Bruce Springsteen - Lift Me Up Debut - 07/31/05

[honuak02]

This is ok. Eric Stroeve produced a song called Lift Me Up that is 10 tomes better!

[markgerstner55]

tears in my eyes for sure.....

[sassy3121]

Beautiful Love The Boss xxxx Forever<3



[molly23gud]

just bloody awesum !!!!!

[holitipu]

the moral of the story is: never pass up on a bruce tour. the stuff he did on this devils and dust solo tour was breathtaking. can't wait for him to come round on his own again.

[johnny67448]

@holitipu He's better with the band with a hour or so set aside for a wee solo set.

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 can't agree i'm afraid. i love him with the band , but he spreads the net wide at those concerts to cater for the diverse audience he (quite justifiably) attracts. when he's on his own you see the musician in love with his craft. which other artist takes that risk, 2 hours on his own. also loved what he did with the seeger sessions, did u catch that tour?

[johnny67448]

@holitipu I didn't, not really my style of music, though 'American Land' is just superb. Bruce was lost without the band in the 90's, it was his worst period creatively. This tour and 'The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour' were meant to be top class but the two times that I have seen him were in huge stadiums with the band and the shows were just outstanding. Some people would argue that his two best albums in terms of writing are 'Nebraska' and 'Tunnel Of Love' and they were basically solo records but he

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 i think the 90s for him were,on a personal level, happy settling down years and ironically the creativeness went walkabout,(though i love human touch,if i should fall behind,my beautiful reward, i wish i were blind from that period). i can't tell u how thrilled i was at the reunion tour in 1999, which was special because there was no album to promote just the pure pleasure them of playing together again.have upgraded myself to the pit area at concerts recently-never been let down!!

[johnny67448]

@holitipu He didn't make a outstanding album in the 90's but yes his personal life improved. The title track of Human Touch is superb and I do think that Lucky Town is a very under rated album, The Ghost Of Tom Joad is very worthy. I thought that he was a little disrespectful to the band in the 90's, the only reason he made the Greatest Hits CD was because he had recorded a album a few months before and Landua warned him that if he released it, it could bury him as it was meant to be dreadful.

[johnny67448]

@holitipu The words in the third verse of Blood Brothers on the album version are very derogatory towards The E Street boys. 'I don't even know why, don't know why I made this call/Or if any of this matters anymore after all'. I love Bruce so much but it took him a while to understand that the band were vital to his music. There was a superb doc on C4 In the UK on the Top 20 US Stadium Rock Bands Of The 80's and not only were Bruce and the boys not number 1, they were not even on the list as

[johnny67448]

@holitipu Bruce was classed as a 'solo' act! How ludicrous is that!?

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 i hear what you're saying but i think it has always been hard to classify bruce. he was signed as a solo artist by columbia as you know, but rocked up with the band for the first albums, that's loyalty isn't it? But it must also be hard when you are 'carrying' a whole band (creatively speaking). lennon had McCartney, jagger had richards etc. I agree from day one they've always 'marketed' it as: bruce and the e street band (note though not -his- e street band) !

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 just look at the album covers,bar the first. i think landau is the business brain that took things up a notch after nebraska (commercially speaking) , but i love the melancholic bruce. dylan speaks to the brain,bruce to the heart and soul. i think landau has sent him down paths that he may not have gone,but how many others hold onto a manager and original band lineup (for the most part) for so long? so it works.

blood brothers live in nyc says it all:

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 unlike you what i see/hear in that is' do we still have something here, should i have risked making that call to get together' ( know the live version is from the reunion tour) . i think it's a very vunerable lyric. The fact that the band responded to the call in 1995 shows how hungry they were to work together again. And yet, they had to wait another 4 years!! Tha't's bruce for you. You gotta love him.

[johnny67448]

@holitipu The band see themselves as purveyors of 'Bruce Springsteen music' and I guess that what there are but for many fans, Bruce did not give them the respect they deserved in the late 80's and early 90's. It's true that Bruce is the main man, he writes and composes all the music but without the boys, his vision would not come to fruitation. Bruce did say in a recent interview about the band that these are the guys he is going to play with until the end and when asked about the break up, he

[johnny67448]

@holitipu said something like 'Hey asshole, the other guys is more important than you think!'', when referring to the band! Landau does get the blame for the more commercial aspects of Bruce's work but I believe that a artist like Bruce wouldn't have allowed his music to be compromised and that he would have had final say on everything during the hysteria of the Born In The USA tour and beyond. I thought that when he played the Super Bowl that it a commercial move to far but who am I tocritcise

[johnny67448]

@holitipu the best singer/songwriter of the last forty years! My interpation of the last verse of Blood Brothers does differ from yours but that is the wonderful thing about music. I believe that he is asking himself, do I really want to be here, if my career in the early 90's was more succesful would I have really needed to call these guys again if Human Touch and Lucky Town hadn't tanked. That's just my opinion. The live version is beautiful, he is actually in tears as he sings it and I love

[johnny67448]

@holitipu the line 'I close my eyes and feel so many friends around me', in reference to the boys. I would love to hear that 1994 that Landau thought may have ended Bruce's career coming so soon after the critical mauling of the 1992 albums. The imagery of the superb Nothing Man is so synonymous with 9/11 that it's hard to believe that it would have been on that 1994 album! I do love Bruce, my obession with him has cost me relationships in the past, I am just a little critical of his feelings

[johnny67448]

@holitipu toward the band at that time! It's nice to disagree without resorting to petty name calling, there was a guy on YT who was so upset that I didn't rate the Working On A Dream album, you would have thought that he wrote it himself! That album has grown on me but The Rising is still his best album of the 21st century. Sorry for long post!

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 i agree that artistically bruce would have the final word, but on other stuff i think landau calls the shots (why another greatest hits in 2009 -the walmart one-?) i can imagine landau convincing him that it was a way to offer a taster to the new, younger audience coming in. superbowl-maybe a slight ego thing there " we're all getting older, let's just say yes to this, this time (same goes for glastonbury- though that was a proper,powerful peformance).

[johnny67448]

@holitipu Yip, I thought that the set at Glastonbury was outstanding, I can't believe that some people went to watch Franz Ferdinand instead, they were playing at the same time! I didn't really get the full story behind the Walmart controversy, didn't he pull the album after a few weeks or something? What are your feelings on Working On A Dream? The Wrestler has more emotion and depth in a four minute song than most 'artists' could convey on a whole album!

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 on first listening i thought woad was bright and pop like. remember thinking outlaw pete was quirky and thinking he'll never do that in concert (how wrong was i). like the mixture of styles of music , loved the mature lyrics on kimgdom of days especially , a love song to a marriage, how often to you get that. an last carnival very on the mark tribute to danny for anybody who knows the backstory on him and bruce.

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 i pretty much have time for anything bruce has a go at, but i do think that the old perfectionist bruce would have left alot of this album as outtakes and waited till he d written more stuff. however i m so glad he 's easier on himself , and as u said the pure beauty of the wrestler alone, proves he's still got it in shedloads.

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 WOAD album, again produced when at a happy period, and weakish, or light. not the fire in the belly that gave birth to magic ! (but still very listenable) My passion started in 1980 with the poster for the river (only moved to the u.k. in 1976 so hadn't heard of him), knew this man would have something to say to me, and that conversation has continued to this day.I don't try and explain to people any more,the buzz/connection and sheer enjoyment at concerts plus

[holitipu]

@johnny67448 the breadth of his music: soul,country, anthemic rock, acoustic, and a bit of cheese. Re The Rising similarly City of Ruins was written about Asbury Park originally and yet will always be linked with that ominous day. i'm enjoying our exchange.

[johnny67448]

@holitipu needs The E Street Band and it was a major mistake when he fired them back in 1989.

[LuceBrera]

Un Sublime Bruce Springsteen,,,La Douceur au masculin...

[molly23gud]

awesum !!!!!! totally !!!

[Eurobubble70]

beautiful, the imperfection of his falsetto makes it even more touching

[kingofmilwaukee]

I think the fact he struggles to hit the falsetto is actually what MAKES this song so darned good.

[animeboymat]

I am only 18, but i have been a fan since i was 6. I know i don't live in the era that this god preformed for his mass fans everywhere, but i have seen two concerts and collect all of his song. Hey Boss, if we invent a living forever machine, you'll be the first to get it. You dieseve it. Bruce Forever!

[CAYOMluver]

I'm a HUGE Bruce fan but to be totally honest, his falsetto is not that good...his voice is perfect for the type of song he sings, but technically he's not that gifted of a singer. This is coming from someone who knows about singing and sings himself.

[smollythree]

@CAYOMluver if your such a bruce fan then why are you slating this track,saying he cant sing etc. im a fan of springsteen 30 yrs and if i didnt think he could sing i wouldnt be a fan..invest in a daniel o donnell cd man

[springsteen75]

@CAYOMluver "Technically he's not that gifted of a singer." I think I know where your coming from and I'm sure you know about singing - even if you do say so yourself ;-) - but 'technically' good singers and good singers aren't always the same thing. Mariah Carey is 'technically' on a different planet from Springsteen, but I know who I'd rather listen to all day long! Anyway, I don't think people have to 'know about singing' to know what your ears enjoy hearing!

[CAYOMluver]

@springsteen75 Oh I agree, I still love his voice (I've grown to love it a lot more since I made that comment actually) and Mariah gets annoying when she's in her higher register...Bruce's might not be pitch perfect, but it's so emotive and haunting.

[sarikku90]

Sei splendido Bruce.

[warflynn]

This is a pure genious at his best.... Love you Bruuuuuce <3

[7blossom7]

bruce is the boss his music and lyrics have helped me in happy and sometimes tragic circumstances. michael from tralee

[michael23470]

bruce helps me through every day im 37 now and for 25 yrs his songs have reflected my life changes from winning and losing in love to losing close friends and loved ones to natural and often tragic circumstances

[bruceboss59]

Grazie Bruce. Riesci sempre a farmi sognare, a farmi pensare, riflettere. Sei un grande

[glennreyes1]

wow GRANDE !!! es una verdadera pena q en latinoamerica no conozcan de el mas grande de todos los tiempos... Bruce Springsteen... still waiting 4 you in Mexico Bruce !

[rogerclaudio]

actually, lift me up is the soundtrack of a movie called limbo..i guess it was with mary elisabeth mastrantonio...

[66salex]

knees wobbling....

[jn7589]

he wrote this for a movie, if someone didn't know :)

[WreckOnTheHighway7]

This is such a beautiful song. I love this man! x

[LeprachaunXL]

Just heard the studio version, and was literally blown away......now I hear it live..Only The Boss could do soemthing like this..I dont care what anyone says about him, he is a genius and one of the true great (the greatest in my opinion) musicians of our time

[Joce378]

Performer, singer, story - teller, Showman, Song - Writer. Maybe the greatest of all times !!!

[dennishbergkamp]

Nobody can mix it up quite like the Boss. Brilliant.

[TelecasterLORD73]

Impressive voice. First time I heard this on Essential I said: "Ooo... That's amazing!"

I would never had thought he could sing like this, but he could. He's an incredible artist!

[panfred1]

nob

[JofusSunshyne]

I like both the original and this version, fantastic song!

[LOLCOPTER]

kelly clarkson says, she might be doing a cover on this!

[2pacbiggie4334]

oh dear god. thats another springsteen classic lost to someone who doesn't deserve it

[animeboymat]

Anyone have any clue where i can download this verson of the song? i have the very high pitched verson, i want this one so badly!!!!

[johnny576375]

Check the video info for a link, then choose individual songs and its under A-M.

[animeboymat]

Thanks alot!!! i love this verson so much!!!

[platiniumtrombone]

you can buy the essential bruce springsteen album ;)

[Badlandz]

@animeboymat On the Essential album.

[u2MacPhisto09]

so beautliful, i'm going to cry!

The Boss is sooo amazing!

[CornishEagle]

The Boss can do no wrong in my eyes - pure genius....

[fatimagranico]

THE BOSS IS THE BEST

[BruceBloodSister1]

Oh how I love this song, it is heartbreakingly beautiful....

[wolfett]

Your skin, your hand upon my neck

This skin, your fingers on my skin

This kiss, this heartbeat, this breath

This heart, this heart, this wilderness

Lift me up, darling

Lift me up and I'll fall with your lift me up

Let your love lift up

[mankydave67]

Bruce never ceases to amaze me, the guy's a genius .... and it's one of the reasons he's The Boss. Beautiful song .... (though Jungleland will be my favourite till I die!!)

[ReggiesReply]

This song is a beautiful love song, but Jungleland is an anthem, a hymn, a rallying cry for those who grieve for lost hopes, lost dreams, lost love but rock on. When I lose my faith... Jungleland will restore it.

[mankydave67]

Nice to hear somebody else cite Jungleland as an amazing song. Album version and any live version pretty much upto mid-80s probably the most beautiful thing one could hear, with its imagery and then the emotion at the end. Can't say enough about the song. They should write a book on it!!!

[LeprachaunXL]

Jungleland is that and more...People say Bohemian Rhapsody is the greatest rock'nroll opera of all time, no way!

Jungleland is the greates trock opera out there!

[giaki45]

Patty..sei meravigliosa ;-)

[xTe45]

Grazie alla Vita che mi ha dato tanto :-)

[szikchillypaddeh]

Omg, amazing song.. He's the best, thank you for posting this!

[treatyourselftolunch]

Amazing version.  Thanks for posting it.

[malinef]

I lack words. This blew my mind completely. I had no idea that he actually ever sang this one live! Thank you so much for posting!

[jowox]

well he had to lower the key 3 semitones but nice rendition anyway.

[Nikeness]

The boss is the best!!!!!!!

[chippychipmaster]

heey i love this song

[niall29]

Fuckin amazing!

[bugattibowler]

That was very new to me, but very pure. I think that the D&D tour brought a lot of that out of Bruce, but this is one heck of a song.

[Brucefan2]

right through my heart and my soul !

[Targuzz]

!! BRUUUUUCE!!

SONG IS WOW!

[7806343213]

really amazing is this

[mickglasto]

thanks for posting - he really taps into something on this