Bruce Springsteen - Trapped

[luieu2]

Brilliant !!!

[OldSchoolPatriot2012]

This was in Iron Eagle2, I've been looking for this song forever because it wasn't in the soundtrack. A very good song too.

[TheNellamaria]

great,,,

[robwheelut]

Im not into Springsteen, but DAYUM, the man does this song such justice..Im betting Jimmy Cliff

would agree..

[sw00p99]

@robwheelut Jimmy Cliff's version is good....but this one's better.

[verbalassalt09]

the older I get the more I appreciate the BOSS

[FritzIdler1]

A great song is a great song.

In 1975 one of my favorite songs was "Blinded By The Light," by Manfred Mann. In collage I discovered Springsteen; Bam. The greatest since Led Zep. Looking through a record bin a while latter, I found a Bruce album I hadn't heard of. Another bam. First song listed; "Blinded By The Light."

Some think "Jersey Girl," is Bruce's best. Written by Tom Waits. But I have to think, it's because they haven't heard Tom's version. It's the best. Bam. You never know.

[hawksthathatha]

tha tha tha

[nickywal100]

This song was written and recorded by my Jamaican brother Jimmy Cliff but Bruce did justice to it, why, the damn words are real

[younwhosarmy]

@nickywal100 ... Wow thanks for the input... i always thought it was the other way around....

[TheGeorgecostanza]

Greetings from Vancouver readers. I love this song,just gives me hope,faith,spirit. My father passed away OIctober 17th and I dedicate this song to him,GOD BLESS everyone. Please find it in your hearts to not hate for a persons skin colour,religoius beliefs,etc. I am not preaching a sermon or am I? Make love,not war,and please if you have money and are cheap (my father was now he is dead and never really enjoyed it or his life) ENJOY YOUR LIFE,help others if you can,etc./

[robwheelut]

...This is the best cover of this song ever..Im not a big Bruce fan, But Ill give credit where its due and He did this song some righteous justice....Thanks Bruce..

[GonzoGuyy]

@robwheelut I agree with you 100%. I also not a big Bruce fan, but I do love this song.

[manekoneki1111]

my favourite Springsteen

[TheCheezhead15]

I'll teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me

[debbiea3]

I love this song so much!

[frankpoolhecojr]

I still have the cassette tape to this. Guess Im gonna have to buy one of those gizmos to digitalize it.

[needtolooselots]

1985 the best year of my life!

[puertoricanboy2008]

this was on that CBS show Joan of Arcadia! Such good memories with this song and with that show! :)

[pitbullgirl65]

"I'll teach my eyes to see/beyond these walls in front of me/and someday I'll walk out of here again/

Powerful. I remember going through a bad time, and used this line to keep plugging away.

[jakelvis100]

this song hits you in the gut

[1dgkonig]

Bruce is so Beast. This song is like nothing to him. He never plays it, yet him and the band have hundred's to choose from. Sooo many great songs. This guy will be talked about 500 years from now.

[CoolPhyaMusic]

Mad props to Jimmy Cliff for going through what he went through to write such intense lyrics. Much respect to Bruce for making it his own.

[takemeHOME102493]

FINALLY a Springsteen song on Youtube

[CoolPhyaMusic]

@takemeHOME102493 This is not a Springsteen song. It is the Honourable Jimmy Cliff song. Bruce may have made it popular in America but not the rest of the world.

[farmvillionaire]

@CoolPhyaMusic h and whom did jimmy get this song off of? my friend, all music comes from somewhere. you would be surprised at the songs that are covered, and have been covered for years. its a compliment to the original artists. cant stand when someone has to point out that someone did a song before someone else. just appreciate the one you're listening to and go on. by the way, this is the best version of the two. :)

[ralachapelle]

@farmvillionaire Amen brother....or sister!

[mrpuckrocker]

Thank you John Hammond. RIP

[ezmerelda91356]

Fucking A !!!!! Man !!!

[ken40]

Top 5 all time.

[graziano222fly]

When the game is over, I won't walk out out a LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! Bruce-mad lyrical, thanks Bruce for getting me through those tough times!

[ninelke]

I Love the Boss, this song is my ulimate favorite.

[LadyofWar1980]

I love this! Glad Bruce is still around doing his thing...and he's still fine as hell!!!!

[MetaRoland]

my fave springsteen song

[krokenjonas1]

best song ever!:D

[DexterMorgan92]

Ronnie and Fez play this as their opening song sometimes!

[denko66]

@DexterMorgan92 roosevelt island tram breakdown.

[DexterMorgan92]

@denko66 yes, last summer :)

[zvanigno]

the best!!

[stiflyon]

Jimmy Cliff's song. Stunning. Amazing. someday i ll walk to you again. fayçal.

[nannerbj]

What a passionate song - ya gotta love it !

[elaine29ify]

Je sais ,you felt trapped.You told me so many times through this song.Tu me manques Simon.

[bronco708251]

Great Song thanks for posting!!!!

[nasnme]

From what I can tell from trying in vain to buy just this single, it was recorded at the Meadowlands on 8/6/84. It was included on the We Are The World album and I can remember not being able to hear it enough as a junior in high school.

[damians7069]

@nasnme im a junior now and i love this song and i only like rap but this cd is awsome

[dmjc2154]

simply a great song, awesome sax solo. i think it was recorded in Paris June 29, 1985, huh?

[defleppardfreak16]

I was there in Mansfield on Saturday. It was awesome! I loved when he played Burning Love. It was just amazing! The whole concert was amazing!

[Knife138]

Whole concert was AWESOME! We were in luck that it never rained, weather said it was gunna thunderstorm that night... not a single drop, so we were in luck

[drcake1194]

i was there at mansfield!!!! i laughed at the devil in a blue dress!

[Knife138]

Yeah XD Funny how he brought that balloon up on stage and Steve put that red devil wig on Bruce's head

[defleppardfreak16]

That was HILARIOUS!

[Knife138]

He played this song last night at Mansfield... he was AWESOME! This song is AWESOME!

[littlenicky999]

i love the synthezizers of all his songs

[TheRedemtion]

We all wake up some times later than sooner. As long as we wake up !

[afansi]

I think this is the most inspiring of all his songs.

As a musician, though, I wish he hadn't tacked the sound so much towards 1980s orthodoxy.

Imagine this song with a Darkness on the Edge of Town arrangement.

[parnellijones]

The original was done by Jimmy Cliff. But Bruce's version is just as good.

[gaanne]

"I'll teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me" there are two groups of people in this world, those who quit and those who don't. People who quit stay trapped. NEVER QUIT!

[Charlottelizabeth24]

Saw him at Hard Rock Calling, within the first few notes of this song I started to well up. Sensational

[u14pm6]

What was said below!

[statikmusician]

Brilliant last night!!!!!!! He truely is the BOSS!!!!!

[desmondref]

I saw him play this in Dublin last night, absolutely amazing. is it on any album except the essential?#

[mro2112]

check the original USA for Africa album, you know, the "we are the world' Michael Jackson one. I think the studio version is there. I have loved and performed this song since that time...

[ukgolfa]

..it was a throwaway song from him on the 'We Are The World', album, believe it or not... And finally, they put it on 'The Essential' comp..

Still don't know where this version was recorded, though; anyone, anyone..?

Cheers.

[ahain141]

@ukgolfa The original was by Jimmy Cliff.

[ukgolfa]

Thanks for the response, but I knew Jimmy wrote the original. My question, however, remains unanswered, which was where this particular version of Springsteen singing this live was recorded..

Cheers.

[ken40]

@ahain141

Wasn't Jimmy a reggae guy?

[ken40]

@ahain141

Wasn't Jimmy a reggae guy?

[flairbird1965]

@ken40 Certainly is! Bruces's version of this song is radically different from Jimmy's. He turns one song into three melodramas . . . magic.

[CoolPhyaMusic]

@flairbird1965 All Bruce did was slowed it down a bit but the entire form is the same.

[flairbird1965]

@ken40 Certainly is! Bruces's version of this song is radically different from Jimmy's. He turns one song into three melodramas . . . magic.

[jerseymike11]

@ken40 yes he was

[rambleonrose93]

yeah its on the 3rd "bonus " disc

[359realpete]

this is only one of many songs why we call him THE BOSS

[Ronan21491]

This Man pulls me through every dark path I walk...

[ikercompean]

Well said!!!

[getatme12321]

@Ronan21491 from his own personal experience

[janne89xy]

greaaaat song

[sebashuis]

yesterday at pinkpop. man i went to everything, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ratm, Saxon, but Bruce was sureley one of the best gigs of my life.

[MADxMONK3Y]

I saw him 2, it's was absolutly awesome!

[threelittlechildren]

I saw him yesterday at the pinkpop festival in the Netherlands, it was fucking brilliant!

[dutchie1305]

I saw him yesterday at Pinkpop in The Netherlands. It was amazing!

[B8N4M6]

This might seem silly, but I'm currently writing a novel about a human girl kidnapped into a vampire coven's world (based off of an actual dream of mine) and for some reason, every time I hear this song, it gives me inspiration because then I feel how the female character is feeling. I dunno...this song is so powerful. So thanks, Bruce.

[bunkieb00]

@B8N4M6 probably anyone in an abusive or helpless situation can relate to this tune...hopefully yer character will find her guts and "walk out of there again.."

[supernaturalfan248]

played this last night in Chicago. AMAZING!

[phillyworldchamps08]

One of the greatest songs ever made!!!

[MatthewCVR]

Damn right!

[phillyworldchamps08]

Thanks for the comment my Springsteen brother

[OutlawPete1990]

World Fucking Champions

[ukgolfa]

As for Springsteen: the greatest cover of a song that wasn't his own; perhaps his most evocative song ever...

Jimmy Cliff is a genius, and I'm sorry he was in a position to have to write this...but I'm pleased he did, and that Springsteen did the song justice..

[saryasn]

WOW!!!Great song!

[lill2441]

Great song!  Thanks for posting :)

[thecoolestkidaround]

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH

[buenavistadream]

Written by Jimmy Cliff

[whiskywineandbeer]

It's one of those hidden Springsteen classics. Love to hear it.

[angelflyn2low]

@whiskywineandbeer Years ago, the only album this song was on was "USA For Africa" so of course I bought it, just for THIS song!!!

[sgk1967]

This was on that Ethiopian famine relief album "We Are The World" from 1985.

Great cover!

[robynsegg]

Yepper!  I thought I was the only 1 who remembered that!

[robynsegg]

Another good song from the "We Are The World" album is from Prince called "4 The Tears In Your Eyes", but NO1 (so far) has uploaded it.