Springsteen, Sophie, and the Movies

In an interview with Dave Marsh, Bruce has told of an evening he spent with a fan during his stay in St Louis. In the interview Springsteen states that he was in Denver, but it appears that his memory was faulty.
"The other night I went out, I went driving, we were in Denver [St. Louis]. Got a car and went out, drove all around. Went to the movies by myself, walked in, got my popcorn. This guy comes up to me, real nice guy. He says, "Listen, you want to sit with me and my sister?" I said, "All right." So we watch the movie (laughs). It was great, too, because it was that Woody Allen movie – [Stardust Memories, released to theatres on September 26, 1980], the guy's slammin' to his fans. And I'm sittin" there and this poor kid says, "Jesus, I don't know what to say to ya. Is this the way it is? Is that how you feel?" I said, "No, I don't feel like that so much." And he had the amazing courage to come up to me at the end of the movie, and ask if I'd go home and meet his mother and father. I said, "What time is it?" It was 11 o'clock, so I said, "Well OK."
So I go home with him; he lives out in some suburb. So we get over to the house and here's his mother and father, laying out on the couch, watching TV and reading the paper. He brings me in and he says, "Hey I got Bruce Springsteen here." And they don't believe him. So he pulls me over, and he says, "This is Bruce Springsteen." "Aw, g'wan," they say. So he runs in his room and brings out an album and he holds it up to my face. And his mother [the infamous "Sophie", who Bruce dedicated "Twist And Shout" to several times, at the top of his lungs, at the August 23, 2008 St. Louis show] says (breathlessly) "Ohhh yeah!" She starts yelling "Yeah," she starts screaming.
And for two hours I was in this kid's house, talking with these people, they were really nice, they cooked me up all this food, watermelon, and the guy gave me a ride home a few hours later.
I felt so good that night. Because here are these strange people I didn't know, they take you in their house, treat you fantastic and this kid was real nice, they were real nice. That is something that can happen to me that can't happen to most people And when it does happen, it's fantastic. You get somebody's whole life in three hours. You get their parents, you get their sister, you get their family life, in three hours. And I went back to that hotel and felt really good because I thought, "Wow (almost whispering), what a thing to be able to do. What an experience to be able to have, to be able to step into some stranger's life."

The 2015 Christmas Miracle

On Christmas Day 2015, we had a high of 82 here in Deer Park!! I recall my kids were out of town with their Mom. I decided to take advantage of beautiful weather and played Disc Golf! On the course, a kid around 15 years old, was playing behind me. He was alone. I waited for him on a hole and we joined up together and played the course. On Hole 8, it goes behind some homes and curves left, under a tree. The kid took a shot at the tree. It began to move left and I said, "That's a great shot... that's close!" BAM!!!! The disc hit the basket for a Hole-in-One!!!!!!

He turned and looked at me and yelled, "I hit it!"

I witnessed the Christmas miracle of 2015.

Bruce best FIRE... 1986

Bridge School Lineup I, Oct. 13, 1986

“I have been to quite a few of the Bridge shows, but nothing beats the first one. First, not knowing what to expect was one thing, but the lineup was just incredible! Don Henley, Tom Petty, a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunion, Robin Williams and Bruce Springsteen. Back then, no one did acoustic sets like they do now."

The Henley set started with great version of ‘Boys of Summer’ and included ‘New Kid in Town’ with J.D. Souther. Petty played a strong set. CSN&Y reunited for only their second show in 14 years. Springsteen was awesome.

Best version of FIRE ever done. He had planned another song first, but as he walked out changed his mind and started with FIRE.

Top 100 Bruce Songs - LIVE

As of September 10, 2018. Many setlists from the early years are unknown or incomplete, so obviously the counts are not totally accurate. However, the counts of songs released after 1980 should be correct.

Born To Run 1669
Thunder Road 1354
The Promised Land 1321
Badlands 1202
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 1029
Dancing In The Dark 969
Born In The U.S.A. 939
The Rising 811
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 800
Hungry Heart 732
Darkness On The Edge Of Town 697
Out In The Street 697
The River 684
Prove It All Night 675
Bobby Jean 669
Land Of Hope And Dreams 647
Jungleland 625
She's The One 619
Spirit In The Night 566
Glory Days 545
Growin' Up 532
Because The Night 502
Backstreets 494
My Hometown 488
Ramrod 484
Cadillac Ranch 480
Two Hearts 464
Waitin' On A Sunny Day 438
Twist And Shout 418
Detroit Medley 407
The Ghost Of Tom Joad 401
Darlington County 400
Brilliant Disguise 399
Working On The Highway 396
Johnny 99 391
No Surrender 387
Lonesome Day 380
Light Of Day 364
Atlantic City 363
Racing In The Street 358
Cover Me 345
Sherry Darling 320
The Ties That Bind 312
Tougher Than The Rest 308
Adam Raised A Cain 305
Youngstown 297
If I Should Fall Behind 293
I'm On Fire 290
My City Of Ruins 286
Long Walk Home 281
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 277
Point Blank 271
Murder Incorporated 266
4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 265
Candy's Room 260
This Hard Land 257
American Land 250
Independence Day 247
Night 247
Trapped 247
Fire 228
For You 228
The Wish 218
Raise Your Hand 216
Reason To Believe 210
My Father's House 206
Quarter To Three 206
Mary's Place 193
Wrecking Ball 193
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City 192
Kitty's Back 190
Death To My Hometown 188
Seeds 183
Radio Nowhere 181
Factory 175
Downbound Train 170
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 165
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? 157
The E Street Shuffle 153
Empty Sky 151
Long Time Comin' 148
Incident On 57th Street 147
Who'll Stop The Rain 147
Wreck On The Highway 146
I'm A Rocker 145
Across The Border 144
My Love Will Not Let You Down 143
Shackled And Drawn 143
Into The Fire 140
Mansion On The Hill 137
Lucky Town 136
Do You Love Me 135
Sinaloa Cowboys 135
The Line 135
Highway 29 134
Spare Parts 132
Shout 128
My Beautiful Reward 127
We Take Care Of Our Own 127
Straight Time 126
Human Touch 126

E Street Nation Top 100 - Sirius XM Radio Listeners

The E Street Nation to rank the Top 100 Bruce Springsteen songs!

1 – Thunder Road
2 – Born To Run
3 – Jungleland
4 – Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
5 – Badlands
6 – The River
7 – Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
8 – Backstreets
9 – Born In The U.S.A.
10 – Glory Days
11 – The Rising
12 – Racing in the Street
13 – Dancing in the Dark
14 – The Promised Land
15 – Incident on 57th Street
16 – Hungry Heart
17 – Darkness on the Edge of Town
18 – Land of Hope and Dreams
19 – I’m on Fire
20 – Prove It All Night
21 – Growin’ Up
22 – No Surrender
23 – Brilliant Disguise
24 – Atlantic City
25 – Spirit In The Night
26 – If I Should Fall Behind
27 – She’s The One
28 – Streets of Philadelphia
29 – New York City Serenade
30 – My Hometown
31 – 4th of July, Asbury Park
32 – Lost In The Flood
33 – Bobby Jean
34 – Tunnel of Love
35 – Drive All Night
36 – Blinded By The Light
37 – Out In the Street
38 – Tougher Than the Rest
39 – Cadillac Ranch
40 – Kitty’s Back
41 – The Ghost of Tom Joad (w/ Tom Morello)
42 – Candy’s Room
43 – For You
44 – Downbound Train
45 – Point Blank
46 – Sherry Darling
47 – Cover Me
48 – Pink Cadillac
49 – Long Walk Home
50 – Because The Night
51 – Human Touch
52 – My City of Ruins
53 – Girls in Their Summer Clothes
54 – The E Street Shuffle
55 – One Step Up
56 – The Ghost of Tom Joad
57 – Independence Day
58 – I’m Goin’ Down
59 – Meeting Across The River
60 – It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City
61 – Youngstown
62 – The Price You Pay
63 – American Skin (41 Shots)
64 – Something in the Night
65 – Darlington County
66 – Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
67 – Secret Garden
68 – Adam Raised A Cain
69 – American Land
70 – The Promise
71 – The Ties That Bind
72 – Reason To Believe
73 – Streets of Fire
74 – Mary’s Place
75 – Wrecking Ball
76 – Better Days
77 – Thundercrack
78 – Racing in the Street (’78)
79 – Ramrod
80 – You’re Missing
81 – Back in Your Arms
82 – Fire
83 – Stolen Car
84 – Murder Incorporated
85 – Johnny 99
86 – Lonesome Day
87 – My Love Will Not Let You Down
88 – Radio Nowhere
89 – Living Proof
90 – Loose Ends
91 – Blood Brothers
92 – Fade Away
93 – All That Heaven Will Allow
94 – I Wish I Were Blind
95 – This Hard Land
96 – Night
97 – Wreck On The Highway
98 – Into the Fire
99 – Highway Patrolman
100 – The Wish