Bruce Springsteen: DETROIT MEDLEY (1980)

[POINTEBLANC91]

My very first show was on Bruce's 26th Birthday in Ann Arbor, MI. After the show, when at least 3500 people had left the building, the band came back on stage and did the first-ever DETROIT MEDLEY, reportedly per Max's request. It included Quarter to 3. It was awesome.

[woodstock950]

@ taocpa - No joke at all. When I tell people I was at the Winterland shows in 1978 they don't believe me. Oh well.

[taocpa]

Okay, make any old joke you want, but I was at this concert.

[SuperTERESA1967]

Es una canción puro rock and roll /Es unacanción puro rock and roll

[mrjbkap]

Those old Detroit songs are what makes bruce so great. He grew up with the Motor City Music like most of us did. Motown - english invasion etc.

[meisseg]

BRUCIFIED!!!!!!!

[2JOHNNYT]

Screw Ms Molly - GOOD GOLLY BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!

[YoJJohnny]

Pure Rock n Roll...........

[mike3514]

‘the power, the glory, the ministry of rock ‘n’ roll!”

[ApeironBRMC]

SPRINGSTEEN - The Essence of ROCK!!!!!!!!

[johnnyM809]

No-one even approaches Springsteen as a live performer

[TheBeachboys4ever]

How in the name of Sam Hill did anyone vote thumbs down for this video? Unreal ... Long live the Boss!

[billhartack]

"I'm just a prisoner! OF ROCK N ROLL!!!"

[billhartack]

One of his great encores.. Saw him do other classic rock n roll - Street Fighting Man, Twist and Shout, Quarter to Three,etc.

[gbryananderson]

great song kind of retarded having a chorus line

[jcalli66]

That is magnificent how Bruce and Steve duet at 9:20-9:50; how they build to a crescendo like that. For that matter, the last 2 minutes (except for that dopey overwrought woman) are so powerful--this extended version is so much better than the "No Nukes" version (which is not a knock against that one--I had never realized how awesomely he had fleshed out this song.)

[2591loz]

Once you board the Boss Train you NEVER get off!!

[gli72]

stunning, touching, really unbelievable!! those guys move me to tears!

[ekimp252]

To quote Joe Grushecky... "That's why He's the Boss!" Saw Bruce do this a couple months later in Greensboro, 2-28-81 and they blew the roof off!!!

[CMsurvive11]

WOW, I was blown away watching that

[daclarob]

AmaterasuHeika THERE AINT EVER A ROOF ON THE BUILDING WHEN ITS BOSS TIME!!!!

BRILLIANT WHAT R'NR IS ALL ABOUT!!

THANKS FOR POSTING OberstKrautwaschl

[kingback19]

is there a video on youtube of bruce playing detroit medley at the joe or somewhere else in motown?

if anyone could attack a link it'd be much appreciated

seeing bruce this friday at the palace, hell f'n yes :)

[bboris92]

I was there, what an amazing show.

[jcalli66]

Maybe the best clip on all of Youtube-thanks for postin this. And those tickets were only $12.50 a pop in 1980. Amazing that this was the last song of that almost 4 hour show in DC...

[AmaterasuHeika]

Yes, what an amazing show it was - and I remember there was no roof on the arena by this point, it had been blown off.

[jcalli66]

I did get to see the River live at MSG last Nov. 8, so that was a nice consolation prize to missing the original tour. Very surreal (and amazing) seeing much less-known masterpieces like Ramrod, Price You Pay, and Stolen Car done live..

[eos1dmk2]

awesome power onstage! is this the Legendary 4 hour show version???

[flyingzambinis]

YES!!!!! coverting lifelong fans..........

[NevadaBoss]

STILL the heart stopping, earth shaking, viagra taken, air conditioner breakin, lovemakin', hip shakin', Jersey Devil and his legendary ESB.

ask for them by name...

and accept no substitutes!!!!

[Grunt6869]

Mitch and the wheels still do it better, thats the reality .

[flyingzambinis]

this is what it's all about, kiddies...

[millerman60]

Fantastic! Before super stardom, before Born in the USA, before he fancied himself a modern day Woody Guthrie... Just pure 100% unadulterated good time rock 'n roll.

[mybrucespringsteen]

cool. last night in Germany!

[vanparty]

NEVER has the world seen ENERGY on stage such as this. Like roonze said below.....The Motherfucking best!

[oipbhakeld]

he did it way better at hammersmith

[SwampDaddy7]

I thought he did it kinda slow at Hammersmith, but both are good versions in my mind.

[candelise]

Even Mitch Ryder told them to speed it up!!

[SwampDaddy7]

I'm with Mitch on that, it's slow. Rock N' Roll ain't slow at all.

[candelise]

TOO slow at Hammersmith!!!!

[bugattibowler]

No "I Hear a Train" either.

[candelise]

The again,there were so many variations. All good!!

[TurtleRocker12]

*cough* It's all about passaic *cough*

[roonze]

Case closed.The Motherfucking best!

[sunlover518]

me too nyg

[buckbabe56]

this video ROCKS! bruce is one of the greatest!

[segratemaggio]

Allucinante!!!!!!!!!!

[bugattibowler]

Thank you so much. It's so much better when you can see him.

[nygkry]

OH MY GOD!!!!

I WAS THERE!

THE DAY AFTER MY 17th BIRTHDAY.

30 YEARS LATER, I'M STILL JUST A PRISONER OF ROCK AND ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

[nygkry]

GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY!

When you look in the dictionary under the definition of ROCK AND ROLL GOD, you'll find Bruce Springsteen.

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!

[1972abc]

rock n roll

[tjoosan92]

he's a sexy boy :P

[thewaymouth]

How can this have less than a 5-star ave rating? But then how can there be over 30,000 views and only 100 ratings? This is one of the best videos of music ever. You Can Trust Your Eyes, Ears, Feet & Heart To The Man Who Wears All The Stars.

[scorpionkings]

I didn't discover Bruce Springsteen until the early 90's...I was missing out big time...Better late than never I guess!!

[mutttha]

N one can compare to this man, he is the god of rock, if Bruce just wants to he can surpass everyone and everything, god i'am looking forward to this summer when he comes to play. Rock on my man!

[cybercat6]

Go away...please. You start a sentence with "fuck" and expect us to believe you listen to bach, Mozart or Beethoven?? Riiiiight.

Saw this Monday night in Nassau, and he STILL rocks this hard!!

[lialyss]

fuck, this man sucks, this is music??what happened to bach, mozart, beethoven. this is not music, this is just noise to my ears

[cybercat6]

Go away...please. You start a sentence with "fuck" and expect us to believe you listen to bach, Mozart or Beethoven?? Riiiiight.

[cybercat6]

You prove my point well! Nice to see classical fans have such great vocabularies :)

[bangerang5150]

You, sir, are a joke. You couldn't tell good music from a man farting into a tuba. So, therefore, we cannot take your profanity-laced opinion seriously.

[kjam1989]

Then why are you watching this video? and keep replying?

[gungoe]

I'm not sure you should insult Sprinsteen by saying he sucks. He actually doesn't :-). The audio on this one is perhaps not the best there is but I can assure you Bruce is the Boss. if you are a fan of classical music I wouldn't post these negative comments on a rockmonument and legend. you shoud stick with your music. I don't go to dance tracs on youtube to say they suck. Its just not my kind of music.

[lialyss]

shut up ignorant bastard

[gungoe]

actually i'm not that ignorant. I love classical music. It is the ultimate form of music, but it doesnt mean i like it the most. I think you are a bit ignorant. Everybody has his own defenition of great music. If rock isn't your thing, then you should not say he sucks. In rock and roll he is one of the best and currently the best in my eyes. By saying he sucks just proves your ignorance. (sorry for the mistakes in my english)

[gungoe]

i suggest you look up "Springsteen - R&R medley" . It's the same music as this music but with better audio. Perhaps that will change your opinion? You should also remember he is performing in front of a couple of thousand people. If it sounds like noise... its probably the crowd cheering for more.

[lialyss]

I wont read what you wrote asshole so you have written that in vain, you loose, I win

[gungoe]

I'm not shure why you answer me like that. I think I was replying quite friendly... Why are you calling me an asshole? And I don't want to win anything. I'm just saying he is great. And he is... You should just read some of his lyrics. Try thunder road. One of my favorites. great song and music.

[gungoe]

he is listed in the Rock and Roll hall of fame... its deffinitly rock. But indeed the line between rock and Pop is now different than 20 years back

[amorrisseyprodromou]

will you shut up?!?! bruce is good and if you dont like him thats alright! just please don't make us have to read your negative comments about him when we're trying to enjoy him. alright?

[ledzep129]

Just like The Beatles.

[sabres7676]

absolutley not

[ledzep129]

No, you lose because you are to illiterate to read about half a paragraph.

[alphuez]

Won't, or can't?

What are the l, i, second l, and y in your ID for? The other three letters are obvious.

[estreet4eva]

well don't listen to it then. it's that simple.

[bugattibowler]

But you should.

[bossjovi]

AWESOME

[Stilken29]

This was great!

[usrt46]

Awesome version! Saw this live circa 80-81. Paid $13.50 face for lower tier!

[CMUBrent]

Awesome video.

[willgingart]

killer clip. thanks for sharing.

all aboard out here in la, joe

[Gazza63]

best tour by any artist ever

[readysetgo101]

America's greatest performer=bruce springsteen

[351em]

boss=greatest

[ttronc21]

we shall never see his or his band's like from the 1973-1980 period live onstage again. it was something to behold.

[80sboca33432]

I challenge anyone to show me a better rock show than what The Boss and Company provided through the late 70's and 80's. Four hours of this energy was the best you'll ever see!

[hamma2006]

This video plays real good on TV, I have had the good fortune of seeing this in 1991. This video introduced me to Pre Born in the U.S.A Bruce, who back in 1991 had been broken up with the E street band for almost 3 years. I would go see him my first 3 times in 1992 but no e street till 99. Then my Bruce collection was Born in the USA and the Live 75-85 album. I went out later that night and bought the rest of the albums and have not stopped listening to them since. Thanks for posting it.

[ultraton]

long live the boss...

My partner, my friend...

[staticAcid]

the best performer ever! no one does it like the boss! no one! a classic bootleg vid that does the man and the band justice and there's only 5 comments so far including mine. I guess it has to do with poor sound quality but what can you expect when there was only 1 silly little microphone capturing the whole event.

[Out2Play207]

This is what Rock N roll should be

[BustaLip]

Great video, I never heard this version with Loneseome Train. Thanks!!

[akewltomato]

This is the most electric, incredible footage of any rock performance ever. Bruce is America's greatest performer.

[thewaymouth]

"...Jenny Jenny! WOO! Jenny Jenny!" [Can your papa call?] "...No sense in livin/ no sense in dyin/ I'm a lonseome train/ on a lonesome track... WOO WOO! ALL ABOARD! WOO WOO!..." - Get your blue dress on you red devils and you'll be spinnin like a spinnin top to this monster track.