Song title: Sweet soul music
(Otis Reding, Arthur Conley) by Otis Reding (Conley - Atco 6463), 1967
Sweet soul music
Do you like good music ?
Sweet soul music ?
how must I strike her
sometime
Oh yeah
Spotlight out on this ring
sing and laugh-laugh-laugh
sing and laugh-laugh-laugh
tonight
Oh yeah
Spotlight on the Big Man
don’t he look great ?
He lost a lot of weight
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Spotlight on you now
you sure look fine
moving down the line
come on
yeah yeah
Spotlight on me now
I sure look good
feeling so fine now
that’s right
Oh yeah
Spotlight on the band now
sure rocking fine you
working on that line you
come on come on
yeah yeah Notes:
Often included in the Detroit Medley by Bruce in the RIver/TOL tours.
This song has never been published on any official release.
First known live performance: 19/04/1981 Palais des Sports, Paris ,France
Last known live performance: 27/07/2013 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny ,Ireland
Song 'history':
Just 3 shots during the River tour
Largely (45 times) played during the Tunnel of Love tour
Played once in the whole Working on a Dream tour (08/11/2009 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA)
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Wrecking Ball tour (27/07/2013 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny ,Ireland)
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database