know, originally done by the great Elvis Presley (cheers)...gonna
take you to that gambling, rambling town (?) got, ladies and gentlemen....”
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Thunder Road’:
”I’d like to just.....take a moment , thank everybody for coming
down to the shows we done here , thank you very much (cheers)....haven´t
been back in a while, I wanna thank you for, uh.....the wonderful reception
you gave us, couldn’t have been better, you’re a great audience
(chuckles)(cheers).....and.....I’d also like to take a minute and thank
you for the support that you’ve given my music over the years, it means
a lot to me and I appreciate it, thank you (cheers)....”
24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, middle of ´Light of Day´
´´We drove thousands of miles just to be here tonight....I´m
here tonight because I´ve got to make a testament....I´ve got to
bring witness to something....I came here to tell you....I came here to let
you know....I came here to testify tonight as I´m standing here right
in front of you ....there´s just one thing I´ve got to say....there´s
just one thing that I need to tell you....what I want you to know is I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I´m
just a prisoner....of rock and roll !....´´
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi