Song title: I fought the law
(Curtis) by The Crickets Coral), 1960
I fought the law
I'm breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and I feel so sad
I guess my race is run
But she's the best girl I've ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
Robbin' people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I miss my baby and the good fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and I feel so sad
I guess my race is run
But she's the best girl I've ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won Notes:
A great classic from "The Clash" repertorie.
This song has never been published on any official release.
First known live performance: 20/06/1978 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver,CO ,USA
Last known live performance: 18/02/2017 Hope Estate Winery, Hunter Valley ,Australia
Song 'history':
It only saw the light less than a dozen times in the whole Darkness tour
16 perfomances were given during the River tour
Bruce gave this song only two shots through the Born in the U.S.A. tour (18/09/1984 The Spectrum, Philadelphia,PA ,USA and 31/10/1984 Sports Arena, Los Angeles,CA ,USA)
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Rising tour (03/11/2002 American Airlines Arena, Dallas,TX ,USA)
One only performance during the Magic tour (21/08/2008 Sommet Center, Nashville,TN ,USA)
Scarcely used during the Working on a Dream tour, with 3 inclusions
One only rendering for this song in the Wrecking Ball tour (17/07/2012 RDS, Dublin ,Ireland)
Performed 1 times during the 2017 Summer tour
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database