The Gaslight Anthem - Meet Me By The River's Edge

[Ventro69]

I know they've been likened to Springsteen and I can often see why. The words of this song is more Springsteen than the Boss himself.

[twinnedwitherlangen]

"I was full with fiery wonder, you wore Audrey Hepburn pearls. You were the only one who understood me then and the only one who will." Amazing band, amazing song, amazing album.

[lilshortaus85]

Just LOVE it.  Brian Fallon = genius.

[ichinii808]

This is really beautiful ^^ I love the gaslight anthem!!

[BlackAngelWhiteWings]

Okay, in some way, this sounds like the solowork of Brandon Flowers?

[fishy8081]

@BlackAngelWhiteWings I kinda get that.

[koskan031]

No retreat. No regrets.

[mrTwoMeSo]

add lyrics!

[17Hongo]

This song makes me think of my father.

[HAWKEYE273]

I Like. TGA is live!

[Shadowxrider2312]

If you like Rise Against, it seems you like The Gaslight Anthem. Can they do a show together? they can, they did. It was AMAZING!!!

[theandrewwebster]

@Shadowxrider2312

I was there! IT WAS

[Chrazzari]

How do I get a girl to love this magic (inbox me or reply) whe likes pop :(, so what songs should I start with.

[wemarti]

@Chrazzari any.

[Chrazzari]

@wemarti

She is now bullshitting me and saying we were never together...

and is telling my friends lies, what a usey bitch :( i hate when they make up crap

[wemarti]

@Chrazzari Sorry bro :/

I've been down that road too, still haven't found the right one.

Keep your chin up.

[Chrazzari]

@wemarti

You would never realise how much your comment helped me...

she used to talk to me all the time nicely, we were the best of friends.

thanks heaps

[Chrazzari]

@wemarti the way I said it sounds bad now from me,

but thanks that meant alot to me

[cheapsex94]

@Chrazzari if you haven t already got her too blue jeans white tee shirt or bring it on

[Chrazzari]

@cheapsex94 thanks, but it kinda turned into shit and yeah I think Ill just keep my music to myself next time :P

[cheapsex94]

@Chrazzari nah man good music like this has to spread dont keep it to urself if you keep lookin ull find the ur lookin for trust me i just found one

[sexpistolsdaz]

@Chrazzari Cannibal Corpse "Human Flesh Tastes Funky"  12 " version.

[matijabg]

5 people don't know what broken heart is.

[Chrazzari]

@matijabg

Yeah true

[getthefuckofflol]

@matijabg You don't need a broken heart to love this music.

[Chrazzari]

@getthefuckofflol

You need a broken heart to understand it...

[getthefuckofflol]

@Chrazzari No, you don't. I love these guys with flaming passion. I understand the feelings in the songs. Yet, I've never had my heart broken.

[Chrazzari]

@getthefuckofflol Well, I've never been in your position, I started liking these guys from "Sink or Swim" just after I felt "broken" so I've only ever liked these guys after a broken heart, and they helped "seal" the wound, but then there was a girl who repaired it, then broke it again :(... I can't trust anyone anymore.

thanks, sorry 4 accusing you and people who don't have broken hearts of not knowing what it feels like or understanding.

Cheers,

Chris

[getthefuckofflol]

@Chrazzari It's no problem mate. And I'm sorry to hear about that :(

[Chrazzari]

@getthefuckofflol You would never believe how much your comment helped me, thanks heaps :)

[17Hongo]

@Chrazzari as one who has been in your position, I can say I know exactly how you feel. In my case, it was time for old friends to rally round - in this case, that old friend was my Leonard Cohen CD. I started listening to Cohen @ the age of 14, but only learned what it meant when I hit 17. If nothing else, if felt good to know that someone else knew how I felt. Music is a very cathartic medium - you form a very personal bond with it. I certainly did.

[Chrazzari]

@17Hongo Music is how I cope with life...

[Chrazzari]

@matijabg there's more than that bro

[starstriker97]

Wow, this was original, he just outright copied everything from Bruce, his style, the theme of the song and even alot of the words.

[OrganizedChaosInc]

@starstriker97 Wow, bet you feel real smart for noticing that. That was the point. Do you really think they'd use all that and hope people didn't notice or something?

[Chrazzari]

@OrganizedChaosInc haha, I'm sensitive in that area :P (music)

[Trews128]

Hi folks why compare bands? I am a gig Springsteen fan but I also love these guys, Against Me, Alkaline Trio and many others. Just enjoy the music for what it is....

[Sabotage823]

I like the Bruce Springsteen reference. No surrender my Bobby Jean.

[herkedasyak]

Chris Wollard in the background!

[missimanime]

WHO THE FUCK IS SALLY???? LMFAO

THIS IS GARBAGE

[GregP1996]

@missimanime Maybe if you can look beneath the lyrics, you'd understand.

[GregP1996]

@missimanime Maybe if you can look beneath the lyrics, you'd understand.

[shmalpie]

@missimanime Hey, watch it. My name is Sally. He's clearly singing about me.

:P

[Heyooooo007]

wish they came further South and play

[steinilein123]

I see them next Sunday....... I´m so exited

[skatepunkzero]

Sounds like a Springsteen Song!

[Sandervanbussel96]

Are your boxes dancing to this too?

Pop-up then! =D

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

@six6sixpounder I feel you man, I just got finished listening to Suffocation and now I can't stop listening to this shit

[wemarti]

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Can't wait for American Slang!

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

I'm sure this has been said thousands of times by various listeners, but this sounds like a punk version of Springsteen

[trippettaa]

love it.

[HadToBeThere939]

i love this band . they kinda remind me of the killers (who i also love) .

[jimmyperdition]

The Springsteen influence is sort of obvious if you know older Boss tracks...like "No Surrender" and "No Surrender"...both from "Born in the USA"

Then there is the whole washing the sins, like in "Racing in the Streets"...done at the edge of "The River"

It sounds like a shout out to Boss songs couched in a nice little rock ditty.

"No retreat, baby, no surrender" has become "no retreat, no regrets..."

[jowbowla]

@jimmyperdition

Bruce Springsteens influence is also obvious by only looking at the title Meet Me By The River's Edge --> meet me on the darkness of the edge of town 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' and 'The River'.

[gijssmoes]

@jowbowla

What about "meeting across the river" from born to run album. =P

Yes they deffinately have some bruce influences in lyrics. but the music you can't compare. I really don't like this gaslight band and his voice is annoying(unlike bruce). e-street band would blow them off the stage

[gijssmoes]

@jowbowla

haha ik ben zowaar ook een hollandse bruce fan. heb jammer genoeg nog niet kans gehad hem live te zien. prove it all night 78 live is geniaal.

[Heyooooo007]

A great song from a GREAT band

[six6sixpounder]

I really like this song, despite being a complete metal head

[johnnyred82]

These guys are starting to get a decent bit of airtime here in Canada, hopefully they start to get bigger.

Great music, hope these guys tour through western Canada this summer, I would definitely check them out.

[DarraghC152]

the gaslight anthem the best insparation for music lovers of this genre we thought this kind of music was dead and replaced by hip hop,pop,rap but it aint thats why the gaslight anthem are the best theses guys deserves to be on top of the charts keep leading them brian i an waiting for the day these guys are truly spotted and respected for there talent.

[chefdstair]

I got some grease to slick back my hair, gonna roll my cigarettes up in my sleeve of a white t shirt- cuff my indigo denim jeans and wear penny loafers!!!

[MsKataclysm]

@chefdstair Can we be best friends?

[chefdstair]

u bet cha kat!

[kgalvin15]

I hear so many resemblences to Springsteen...

Great Band

[murraythehotscot]

no surrender, my Bobby Jean ;)

[ThePatwheel]

@murraythehotscot Meet Me By "The River" 's edge

[K4driver2]

these Guys got their inspiration by Bruce,  Today's music aint dead, you just have to really search for it, but that is what makes it great when you find a great band like these guys

[gneuf6]

ELE! Everybody love everybody!

[thineleachbath]

ok dont kill me after i say this, but why does this band mildly remind of the killers?

[IxLOVExFRANKxIERO]

my goodness.

my faith in humanity is draining. fighting over youtube?

really.

fantastic song! who knew it could spawn such mean words from people.

[ThisIsLukePi]

Apologies

[GreatFireofGoogle]

Tbh pal, just arguing my case against people who take it WAY too far....... >.>

[K4driver2]

These are the best modern band out of jersey. let's pray these guys get the attention they deserve. I hope their next cd is their Born to run

[ThisIsLukePi]

Dont call me dipshit, or idiot OK. Im offering an opinion. If i didnt understand the bollocks you were talking its your own fault for getting things mixed up. You meant this, you meant that blah blah blah. Top and bottom of it is they sound like springsteen, they are teyring to sound like springsteen, they wound take it is a complement to sound like springsteen.

[GreatFireofGoogle]

theyre not trying to sound like springsteen, jesus. theyre influenced by a lot more than the obvious. i suppose you cant see that, though. mate, let it go, ur just showing urself up

[ThisIsLukePi]

Might have been showing myslf up that night that night yeah, i was wrecked.

I would say they dont mind expressing that they're influenced by the boss, but sure, every band tries to have their own sound and they wont perposfully set out to sound like the e street band i agree.

An excellent band, im massively impressed by them regardless of any similarities they may or may not have to any other artists.

[GreatFireofGoogle]

c'mon, dude... let it go.. its beyond ridiculous. i sound harsh, but no one cares (apart from you, maybe.) look at yourself; comment removed by author, comment removed by author, comment removed by author, -2, -2, -2. unbelievable...

[ThisIsLukePi]

Last thing i said was 'apologies' havent uttered a word since, and that comment removed by author was when i was wrecked the other night.

[GreatFireofGoogle]

but i wasnt talking about the 'last thing you said' i was talking about everything you've said.. i was just asking if you were done. Peace, Love and Dope, Bitches!

[GreatFireofGoogle]

@ThisIsLukePi: I said they were influenced by him, idiot! I didn't say they sounded nothing like Bruce, i said I want Gaslight to be their own band, and kept away from Bruce. Jeeezus, the world is on its arse! Start to UNDERSTAND what i type dipshit.

[ThisIsLukePi]

Actually come to think of it, how can you listen to this song without realising its got springsteen written all over it...

The opening rythmn guitar sounds like everything off born in the usa, and then the first line says "no surrender my bobby jean" which is two springsteen song titles into one, "no retreat, no surreneder" and "Bobby Jean"

[GreatFireofGoogle]

Can we stop associating these with Bruce? I know they were obviously influenced by him, but they are their own band, with an unbelievably unique sound. I'm getting sick of EVERY comment on EVERY Gaslight vid being about 'Oh, Yeah, i love bruce, these are just like him' no they're not. Let them be the awesome band they are.

[ThisIsLukePi]

To be fair I love this band for everything thy are, stand for, sound like, want to be , refuse to be. I FUCKING LOVE THEM. And yet im the first to admit they are basically a modern E Street band, thing is thats the biggest complement i can pay them. The album 'the 59 sound' is a mish mash of bruce springsteen songs from over the years, and thats why i love them...

[ThisIsLukePi]

Unless you are a big springsteen fan you wont get all the references they make to springsteen songs during the album 9 sound. Honestly its a unbelievable hw much is borrowed/adapted from springsteen. And yet that isnt a put down, if anything i take my hat off to them, after all the e-street band are an incredible band...

[GreatFireofGoogle]

You dont knw when to quit, listen, i DO get the references. And yes i DO know how much is adapted, but honestly, they ARE their own band, and i'm not saying its a put-down, you're just mislabeling them, i would say anyway.

[ThisIsLukePi]

I dont know when to quit? Get out your own arse cunt features, Yeah im drunk, and angry, but i will sober up, where as you will always be a total cunt!

[OelfredBiernot]

No Surrender my Bobby Jean-says it all fer a BROOOOOCE fan! vvvvnice song and 59sound is a super cool album! Thanks Bruce for leading me to this great band! Love em and most of my fellow Bruce friends too!

[K4driver2]

Bruce Springsteen Fan since my birth 18 years ago and A Gaslight follower now to...These guys must have learned from Bruce..They are just as good as Bruce.

[maximumridefreak5]

he should keep himself like this more often. i feel like other songs he tries to sing in a different way and it comes out horrible

[jamebo1112]

i very much respect springsteen, but these comments should be about this song people! What a band and a great song!

[tfghetyu]

Listen to Bruce Springsteen with Tom Morello (Guitarist from rage Against The Machine) Song is called "The Ghost Of Tom Joad"..... Amazing piece of music!!!

[wemarti]

Hells yea! It's on Renegades, Rage's cover album. Too awesome.

[Zendrix3]

@tfghetyu It's a RATM cover. Bruce's song, not his voice.

[BLUE1414]

@tfghetyu The Night Watchman is awesome (Tom Morello if you don't know)

[MrStantonP]

Kinda reminds me of Springsteen singin' 'bout Springsteen.

[shosetisback]

I've never heard anything from Bruce Springsteen... shame on me. But I like very much this album.

Could someone of you link me some typical Springsteen's songs that would be close to this one ?

[horsesex41]

try growin' up or night.

[rloebe34]

Listen to the Born to Run album and Darkness on the Edge of town. I kid you not.. It will change your life. Lead singer of Gaslight Anthem said the same thing

[JanKenk123]

This song has alot of things to do with Bruce's songs

[wengen2007]

Bruce likes it and he's right!!!

[CSSAvP]

Normally i'am only listening to real punk,but THIS is fuckin great,too.

[cheers1905]

This isnt even so far away from very old punk stuff, like the clash and the likes. i'd say.

[jokerxcore]

real punk? care to ellaborate

[Suzzyization]

Simpy An Awesome Song

Much Loveage! x

[cdgmx1]

these guys are brilliant. This song is just epic, specially when drivin in an open road....just perfect

[SinJester1]

amazing...

[xEvexTxx]

Think it sounds bit like The killers! Not complaining mind!

[dancingchick6493]

agree its kinda weird

[sophomon]

A Gaslight fan & a Rise against fan,

i like you! :)

[wemarti]

Haha

Thanks

Rise Against is my favorite band!

[Madmerlined]

Good tast :P:P

[FeltesVids]

@wemarti same!

[THEginge4321]

@wemarti same here :L

[GenerationLost92]

@wemarti RA and TGA are my favorite bands too! you have good taste

[Hound419]

@sophomon Same here bro!

[born2punk]

wants to make me live in the 30s or something

[patriot006594]

such a good band

[Solid123Snake]

Epic. Just plain brilliant.

[agzy1]

these guys are gona be the biggest band on the world sooon :)

[WORDofTHEpeople]

this would make an awsome music video

[wemarti]

I know right!

And it would be pretty easy too, the song tells the story perfectly.

[ejr161]

amazing track

[ilocano17]

that's totally my favourite song on the 59 sound lp.

both their lp and their ep are great records and they are also an amazing live band :)

love this band and their songs...

[wemarti]

they have two lp's out, you should check out Sink or Swim. It's a bit heavier for them, but it's still great.

[ilocano17]

yeah i know, i lknow the sink or swim lp and even the senor and the queen ep and i love them all :)

i meant "both their lp's" :)

but tnx anyway

[ilocano17]

and of course i got all their records as cd's and vinyl-lp's in my room :)

[wemarti]

ooo!

Vinyl = awesome

[anarchohippi]

evry songs are anthems:)

[thatothernewb]

best song ever thanks so much for uploading it

[ap8816]

This whole cd is amazing. I must of listened to it a hundred times

[bradsecor]

this is a really good song :D

[chocpie104]

well, i was on this holiday in italy and because of some reason my mp3 crashed the night before, and because i didn't have much time left the only cd i could put on it again was this one,

my holiday was really good, and this band to can't wait to see them at Pinkpop,

[Mckanii]

On queensday (birthday of the queen) i was sitting totally drunk in the car next to my m8 who was driving and i heard 3 songs of GA on the radio. First was Old White Lincoln. From the moment i heard it i fell in love with that song. Second was 'we came to dance' and third 'the 59 sound'. When i came home i ran upstairs, thinking for 20 minutes what the bands name was. Then i got a text message from my m8 with 'gaslight anthem' in it. Listening to them everyday now, they're totally awsome!

[Grimeyhoob]

Mckanii, bier zuipen, kut roepen :P Koninginedag :) Gaslight anthem rockt, zijn ze nu best wel beroemd in Nederland?

[Mckanii]

veeeeeel bier zuipen ja! :p

maar ze zijn zeker aan het doorbreken. ze worden regelmatig op 3fm gedraaid ;)

[meihoidn]

agree! listened first in spain by a friend! what a fucking great band! have both albums! oh my god! cant stop listening!

[phil121266]

def 1 the best songs on the album if not the best...should get more coverage

[TheMo123]

I heard an acoustic version of this song on the radio a few days ago, brilliant

[meihoidn]

d'you know where i can get this acoustic version?

[TheMo123]

Ive been looking for it myself, if i know il send it to you :)

[meihoidn]

what do you mean? PM me please

[LeprachaunXL]

thanks for the upload, huge Springsteen fan, and well had to check these out if even the boss likes him........and it is incredible, good band, and love to hear the bruce references!

[wemarti]

yea, they're something else. They're getting bigger and more popular everyday. Glad you enjoyed.

[KillerKahn]

must see this band as soon as i can

[ItsTouchAndGo]

get it up you mate t in the park!

[94musikfreak]

great song!

[MozdaSpava]

FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cant wait to see them on Hyde park this summer

[lunoxx]

great song :-)

[PoppedYourHead]

thanks man, just found out about this band, this is 1 of their best songs