I AIN'T GOT NO HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE

Live 24 Jun 1993 version

I ain't got no home, I just been rambling around
I work where I can get it, roam from town to town
The police make it hard, boys, wherever I may go
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

I was farming shares and I was always down
My debts they were so many, there was no money to go around
Oh the drought it has my crop and the bankers got my home
I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Six children I have raised, they're scattered and they're gone
And my darling husband to heaven he has flown
He died on the fever on the cabin floor
I ain't got no home in this world anymore

I mined in your mines and I gathered in your corn
I been working mister since the day I was born
I worry all the time like I never did before
'Cause I ain't got no home in this world anymore, no no

I'm just rambling around to see what I can see
This wide oh wicked world is a funny place to be
The gambling man is rich and the working man is poor
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Well I'm stranded on this road that goes from sea to sea
A hundred thousand others are stranded here with me
A hundred thousand others, yes, and a hundred thousand more
I ain't got no home in this world anymore
No I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 24 Jun 1993 performance of I AIN'T GOT NO HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, during the World Tour 1992-1993. The song was played in an acapella gospel arrangement, with Springsteen trading verses with the band's bassist Tommy Sims, some of the band's background singers, and guest Joe Ely. They all join together on the last verse.

The 24 Jun 1993 Show

The 24 Jun 1993 show at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, was the second-to-last of the World Tour 1992-1993. Billed as "A Concert To Fight Hunger", it raised money for several food banks and relief organizations in New Jersey and New York. As Backstreets magazine reported, the Community FoodBank Of New Jersey, the Food And Hunger Hotline, and World Hunger Year each reaped more than $159,000 to further their efforts to eradicate hunger.

Ticket stub for the 24 Jun 1993 show at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
(Thanks Hobbes4444)

Pass for the 24 Jun 1993 show at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

In January 2018 the complete 24 Jun 1993 concert was officially released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net (see the "Official Live Downloads" section below for more details). The show was recorded by Toby Scott on multi-tracks. It was mixed by Jon Altschiller and mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, ME, in December 2017.

Bruce Springsteen -- Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey June 24, 1993

The show featured guest appearances by Joe Ely, Southside Johnny, the Miami Horns, and several members of the disbanded E Street Band. The setlist was notable for its rariries and one-off performances.

Official Live Downloads

Prior to the High Hopes Tour, Bruce Springsteen's management announced a new service allowing fans to download concert recordings approximately 48 hours after each show. The initial plan required fans to purchase a special USB wristband, which could then be used to download a single High Hopes Tour show of the purchaser's choice and also functions as a regular reusable USB flash drive. The wristband, which could be purchased online or at the concert venue, was priced at $40. Following some negative response from fans over the high cost for the wristband, Springsteen's management subsequently announced a separate cheaper option for purchasing shows directly, without the need for the wristband. The shows were available for purchase and download via Live Nation, Bruce Springsteen's concert promoter, priced at $9.99 for MP3 and $14.99 for FLAC. Audio recordings for 31 of the 34 High Hopes Tour dates (all except 16 Feb 2014, 06 Apr 2014, and 03 May 2014) were released as such and they were available until 30 Jun 2014.

On 17 Nov 2014, Live.BruceSpringsteen.net was launched. It's a new addition to the official website, serving as an online store offering high-quality live concert recordings as well as high-resolution digital releases of Springsteen's album catalog. The download store is powered by Nugs.net in cooperation with Columbia Records. Audio recordings for 30 of the 34 High Hopes Tour dates (all except 16 Feb 2014, 06 Apr 2014, 03 May 2014, and 18 May 2014) were re-released on the new download store in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Nugs.net adopted the MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) format on 24 May 2017. From then on, all Bruce Springsteen live concert recordings, including the previously released ones, became also available in MQA.

Audio recordings for all 75 The River Tour 2016 dates were also released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Each show was generally released within a month after it took place.

Audio recordings for all 14 Summer '17 Tour dates were also released on Live.BruceSpringsteen.net in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless CD-quality FLAC or ALAC, and 24-bit HD FLAC or ALAC or MQA, as well as audio CD-R with custom artwork. Each show was generally released within a month after it took place.

Archival releases were periodically released on the same site, as part of the Bruce Springsteen Archive Series. These shows were also made available in multiple formats, including MP3, lossless FLAC or ALAC, 24-bit FLAC or ALAC or MQA, DSD, and audio CD-R. So far 90 shows (or sets of shows) were released from the ongoing series.

Available Versions

List of available versions of I AIN'T GOT NO HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE on this website:

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