The Promise-

[4evacoldplay]

bruce springsteen legend <3

[nyredhead2009]

Clearly a labor of love -- thanks for sharing it !

[nyredhead2009]

Clearly a labor of love -- thanks for sharing it !

[nyredhead2009]

Clearly a labor of love -- thanks for sharing it !

[meisseg]

brings tears to your eyes thinking how real this song is

[kaldezar]

love it and him

[wills12341]

freakin great! Heard it many times on youtube.. Everyday it just gets harder..........

[beafitz27]

I just love this song with a passion.

If I were stranded on a desert island all I would need would be the whole of the Bruce catalogue and something to play it on. What more could a girl ask for....except Bruce himself of course x x

[kabouterke007]

Great slideshow, thanks for posting. Great version of this song, love it !!!

Patricia

[dukestreetking44]

so what is happening to this rummered 30th anniversary set of darkness?????????????

[plofus]

The Darkness set is coming,Dave Marsh talked about it on Estreet nation on Sirius,Jon Landau said it will be out in 2010,sounds like it will include a concert dvd from the '78 tour like on the Born To R un set,I have not heard about a documentary,hopefully it will have something like what the BTR set had.

[plofus]

@plofus Where is the Darkness set?It sucks to see that 5 months ago I was shooting my mouth off about the Darkness set ,considering I have forgot about it,I'm sure it was Marsh on his E street nation show on Sirius,it's actually time for 'The River's 30th.

[TehRatchet]

Where is this song from? Darkness Outtake?

[dukestreetking44]

yes,it is

[dukestreetking44]

nothing short of pure brilliance,

an iconic springsteen masterpiece

[plofus]

there are so many versions of this song,this is the fastest,they are all good,obviously.

[TheRevolutionnow]

for me, the best video of the boss on you tube my friend.

[coachfun1987]

Nice job. I love this version--where'd you get it from?

[Michael17581]

Springsteen's music came into my life, about ten years ago, and boy did I need him. He's one of the great's and an inspiration. I've only ever heard this song on the Tracks Boxset, but this version is spellbinding. Thank you very much for sharing this.

[johno934]

i;m 59 and still getting through life with his music and it started in 76 ,and it will till i leave this life

[dukestreetking44]

i think this is the best version of this amazing song.

it is very powerfull,full of brilliant writing.

no one on this planet can conjure up brilliance like this song and not release it ,like springsteen.

there are dozens and dozens of songs which fans hold dear ,but this one has to be in the top ten of most people,for the writing and meaning alone.

absolutely excellent , grade A +

[fatimagranico]

Bruce is the best.....forever

[RogueEsq]

'When the promise is broken, you go on living, but it steals something from down in your soul.'

Ouch. Brings a tear to your eye.

[xthecosmickidx]

this is the version recorded for darkness right? I've got a bootleg but this is better quality

[johnnybonds77]

Funny that the guy you says "when it comes to luck you make your own" supports policies where the govt does everything for everyone and you don't make your own breaks. God forbid if i ever have his success and the govt takes all my stuff away in the name of "social/economic justice." but hey, this commie is a good songwriter!

[lesrenee2078]

well said. I love his music, but it is funny that he has been a multi millionaire from the age of 20 yet he is so poignant when it comes to singing the blues about being a factory worker! Has the Boss ever been an employee I wonder? oh no wait....a really good artist and an awful politician.Keep singin' Bruce and keep your Marxist opinion to yourself pretty boy!

[johno934]

moron do you even know what a dam marxist is?

[johno934]

fuck you brother ,don;t listen,we just had the worst pres in history ,leave if you don;t like paying taxes try to make that in another country he cares more about this country than you;ll ever will

[ezrabiggins]

God don't have to forbid it.

[rogsmith34]

Where is this version from?

[aussie8371]

absolute musical genius

[colinbks11]

no one is above springsteen.

this song alone proves it

[Kakashis]

Only Bob Dylan Stands about Bruce in this world. I love both of them. They are gifts from GOd.

[colinbks11]

i dont second deanojacks comment it was somethinginthenights.

this is ??? can't think of one word to sum up this song at the moment.

[deanojack1399]

Great song, good video. Just one suggestion though. Next time, cut back on the "fancy" transitions. Just because you have them, doesen't mean you have to use them all. I would use 90% cut and dissolves between photos, 10% the cool stuff, at the right places. When they are over used...they just get in the way. That is just my humble opinion...take it for what it is worth. Thanks for taking the time and effort to create and share this :)

[ZEBRA2828]

i would love to go out drinkin with him one night------what stories he could tell

[colinbks11]

this song is so brilliant,one of the best of all songs he did in this golden era of the seventies.

springsteen is steeped in immence talent.

i have lived my life since i was 14 with him by my side.

[rosenkreuzlaval]

I agree, Bruce makes my life better since a long time, The Promise is my favourite song after all the years.

[shemulejst]

why wasn't this song on Darkness on the edge of town, Bruce???

[nittyranks]

Might have been too long? Maybe it will be on the 30th Anniversary of the albums release. That is a rumor that is out there.

[shemulejst]

i really hope so! sorry, but i don't like the version on Tracks with the voice that he uses nowadays.

[nittyranks]

Yeah it is totally different and not as powerful as this version. It reminds me of Danny Federici. Backstreets was my favorite till heard this earlier this year.

[jzancan]

i think the most powerful version of this song is bruce solo, on piano. agh, amazing!

[colinbks11]

this version is very powerfull though.

BRILLIANT SPRINGSTEEN.

[somethinginthenight]

A great slide show but one that still can't match the power of the music. This song is one of the most powerful ever created by the greatest rock-n-roll performer in history. I love this version of The Promise and wish it was more widely accessed. It represents the intersection of anthem singing and crooning.

[colinbks11]

couldn't agree with you more!

[dukestreetking44]

very,very well put,

i agree

regards

[DanGreider]

Speechless, breathless and moved.

[GROWINUP74]

Thank you Bruce!!! for all the emotions you gave us through these years!!!!!

[nittyranks]

This version is hauntingly beautiful. I can't believe what a great song it is.

[StonysBabyLove]

love the album covers, the shot at 2.45 & all the quotes of his in this...nice! Especially the two about making your own luck & his idea of romance. Id love to know how you did this...nice transition at 4.00!

[colinbks11]

that was very very good connielea,thankyou.

all hardcore springsteen fanatics would be pleased with that

cheers

[lucknopfler]

New York live version is better.

[MeinsexyPostfach]

this is so cooool. this version is from the definitiv darkness outtakes. well done

[Twistalong]

Great job connielea! Music and pictures are very well matched and I think I can feel how much Bruce means to you... maybe because he means so much to me as well!

[colinbks11]

i second that