DON'T PLAY THAT SONG

Live 15 Nov 2022 version

[Spoken intro (Jimmy Fallon):] Performing "Don't Play That Song" from his new album, "Only the Strong Survive," give it up for Bruce Springsteen!

One, two, one two.

Come on!

Don't play that song for me (Do do do do)
Though it brings back sweet memories (Do do do do)
Of the days that I once knew (Do do do do)
Of the days I spent with you

Oh no, don't you let it play (Do do do do)
It fills my heart with pain (Do do do do)
Please stop it right away (Do do do do)
'Cause I remember just what it said

Well it said
(Darling, I love you) Oh you know that you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah you know that you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh you know that you lied
(You lied), you lied, (you lied), you lied, lied, lied, lied

I remember on our first date (Do do do do)
You kissed me then you walked away (Do do do do)
You were only seventeen (Do do do do)
I never thought you'd act so mean

Oh you told me that you loved me (Do do do do)
You told me that you cared (Do do do do)
You said you'd go with me, darling (Do do do do)
Oh anytime, anywhere

But darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh you know that you lied
(You lied), you lied, (you lied), you lied, lied, lied, lied

Now I remember those summer nights down by the Jersey Shore. As the band played, with you in my arms, we moved across that floor. Then darling you went away. And all I've got to say is, I don't care if you lied. Ohhh, let's dance! Whoa!

But darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh darling you lied
(You lied), you lied, (you lied), you lied, lied, lied, lied

(Darling, I love you) Hmm-hmm-hmm
(Darling, I love you) Hmm-hmm-hmm
(Darling, I love you) Hmm-hmm
(You lied, you lied)

Oh, let's see that audience out there, come on.
(Darling, I love you)
You're sitting down? Get up off those asses out there.
(Darling, I love you)
Oh come on now, that's right.
(Darling, I love you)
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
(You lied, you lied)
I hope you ate your turkey and your mashed potatoes.
(Darling, I love you)
And the sweet potatoes with the...
(Darling, I love you)
...with the marshmallows on top, yes.
(Darling, I love you)
But we can't go, we can't go any further without a little help.
(You lied, you lied)
We need The Roots! Come on, boys.

(Darling, I love you) Oh yeah that you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh a little bit more
(Darling, I love you) Just a little bit louder
(You lied, you lied) Just a little bit louder

(Darling, I love you) Just a little bit louder
(Darling, I love you) Just a little bit louder
(Darling, I love you)
Ohh, let's bring in the band now, come on!
(You lied, you lied)
Come on! Come on! Come on!

Darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh darling you lied
(You lied), you lied, (you lied), you lied, lied, lied, lied

(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Come on, David!
Darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Darling you lied
One more time and we're out.
(You lied, you lied)

Come on, darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Yeah darling you lied
(Darling, I love you) Oh darling you lied
(You lied), you lied, (you lied)
Lied (Hmmm)

The Roots! The Night Shift!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 15 Nov 2022 performance of DON'T PLAY THAT SONG during the taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The NBC show is filmed in Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City, NY. Though it was performed during the taping of the 15 Nov 2022 episode, the song was broadcast as the musical performance of the show's 24 Nov 2022 episode. The song was played in its full band album arrangement, with The Roots (the show's house band) joining in at the end.

For his only TV appearance to promote his Only The Strong Survive album, Bruce Springsteen "took over" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with four nights of performances.

• On the first night (Monday, 14 Nov 2022), Springsteen sat for a 16-minute interview with Fallon and later closed the show with a performance of DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO).
• On the second night (Tuesday, 15 Nov 2022), Springsteen closed the show with a performance of TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME.
• On the third night (Wednesday, 16 Nov 2022), Springsteen closed the show with a performance of NIGHTSHIFT. Though it was broadcast as the musical performance of the show's 16 Nov 2022 episode, the song was actually performed during the taping of the 14 Nov 2022 episode.
• On the fourth night (Thurdsday, 24 Nov 2022), Springsteen closed the show with a performance of DON'T PLAY THAT SONG. Though it was broadcast as the musical performance of the show's 24 Nov 2022 Thanksgiving special episode, the song was actually performed during the taping of the 15 Nov 2022 episode.

On the four The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performances, Springsteen was backed by a band mainly consisting of the same members of the band that appeared in the music videos of the four singles from Only The Strong Survive.

• Bruce Springsteen on vocals
• Ron Aniello on guitar
• Rose Blanshei on bass
• Zoë Brecher on drums
• David Sancious on keyboards
• Henry Hey on keyboards
• Anthony Almonte on shaker, bar chimes, tambourine, and congas
• Stan Harrison on saxophone
• Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg on trombone
• Barry Danielian on trumpet
• Curt Ramm on trumpet
• Ed Manion on saxophone
• Katie Jacoby on violin
• Francesca Dardani on violin
• Curtis King on background vocals and shaker
• Dennis Collins on background vocals
• Fonzi Thornton on background vocals
• Vaneese Thomas on background vocals
• Lisa Lowell on background vocals
• Michelle Moore on background vocals
• Felicia Douglass on background vocals

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