Live 20 Mar 2008 version
[Spoken intro:] Come on, brother! He's gonna be bugging me for a raise in a minute, you gotta cool out some of that out there. (chuckles) Ready? We'll start. I said, we'll start, just Danny and I.
Sandy, fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this fourth of July
Down in town the Circuit's full with switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny, and sharp
And the wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark
And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York girls
Well, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Yeah, love me tonight, for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy, girl
Well, now, the greasers, they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels, ah, Sandy, their skins are so white
And me, I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades, bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk, where they all promise to unsnap their jeans
You know that tilt-a-whirl way down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
That Joey kept me spinnin'
Didn't think I'd ever get off
Whoa, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
Yeah, running down the boardwalk with my old boss's daughter
I remember, Sandy, girl
Now, Sandy, yeah, that waitress I was seeing, she lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night, she said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
She worked that joint under the boardwalk, she was always the girl you saw boppin' down the beach with their radio
Kids say last night she was dressed like a star in one of them cheap little seashore bars, and parked with her baby out on the Kokomo
Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie for tellin' fortunes better than they do
For me this boardwalk life is through
You know, you ought to quit this scene too
Well, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever
Hey, Sandy, girl
Hey, Sandy, girl
[Spoken outro:] Hey! Danny!
The above lyrics are for the live 20 Mar 2008 performance of 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, during the Magic Tour. The song was performed in an album-style full-band arrangement and featured Danny Federici on accordion and Roy Bittan on keys. Danny Federici showed up unannounced at this show and played on a number of songs, including this one. This live 20 Mar 2008 version of 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) was officially released on the Magic Tour Highlights digital EP in 2008.
On 15 Jul 2008, Columbia Records released Magic Tour Highlights, a Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band download-only digital EP consisting of four live audio tracks and their accompanying videos. The performances were recorded in March and April 2008 during the Magic Tour, and feature guest musicians, as well as Danny Federici's last performance with the group. Bob Clearmountain mixed and Bob Ludwig mastered the songs. Frequent Springsteen collaborator and Grammy and Emmy Award winner Thom Zimny edited the videos.
The songs on the EP are not the Magic Tour's "highlights", but more of a sampling of some of the tour's best guest spots.
Magic Tour Highlights was not released commercially on a physical format, but some CD-R's were issued in the United States and Europe for promotional use.
The EP is available for download from all major digital downloads stores, including the iTunes Store and Amazon.com. The net proceeds from the sales of Magic Tour Highlights support The Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. These include the artists', the songwriters', and the music publishers' royalties, in addition to all Columbia Records' net profits. The iTunes Store donated their first year's net profits as well.
The Danny Federici Melanoma Fund was started shortly after Frederici's death, and is dedicated to the research and development treatments for melanoma through funding for clinical trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The fund also aims to help raise awareness for the disease.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) on this website:
4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) [Album version]
