Song title: Proud Mary
(Fogerty) by Credence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 619), 1969
Proud Mary
Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
though I never lost one minute of sleeping
worrin’ ‘bout the way things might have been
Big wheels keep on turnin’
And Proud Mary keep on burnin’
rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Cleaned a lot of dishes in Memphis
pumped a lot of pain in New Orleans
but I never saw the good side of the city
‘til I asked a ride on the river boat Queen
Big wheels keep on turning
And Proud Mary keep on burnin’
rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
If you came down to the river
bet you gonna find some people who live
and dou don’t have to worry ‘cos you have no money
people on the river are happy to give
Big wheels keep on turning
And Proud Mary keep on burnin’
rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
This song has never been published on any official release.
First known live performance: 28/08/1981 Sports Arena, Los Angeles,CA ,USA
Last known live performance: 03/05/2014 Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans,LA ,USA
Song 'history':
Two only performances during the River tour (28/08/1981 Sports Arena, Los Angeles,CA ,USA and 14/09/1981 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati,OH ,USA)
Scarcely used during the 1982-1984 period, during which Bruce played, with various small groups or guesting, in a number of bars and small clubs of the New Jersey area, with 4 inclusions
Played during the '1987 bar tour', which is the name under which I group the 1987 shows Bruce played with various small bands, or guesting, in small NJ clubs.
Played during the Vote For Change tour, in October 2004.
During the Working on a Dream tour, the song was played 3 times
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Wrecking Ball tour (24/07/2012 Bergenhus Festning, Bergen ,Norway)
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the High Hopes tour (03/05/2014 Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans,LA ,USA)
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database