Live 17 Jul 1970 version
When you dance, ah come on mama hold me tight
Make romance, now kiss me baby in the night
When you love, ah don't you know I love it so
Oh but I cannot ever let you go
Now come on mama and don't be afraid
Ah won't you let me come back
Don't you know honey you're already with me
Baby you know that's where I'm at
And your smile, ah you know it just drives the boys wild
All the while I want you be my partner child
And when you move oh I love it so
When we move, I just got to have a light sky above
Yeah come on mama, don't be afraid
Ah won't you let me come back
Come now honey you're alright with me
Honey you know that's where I'm at
[Recording cut]
...
Ah won't you let me come back
Come on baby, now you got me
Honey you know that's where I'm at
The above lyrics are for the live 17 Jul 1970 performance of WHEN YOU DANCE at Sunshine In in Asbury Park, NJ.
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Steel Mill performed on 17 and 18 Jul 1970 at Sunshine In in Asbury Park, NJ. These were double-bill shows, with Steel Mill headlining and Lotus opening. A good quality 58-minute soundboard recording of one of the two nights is in circulation among collectors. The tape does not represent the complete show; it seems to include the first three and last two songs of the night. Brucebase has attributed this audio to 17 Jul 1970, but it could also be from the following night's show.
In the banter during GIRLFRIEND BLUES, Springsteen referenced the 1970 Asbury Park race riots that happened between 04 Jul and 10 Jul 1970. The seven days of rioting, looting, and destruction were a major civil disturbance in Asbury Park, NJ. He joked: "From what I've seen there must've been a bargain sale in Asbury. Run in as fast as you can, take what you can get, and split." He also tells a story about an encounter with the state troopers and policemen that happened "about in the middle of last week some time." All this evidence supports the belief that this audio recording is from the two-night residency at Sunshine In.
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WHEN YOU DANCE [Studio rehearsal version]