Live 17 Feb 1977 version
[Ronnie Spector (spoken intro):] Alright guys. Hmm. Here's uh (chuckles), here's a new and it's not out yet. I hope you like it. It's called "Say Goodbye To Hollywood".
[Ronnie Spector:]
Bobby's drivin' through the city tonight
Through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car
He joins the lovers in his heavy machine
It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Johnny's takin' care of things for a while
And his style is so right for troubadours
They got him sitting with his back to the door
Now he won't be my fast gun anymore
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Movin' on is a chance that you take
Any time you try to stay together
Woa
Say a word out of line
And you find that the friends you had
Are gone forever
Forever
So many faces in and out of my life
Some will last
Some will just be now and then
My life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Say goodbye my baby
Woaaa bye bye bye my baby
Yeah!
My baby
Woaaa my baby
Woaaa
The above lyrics are for the live 17 Feb 1977 performance of SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, OH, during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour. The song was performed by Ronnie Spector, backed by Bruce Springsteen (on guitar) and the E Street Band. Ronnie Spector made an unannounced guest appearance on that show, joining Springsteen and the band onstage for four songs, including SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD from her yet to be released single, plus three classics from her time with The Ronettes.
Despite the marvelous reception received by both Born To Run and the tour which followed, the relationship between Bruce Springsteen and his now former manager and producer Mike Appel was deteriorating. In July 1976 the storm broke; Mike Appel wrote to Springsteen saying that he would not allow Jon Landau (Springsteen's friend and co-producer of Born To Run) to produce the next album, citing a particular paragraph from their original agreement. Springsteen replied on 27 Jul 1976 by firing manager Mike Appel and suing him and his management company Laurel Canyon Ltd. in Federal Court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, breach of trust, and undue influence. Appel counter-sued on 29 Jul 1976 in New York State Supreme Court, asking the court to prohibit Springsteen and Jon Landau from working together in studio. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were slated to enter the studio that year for the recording of a new album, except that on 15 Sep 1976 the judge in the lawsuits case ruled that Springsteen was enjoined from any further recording with Columbia Records until Appel's suit was resolved. This would drag for about a year. Meanwhile, Springsteen continued gigging, and in the process broke his self-imposed rule of not playing the larger arenas. This was basically because he was not able to put a record out, and it was the only way his fans would be able to hear him at all. The tour became known as "The Lawsuit Tour" (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977).
List of available versions of SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD on this website:
SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD [Ronnie Spector & The E Street Band's single version]