Bruce Springsteen - HEY SANTA ANA (audio 1973)

Bruce Springsteen " HEY SANTA ANA " early-show performance at The Main Point
24 Apr 1973 Bryn Mawr, PA.
Spoken intro to HEY SANTA ANA
This is, this is a newer song that I went down to uh, last winter, I went to California and went down to Mexico... That's a funny place, Mexico is, 'cause uh, we drive across the border, and we all see all these bumps in the road goin' khrrr khrrr khrrr, we're driving down the street... And the Mexicans are smart, they like I said, I was telling these people last night they got all these, they got all these old cars, you know, and they drive like maniacs, they just, driving all over the place. And the big thing, the big rage right now is, was, is they've auto body shops, I mean more auto body shops than you've ever seen in your life. And, and the whole thing is metal flake upholstery, you know, do some of the best work you've ever seen. And the funniest thing about it is soon as you drive across the border, there's cats waving you into these places, these auto body shops, we're driving a brand-new car, my father bought this new car, I was, I was going down to Mexico with my father. And here we drive across the border and all these cats are waving us in these auto body shops, I think they hire cats to smash into you, in Tijuana. Really I think, I think they do. You know, ready, shhh shhh shhh, I think, but... I don't know, anyway, I was able to strike off the reality of the situation [chuckles], as usual [chuckles], and, and uh, and I romanticized myself into writing a tune down there [chuckles]. This is uh, I think this is it.

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[fishmanlaw]

Friend had this in college & I became obsessed. Haven't heard it in years but still love it. And, I grew up right around the corner from the point. Thanks for the post.

[karnermm]

I had this one on red vinyl way back in '74-'75. Thank you so much for posting this!

[ireneadler17]

Amazing, amazing! Love his early stuff!

Thanks for posting!

[nick16754]

he should incorperate in the flute more in his music now like he does in this song