Bruce Springsteen - Remember When The Music - [Harry Chapin Tribute & Cover]

Bruce Springsteen - Remember When The Music - [Harry Chapin Tribute & Cover]




Remember when the music
Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire
And as we sang the words, it would set our hearts on fire,
To believe in things, and so we'd sing.

Remember when the music
Brought us all together to stand inside the rain
And as we joined hands, we'd meet in the refrain,
For we had dreams to live, we had hopes to give.

Remember when the music
Was the best of what we dreamed of for our children's time
And as we worked we sang, 'cause we knew time was just a line,
A gift to save, a gift the future gave.

Remember when the music
Was a rock that we could cling to so we'd not despair,
And as we sang we knew we'd hear an echo in the air
And if we weren't smiling then, we'd smile again.

Yeah and all the times I've listened, and all the times I've heard
All the melodies I'm missing, and all the magic words,
And all the beautiful voices, and the choices we had then,
I hope to find we got those kinds of choices once again.

Remember when the music
Was a glow on the horizon of the newborn day
And as we sang, the sun come and chase the dark away,
And life was good, for we knew we could.

Remember when the music
Brought the night across the valley as the day went down
And as we'd hum the melody, we'd be safe inside the sound,
And so we'd sleep, to awake with dreams and promises to keep.

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[alangmedia]

This is the very best thing I have ever found on this site! Thank you so very, very much for posting this wonderful tribute to Harry Chapin, a great artist who should be remembered for more than just "Cats In The Cradle", by one of my all time favorite artists, Bruce Springsteen. Every whining american idol should have this as required viewing before attempting to step foot on any stage. Maybe they'd actually learn what it is all really about!

[iamworkingonadream]

Well said!

[papercut665]

was harry dead when this was performed?

[iamworkingonadream]

Yes he was, I think he died in a car accident...

[Lennon4life1968]

I've had this tribute album for years. Buy it folks. Then get up early on a sunday morning, have a great breakfast, slide this into your player, grab a book and take years of stress of your shoulders.

Thank you Harry..God Bless ya Bruce

[designermite]

Thank you.

[simonthepilgrim]

Does anyone know chords to that particular version? G - C - D ain’t right, he’s got a capo here on 5th (?)...

[cgrasser7075861624]

such a beautiful song

[tflyer98]

Nobody speaks better and with more insight than Bruce. Not only is he a great songwriter - but he is also a great and poignant speaker.

[deeteekay]

Thought Bruce did a commendable job - obviously admired Harry immensely

[chaplinlives]

Can you think of anybody you would rather have write & speak your eulogy than Bruce? Harry deserved the best & he got it. Still miss you tremendously Harry!

[steinsopp1]

Sorry if I offended anyone with my opinion... but I truly mean Springsteen didn`t do this one well.... He sounds like a muppet! And this one is coming from a fan of both Springsteen and Chapin... but still I love that he is honouring Chapin!

[leatherneck1957]

@steinsopp1 are you serious? I think it's awesome.... no it's not Harry... no one could be Harry... but Bruce did a real good job with it. not to mention the story before & talk in the middle... very moving.... I was lucky enough to be at this show... and very glad I forked over the cash for that evening :)