Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean (from Born In The U.S.A. Live: London 2013)

[@lapaulyfresh8223]

if this song doesn't make you cry, then you don't have a heart....

[@viciadoemexplosivos3079]

Writing this while crying...

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

Yeah me too .

[@hAnD90]

The moment he sings "or just to say I miss you baby, good luck, goodbye, Bobby Jean!" and the saxophone kicks in - it tears me apart EVERY time!

[@pattykweram2391]

@@hAnD90 same

[@patricks2575]

35 years ago this album came out. The year I got my driver's license . The year of my first car. The year of my first love. The year of my first Bruce concert. Needless to say Bruce is the only one still in my life. Lol. Every now and then I'll throw this CD in the player while washing the car in the driveway. Open a cold beer and just listen as the years melt away.

[@erikbakker1531]

I was eight years old when my father bought the album 'Born in the USA' back in '84. It has this song on it. I remember it resonated deeply with me, i.e. with my ability to feel, for I didn't speak English back then. (I'm from The Netherlands). When I got older I learnt the language, and so I learnt the lyrics of this and many other Springsteen songs. I could now more and more understand what he was singing. And also through life experience of my own. But the truth is, I could grasp the meaning of many of his songs as a child. For the match is perfect. Springsteen has a gift for giving an emotional charge to music, that captures very well the essence of what he sings about.

[@Magicrat39]

I was 16. Went to the show at RFK in DC. Hearing these songs and thinking of that time makes me both happy and sad. BITUSA was my first Bruce album and show. Other albums i like more but like my first love this one is very special.

[@chrisso871]

Happy days

[@eyeqew9695]

It doesn't get much better than that.

[@46st]

God Bless

[@andygrenn680]

Sung to all the Bobby Jeans and everyone you miss in between…Music with a message.

[@goat2558]

As this song came on tears began to whale up in my eyes and roll down my cheeks. Just a week ago I learned my once closest and dearest friend, the mother of my son and once my wife had taken her own life. Finally today I cry..I love you Karen and always will.

[@lobwdg]

Am terribly sorry for your loss.

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

Very sorry for your loss

[@harmbakker5929]

That's terrible. I am so sorry for your loss. I wish you all the best and may she rest in peace.

[@neilh6510]

Oh Christ mate. I hope you are doing ok. Take care pal.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Truly , my sincerest condolences to you . I don’t know you but suddenly felt like I do . I wish you the very best and hope you are able to find a way through this difficult time . I hope your ex wife has found the peace she so desperately needed in the arms of our Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ . Amen . Seek God for direction and understanding .

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

I knew a girl 👧 named Bobby Jean 52 years ago. This song brings back great memories 😊

[@ulyssesjohnparado2583]

friendship....memories.....bond.....bobby jean....goodluck...goodbye!

[@Federico94000]

I'm 26 years old boy, living in Italy...i hope one day to see Bruce with my eyes and not only on a screen ...

[@agatamazzone4894]

Old boy..the BOSS love Italia..and S.Siro..

[@nadinefend125]

I hope you will! It`s worth every second.I had the pleasure 3 times in my life so far. I would do anything to see him one more time!

[@Emy0606]

@@nadinefend125 ¹a1⁰àaa

[@steffenrocks1]

I hope so too!

[@jenim7485]

Do it! It will be the best time you will ever have 👍

[@cristy1228]

Bobby Jean is a someone you have a lot in common with, your friend soulmate. And Bruce is saying goodbye to such a friend. This song hurts.

[@scokim]

Sad song.

[@terryoquinn8199]

I lost my best friend ever almost 25 years ago and I still miss the hell out of him . I get it , those people in your life can not ever be replaced .

[@alirinaysugata8239]

This song sounds great! THANK YOU, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND HIROHIKO ARAKI (the first for writing and performing it, and the second for referencing it and letting more people know that it exists) 😄

[@kidby108]

This song gets me everytime. There’s always something about a saxophone performance but seeing Clarence’s nephew up there and performing like him is incredible ❤

[@Ben-rs8pe]

I’m sure there’s an underlying smile discreetly kept on Stevie’s face during this anthem

[@terryoquinn8199]

Or at the very least a certain understanding/recognition between the two of them . I just saw the band live 3 days ago and this song was the 3rd one of the first encore . I was watching Bruce and Stevie for some sign but alas , it was not to be . What a fantastic concert though ! I’ve been a fan since they broke out on the scene 49 years ago and this was the first time I got to see them live ! Something I’ve always wanted to do and now I have ! ! ! Keep on kicking it in the ass Bruce ! ( and the E Street Band ) . 3 hours and 5 minutes long of nonstop jammin’ ! 29 songs , most of my favorites and one with my name in the first line ! Thanks to my daughter I got to see it !

[@PMac369]

5 years late on this comment but it really got to me. Unfortunately it will be lost on the causal Springsteen fan. Its a true anthem to friendship

[@neilshackcloth4883]

Makes me cry every time, brilliant performance

[@sixtosilxtra4842]

Thank you for the music and for the spirit !!

[@regisducreux9196]

this song quite makes me cry each time I hear it :(

[@kschepelern]

and the "target" of the song is now back 4ft to his left - good lord the connection between the two

[@smariec2021ify]

Oh, this makes me miss The Big Man even more!!😭 RIP 🥰🙏🙏 4:03

[@peekabooiseeyou7150]

Brings me back to better days old friendships/ boyfriends parties family time great music care free having a great time.

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

Brings me back to the best of times never to be forgotten

[@FrancisDuffy-s7n]

The saxophone on this song takes it to another level RIP Clarence never will you be forgotten

[@H-mv2jp]

One of the loveliest songs about friendship. Its sentiments are real, and could only have been written by the man who could put himself into many personas, The Boss. Love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gdwozz]

One of the most beautiful and heart wrenching songs I've ever heard. The great Bruce Springsteen which there will never be another.

[@Toni.Miller]

Very right!!! 👍🏻💘

[@doughefernan2758]

@@Toni.Miller Yes.

[@CreedBrattonTheOffice]

Seriously? Hes got some great songs but this certainly ain't one of them. Very basic lyrics a 10 year old could come up with.

[@moart87]

@@CreedBrattonTheOfficesimple songs are often the best. This is such a banger!

[@eduardogeraldes721]

A beleza está na simplicidade, e no que nos trás a memória da vida

[@bluegirl0920]

Good God that voice has not changed in 30 years.

[@taylormartyn]

My wife has given me so many wonderful gifts, but the only one better than her love was tickets to this concert. My first Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert. It only took 30 years to get there an a whole lotta love. Now I'm the one getting the tickets and taking her to Hyde Park next July for the experience of a lifetime. Besides falling in love and being loved, the next best thing is a Bruce Springsteen concert.

[@WillJ5112]

A song about yearning for someone long gone but not forgotten.

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

Spot on I'll never forget her 😢

[@denisesalles7248]

I ADORE this song, and have asked my family to play it at my funeral. It speaks to those in our past, never forgotten, and although no longer seen, there are those times when we remember the connection, even with all the miles in between. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this song. First time I heard it I was driving on highway 5 coming home to San Francisco from Los Angeles. Stopped and called my sister (on the payphone, no cells yet) to ask if she knew the song. Just blew me away.

[@yourontheair]

love you too

[@alancinquino9736]

Goodbye, Bobby Jean.......

[@neilshackcloth4883]

It’s my funeral song too!

[@christianklerx8109]

Favourite song - ever!!!

[@nanchu2151]

This song was partly about his first real love Dianne Lozito..he loved her..❤

[@theresadecandia2442]

My favorite version❤

[@carlao.1084]

BRUCE BRUCE BRUCE 🤩

[@MattSmith-iq1ld]

Possibly Bruce's most underrated song. About Steve's departure from the band in 1982. Although it could also be about an old high school sweetheart you had. Music can have multiple meanings. This song is regularly played at Springsteen shows and he cites it as a favorite in his book "Songs."

[@carolfairchild4029]

Reminds me of my deceased husband who went away in 2005. I miss him

[@mballestrazzi2431]

bellissima, yes probably my favourite in the Born in usa album

[@fabiosozzi7226]

​@@carolfairchild4029 ❤️

[@markdavies2825]

I love this song from the depths of my soul. Just beautiful

[@janicespiby2505]

So so GREAT ❤️❤️

[@carolfairchild4029]

Reminds me of my deceased husband I miss him so much

[@JSS822]

born in the usa was/is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@gregwilliams3457]

The talent this man has.... The boss never a truer statement. As I sit here 10,000 miles from home these songs take me back to Milwaukee.... The 70s 80s. God I made mistakes but no regrets. But 70s and 80s greatest times of my life.

[@neilshackcloth4883]

His voice sounds amazing on this video!!

[@Koshirozation]

JAKE CLEMONS UNDERSTANDS! BRAVO!

[@coelhinanimacoes4427]

SUCH A GOOD SONG TO INVESTIGATE THE HOWLER CO. 💥💥 (Thank u, Araki)

[@margheritasessa5760]

The best ❤️

[@robdavis9480]

This song and Bruce's live performances have been lifting my spirits for 47 years..🥰

[@IRememberThe80s]

Have to be my Favourite Boss song. It never gets old.

[@greg49386]

My wife’s daughter passed away her name was Bobbie Jean she named her after that song she is going to play this at her funeral

[@fabiosozzi7226]

Love for you and your daughter❤

[@jaynegiampietro4134]

That is so special...RIP

[@terryoquinn8199]

I’m so sorry for your loss , best wishes to you and yours in the future and may your daughter rest in peace 🪦 .

[@garethopenshaw8065]

Made me cry just now. I don’t want to lose anybody else. I don’t want anymore musicians I love to die either. It’s all too much.

[@terryoquinn8199]

I can relate with you .

[@badelson1103]

Hi, I was born in 1965 in Connecticut. I was a foster kid who finally made it as a nurse. I could be Bobby Jean. My name is Barbara Jean and my now deceased mom used to call me Bobby Jean. To all the BJs outlets and to Bruce, thank you for a great tune.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Rock on Barbara Jean !

[@briankennedy2013]

Most underrated song of his

[@fredmutalya]

Jake! Jake! Jake! How many times did i have to call you? That, was one momentous moment. For those that might not fully understand this; the ability to uphold breathe that much and yet maintaining the rhythm of the song is just staggering! Only a band player can know this. He simply made it seem so easy. I will always remember this as my best saxophone musical act. Thank you Jake!

[@thealieninme]

This song always reminds me of a friend of mine who emigrated with his family looking for a better life... Miss you my brother...

[@Tdawgmcginty]

Only Bruce could create a refrain as gorgeous as this

[@MrGoodrockmusic]

We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes , we told each other that we were the wildest, the wildest things we'd ever seen... Everyone finds their "Bobby Jean". But you find her/him only once. Once.

[@ZeligUbique]

so true , so well said RIP Pamela Joy Barnes

[@maami9894]

it's a good thing that his Bobby Jean is still standing to his left ;)

[@sambotman1901]

Mann I love the boss so mutch I am only 16 and I live in the Netherlands I dont think I am ever gonna see him live😩😩

[@marcelkloggs]

Never give up if there's a away you will find it

[@terryoquinn8199]

Or to put it in Bruce’s terms , no retreat , no surrender ! Don’t give up on your dreams , you’re way too young to start that nonsense !

[@merciabrito8031]

Bobby Jean is my all-time fave Bruce song. Emotionally always brings a tear or two to my eye. ❤️🎶🎸

[@elizabethgibbs3110]

Me too....even if I don't care for him anymore

[@jenim7485]

Just lost my good friend and this says it all, so me too ❤️

[@bluegirl0920]

It's your favourite song you can't spell it right it's Bobby with a Y.

[@merciabrito8031]

@@bluegirl0920 sorry I didn't see that I was wrong ... thank you too 😘

[@jasonwatkins8659]

Takes me back about a girl I knew

[@squarerootoftwo]

Maybe the finest song ever written and delivered

[@valquiriabueno5414]

Love you Bruce Springsteen 💘 forever 💕 🙏🌺

[@MannBrothersFilms]

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Boss. ❤

[@donnahabick4987]

Came out 1984. 38 years ago. I still love it.

[@paulopimentel6234]

Awesome music, BOSS. Eternal

[@paigeroth402]

Peace, Health, Happiness, Hope. Thank you Bruce for being a role model for Americans and many people all over the world.

[@luketuchscherermusic]

Jake doing his uncle Clarence proud...

[@bigredfella13]

Gave me goosebumps lol

[@chicanobear13]

I seen jake on first tour with the band .. some cities didn't get " jungleland " played but us Anaheim attendees did.. all night jake was on point..but on Jungleland you could feel Clarence .. not a dry eye and all of us pointing up.. it was beautiful and Jake blew the Roof off!.. I will never forget.. ps first Bruce show was river tour Halloween night 4 hours!!.. since then 12 times😁😁👍👍

[@terryoquinn8199]

I’ve never seen Bruce but have “grown up” with him for the last 50 years . I wanted to try to see them in Nov. of ‘23 but Bruce became ill and had to cancel those shows , so I didn’t try to get tickets . By sheer coincidence , my daughter and her husband got 2 sets , only needed one , and I bought the other tickets from them . He is supposed to come back in Aug. ‘24 and I’m waiting anxiously ! I’ve seen most of the truly great rock and roll bands that I wanted to but never got to see Bruce . I hope we both make it till then ! It’ll be wild , the wildest thing I’ve ever seen ! Good luck , good bye !

[@joycebunn6045]

Love that man that band too followed also I’m 74 great rock singer great band none like him ❤❤❤

[@andygrenn680]

First saw Bruce in 1978 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens. Nine dollar ticket in Floor seats. After the concert I said this guy is in for the long road!

[@terryoquinn8199]

Updated 9/16/24 - I did get to see the greatest concert ever on 9/13/24 ! Bobby Jean was the 3rd song in the 1st encore ! It’s rumored to be about Bruce’s best friend Steven Van Zant , it reminds me of my best friend Vic Mori who I lost almost 26 years ago . Yeah , it’s very painful but also beautiful at the same time . R.I.P. Vic , I still miss the hell out of you Bro 😎 ! We had some great times together and were truly soulmates of the friend variety . I only wish he knew just how much I truly did love him .

[@MrSpencem1959]

I do this song in every one of my solo shows. I dedicate it to my best friend whose friendship I shunned for several years. Sometimes I have a hard time getting through it with getting misty-eyed.

[@pattykweram2391]

"Not to change your mind, just to say I miss you baby, good luck, good bye" My ex that moved away called me Bobby Jean in his last email. Those last lines really hit me hard. We never got to see Bruce together, he had tickets, but didn't ask me.

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

It is really hard when someone you love just walks away 💔

[@bradcrawford1998]

This is one of the MOST beautiful songs ever written. The words are magical. I love how the end of the song, just a classy exit wishing Bobby Jean well. Got to think who ever it was who burnt Bruce regretted that move, assuming he really met and loved a Bobby Jean. The sax ending is the absolute BEST!! I LOVE THIS SONG 😉

[@hardtopart3346]

Yea these words are taken from the real life.. hard life but sometimes so beautiful and worth remembering

[@BobMasseyBobtheBrit]

Word is that this was written when Little Steve left the band... now listen to it again and insert 'Little Steve' instead of 'Bobby Jean', and try not to shed a tear.

[@sohy79]

I'd like to believe the song was written for Steve Van Zandt from the e-street band who left him 1984 to go solo. Have a look at these lyrics: "Now you hung with me when all the others turned away, turned up their nose/ We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes".

[@charlie-obrien]

@@sohy79 Losing your best friend can hit just as hard as any romance you ever had. But keep the memories and wish them well. Goodbye Bobby Jean.

[@sohy79]

@@charlie-obrien I couldn’t agree more! Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts.

[@Kamachnikov]

Everytime I hear Bruce Springsteen's songs my time machine switches on and makes me go back to my teenage because I grew with these amazing songs.

[@kerryroberts4995]

I'm 62 years young when I listen 🎶 to the BOSS! Bobby Jean is by far my favourite, but hell, they're all going great!! He makes me feel 19 again when I first listened to him in college!! Sitting around the trailer listening to an L.P. while we were getting mentally ready for class ( it's legal now in Oklahoma)!! Still enjoy Bruce and.... Relaxing!!! Bobby Jean!! H ell Yea!

[@terryoquinn8199]

65 , Maryland too !

[@andream8326]

I haven´t heard this song for twenty years but I still know the text. The boss is the best.

[@Cicilo1983]

My favorite Bruce song. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years. Why wasn't this released as a single ?!? Then again, every song on that album could have been a hit...

[@arndtbaeck]

❤

[@stephankreutzer3226]

This song brings back tons of memories... here's to my Bobby Jean... where ever u are.

[@יניבגולץ]

Every time I hear it, tears floating my eye's. What a song!!!!

[@markh7621]

One of my best friends moved from the UK to Australia, one night we were on the phone and did countdown and started this song at the same time, we listened and cried our eyes out.

[@kjm2199]

Everyone got a "Bobby Jean"

[@PaulParsons-sl5tc]

You are right, everyone has a Bobby Jean.

[@ThePled9e]

Yes,has got😅

[@Roe-RoeG]

“I’m just calling one last time not to change the your mind just to say I miss you babe, good luck good bye” ❤️

[@terryoquinn8199]

You’re too sweet !

[@Roe-RoeG]

@@terryoquinn8199Bruce writes the soundtrack of my life 🎶🎧❤️

[@frankraymond7872]

Love this song. Bruce, is the Boss!

[@phylliswooldridge3464]

Hey jake… met you at a outdoor show ( can’t recall offhand where at the moment) bought your CD.. love it. You signed my CD and I was impressed that you knew how to spell my name … you said it was the name of your favorite aunt! You are awesome !! Hope to see you again!

[@jayastor4663]

Bruce... Bless you Sir. Thank you for everything you do.

[@teddygibson9079]

This is such a sad, yet beautiful song that makes all of us go back to our own personal past and find meaning in it in so many ways.

[@michaelseet3779]

My best friend passed suddenly without warning..i always wanted to catch up and the last time i saw him he was playig percussion for a kids storytime..Goodbye Nizam..thanks for all the love laughs and friendship..see you on the otherside..❤

[@sladjanaristic6405]

Hvala kralju štomožemo da slušamo da slušamo taj glas.

[@chrish3865]

Every song on that album is pure gold…this is my favourite !

[@donh3595]

This song makes me think of all the great times I’ve had in my life with good friends, and brings happy tears to my eyes.

[@paulopimentel6234]

Amazing song, no matter the years. … BOSS

[@Tange1024]

I love so many Bruce Springsteen songs. However, Bobby Jean is the one that will always mean the most to me. Reminds me of someone who I really miss. Been lucky enough to hear this live and I have never not been able to cry.

[@kristiinalagus1690]

Oh Bobby Jean,, ,time went so fast. What a song wowww!!!!

[@wallybartfay56]

Music can trigger so many great memories of the past. I always smile big time when I listen to this classic song...

[@erichannedouche7933]

Un moment de fraternité entre bruce et son public , merci BRUCE !!!!!

[@peterpanes5851]

Will always be on top of my most fav songs....

[@akalmonte]

Bruce is 70 and still going hard

[@shivaumesh1129]

Happy 35th birthday Born in the USA

[@arildbanzon4333]

My first concert with the boss and the e street band was the first concert they ever had in Norway in Dramenshallen in 81 and I went there with a feeling that i was going to be good but I have never been blown away like this before ,and i am still blown away almost 40 years later and and some concerts later , keep on and make people all around the world love music

[@carolfairchild4029]

Love this song it reminds me of my deceased husband

[@terryoquinn8199]

🫶

[@kristiinalagus1690]

Some things just happen, no matter you only try your best,,

[@zval101]

My mom first played this song for me when I was 14 (in 2012), and I fell in love with it. I had a friend the following year and we were absolutely inseparable. We did everything together. We had a falling out a few years later and now we only speak once in a blue moon. I hope he is doing well.

[@terryoquinn8199]

Don’t let that go ! One day you won’t be able to make it right again . Fix it now while you still can ! Tell them you’re sorry and take it from there , you’ll thank me later , even though you don’t know who I am !

[@jereffuse]

This song was/is/will be forever my favourite one

[@elenicecastro9276]

@ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...🇧🇷🇧🇷❤ I LOVE YOU!!!! 🤗😘EU AMOOO VOCÊ🤗🇧🇷👏👏👏👏👏

[@vickibeaky1027]

This song has the best energy ever I love to listen to it I wish it was longer.

[@valdvald4722]

gracias Bruce, lo sigo escuchando y me sigo emocionando, gracias Jefe. Desde Argentina, fanatico tuyo por siempre

[@carmenmorenovalencia6486]

Gracias Bruce!

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Il sax di Jack ci ricorda tanto clarence... Jack e il degno erede... 😊🤗😍😘🎶🎶🎶🎷🎸🎶💘❤️💋💯🌅

[@joka4625]

Outstanding!

[@WarriorMigs24]

Jake your making the big man proud on the sax bro so good

[@canaldeumacoreano8935]

Grande Bruce

[@Skullmanone]

Hero to the working class joe and the best damn performer ive ever seen or heard in my 57 yrs ...the Boss

[@brigettepalumbodimino7073]

I wonder if Bobby Jean really existed...... If she did he really loved and missed her! Great song BS... As usual... 😍nice job Jake.... Magical sound ❤️❤️

[@robjohnson51]

The song is about Lil Steven leaving the E St Band in the 80's. It works on so many levels though!

[@brigettepalumbodimino7073]

@@robjohnson51 oh, I thought it was about a girl he loved.... Thanks