Say What?
Forget Rickey Martin now... I'm fillied with the spirit now. With the ghost of... the ghost of... the ghost of Tom Jones.
It's alright...
...A little bit higher
MAX.. Watch me boys. Now I got a story to tell. Now when I was a young man, I walked as a little child, down many avenues. The avenue of Love, the avenue of fear, the avenue of hope, the avenue of dispair, the avenue of faith, the avenue of sinisinm, the avenue of compasion, the avenue of self-interest, and the avenue of sexual pleasure, a popular avenue. But I was always alone. Lost in the darkness, I was alwas alone. Lost in my own bitterness... I walked the first avenue, the second, third, fourth avenue ... until I got to tenth avenue. I was at a Crossroads. Every body comes to a crossroads. Got to make a right dicision and at the crossroads of Tenth Avenue, I saw a man playing a piano, so sweet. So I stopped to listen. (Prefesor plays) Professor Roy Bittan. Then I walked on and I saw a young man, actor, musician, rock 'n' roll politiacian, known as Silvio on the hit televsion series The Sopranos. Play it Steve. (theme to godfather) Steven VanZant on the guitar. Then I walked on, let me hear some love, man, play it Gary. (Gary solos) Mr. Gary Tallent on the bass. Then I walked on, and put an add in the want ads, it pays to read the want adds kids. Star of late night televison, drummer, extrodinare. Play it max. (Max Solos) Might Max Weinberg on the Drums. And then I walked on, left out of the car wash, left his mother a good-bye note. (nils solos) Mr. Nils Lofgren on the guitar. And then I walked on to the city by the sea. Oh I can feel the spirit now. (Phantom Solos) Phantom Dan Fedderici. And then I walked on and I was still so lonely, I felt a coldness in my heart and I have been all aroind the world and I have kissed all kinds of girls. A long time ago and I have learned Brunnetes are fine blondes are fun, but whan it comes to geting a dirty job done I need a red headed woman (bruce continues to do call and response with the audience.)( Patti sings rumble doll) Miss Patti Scalfa on guitar and vocal excuse me while I testify. That is about it I guess. That ai'nt the end of the story. We're missing some thing, something really important, something really big. say what? say who? ... say what?
well they made that change of town and the Big Man joined the band...
Say it!
Elvis is alive
It's alright...
...Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Take me to the River tonight.
That's right. That's where I want to go tonight. I want to go to that riverside. I want to find that river of life. I want to find that river of love. I want to find that river of faith, and that river of hope. Tonight, I want to go to that river of sexual healing. and companionship. I want to find that river of joy. Aand that river of happiness. I'm not bullshitting back here. And that's why we're here night after night after night after night. Because you can't get to those things by yourself. You got to have help. That's where I want to go tonight, and I want you to go with me. Because I need to go with you. That's why I'm here. And tonight I want to throw a Rock n Roll Exorcism, a Rock n Roll Baptism, and a Rock n Roll Bar-Mitzvah. That's right. We're gonna do it all tonight, everything right here. I want them waters to fall on me and set me free... set you free. But I stood one eventing before a dark grove of trees. And I was frightened to pass through those trees. Even though I knew that on the other side the river odf life was waiting. But I stood paralyzed by my ownfears. and then a Gypsy Woman called me onward. "What you need..." and she asked me "What's your line?" And I told her what I did for a living. Well what you need is a band... You need some help. And that is why I am so glad to introduce here tonight on the piano. The secretary of inteligence. The Dean of the Unitversity of Musical Perversity. Professor Roy Bittan on the piano. And now I want to introduce the minister of faith and friendship. Keeper of all that is ritoughous on E street and star of the Sopranos Television show. LIttle Steven VanZandt on the guitar. I want to introduce the foundation of the E Street Nation. The Tennesee Tundra... Mr. Gary W. Tallent. And on the drums the man that brings the power night after night after night...The minister of the big beat and the star of late-night television. The mighty, mighty Max Weindberg. One the guitar, the godfather of heart and spirit... the great, great, Nils Lofgren. And on the organ... on the Hammond B-3 organ and the accordianhailing form Flemmington, New Jersey. The minister of mystery... Brother Dan Faderici. Now.. and Now...
Brunettes are fine and blondes are fun...
..I am just a Rumble Doll.
WHOOOOOOOOOO!
The first lady of love on the guitar and vocal... Miss Patti Scalfa. Now last but not least (Crowd chears) That's right... Last but not least. I'm talking about the minister of soul. Secratary of the Brotherhood. Do I have to say his name? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say WHo? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say who? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say who? (Crowd chants Clarence) say who? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say who? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say who? (Crowd chants Clarence) Say who? (Crowd chants Clarence).
Well they made that change uptown and the big man joined the band...
