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Rare Bruce Springsteen: If I was the Priest

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Uploaded by on Sep 17, 2008

From Springsteens Hammond sessions, the song Bruce said he'd never perform live

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  • alucinante encontrar canciones ineditas de esta genio

  • Gracias por sur comentarios. Bruce es un genio.

    Gracias a Lisa para traducir para mi.

    Cheers

  • He has performed it live. The legend that he never did came from John Hammond. Actually he has played it at least once - in December 1971 at the Student Prince (a fact noted by Bruce himself).

  • Thanks for the correction......I was always under the impression that he'd never played it live...from quotes 'allegedly' attributed to Bruce himself as well as JH. There might even be a tape out there somewhere??

  • Jazz musician now posted.....

  • ...during his demo session with John Hammond, he was asked to sing a song he would never perform live....this is it....and I don't think he ever gave a reason for his comment....

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  • IF i were a priest I would make BRUCE A SAINT-JAD

  • This song shows how creative a lyricist he is.Its amazing that he was only in his 20's when he wrote this.This is one of the most complex songs by him I have ever heard and ever.Amazing.

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  • @craigscot67

    I stand corrected.

  • i confess... cried a little bit when i listened to this

  • @BaronM

    Not sure of the size of the club, but the shows her were most definitely advertised and were generally performed by a full band. It was as the Bruce Springsteen Band that he performed Priest so it was more than likely not acoustic.

  • Try Allan Clarke's cover.

  • Thanks Thom405L, great post and an unbeliveable song!!

  • amazing song- he needs to put this in the set list when he tours again.

  • I fucking love this tune. Not the greatest lyrical piece but this is one of his great performances if you ask me

  • Not sure the student prince counts (essentially an attic right before a few musician friends?) please correct me if i'm wrong.

  • Impresionante canción... Con la E Street Band sería alucinante

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