Song title: The band's just boppin' the blues
The band's just boppin' the blues - 1971 live version
Well its a Sunday night, sitting at the bar all alone
And your feeling kinda tired
But your not tired enough to go on home
Well sit back and hang loose, because the band's just boppin' the blues
Well you might dig boogie woogie
Or maybe you like rock and roll
Well I wanna tell you about a music
Saves me right down in my soul
Oh have you heard the news, the band's just boppin' the blues
There still some
Hold on and we'll play you some more
Yeah when my man plays his guitar
The little young girls outnumber you on the floor
Oh sit back and hang loose, because the band's just boppin' the blues
Well its a Sunday night, sitting at the bar all alone
Feeling kinda tired
But you ain't tired enough to go on home
Well buddy hang loose, because the band's just boppin' the blues Notes:
It later evolved in Secret to the blues
The band's just boppin' the blues - 1972 live version
Well it's another Saturday night
And you're sittin' at the bar all alone
Well man you're feeling kinda tired
But you're not tired enough to go home
Well sit back and look loose
Because the band's just boppin the blues
Well now its the same old singer Mama
And I know that it's the same old song
And tha band keeps on playing
Well now I know it ain't no news
Cause the bands just boppin' the blues
I got Madman on the drums
And Mr Dave Sancious down to my left on the keys
And when the man plays his guitar
It hits the little girls right between the knees
Well so just sit back and hang loose
Because the band's just boppin the blues
Oh you might dig boogie woogie tunes
Or maybe you like rock and roll
But right now I'll tell you about the music
Saves me right down into my soul
Ah, ah, well just sit back and hang loose
Because the band's just boppin' the blues Notes:
It later evolved in Secret to the blues
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 13/11/1971 Student Prince, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the BSB period
- 25/01/1972 Challenger Eastern Surfboards, Highlands,NJ ,USA during the BSB period
note: this date is only indicative of the general period
- 04/02/1972 The Backdoor Club, Richmond,VA ,USA during the BSB period
- 23/07/1975 Music Inn, Lenox,MA ,USA during the Born to Run Tour
- 29/07/1975 Carter Barron Amphiheatre, Washington,DC ,USA during the Born to Run Tour
- 08/08/1975 Civic Theatre, Akron,OH ,USA during the Born to Run Tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 13/11/1971 Student Prince, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 08/08/1975 Civic Theatre, Akron,OH ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 3 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.
Scarcely used during the Born to Run tour, with 3 inclusions
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database