Well It’s Saturday night
You’re all dressed up in blue
I been watching you awhile
Maybe you been watching me too
So somebody ran out
Left somebody’s heart in a mess
Well if you’re looking for love
Honey I’m tougher than the rest
Tougher Than The Rest is one of my favorite Springsteen songs. Brilliant lyrics & a moving performance.
Listening to “Tunnel of Love” tonight I felt an urge to seek out live performances of “Tougher Than The Rest”, and there are some real gems out there.
Here are 5 of them.
Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany – June 16, 2005
May 22: Bruce Springsteen played Milton Keynes in 1993 (videos)
Great 93-concert – 22 years ago today!
The concert (all or some of it) was professionally shot with multiple cameras for an (never happened) upcoming DVD release. Instead a DVD bootleg is circulating:
I’ve always had a weak spot for “Downbound Train“.. and this is a great version:
In 2006, during the first Jazz Fest after Hurricane Katrina, Springsteen delivered what was arguably one of the most powerful and emotional performances in the festival’s four-decade history.
~Keith Spera, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Bruce and the band open the tour with a well received, emotional show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The city was still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, and Bruce’s comments about the government handling of the crisis were appreciated by the audience. “How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live” is dedicated to President ‘Bystander’.
~brucebase
Start of the “Seeger Sessions” tour
Great versions of “Poor Man” (Great intro as well) & “My City In Ruins”.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Fair ground
New Orleans,LA
April 30, 2006
Bruce Springsteen (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica)
Marc Anthony Thompson (acoustic guitar, backing vocals)
Patti Scialfa (backing vocals, acoustic guitar)
Frank Bruno (acoustic guitar, backing vocals, washboard)
April 27: Bruce Springsteen LA Sports Arena 2012 (Videos)
Early-birds in the LA Sports Arena get an unexpected treat – an hour before the show Bruce appears on stage with a party (Bruce claimed they were his relatives, but we’re not so sure!) and plays an acoustic version of “For You“.
~Brucebase
For You:
The three-hour set opens with “No Surrender”, the first of two tour premieres from Born In The U.S.A. – “Bobby Jean” is the other. The “this train” introduction is dropped from “Land Of Hope And Dreams” for the second and final time of the first American leg. Tom Morello joins Bruce on stage for the same songs as the previous night, plus “Land of Hope And Dreams”. Springsteen’s guitar tech Kevin Buell is honoured on the occasion of his 1000th show – Bruce lures him to the front of the stage with a fake guitar failure. “My City Of Ruins” includes “People Get Ready”.
~Brucebase
