This is the ninth (and penultimate!) in a series of blogs in which I go through and “musically annotate” Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, “Born to Run”. This involves going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as among his favorites.
Here are the previous posts:
- Chapters 1-8
- Chapters 9-16
- Chapters 17-24
- Chapters 25-32
- Chapters 33-40
- Chapters 41-48
- Chapters 49-56
- Chapters 57-64
Here is the YouTube playlist of all songs/artists mentioned in Chapters 65-72; you can access any particular song by clicking in the top left corner of the screen and choosing the desired video. I also have a listing of the songs, which can be found after the video. In those cases where Bruce just mentions a musical group, I randomly chose one of that group’s songs to include in the playlist.
- Bruce Springsteen inducts Bob Dylan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1988
- Roy Orbison & Bruce Springsteen – Oh, Pretty Woman (Live)
- George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and others — “I Saw Her Standing There”
- The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand – Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64
- Rolling Stones Mike Dougles Show 1964
- Bo Diddley, BB King, Smokey Robinson, Paul Butterfield, Chuck Berry – “Hey! Bo Diddley”
- Les Paul – Jeff Beck – Jamming Together HD
- Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man (Live)
- Howlin’ Wolf “Smokestack Lightning” Live 1964 (Reelin’ In The Years Archives)
- Chuck Berry Live 1972 ~ My Ding-a-Ling
- Fats Domino – Blue Monday (Live From Austin TX)
- Jerry Lee Lewis -Whole Lotta Shakin Going On (Live 1964)
- Suspicious Mind – Elvis Presley
- The Doors – Love Her Madly
- Janis Joplin – Piece Of My Heart
- The Who – Baba O’riley
- Hermans Hermits – Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter 1965
- Blues Magoos – We Ain t Got Nothin Yet (RARE clip) (High)
- Apricot Brandy by Rhinoceros
- Bono inducts Springsteen into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame
- Bruce Springsteen R’n’R Hall of Fame Induction Speech (1/2)
- Bruce Springsteen performs at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1999
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Prove It All Night
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – The Promised Land (Live at The Paramount Theatre)
- Bruce Springsteen – Land Of Hope And Dreams (Live 2000-05-08)
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – American Skin (41 Shots)
- Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
The Rising album:
- Bruce Springsteen – Lonesome Day
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Into The Fire
- Bruce Springsteen – Waitin’ on a Sunny Day – The Song
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Nothing Man
- Bruce Springsteen – Countin’ On A Miracle (Live 2005-06-15)
- bruce springsteen – empty sky (acoustic)
- Bruce Springsteen – Worlds Apart (Live 2003-03-10)
- Bruce Springsteen – LET’S BE FRIENDS (SKIN TO SKIN) 2003 live
- Bruce Springsteen Further On Up The Road [Live]
- Bruce Springsteen The Fuse Wembley Arena 02
- “Mary’s Place” Bruce Springsteen@Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA 5/14/14 High Hopes Tour
- Bruce performs “You’re Missing” on Grand Piano during a rehearsal in 2002
- Bruce Springsteen / The Rising / Live performance (2001)
- Bruce Springsteen – Paradise live
- Bruce Springsteen – My City Of Ruins (live, 2006)
Devils and Dust:
- Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust -The Song
- Bruce Springsteen – All The Way Home (Live 2005)
- Bruce Springsteen – Reno (Live 2005-06-04)
- Bruce Springsteen – Long Time Comin’ (Acoustic Live 1997-05-21)
- Bruce Springsteen – BLACK COWBOYS (live 2005)
- Bruce Springsteen 2013-07-20 Belfast – Maria’s Bed (pre-show)
- Silver Palomino (solo acoustic) Bruce Springsteen 4/25/2005 Detroit, MI
- Jesus Was An Only Son ~ Bruce Springsteen
- Bruce Springsteen – Leah (Solo Acoustic) – E. Rutherford-11/17/05
- Bruce Springsteen – The Hitter (w/ Intro) – Seattle – 8/11/05
- Bruce Springsteen – All I’m Thinkin’ About (Solo Acoustic) – Hollywood – 11/19/05
- Matamoros Banks (solo acoustic) Bruce Springsteen 4/25/2005 Detroit, MI
The Seeger Sessions
- Bruce Springsteen – Old Dan Tucker
- Bruce Springsteen w/ the Seeger Sessions Band – Jesse James (Live 2006-06-14)
- Bruce Springsteen – Mrs McGrath (Live)
- Bruce Springsteen – O Mary Don’t You Weep
- Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band ** John Henry **
- Bruce Springsteen w/ the Seeger Sessions Band – Erie Canal (Live 2006-06-14)
- Bruce Springsteen – Jacob’s Ladder
- Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band ** My Oklahoma Home **
- Bruce Springsteen – Eyes On The Prize – (Live Milwaukee 2006)
- Springsteen Seeger Sessions Shenandoah
- Bruce Springsteen – Pay Me My Money Down
- We shall overcome-Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sesions Band
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Bruce Springsteen – How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
- Grateful Dead – Ripple
The Magic album
- Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere (Live) [HQ TV version]
- Bruce Springsteen – You’ll Be Comin’ Down (Live 24-3-2008)
- Bruce Springsteen – Livin’ In The Future live (28.9.2007)
- Your Own Worst Enemy – Springsteen
- Bruce Springsteen – Gypsy Biker – 2nd October 2007
- Bruce Springsteen – Girls In Their Summer Clothes (Live 2007-11-28)
- Bruce Springsteen – I’ll Work For Your Love (Live 2009)
- Magic – Bruce Springsteen
- Bruce Springsteen – Last To Die (Milan)
- Bruce Springsteen – Long Walk Home
- Bruce Springsteen – Devil’s Arcade
- Terry’s Song – Bruce Springsteen – Perth Arena 8-2-14
- 2009 Half Time Show Super Bowl – Bruce Springsteen (HD)_(720p)
- U2 and Bruce Springsteen — “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
- U2 Bruce and Patti Smith Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows
- Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows
- Bruce Springsteen w. Sam Moore – Hold On… / Soul Man – Madison Square Garden, NYC 2009/10/29&30
- Bruce Springsteen w. Darlene Love – A Fine Fine Boy – Madison Square Garden, NYC – 2009/10/29&30
Greetings from Asbury Park
- Bruce Springsteen – Blinded by the Light – Blue Cross DVD
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band “Growin’ Up” Live @ Citizens Bank Park
- Mary Queen Of Arkansas (solo acoustic) Bruce Springsteen (MSG 2000)
- Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? – Springsteen – Tampa March 23, 2012
- Lost In The Flood Bruce Springsteen 8/31/2003 NJ
- The Angel – Bruce Springsteen @ Buffalo 11-22-09
- Bruce Springsteen – For You – Live Piano 2005
- Bruce Springsteen – Spirit in the Night – Live 1973 in Los Angeles
- Bruce Springsteen “It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City” 1978
Wrecking Ball
- Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care of Our Own
- Bruce Springsteen – Easy Money , Ap 9, 2012.mpg
- shackled & drawn ( pinkpop 2012 ) bruce springsteen
- Bruce Springsteen – Jack Of All Trades – Philadelphia 3/28/12 (night 1)
- Bruce Springsteen – Death To My Hometown
- Bruce Springsteen – This Depression (Live 2013)
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wrecking Ball (Live at Sandy Relief 12-12-12)
- You’ve got it – Bruce Springsteen Bergen, Norway 2012-07-24 – New version
- Bruce Springsteen-Rocky Ground Boston March 26, 2012
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Land of Hope and Dreams (Live at Sandy Relief 12-12-12)
- Bruce Springsteen – We Are Alive – London 2012 HD
- Bruce Springsteen-Wrecking Ball-Swallowed Up (Bonus Track)
- Bruce Springsteen – American Land
Borden's Blather 
This is an amazing annotation, Quincy! And what a fabulous collection of links. I loved hearing Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Bruce, George Harrison, and Ringo all play “I Saw Her Standing There”! It is now, though, you know, against the law for you to ever delete these pages.
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Thanks, Lowell. It is amazing what you can find on YouTube!
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