Song title: Little queenie
(Berry) by Chuck Berry (Chess 1722), 1959
Little queenie
I got lumps in my throat
When I saw her comin down the aisle
I got the wiggles in my knees
When she looked at me and sweetly smiled
Well there she is again
Standin over by the record machine
Well she looks like a model
On the cover of a magazine
But she's too cute
To be a minute over seventeen
Meanwhile I was thinkin'
Well if she's in the mood
No need to break it
I got the chance and I oughta take it
If she can dance we can make it
C'mon queenie let's shake it
I said go, go, go, little queenie
I said go, go, go, little queenie
I said go, go, go, little queenie
Won't someone tell me
Who's the queen standin over by the record machine
Well she looks like a model
On the cover of a magazine
But she's too cute
To be a minute over seventeen
I said go, go, go, little queenie
I said go, go, go, little queenie
I said go, go, go, little queenie
Meanwhile, I was still thinkin, hmmmm,
Well if it's a slow one
We'll omit it
If it's a rocker, then we'll get it
If it's a good one, she'll admit it
C'mon queenie, let's get with it
I said go, go, go, little queenie
I said go, go, go, little queenie
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 01/09/1971 Garfield park, Long Branch,NJ ,USA during the BSB period
- 02/10/1975 Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee,WI ,USA during the Born to Run Tour
- 04/10/1975 Palace, Detroit,MI ,USA during the Born to Run Tour
- 24/11/1975 Hammersmith Odeon, London ,GB during the Born to Run Tour
- 26/11/1988 The Stone, San Francisco,CA ,USA
- 21/09/1999 First Union Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA during the Reunion Tour
- 27/09/2002 Bradley Center, Milwaukee,WI ,USA during the The Rising Tour
- 23/08/2008 Scottrade Center, Saint Louis,MO ,USA during the Magic tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 01/09/1971 Garfield park, Long Branch,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 23/08/2008 Scottrade Center, Saint Louis,MO ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 1 time(s) with the Bruce Springsteen Band.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
During the Born to Run tour, the song was played 3 times
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Reunion tour (21/09/1999 First Union Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA)
One only performance during the Rising tour (27/09/2002 Bradley Center, Milwaukee,WI ,USA)
One only rendering for this song in the Magic tour (23/08/2008 Scottrade Center, Saint Louis,MO ,USA)
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database