Just to clear up confusion, the change of chorus was midway through the tour when EC and Bruce Thomas had a major falling out. "The bridge I burned" part was indeed about Bruce, and I think EC even told Jay Leno in the interview following this performance that the Attractions were more or less done. Amazing that Bruce could stand next to EC and know the alteration was about him and still not sabotage the performance.
Also (continuing on my comment below). After this tour ended, Elvis split from the Attractions again, and Bruce Thomas has never come back into the fold. I speculate that the changed chorus line of "You Bowed Down" to "I should have never walked back over the bridge that I burned" was a thinly veiled jab at Bruce. I think the change was spontaneous and the band probably did not know he was going to do that. And of course, the line became the song "The Bridge I Burned" on the Extreme Honey disc.
Wow, I am so glad you posted this. I used to have this on VHS before I threw all those away. I remember this performance vividly. It was from Tonight Show with Jay Leno in...like...September 1996. I had seen them in concert a few weeks earlier in Philadelphia, then when they did this performance, my friend and I said, "Elvis looks pissed, especially at the end." We reckon he and Bruce Thomas had gotten into a fight before the performance, which would explain the scathing change in the chorus....
What the hecll happened between Elvis and Bruce? Was it really his book?
keonewstuff 3 months ago
Don't know why Costello didn't sang the chorus of Roger Mc Guin's classic from "Rio" lp. The song lost something...
hectorvadair 3 months ago
@hectorvadair Yeah totally agree
super8king 3 months ago
One thing I've always loved about EC is his passion -- it comes through no matter which type of music he's doing (and he's done them all).
karenhunter58 5 months ago
Just to clear up confusion, the change of chorus was midway through the tour when EC and Bruce Thomas had a major falling out. "The bridge I burned" part was indeed about Bruce, and I think EC even told Jay Leno in the interview following this performance that the Attractions were more or less done. Amazing that Bruce could stand next to EC and know the alteration was about him and still not sabotage the performance.
fr34kzi11a 1 year ago 2
@fr34kzi11a How interesting. Thank you for the info.
karenhunter58 5 months ago
Also (continuing on my comment below). After this tour ended, Elvis split from the Attractions again, and Bruce Thomas has never come back into the fold. I speculate that the changed chorus line of "You Bowed Down" to "I should have never walked back over the bridge that I burned" was a thinly veiled jab at Bruce. I think the change was spontaneous and the band probably did not know he was going to do that. And of course, the line became the song "The Bridge I Burned" on the Extreme Honey disc.
oghmadhamma 2 years ago
Yeah, at the end of the song, it's looks like Costello is going to punch somebody.
super8king 2 years ago
Wow, I am so glad you posted this. I used to have this on VHS before I threw all those away. I remember this performance vividly. It was from Tonight Show with Jay Leno in...like...September 1996. I had seen them in concert a few weeks earlier in Philadelphia, then when they did this performance, my friend and I said, "Elvis looks pissed, especially at the end." We reckon he and Bruce Thomas had gotten into a fight before the performance, which would explain the scathing change in the chorus....
oghmadhamma 2 years ago
It's called 'You Bowed Down'.
Thanks for posting
suedehead3 2 years ago
It's confusing... thanks I've changed the title appropriately
toytrio 2 years ago