Live 09 Jul 1995 version
| Bruce Springsteen: | One, two, three, four! |
| Well, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" | |
| Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on" | |
| God said, "No," Abe said, "What?" | |
| God said, "You can do what you want, Abe, but | |
| Springsteen and Niedecken: | The next time you see me comin' you better run" |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Abe said, "Where do you want the killin' done?" |
| "Out on Highway 61!" | |
| Wolfgang Niedecken: | Well, Georgia Sam he had a bloody nose |
| Welfare Department wouldn't give him no clothes | |
| He asked poor Howard, "Where can I go?" | |
| Howard said, "There's only one place I know" | |
| Sam said, "Tell me quick, man, you'd better run" | |
| Ol' Howard pointed with his gun | |
| And said, "Out on Highway 61" | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Well, Mack the Finger said to Louie the King, |
| "I got forty red white and blue shoe strings | |
| Thousand telephones that don't ring | |
| Tell me what I can do, I can get rid of these things?" | |
| And Louie the King said, "Uh, let me think for a minute, son. | |
| Ah, yes, I think it can be easily done | |
| It's just that way out on Highway 61" | |
| Wolfgang Niedecken: | God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" |
| Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on" | |
| God said, "No," Abe said, "What?" | |
| God said, "You can do what you want, Abe, but | |
| The next time you see me comin' you'd better run" | |
| Abe said, "Where do you want the killin' done?" | |
| "Out on Highway 61!" |
The above lyrics are for the live 09 Jul 1995 performance of HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED at Cafe Eckstein, Berlin, Germany, with Wolfgang Niedecken and his Leopardefell Band.
Wolfgang Niedecken is a famous German rock singer who was sent to New York in 1995 to interview Bruce Springsteen. The two became friends, and as Springsteen decided to record a new version of HUNGRY HEART in Berlin that same year, he picked Wolfgang and his band to back him up. From that point on, Wolfgang joined Springsteen onstage almost every time the latter toured Germany.
Springsteen, backed by Wolfgang Niedecken and Leopardefellband, recorded a music video for HUNGRY HEART on 09 Jul 1995 at Cafe Eckstein in Berlin, Germany. The four-hour shoot was a mini-concert consisting of seven takes of HUNGRY HEART, two more Springsteen originals, and the rest of the gig were covers.
Video of a take of HUNGRY HEART from the 09 Jul 1995 gig was released promotionally that year and the audio was released as a single in Europe. The video was also included on Springsteen's The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000 in 2001.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) and Timmy Peterson (Terry at Greasy Lake).
List of available versions of HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED on this website:
HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED [Live 16 Nov 1990 version]