Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road

[sportztr67]

I own the audio bootleg of this concert. I think it's his best ever. I have seen him live six times including The Pony. None compare to this concert. So pure.

[mariajose565]

pedazo de tema ... los pelos de punta

[SpareRoomJams]

if you dont like this song you dont like yourself. check my cover if you want.

[MemorialDaySports]

tears in my eyes

[musicman12331]

what a great song and like obama said i'm the presidant but he's the boss!!! long live bruce

[Anet99]

I'm 50 now (wow, how did THAT happen?), but one of the defining moments in my life was being at this concert in Passaic, NJ in '78. It was my first Springseen concert and I was absolutely blown away listing to this incredible force on stage. Yes. I was very young - and I was into Zeppelin, Neil Young and the Eagle and had NO idea who this guy was ... But, I had a ticket (if I drove my friends) and trusted them when they told me that he was incredible. It worked out.

[andressteak]

amazing song. take hold..thunder road

[MikeFSr58]

Absolutely the BEST song the "BOSS" ever did!!!

[toffsen13]

BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!! AND DON´T ARGUE ABOUT IT!!

[ShamanMick]

Why would I need anyone else to bring me here?

[electron115]

Wow. Thank you for posting this video.

[cansecoisgod]

Fuck Sara Quin

[neoncatsss]

@cansecoisgod Fuck YOU.

[cansecoisgod]

@neoncatsss, nah.....your ugly

[neoncatsss]

@cansecoisgod "your" ugly? HAHA, you should learn to spell . You're ≠ your

[gregorypolvi]

The Born to Run record was the first time I was into an album at the exact same time I was going through all of the same emotions and experiences expressed in the music. This album is perfect, and this version of Thunder Road is particularly amazing. When I saw Bruce live in 2008 (and as I said, was going through the experiences of the album), I cried and screamed all the lyrics. Thanks a lot for posting this. I had never seen the video to go with it.

[metreon21]

Happy Birthday Boss! Thanks Gov. Christie for the link!

[dsepielli]

Way to go Guv and Boss!!!

Thank you for giving me a slice of my New Jersey here in Chicago

[jdrozansky]

Thanks Gov. Christie!

[TheGhostOfTomJoad88]

Happy birthday, Bruce!

[cgpalms]

RIP Clarence. Your absolute best was hmmmmmmmmmmmm can we pick?

[08shortstop]

The Passaic concert was a magic place, time .... preserved in black and white ... thanks bruchee ... I've heard nothing better from Bruce since.

[GDS4VR]

IN 1970 THIS WAS THE FUTURE OF ROCK N ROLL OPENING FOR THE BEACH BOYS AND THEN CHICAGO

[ThePaulanthony62]

Who the fuck is Sara Quin? People dont know shit about great music these days.

[4tealicks]

If you enjoy this song as much as i do, come have a listen to my acoustic version of the hammersmith version:

/watch?v=i5_N4YuWBXQ&feature=c­­hannel_video_title

[billymartinjohnpaul]

wow this old concert still carry the energy to the audience at home !!! im trembling watching this vid !!!

[1donbob]

you just cannot like this!

[marcus5291978]

RIP BIG MAN Thunder Road is your best work.

[Treman262]

11 dislikes. I would really love to see what some of those people look like. 

[MsVal321]

Clafence, thanks for all the joy and happiness you've shared with us over the years. you were really the best and Lord knows we will miss you. Thanks to the wonderful Boss ofcourse for sharing you with us. God Bless Bruce, Clarence and the Lengendary E Street Band.

[celloprofundo]

Thumbs up if you don't know who Sara Quin is... ; D .... Bruce for President !

[Janinalittlewolf]

Spent my better days sitting in my first boyfriend's bedroom marvelling to the "new sound" of Springsteen and the band - my heart aches for those days and that wonderful innocence. No stress, no fear, just love and life x

[celloprofundo]

@Janinalittlewolf ...you are not alone little sister...every generation must have it's day, so like our fore-fathers we must move aside however reluctantly, and make room for the youngsters ; )

[wildponyful]

rip mr.big man..i will miss you brother..

[tedh754]

11 people are losers and don't belong here.

Just kidding! You have a right to your opinion.

[pateyongwanada]

Don't go Monarchy on me. You and Clarence. The both of you defended the unwashed. Thanks.

from Canadian cousin

[floydb1rd]

To the Big Man, gone but not forgotten...

[123Boudicca]

God Bless Clarence.

THE Sax Player for all time

[Sillach]

11 people don't like this?

[72183richard]

rest peaceful big man

[heellogoodbyeslow]

Farewell Clarence, everything I ever heard changed my life. Anjali

[IAmEpicification]

RIP man.

[LordDragon1965]

Fare thee well Big Man, guess the Bigger Boss needed a sax player in the band...

[LynnRoseLal]

@LordDragon1965

Well said!

[w8lifter201]

Passaic NJ Watttttttttttttttttt!

[Iwishiwerethird]

God Bless Clarence. I guess God just finally wanted to hear the Jungleland sax solo live. I know when I heard it it changed my life.

[tedh754]

Thunder Road

12-15-1978

Still the most awesome live performance of any song I've ever heard!

[tedh754]

My fondest memory of Clarence was listening to KSAN's broadcast of the E Street Band live at Winterland, 12-15-1978, and Clarence as Santa Claus bringing down the house with Bruce!

God Speed, Clarence!

[HidingInDarkCorners]

RIP Big Man <3

[roo7227]

We all know who's rockin' the house in heaven, 2nite!... Show em how it's done, Big Man!..

[TheZappawizard]

so long big man.

[sherry5997]

a sad, sad day - rip my ass; rest in rock and roll clarence!

[MrFixermixer]

RIP :''(



[ticketforhealth]

awesome

[doctorquackingtosh]

The first time I saw Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band live in the late 70's they opened with Thunder Road. The big mans sax playing sent shivers down the spine.

I will never forget that day and will never forget that man.

RIP Clarence.

[benoliver999]

RIP Big Man.

[ellielovesyouuu]

Oh, Sara & her Bruce Springsteen addiction.

[litterxbug]

i love you <3

[raywashed]

The Big Man will always be there, even if we can't see him or hear him...

[sweeneybird]

The Big Man is dead - long live The Big Man.

[kylebossify]

clarence, you have touched so many.

[deborama525]

Big Man + Big Talent + Big Heart = BIG Loss

[deborama525]

Big Man + Big Talent + Big Heart = BIG Loss

[Anglynn74]

r.i.p. Clarence, you didn't deserve to go out like that but no matter how it happend I knew you'd always go out on top, :)

[SteveonLI]

rip cc

[ErinPatricia]

rest in peace Big Man.

[moonmist3312]

RIP Big Man

[Longshotsblues]

Heaven just became richer. Our loss, God's gain. Thanks you for the treasures you left us with Clarence. You will never be forgotten.

Now you can jam with the rest that went before you and that has to be one sweet jam session.

[ExUSSailor]

RIP Big Man.

[scat3040]

RIP Claence

[PresidentFuller]

RIP Clarence

[nvlptl]

rip always Clarence

[ListenedIn]

Brought to you by Sara K. Quin.

[LuvingSaraQuin]

Thumbs up! Skq <3

[jessicakeg]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuceeeeeeeeeeee­e!

[Iwishiwerethird]

Haha I love how it sounds like they're booing but they're all just yelling "BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCEEEEEE"

[ashlyn57]

You can never go wrong with Bruce :) :)

[handzinmypocket]

Also sent by the adorable Twin>>> Sara K Qiun :-))

[AyItsTomStephens]

@handzinmypocket Love thise 2 ladies :D

[RockNRollOut]

5:36 Bruce may be the Boss, but Clarence is the man. Get well soon.

[ALIrish2012]

SKQ FTW

[ladydadasnightmare]

hi sara el oh el

[Giselguti]

Gracias SKQ!!!! Saludos desde Sonora Mexico!!!

[borrachangas]

Thumbs up if Sara Quin brought you here :)

[Lionsfan815308]

@borrachangas Awesome find Sara :)

[bluren7]

@borrachangas who is sara quin?



[ScotsLyon]

@borrachangas

Bruce brought me here

[Mikeperson0]

@ScotsLyon greatest possible response here

[cansecoisgod]

@borrachangas , thumbs down....BRUCE brought me here.....

[arod42688]

@borrachangas you needed Sara Quin to bring you here? he's the goddamn BOSS!

[kyraisaac]

I wish I was there. This is real music!

[marti72256]

keeping a vigil for the Big Man here

[wavegirl722]

If I close my eyes this one takes me back to that night. . .show a little faith theres magic in the night, ,

thanks brunchee for taking me back !

[tempibones]

Mr Bruce Springsteen, one of the greatest live performers of all time.

[copekillzz]

im not an emotional person at all but dammit every time i hear this live version i cant help but cry....damn you bruce for reminding me that im only human...lol...

[934johno]

my youth best musicf

[934johno]

i;m a truck driver i drive out there all the time and every time i go out there i think of this song all the time i bring his music all over the country fro mass to cal to tex

[fido768]

bruce is the best ......il rock fatto uomo

[vinginz88]

can someone write me what the boss says when he speaks in the start of the video?thanks!

[ghoulfish]

@vinginz88 Bruce says: "There was this Robert Mitchum movie" pause, "It was about these moonshine-runners down South" pause "..and I never saw the movie I only saw the poster in the lobby in the theater...(laugh)" pause, "I took the title and I wrote this song" pause "but I didn't think there was ever a place like what I wrote in the song,..didn't know if it was or not(?)" pause "..and..We was out in the desert...it was summer time..driving to Nevada, .."

[ghoulfish]

@vinginz88 ",,,and we came upon this house on the side of the road...this indian built.." pause "It had a big picture of Gernomino out front, with 'Landlord' it said 'Landlord' over top ... had a big sign that said 'This is the Land of Peace, and Love, Justice and No Mercy' and it pointed down this little dirtroad and said 'Thunder Road'..." "This is 4 Mattie!" Song starts.

[JBrw21]

what a boss

[roby73gast]

la canzone è meravigliosa. E poi, non credo che sia stato ancora inventato l'aggettivo giusto per descrivere la bellezza del primo minuto....

[pogopogopogo3]

This is my homepage.

[ThePaulanthony62]

This is one of the great rock anthems of all time, simply because it says: "lets go out and grab life by the balls". Now THAT is what rock and roll is about. The desire to feel completely alive.

[rloebe34]

@ThePaulanthony62 You summed up everything rock n roll is my friend, everything.

[gillan5]

Thanks to God this Springsteen hype is over! All his songs are written in the same vein, screaming, yelling.

[RudyCasordapek]

@gillan5 And monkeys fly, nobody likes Italian food, blue skies are ugly and there are no werewolves in London.

[gillan5]

@RudyCasordapek "Monkeys fly". You sure are a piece of work!

[RudyCasordapek]

@gillan5 They don't fly? Since when?

[ThePaulanthony62]

@gillan5 I wonder what its like not to have a soul.

[generalcustard1]

I tell my friends all the time that if I had a time machine I'd go back to see Bruce live on his '78 tour, hmm I should really get cracking on it ...

[ncmmorris]

@generalcustard1 yes please!!

[RIPLEYTHEBAND]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS THE SOUL OF AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL. ANYONE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THIS MUST A DESPERATE PERSON LOOKING FOR HIS OR HER ONE AND ONLY SHOT AT FAME: TO BE IN THE MINORITY OF LITERAL LOSERS WHO DON'T LIKE IT. FOR THE UNIMAGINATIVE AND THE SOUL-LESS, THE ONLY WAY TO LATCH ON TO ANY STORY IS TO BE A NAYSAYER.

[ncmmorris]

i know it's been said about a billion times before but i wish i could have been there

[InwestycjaLichen]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[Dueyruss]

11 people live in a town full of losers and aren't pulling out to win.

[Dan11194]

Mystical.

442.

[FoxesUBet]

Wow, I had the bootleg album from this show "Pierre De Resistance", still have it on cassette along with the Winterland Show, The Cleveland show, The Roxy in LA and the Atlanta show all from the 78 tour, in an old cassette case in the basement., probably bought the TDK tapes at crazy eddie, too bad I don;t have a cassett deck. Never saw the video until now, can still catch the full shows on sirius E Street Radio. Thanks for the video.Bruce from Manalapan

[934johno]

he used to come to cleveland in the 70 s and play he;d sell out in 5 min never got to see him back then and now i can see why he;d sell out that fast thank u tube

[ILJzzFan]

Great stuff.......

[SRVBASE]

in 1977 they sent a shuttle into to space with the purpose of finding Extra terrestial life. on this shuttle they had various items from our world including Mozart and Bach pieces. so far there has been no 'reply' from any distant civilizations. im sure if they had put this song on that shuttle playing in repeat a whole shit load of alians would of decended on this planet wanting to know "what the hell that was".

[Smarigdine]

This is what perfection sounds like.

[nestorian9]

these black-and-white videos you have are the best on you tube.

The sound quality is excellent.

My sister bought this record when I was a kid, and I was walking by her locked bedroom and was mesmerized. I remember sitting against the bedroom door listening through the door each time she it. I was probably about 10. She realized I was becoming a huge fan and I guess she thought it was cute because she took me to see him in concert about a year or two later in another city.

[nestorian9]

these black-and-white videos you have are the best on you tube.

The sound quality is excellent. And you caught Bruce at his very best.

[Sarahjanam]

Holy SHIT.

Terrific.

[KillersLJP]

<3

[anewoodstock]

a god amog men.....

um deus entre os homens!

[ratlrbil]

inspired me to be a poet

[cummingsmgmailcom]

Never knew music could be like this. First time I heard it, I was hooked. Let's call it 27 years ago.

[chihuahua313]

pretty much changed my life...I'd like to meet him so I can just shake his hand and tell him that him music made my life that much better

[DENYING09]

10 morons in this world dislike this song!!  WTF?????

[THEIMPERIALDUCK]

@DENYING09 Yes There are 10 Morons on This Earth!

[4508bluesky]

This just describes me..."Don't turn me home again, Just can't face myself alone again"...."So your scared and your thinkin' maybe we ain't that young anymore, show a little faith there's magic in the night, you ain't a beauty but hey your alright" Being almost 40, wanting something, but do you want it badly enough, and /or have the guts and confidence to go after it? Thanks, Bruce, it's perfect!

[amancalledlum]

At the very top of his game. Genius.

[nobody424242]

If I had to pick a single note to represent all of American music it might be when the Big Man hits the sax at 5:37. Rock, soul, and a lot of magic. Can't think of anything else that compares.

[JohnTaupin]

best song of all time! One of the best artists of all time!

[patrickmeagher14472]

that's solid

[rotemkimi]

rotem fridberg-thunder road !!watch my version

[JohnHatesUnicorns]

I really love this song.

[darnabar]

Who can dislike it, for God's sake??!!

[feeneyhungry]

THE great state of New Jersey

[radar7792]

The screen door slams and Teri's dress waves..............

[xsommersteinx]

@radar7792 mary's dress

[kodiakfred140]

The lyrics to this song are truly haunting and moving.

[kramden21]

"MATTIE" IS Matt DiLea-- Bruce's friend and road buddy

[asburystan]

4:55 to 5:05 is the most perfect piece of rock music ever - topped and tailed by the Big Man

[mirkobruner]

There was this Robert Mitchum movie. It was about these moonshine runners down South… I never saw the movie, I only saw the poster in the lobby in the theater. I took the title and I wrote this song. I didn’t think that there was ever a place that was like what I wrote this song about. I didn’t know if there was or not.

[mirkobruner]

We were out in the desert, over in the summertime, driving to Nevada, and we came upon this house on the side of the road that this Indian had built. Had a big picture of Geronimo out front, said ‘Landlord’ over the top… Had this big sign said “This is a land of peace, love, justice and no mercy.” And it pointed down this little dirt road that said “Thunder Road.”

[934johno]

fruck all republicans watch what happens to this country now there running the country again flag burning anyone or stem cells or gay marriage the total stupity of americans just unbelievable

[SnapItBaby]

He's was a great entertainer though misusing his fame to push Obama stinks. It just proves that intelligence for musicians counts about as much as beauty does for cops.

[RudyCasordapek]

@SnapItBaby How can he be "misusing" his fame? It's his to use as he sees fit. If anyone can take it away from him, I invite them to try.

[RudyCasordapek]

@SnapItBaby PS: I agree with you, assuming you think Obama is a disaster. However, thank God the previous President is gone. He was 10x worse. Wouldn't you agree?

[copekillzz]

whoever unliked this must not have full use of all their senses!!!!!

[20dawl]

Hey what else can we do now, except roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair...

EXACTLY!

[seanr1122]

just the greatest ever....don't care what you say

[copekillzz]

just watched this performance for the first time and im in tears,i cant help it,its the only way my emotions and body can respond

[mirkobruner]

@copekillzz I Like Your Comment. Bruce Drive Me To Tears Too. ;)

[mrzek91]

I wonder if Bruce woke up one day, wrote down Thunder Road, and thought to himself: "wow, I just wrote the greatest song of all time!"

[20dawl]

@mrzek91 My thoughts on this are...YES!

[GlenQuagmireful]

As an American writer, the equal of Kerouac, Whitman, Melville or Bob Dylan. Great, great poetry. This song, this performance is the apotheosis of my badly miss-spent youth, and I love it as much today as I did in on the last day of summer 1978, listening to it on WNEW-FM in New York. He would never be this great again, but no one would be....

[Jangle2007]

@GlenQuagmireful To your list of great musical writers/poets, one must add Jackson Brown.

[yvonneiam]

So, jealous! Would give anything to have seen him at this time......oh for a time machine. I became a fan in the eighties, didn't see my first concert till three years ago. Good thing, 'cause after it was over I would have given up everything to follow him to his next show, and the next and the next.....................

[asburystan]

Quite simply the very,very,very best version of all the versions of Thunder Road he's ever done. This makes me weep, it's that perfect!

[lidgleymike]

Said it before, been derided, but for me this man's one of the greatest poets of our time (along with being one of the greatest musicians).

[RudyCasordapek]

@lidgleymike I hope nobody derided you. His poetry is prolific, great, and meaningful. Most so called poets are not understandable. So, you are correct.

[2patrock]

@lidgleymike right up there with Dylan, right up there with Dylan. After 9/11/01 America asked for Bruce to help us get through with some music-Bruce gave us the Rising-pure musical genius and on demand yet!-Rock On Bruce..we love you God's gonna want you playing soon enough- Heaven's gonna have one hell of a band one day!! <3