Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade (Rome 7/11/13)

Music video by Bruce Springsteen performing New York City Serenade. (C) 2013 Bruce Springsteen

[@FedericoDOnghia]

I was there, I couldn't believe this song was finally making it in the setlist, it was a dream come true. Everything was surreal: the bright Roman summer night sky, a night train passing-by in the distance while Bruce sings "hook up to the night train", the Roma Sinfonietta on stage playing the original score, the silent crowd as if there was only one person attending (me), the energy and the commotion of the thousands of us... In short, the type of thrills you get only from a Springsteen concert!

[@heatherbrown3979]

What a wonderful depiction of that concert, thank you for sharing. From, your fellow Springsteen fan in Pennsylvania, USA

[@FedericoDOnghia]

Heather Buda Hi Heather. I don't know how often "depiction" is used in English, but I rather like it! ;-)

[@ormannip]

Credevo nessuno se ne fosse accorto di quel treno regionale passato dentro il buio della notte. Grazie. Custodisco quell'immagine silenziosa accanto al cuore - il posto giusto.

[@peterzang]

Right on!

[@flarrfan]

When you have an entire string orchestra at the back of the stage, you can be pretty sure Bruce will look for a NYC Serenade sign!

[@Stavinoj]

Side 2 of "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" is the most gorgeous stretch of music ever committed to vinyl.

[@rikwheatley7006]

And you know that.

[@paulmcilvaine2654]

amen to that

[@oipbhakeld]

i read this and though i always agreed, i got it out and listened to it again. and again. and again. and again. repeat. for like 8 times in a row. it is so good.

[@williamfallows2983]

Paul Mcilvaine p

[@davedzone]

yes, amen sir.

[@sbalsamo410]

The complexity of this song is so underrated. I wish I see it live some day.

[@pcz5233]

As a native of New Jersey myself, I feel obligated to watch this video at least twice a week.

[@leafbelly]

Excuse my language, but what a fucking masterpiece of a song: the words, the piano, the vocals,. The board mix on this is perfect, and, oh my god, those strings. Absolute perfection! When they bring it down and lift it back up on the "He's singing" part, I get chills every time. I love those backing vocals there, too.

[@marynesfield9138]

It is his Masterpiece. So amazing ...

[@joea7763]

Could not of said it better!

[@michaelfrancis1930]

56 year old man crying his eyes out at his desk every time I watch this. Absolute perfection. No words.............

[@paulrob2006]

I feel ya. It had the same effect on me.

[@Firebirdlady1]

Me too!

[@domenicolabbate7984]

53 same

[@drorit.coaching]

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[@drorit.coaching]

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[@KeyserSoze5421]

I don’t think there’s any words that exist that can do this performance justice, or even words to describe how it makes you feel.

[@nkjrm348]

Your words express what we all feel William. Masterpiece is an understatement

[@Angelsthathavenoplace]

One of the best versions I ever heard. Old time Bruce fans have to appreciate this version

[@vagabondicomenoi]

I was there, unforgettable moments with unforgettable people. He wrote this masterpiece when he was 23 years old!

[@mdteletom1288]

This is the most beautiful song ever recorded. I played it last night off of You Tube Music for my wife and kids for the first time and usually they talk through songs I pick or ask me to hook up their phones to the car audio but they all listened all the way through. Brilliant arrangement and kudos to a couple of the members of the band involved with the original record; David Sancious and Clarence Clemons, all in their early 20's when they arranged this masterpiece.

[@joehiltwine2160]

U got that right. Dsancois was a genius. Never appreciated this song as I do now. The boss is superhuman

[@matteocevolani5885]

I will always thank my father for giving me the opportunity to see this. I was 13 years old at the time, and I will never forget that song, the orchestra... In hindsight, this will always be the most incredible live performance I will have ever seen. Thanks boss and thanks dad

[@berniemcfadden7760]

This song is an epic masterpiece. It has the power to transport one, to another time and place. My favorite Bruce song by far.

[@seanriffle6324]

That it is! My favorite also and this version takes my breath away.

[@mickgalbiati4802]

very underrated, though

[@sharonflottman2731]

Totally agree❣️

[@anitabaker6809]

Me too

[@mikemcf33]

yes Bernie

[@Nello7]

This is the most complex and masterful rock and roll son ever written. It is part classical, part jazz, part soul, part gospel, part folk, part opera that is compounded together to make a West Side Story type rock ballad. I simply do not know if this type of music still can be written, but I certainly wish that it would. I must say that I yearn for the Bruce of old, he really should try to write a throwback record!

[@paddyhenry8995]

My all time favourite

[@pguerreiro72]

no doubt about it

[@peterzang]

Nello7 agree. Been blown away since I first heard tut in 1974. I don’t know where it came from

[@philsphan4414]

Credit to David Sancious for the string arrangement I think.

[@mankydave67]

I learned to play the guitar in 1985 after hearing this song. It blew me away and I knew I had to learn to play it!! Beautiful beautiful song.

[@jaycats2358]

Probably one of Springsteen's most underrated tracks in his songbook. .

[@gugelwin2657]

never met someone who unterrated this piece. I had some girlfriends, the have been far away from beiing close to springsteen. Whenever I played the album version they just opened their heart...))))

[@marklevasseur7696]

agree! He has so many...

[@marynesfield9138]

Absolutely

[@anitabaker6809]

He usually plays this in Philadelphia.

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

Si es realmente magnigico,y todas sus canciones locsin😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@RobertVincentMusic]

This is perfection. Everything about it is incredibly moving. I come back to this video whenever I need a lift. My favorite song by Bruce. When the string section comes in, it sends shivers down my spine. The joy and smiles on their faces tell me that they knew they were part of something special. You can see that Bruce signed their score sheets. I bet a lot of those sheets are framed and hanging on a wall...

[@wmg5852]

What happens when a genius singer/songwriter mixes one part Gershwin, one part Leonard Bernstein, one part Dylan, one part Van Morrison, and one part Gregorian chants with his own inimitable style? The best 12 minutes on KZbin.

[@MrTinlizzy]

I thought Jungleland was the finest ever live performance I had ever seen on YT , by any band ever, and then they do this, honestly I am lost for words

[@HoosierHacker]

First time finding this

[@bradhazen8653]

That is art, the violinist cant hold back their smiles, just amazing

[@wendyjesse52]

brad hazen Just pure joy on their faces, that's what Bruce does - he makes you smile, he makes you cry... beautiful.

[@rikwheatley5994]

+wendy jesse You are so right.

[@Chicoutimi]

+rik wheatley Totally

[@leoconway6943]

No kidding, I noticed that the first time I saw this video and look for her every time after. Best gig she'll ever have!

[@andrewkupkee]

I watch this almost every night. Only Bruce can capture you like this. Even some of the violinist you could see the girl at the end with the big smile. Such an incredible moment from Bruce. You could see their energy growing from his performance

[@paulweitz6636]

Wow, all these comments are blowing me away. I always felt like I was in my own secret world when I listened to this song through the years, but of course you all know it and love like I do! What a performance bringing this song to life. Hats off to The Wild and the Innocent from just another Jersey boy.

[@daniserrat3150]

Aunque parezca mentira todavía queda gente con buen gusto, lástima que la mayoría pasemos de los 50 años.

[@steveheitz]

Yeah. The secret was out among us diehards

[@lollonz7867]

Fortunately I can say I was there! Chills on my skin! Pure magic! Thanks Bruce! Thanks E Street Band! Love you all

[@chriscampbell3817]

Awesome cheers 🍻 from Cleveland

[@antomac198]

This crown jewel of Springsteen's prodigious musical output recorded over 50 years ago nestles quietly as the final track on his second studio album. Great reading the comments below to find so many others appreciate this gem. This version is just a treat for your ears- thanks for posting.

[@shaserv]

This is awesome, I don’t know what happened to music but we got this. I keep it in my pocket. So to speak.

[@alfredpilialoha9415]

Composed by a young 20-something year old...brilliant and for those who doubt this mans talent, listen. This man was destined for greatness. The smiles on the violinists faces says it all.

[@Marigold976]

Everything about this performance is breathtaking but my absolute favorite is the violinists smiling. Warms me to my bones. Cheers :)

[@ynotttt]

That was interesting…caught my eye too. They must have wished it could just continue on and on. Then Bruce acknowledged them at the end.

[@bestbyte1]

unfortunately it was all downhill after this

[@ynotttt]

@@bestbyte1 …..If he would have stuck to music and not introduced politics…..it would have sealed out any negatives.

[@bestbyte1]

@@ynotttt nahhh. it wasn’t about the politics... his music has gotten too formulaic and is now just boring generic “BOSS” music

[@zeppelinfighter3281]

My 11-years older brother turned me onto Bruce and it’s late August,1980 and I’m playing high school football in Monessen, PA, a steel town in fast economic decline 30 mile south of Pittsburgh. I’m 17 years old, I’m 6’3” and weigh 160 pounds. Our 106 year old house does not have air conditioning. At night orange light from the steel mill fills the walls of my bedroom. Three-a-day football practices are kicking my ass! Every night after mom’s great meal I go to my room, put on side B of my vinyl copy of “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” (bought used for $2.50 in Charleroi, the next town down the river) and I fall asleep to side B’s three lengthily classics: “Incident,” “Rosalina,” and, “NYC Serenade.” Damn, what a great childhood I had!

[@deep_7254]

Not far from your Monessen roots….grew up in McKeesport when it was something to brag about. Love Bruce and ESB!!

[@user-ct2dn6vf3q]

Damn, can't believe you said that. I had my bedroom downstairs, and told my dad to plat side B...greatest side of all albums, to wake me up everyday...

[@robmills7611]

For years, starting in college and afterwards I would always play this song just after sunrise, right before going to bed. Obviously I didn't spend much time in classes 😂 This is not only my favorite Springsteen song on my favorite Springsteen album, it's my favorite song of ALL TIME!!! ❤️

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@airdream6010]

One of the greatest songs of all time

[@ScotsLyon]

only 73 likes for the best comment i ever read!!!

[@burnout713]

You can take out the first part. It is the greatest.

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

​@@ScotsLyon no se wui es peri o bombte grsndeggigj😅😅😮😢🎉😂❤😅😅😮😢🎉😅

[@Zed137]

yup@@burnout713

[@hannahking6943]

It's 10 years to the day since this was recorded and I'm sitting here 9 months pregnant, taking it all in. My baby is bopping to the music as tears stream down my face (we'll blame the hormones...!) This is hands down my favourite Boss song. Here's hoping they will play it live again soon. Thank you, thank you, from a very emotional mama to be. ❤

[@brucespringsteen300]

@hannah You all are the damn best. I'm honored to have the kind of support that you show me, thank you. How are you doing it is nice meeting you here btw

[@clairesolomon3698]

I just came here to find someone who loves this song as much as me! Just a masterpiece!!! Now a 58 yo woman crying!

[@brucespringsteen300]

@@clairesolomon3698 i am good. i know you must be surprised to receive a message from me right?

[@stefe7579]

🔥Happy 70th BIRTHDAY 🗽 dear 🎁 Mr Bruce Springsteen!!!!!!! ♥️😘 grazie and love from germany :)

[@knuckle-shuta1608]

One of the most beautiful rock & roll songs ever.

[@ScotsLyon]

I love the little clips of the orchestras faces. You can really tell they are just blown away by being part of this

[@burnout713]

How could they not? I would have been blown away just to hold a Tamborine on that stage.

[@SushiSpielt]

Amazing version of one of the best songs he wrote! Absolutly stunning.

[@elaredde1549]

Some songs make you want to dance. Some songs want to make you cry. Some songs make you want to turn off the radio. Being a Springsteen fan for 30 years I figured Racing in the Street was always going to be my favourite but now I want to hook up to the night train. This performance transports you to NYC walking in amongst all the characters and the violins just make your spirit soar. Quite a wonderful thing when 12 notes can do that and stop you in your tracks.....

[@H-mv2jp]

The magic fingers of Roy Bittan provide a sophisticated backdrop to this wonderful song of the seedy life of the city.🎵 ❤❤❤

[@davepopkin9878]

I was there. I almost passed out from joy and shock. Such a stirring and memorable performance. Thank you.

[@williamknell864]

The second album is so underrated. This was great.

[@petervanherp6691]

I completely agree. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle is a great album!

[@jorgbusch251]

I totally agree

[@alfaalfa1864]

In my opinion it is his best album

[@mikemcf33]

Aww man, this is just something else. Ive never seen this version until just now. Wow. Just look at the string players smiling, they know they are part of something so special. You can see Bruce even autographed the score. This is an ethereal performance - those in the audience were given a great gift that night; it is a rarity indeed. Bruce wrote this at age 23, God bless him.

[@IanGee-007]

Bruce opened the show with this when I saw him a few years back. It was the 6th time I had seen him live and I had never seen him play this song before. I was just to the side of the stage, not very far from Bruce and the band. I got quite emotional and tear rolled down my face. It was so moving.

[@deborahbaret-ki4ln]

Ero tra coloro che hanno ricevuto questo splendido raro regalo...

[@lucaregini8215]

@@deborahbaret-ki4ln C'ero anche io 🤗

[@michaeldoyle4922]

A Bruce fan since 1977 (I was 16, grew up about 20 min from Freehold NJ and used to crank it up in my '73 Camaro) It's amazing that one person can write this music, write the lyrics and perform it so damn good! Keep rockin' Bruce!

[@seanriffle6324]

Sounds like me, but not surprised. Think how many 15 year old kids (like myself in 77)heard this. He had us all for life. This is my favorite version of my favorite Bruce song.

[@roypaxton4816]

I live in cle saw bruce at the agora 1974 still the best live show anywhere seen him a total 7 times need one more fix hopefully 2022

[@kallaskdkd6446]

Im 18 years old and Bruce is probably the greatest gift I’ve ever gotten. Songs for every mood, breathtaking live performances and a human making real music. And my favorite part about him is that his so original. Rappers today buys a Lamborghini or a Ferrari after their breakthrough. Bruce still rolls with his Chevy SS. Never let money change him

[@steveheitz]

I was 17 . I found my favorite artist for the rest of my life.

[@fleskip]

Brilliant how Gary is soloing like a madman during the outro while he doesn't even get a single shot from the director

[@hughmcinally907]

Something very poignant about Bruce as a grown man singing this song that is so evocative of his youth. Love it.

[@PHL76Music]

So beautiful... the performance is perfect, as is the videography. I am once again in my bed listening to this record as I am falling asleep, with classes to attend the next day.

[@Catch22699]

Profoundly powerful song and album from an American master musician and storyteller. Hauntingly beautiful and the tears just well up in my eyes before I’m even aware of it instantly taking me back 45 years like a Time Machine.

[@Christian25107]

Am I the only one that thinks that the E Street Band dont get enough credit ? Best group of musicians of all time.

[@PeteHopeless]

Yeah, man!!

[@fullsentimental997]

Especially during tours between 2012 and 2014...

[@brianwade1819]

I think they get shade they don't deserve. What other group of musicians draw such an age range for an audience ? And the emotion they stir, the tear they draw, grown men even, and we're not supposed to be giving, to such a display. I pray I live to see them just one more time. Love to the Band, and all their fans.

[@johnnyM809]

They are brilliant at interpreting Bruce's songs and making them the best they can be.

[@andreatedeschi9782]

You right!

[@gdwozz]

One of the greatest performances ever. One of the greatest songs ever.

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

Si es un crak😅😮😢🎉😂😂

[@gjwhite]

Glorious. I love how the string section is smiling the whole time. Everyone seemed to realize how special this was.

[@alpilialoha6026]

Anyone else notice Gary’s brilliant base line. It holds the price together

[@petemull7922]

I was just going to comment on that. Understated and effective. And he's an Ocean Grove boy!

[@aricohen8827]

100% especially towards the end. The great backbone of the band.

[@nkjrm348]

Garry is just magnificent (as always) in this

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

zorahsfrus

[@nittyranks]

The last minute of this song is one of the most beautiful things of I have ever heard.

[@mazdaq1981]

12 minutes of pure genius. Spellbound everytime I watch this, my jaw just drops. Love seeing how much the strings are enjoying this song.

[@jamieann4039]

This is the best song Bruce has ever written and played. So much meaning and genius compilation.

[@marynesfield9138]

Absolutely

[@haciendocosas5530]

Un my opinion, the best song is lost in the flood but all the songs of "The wild, The inocent and the e street shuffle" are good.

[@patrickkelly2451]

"Its a mad dog's promenade" "So walk Tall or Baby dont walk at all"Bruce Springsteen ❤❤❤❤

[@wisewoman2233]

Every time I watch this, I cry. This man so much understands the little movements of everyday life and sacrifice of so many millions of just plain common people. Back in the 1960s, when I was growing up about a dozen miles from Manhattan, the Sunday New York Times magazine ran on its cover the photo of a daisy springing up from a crack in a a let-down concrete walkway. I saved it because hope always springs from the oddest and most destitute of places. I have always loved Springsteen because I think that he understands this, and his understanding comes out in songs such as this one. So thank you,m Bruce, for the joy and for your understanding of just what it is that makes us human beings tick!

[@brianwade1819]

Thank you for sharing that with us other Bruce fans. I am at a painful, and heartbreaking crossroads in my 61yrs old life. Last night I strolled the west side of my city with this song as backdrop, playing thru my earbuds, straight in through my head to my heart & my very soul. Extremely moving. Tonight a stroll through the music of Bruce and the Band is just beginning. What a great song to start me off. 🎼 🎶 🎷 🎺 🎹. 🎸🎻🎙🎵

[@ellenbaldwin1541]

I cry too! It's just so beautiful and does anyone besides me think this song paints the perfect picture of a couple making love? I made love to my boyfriend the first time I heard this song. My boyfriend bought the album and if you haven't made love while playing this, you need to!!

[@DippyHippie]

@@brianwade1819 I’m deaf,I wish they @ least had closed captions so I could read his words.😪

[@leslieseale9761]

So beautifully said. He’s the troubadour of the masses.

[@wisewoman2233]

@@brianwade1819 I'm so sorry that I did not see your post two years ago when you wrote it. I've been through crap since I wrote it. Absolute crap. Most of it in Bergen County, NJ. I hope that you have forged through it and have gone onto a happy life. I remember pulling into NYC from college one rainy night in the rain when the neon lights were reflecting in the puddles about 3:00 a.m. I remember photos of Bruce at maybe 17 years standing resolutely in front of the Cafe Wha? I hope that you have reached peace. I will always listen to my junk man. He's singin".

[@jamesmaiorana1875]

That is why NO ONE will ever be compared to him. He is simply the best.

[@garyjones6438]

Van Morrison could be compared to him

[@diggersdaddon7205]

I love you, Bruce. You are singularly the most influential figure in my life... artistically, philosophically, intellectually... artistically foremost among these. Thank you so much.

[@LogicMind99]

Definitely one of Bruce’s most underrated songs of all-time

[@Robbay363]

I think it goes without saying. That was absolutely brilliant.

[@scottguerrier254]

Truth.

[@marynesfield9138]

But let's say it anyway. It's Bruce's masterpiece!!! ❤️

[@massimilianoamaddeo8862]

New York City Serenade... the best song ever

[@burnout713]

Yes indeed.

[@geoffteece3230]

This is absolutely stunning. Always loved this. Never thought I’d see it done live so sublimely.

[@tormodi5925]

Loved how they more more or less created a replicate of the studio version. Absolutely wonderful epic song.

[@mikamamma]

Oh, Rome, How very blessed you were to have Bruce grace you with that incredibly special performance of this song!

[@simokatia2002]

Yeah, io c'ero ed è stato fantastico, anzi, amazing!!!! 👍👍👍

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Io amo moltissimo Bruce!!! Purtroppo non ho mai avuto il piacere di vedere un suo concerto!!!spero che viene in Italia quest,anno!!!🤔🤩🤩

[@davegoetz1673]

And it's a one-off! Because Bruce felt the guy with the sign who followed E Street throughout Europe deserved it! So they brought in the string section and conductor, rehearsed with the band and camera crew...for a one-off! And by the way, it is magnificent in every way. Thanks for sharing.

[@tejalbhandari4557]

I was raised in NJ and am a fan of his from his first album and have never seen a live performance of this song- my favorite all-time Bruce favorite. Thank you for sharing how and what got him to perform it, really nice to know. And many thanks to the fan who carried the banner and got him to play my favorite song. Wished I was there in person.....wish he would play it live sometime here in the states. Grateful that I got to see this live perfromance, a dream come true.

[@hugogonzalez-ym9zg]

22 and glad with my father to bring me the oportunity to litsen to real music that is so special, with songs that carry you to a mental paradise and make u the feel that you are not losing your time in your live, a strange fell that i cant explain but i know is a good feeling. Thank u dad for show me the real music in life, and boos for making our lives better!!!! Sorry i'm spanish and english is not my speciality😅. HEALTH AND ROCK&ROLL

[@Zed137]

Greatest version of undoubtedly the greatest song of all time.. I have matched up every great version of every song I have ever heard and nothing comes close to comparison.

[@jacobquintyn7356]

Lucky bastards. He only played this like 6 times live. Happy for everyone who heard it!

[@billk9856]

Well I was there when he played the whole album live in order in Brisbane for only the second time ever ..... I was so excited because the violin players were spotted going in and I started receiving text messages that the album was going to be played ..... when it actually happened it was a dream come true.

[@saras.5619]

Ok! I'll take it as a compliment😂 yes I was there and still can't believe it

[@Hash2009]

@@billk9856 🥰

[@domluvero2913]

seen him like 40x never seen this

[@kenharris7676]

opening song in Philly in 9/7/16, and I absolutely went ape shit

[@060154kit]

Classic Springsteen, its not about the performer, its all about the performance.

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

Uh qué buebaxes😅😮😢🎉😂😂

[@williamschneider9928]

Bruce’s first two albums were/are so under appreciated. Masters like this prove it.

[@davidxavier7868]

Simply the finest live performance of any song you'll ever hear, stunningly beautiful...!!

[@Geek178]

That piano intro though! :O

[@christophercasey5368]

What a way to request it. A nice big banner with one of his classic songs from his second album. One of the hardest songs to play. Awesome job by the string section. Great piano playing by the Professor. Not easy though.

[@bradleyhovious3240]

Brings me to tears sometimes now.All my friends that were there with me listening when we were young.No longer here.

[@Zachokj]

Roy Bittan is an unbelievable keyboardist. Such amazing talent and knowledge of music.

[@nittyranks]

I remember finding this song in 1984 when I was a Sophomore in HS. I used to listen to it and fall asleep I remember because of the crying strings and Clarence’s Sax. Jake is searching for the feel for it and Roy plays it a little different here but the song is so full and the string section really makes it. That string section backs up Michael Bolton, Andrea Bocelli, and some other artists that subcontract them. I think they are happy to be there as they smile when Bruce turns to them, you can tell they know they are part of something special. What a great song.. it's a very emotional song...wow!

[@1961Blanchflower]

A beautiful version of my favourite Bruce song: perfect string arrangements (nice to see Bruce salute the players at the end), lovely piano intro by Roy Bittan (building on the original by the excellent David Sancious), and how great to see Clarence's nephew flawlessly recreating the big man's saxophone parts! Fab!

[@peterzang]

I never thought he could touch the original. But this just might be definitive. This is the album that made me a believer. Still in my All Time Top Ten.

[@nkjrm348]

Thank you for remembering David. The original EStreeter. I still tear up at the memory of Clarence.

[@troycroom3326]

@@nkjrm348 Oh, yes, yes, PLEASE, let's bow deeply to the invaluable and criminally underrated contribution of David Sancious' here. And, let's be honest, arrangements like this piano part and on Incident on 57th St qualify (as do Bittan's parts all over the 3rd LP) for co-writing credit that they never got, whatever reason. My humble opinion. And, yeah, as the precursor to Jungleland, Meeting Across the River and Backstreets, these 2 from the 2nd LP, NY City Serenade is inexcusably unnoticed by the world at large. Can you imagine? After this album they were f'n ready to drop him from the label?

[@francescorizzuti4600]

I was there and I found myself in hyperspace. The shivers came down my spine. I was very lucky. Bruce and the E Street Band the best band ever!

[@arundhawan8574]

Pindrop silence as soon as the Professor hits the first piano note till the end when the crowd erupts as one. The band and the crowd realize that magic is happening. My favorite song from the album. Thank you Bruce for enriching our lives.

[@richardcrosby7692]

Got to be the most perfect piece of live music ever love u bruce

[@Poznan1988]

Hey jazz man, play me your serenade...My secret favorite Bruce's song...a feeling so much shared around, as I see... Simply stunning. I would like to last forever surrounded by these notes. A beautiful starry night in New York 40 years ago traveling through time and space to our days to save us all and remind us of the immense beauty in the heart of every human being...

[@marynesfield9138]

We'll said

[@tombeyers2740]

I saw Bruce play this at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby Pa . In 1974, been a fan ever since

[@chuckbruzan3769]

That whole album is great!

[@tonitsi78]

Okay everybody. You can quit searching. The best video on KZbin has been found.

[@Keith_Lard]

tonitsi78 correct my friend

[@angelosolobarixd]

I was there, at that fantastic concert in Rome! It was my first Boss concert and when I heard to that song I was unbeliever! At my first Bruce concert he played this fantastic song... He's really the best!

[@grgreengracie]

wow

[@maikb17]

Absolute perfection , I don't mind admitting this brought me to tears too .. just incredible ...

[@marynesfield9138]

Who among us can't cry when we hear this??? 🥲👍

[@ZinedinGinToNiC]

One of the best live performances ever done and perhaps ever will be. Pure art, period.

[@patricksutherland9621]

This is jaw droppingly beautiful... Flawless performance, and it was unplayed for so long...! I'd give anything to have been there. Rome got a very special gift that night.

[@TheVagrant10]

As a Bruce nut, I know I'm biased, but bloody hell that is astonishing!!!

[@alex12031968]

now I am 51 years old and have spent the last 35 years running after our new jersey guy. in over 30 shows I've seen, I live and live again the same emotions now as then. if I am the man I am, I certainly owe it to him, to his example, to his words. and in every video I see and see I find only joy. true joy, pure, spontaneous and intense joy in every face of every single spectator. and I'm glad I was with them. and I am happy to have shared unique and true moments with them. how unique and true each of us is, also thanks to Bruce. Hugs to all. Alessandro

[@janetgarfield3423]

I am a late discoverer of the Boss.... working my way through his albums. This is sublime...

[@palacky1040]

You are starting a great journey ! I haven't finished mine and I have been a fan since 1981 when my elder brother bought "The River". Very few knew Springsteen in France at the time (none of my schoolmates for sure, I was 13). Soon after he bought "Born to Run" and "Darkness". I listened to these albums hundreds of time but I didn't know his first two albums as well ... After that I bought most of his new albums and boxsets and Live DVDs. My younger brother offered me last week for Xmas a fantastic book in French where 332 Springsteen songs are explained and analysed. I discover new great songs everyday but this live performance of "New York Serenade" is sublime you're right and I must admit that I didn"t really know this song until now (I must have heard it only a few times before it the last 40 years). And thank you brothers !

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

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[@captainmendez5254]

Amazing song in a blinding performance. I stood hypnotized through the whole video.

[@marynesfield9138]

That's a good way to describe this, a totally 'blinding performance." Hypnotizing. His best.

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

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[@wldhrtkim]

Every emotion under the sun, all wrapped up in one song. Amazing

[@StabileSentiero]

Questa è in assoluto la miglior interpretazione di Bruce di New York City Serenade che abbia mai ascoltato. Semplicemente stupenda.

[@mwills464]

This song is a hidden gem. Very early Springsteen but possibly one of the best songs he ever wrote.

[@leoconway6943]

I can never just listen to this just once. No other song does this to me.

[@simonNothingMore]

Solo 8 volte prima di quella sera...c'era un'aria di famiglia quella sera,un'aria di casa...e durante NYCS stupore,ammirazione,la netta sensazione che fosse un momento diverso da tutti gli altri dei concerti del Boss e ce lo siamo goduto tutto,tutti quanti...Questo video ne è la dimostrazione..grazie di tutto,Bruce.

[@mivan5652]

Possibly his greatest live performance ever

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

Si en inglés los leí bien😅😮😢🎉😂😂

[@barcaroma2009]

Springsteen compositions from 70s and their performances along history are one of the best things that life bringed us

[@peterguglietta5260]

Just plain awesome. This is one of my favorite Springsteen songs, and to hear him nail this 40 YEARS after he originally recorded it is just mind blowing. Glad he put the strings in for this. I'd rate this performance right up there with the Feb. '75 version he did at Widener College in PA, which is captured on the bootleg "The Saint, The Incident, and The Main Point Shuffle" Love how the crowd was so attentive and awestruck too.

[@bruce0923]

Would have loved to see this in Person! One of the BEST versions ever....

[@brucetucker6361]

Was so fortunate to see this song live 5 times during his last tour to Australia. The crowd was captivated on every occasion. To think he was so young when this album was released. Way before it’s time. Just amazing. Has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@marting4597]

Most underrated springsteen song. A true masterpiece.

[@hawkeyepierce2608]

This album was released 40 years ago! A timeless classic

[@mariarosasanjuangomez2028]

Ppp

[@giorgiogalleano2171]

tutte le volte che mi capita di ascoltarla, riesce a trasmettermi solo sensazioni belle e positive quasi fino alle lacrime per l'emozione che sento nascere dentro di me...attraversa il mio cuore e la mia mente e mi fa pensare che la musica è già di per sè un validissimo motivo per vivere...tra 1 mese esatto saremo ancora insieme Bruce...ti voglio bene

[@SuperJuvent]

concordo !

[@garylongden]

This is majestic brilliance, an outstanding reimagining of an old song. Bittan's piano is a delight.

[@ewazawisza6745]

So much warmth in this song. I feel Bruce talking straight into my ear. I love falling asleep with this serenade.

[@marynesfield9138]

Me too