Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Atlantic City (Live in New York City)

Live in New York City
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s first tour in 10 years ended with an emotional series of 10 concerts at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Live In New York City, featuring performances from the last two nights of that tour (chronicled partially in an Emmy Award-winning HBO special), captures “the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, earth-quaking, booty-shaking, love-making, legendary E Street Band” as Bruce and his blood brothers embarked on an exciting new musical chapter together. Now, for the first time, this magical program comes to KZbin in its entirety for fans new and old to experience.
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[@MrCveedub]

This was one of my wife's favorite songs. She passed away today. Rest in peace, my love.

[@achildsheart4658]

Sorry brother I’m praying for you genuinely ❤

[@MrCveedub]

Thank you, I appreciate it sincerely

[@mikeberg5003]

Good lord I can't imagine the pain. Peace be with you and your departed wife.

[@geldofpunk32]

❤

[@stevemicciche4961]

so very sorry for your loss

[@BakerWild]

'Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold, but with you, forever I'll stay' - gives me shivers

[@Oxman2481961]

" I've got debts that no honest man can pay" ...... still sign of the times

[@timoakes450]

@@Oxman2481961 Neil

[@Hash2009]

Bruce is such an amazing lyricist.

[@johnthorne4093]

Holding on to every scrap. Tomorrow it might be better.

[@deanbailey7787]

​@@Oxman2481961 😊9😊😊😊9😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Sterlingx11]

“But i got debts no honest man could pay” is my favorite line. Love Bruce’s lyrics

[@odradekk]

You prolly right

[@matthewadams1874]

So I brought us two tickets 🎟 on that coast city bus 🚌 😊

[@KondiChilemba]

This is music!!!!!.... The lyrics, attitude ... That bass line and the drums!!!! My gosh ... Even in 2024

[@adamsmith4819]

Nothing is more amazing than the cheers of the crowd when they realise what song is being reimagined. What a phenomenal song - and what a version. Breathtaking.

[@onewiththeragingwind6730]

You do realize bruce wrote this song and originally performed it right? I mean yes the tune is a bit diff from the original....i wouldnt say its "reimagined". Just played w a full band

[@natmilcur]

@@onewiththeragingwind6730 it is reimagined. Thats why he said reimagined, because hes added parts and a full band to a solo song.

[@johnthorne4093]

I agree with "re-imagined"; it started as a Bruce-and-guitar folk song. In the subsequent 15 (?) years, and the iconic Madison Square Garden shows, he transformed it to up-tempo, full-band, full-vocals. The results are a revelation, a transcendence, an elevation; honoring, but not overshadowing, the origins of the song.

[@captmcneil]

@@natmilcur The song came out in 1982 and on the following Born in the USA tour it was already performed this way. So I guess you can see it how you like. For me, this is the original live version (i.e. the way I'd expect to hear it on a concert), for others it's a reimagination of the original studio version. I guess most fans will have recognized the song from the start. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvTY2iFf7lqeJY

[@natmilcur]

@@captmcneil The Studio version of the song is a solo, so technically any version like this is a reimaginin

[@atticusmcfly]

The power of Max Weinberg on drums cannot be overstated. Especially that intro and the buildup towards the end.

[@kaoseast1]

Max is all kit

[@derekpink]

Gotta love a buildup that goes on just too long enough. The anticipation and anticipation and anticipation and delivery.

[@catherinesmith900]

agreed

[@catherinemaurer7783]

Mighty Max had some good drumming I agree with you on that comment

[@valerietomsic8454]

MIGHTY MAX! all respect!

[@officialmassey222]

Bruce screaming “YES MAX” at 2:38 will never EVER fail to warm my heart.

[@Robyn-mi7pl]

I feel the same way. It's comforting and gratifying to see Bruce openly acknowledge Max's excellence.

[@jeffboy13]

People just don't get it until they see this guy live

[@ismaelrodrigueziii6398]

I totally agree. I saw him in 2002 in Phoenix. It was the Rising tour. It was my first time to see the band. They were on fire. played for 2:45 minutes. Totally awesome. I was blown away!!

[@MrBradymoss]

Saw him in the old Boston Garden, twice! Always will remember "Trapped" lights got all turned on at once with each shout of the word. All I could do was stare and smile.

[@hwanjung8230]

One of the greatest live performers without a doubt. The Smiths live are the only other band I can think of that sound better live than the studio album

[@jeffboy13]

@@hwanjung8230 Prince was on a different level live also. Saw him in the 90s.

[@hwanjung8230]

@@jeffboy13 prince was soo good soo talented

[@kirstyjjj17hhweatherill15]

Saw him in Sunderland was best gig I've ever been to , was relentless.for his age he didn't stop for a break just powered through 30 songs.

[@audreyhorne75]

Somehow, this song sung THIS way is nothing short of profound. Amazing.

[@TheBaseballGuy9]

Imagine only having heard the Nebraska version, then going to a show and having this one hit you in the face. Must be unreal to experience.

[@CMurder9611zzz]

I can't listen to the Nebraska version anymore

[@johnthorne4093]

This version is transcendent, and overshadows the original, Nebraska, Bruce-and-acoustic-guitar, version. But that is as it should be. Same with Springsteen's concert versions of "Youngstown" and "Ghost of Tom Joad", surpassing the original album cuts. He had years to let the songs "mature",. and brought them back out as the full, magnificent, symphony-like masterpieces that they could have been, and really, always were.

[@AndyPH107]

Simply the best. The best song out of Nebraska and the entire version holds the audience breathless. Stunning, spectacular, etc etc etc

[@autonomousindividual7780]

The Band is better

[@marselse]

@@autonomousindividual7780 i agree

[@nilszandt4378]

Nope

[@mattbackus]

Me: “what do you kids want to watch tonight?” Kids: “we wanna watch Bruce live in NYC…” I call that good parenting!!

[@romancandle416]

I was born and raised in Texas, on the cowboy myths and western songs and stories. I loved every minute of it, because it was a great part of American culture. This song is an Eastern. And it's just as good as any western.

[@Drbigchungusmdphd]

Probably my favorite comment on KZbin.

[@ericpirillo2326]

Yeah that's a cool comment

[@jonathanluney9856]

Any reference or any good books/albums you can suggest that has stayed with you? Thank you

[@Guitargate]

See, You're on it.

[@hermievalencia2445]

as always, the Boss delivers excelent performance.. he is gorgeous, as is guitar... and mighty max, i think he's mad meet me tonight!!! where? AC

[@mauramusy4243]

Any time I hear Bruce a sort of religious function starts.

[@AsherRoss82]

yeah man

[@idc5309]

Amen 🙏

[@Hash2009]

The Church of Springsteen.

[@owlmuso]

the only kid in town who can synthesise rock, gospel and folk into greatness

[@J0hnC0ltrane]

The E Street Band. They can't be touched.

[@gammal586]

Damn. What a song this is. A real piece of art. And a hauntingly good version too.

[@joshuakalmar4646]

I always resonated to this song, but this version elevated it to an other level...

[@leestaniszewski7236]

It is actually his song The Band covered it.

[@audreyhorne75]

There is just something so genuine and passionate about this performance. It's a song they've performed God, how many times do you think? Hundreds? Thousands? But for whatever reason, this time, something moved it to that elevated version you mentioned...

[@dapperdementor3332]

@@leestaniszewski7236 not what he meant chief...

[@bobjob66]

They dynamics the band plays with in this song is incredible.

[@ohadlu]

I came by this masterpiece this week and I just started to cry, it just hits you in places you didn't even think of Thank God for Bruce Springsteen

[@BobCat623923]

Top 5 Bruce....Atlantic City, don't know where but definitely top 5.

[@karenderijck5044]

Imagine covering your own song with the best band in the world featuring your wife? Goals.

[@petitjoepaula]

44 years old .....and I listen like THE BOSS since I was 12 ....with the same emotion ! ... THE BOSS IS ......THE BOSS !

[@markvaught672]

I'm 56. Been listed since '75 when I was 8. Saw him live my first time in 1980 on Halloween night at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. My big brother who was 18 took me. I was 13. Changed my life. I have seen him 20 times now. I had tickets to see him last year in Portland, Or. I got a little wasted and missed my flight. Swallowed around $5,000 tickets, hotel, flight. Ouch. Was supposed to see him L.A. and through a huge mix-up missed both shows. Making up my mind where to catch him on one of the remaining dates. Whether in the states or Europe? I'm not fucking it up again this time. I'll be on that hill cause I can't stop Be on that hill with everything I got Where lives on the line Dreams are found and lost I'll be there on time and I'll pay the cost for wanting things that can only be found in the darkness on the edge of town Amen.

[@tweedindeed5]

Who are these 20 d bags who gave this killer version a thumbs down?

[@tedpittsinger9688]

People that don't understand there's a world outside of Texarkana, Lisa Mcintosh.

[@jasondale4020]

Lol 27 now

[@vincentbendera]

Never mind... They wouldnt recognize god if he appears someday

[@cathyskywalker77]

No soul, no taste losers that's who😉

[@alpha34098]

Poppers and Reggaeton-fools with lack of ears for real good music

[@lauradwyer4256]

Thank you Bruce very much. This ran through my mind when I was homeless in AC.

[@Hash2009]

Greatest artist ever.!

[@manweezy562]

Fun fact - "Well they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night." - Is a reference to the death of mobster Philip Testa, who was portrayed in the Irishman.

[@leeparker6426]

Why was then called the Chicken man?

[@BobCat623923]

Never heard a bad version or cover of this one.....says here it's just a great song!

[@brendanseanbarry]

You're right. No other Springsteen song has so many great covers. Here are 7 brilliant versions to start with: The Reivers, The Band, Kurt Neumann, Ed Harcourt, The Hold Steady, Automatic 7 and John Anderson.

[@KelleyGrl5758]

I love this song so much. It's so cool to see "Silvio" playing this amazing rendition.

[@coopaloopmex]

When I was 12 I realized this was my favorite Bruce song by listening to my dad's Best of Bruce Springsteen over and over and over again. When I was 30, I realized this was my favorite song, period

[@andyj2597]

The band at their finest. They work seamlessly together.

[@fuelrail]

This is the best version of this song, love Max Winebergs drums in the beginning...

[@roybollo6659]

yes max !!!

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

This song is really touching

[@rolandl4782]

I have loved this song since I first heard it on the radio and then bought the LP "Nebraska". For some reason this song apart from the great tunes and lyrics makes me feel involved.. I live and love the trip and their hardship and I also want to see the light and a better life and future.

[@derekpink]

Now that’s how you do it! What a fuckin’ band.

[@nmc5h8MIZ]

Sounding and looking good for a nearly 70 year old. respect.

[@knowsutrue]

I was going to his shows during this time. It was so stunning to see Nebraska played with the full band and many of the songs from born in the USA performed acoustically and really spare. The opposite of how they were recorded. Seen him maybe 18 times? Every single time was pure joy

[@josephgrumet]

Man o man just when I think well the dead or the band or Dylan or James Taylor or van Morrison or Joni etc I hear Bruce and truth is he’s at the very top of ANY LIST IN EVERY WAY LYRICS VOCALS AUTHENTICITY ALL OF IT!!!! Unreal amazing makes a grown man cry....

[@veitztanz1]

Music in perfection. This Boss is amazing.

[@dextermcgrubbin]

What a treasure. The world is a better place thanks to the Boss.

[@tylerao]

They don’t call him the Boss for nothing

[@H-mv2jp]

Where would Bruce be without the ESB when he goes on the road? They are all excellent musicians in their own right. But where would they be without the Boss? He is their wonderful songwriter and frontman,born to it. Together they cannot be beaten They are unique.❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherrimaggio164]

Only man who can get away with writing about a mob hit without backlash ♥️😎

[@achildsheart4658]

Everyone in Philly knows the killer haha. They all eliminated each other. 😂

[@joshuabrooks4907]

He got away with it, because he didn't mention the chicken man's real name.

[@dheshanpillay4192]

Everything dies baby thats a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back. ❤

[@jasonmcnab3142]

My favourite version of Atlantic City ! Just brilliant !👍

[@Spitsixx6-dj7of]

I love the way Bruce puts max and his drum kit on a high rise platform, he is a phenomenal drummer and the beat that keeps the heart going.

[@Littlewolf13]

As usual, unsurpassed!👏👏👏👍 I love Bruce’s troubadour style,accurately reporting history - like he did in “Nebraska”- an accurate portrayal of historical facts- in a way one cannot forget! Best thing Jersey ever produced!

[@a.printup8811]

There are times I can't listen to Springsteen. He is in my top five. But his songs are so REAL, U feel the pain, the loss, the longing. ❤️ This song, Jungleland and Candy's room are my ultimate favs. Anyone?

[@Oh_I_Will]

Anyone…what? It’s cool you can formulate a Top 5….I can’t figure favorites nor have any interest in doing so…I just rock out

[@dougkelsey9906]

Your favorites are about the same for me id add badlands and tougher then the rest.

[@jasonsansome5579]

Thunder road has to be up there!

[@davidsmith-jg4hf]

July 1,2000. The last show of the reunion tour. 3 1/2 hours and 28 songs. One of my most memorable i was there shows.

[@fullsentimental997]

What a chance you had. In 2009, in France in Carhaix, I saw the Boss in real. A great concert... In summer 2010, I was in NYC and I took the train in Hoboken (NJ transit) and during the trip, I listened "the River" with my iPod, awesome.

[@rickdrewer6427]

Simply, the Boss rules and so does his band.

[@kellyfleming5601]

God I hope he's coming to Wisconsin on tour I have loved him since he started ...What a beautiful man 💞🎶

[@Kmnsa1]

As I wrote before,this man hits or shoots through my heart. This man makes me fly and all I can say is : Thank You !

[@TheIkaraCult]

With Bruce, he's a millionnaire many times over, but he has never ever sung his songs like a rich man.

[@saravannorman4585]

This was the first song my favorite local band played for me and my boyfriend and the live version is the best warms my heart

[@randygettys5023]

This version is Great, balanced on the bass of Mr. Gary W. Tallent and Mighty Max's always beefy drums. Loved it.

[@marywatkins6798]

The bass line is brilliant. The drums, yes.

[@sladjanaristic6405]

Ne mogu da verujem da me samo tvoj glas usrećuje.

[@garygilkenson]

Greatest song of all time

[@mrdv2714]

The boss will make you understand the story regardless off what you want

[@davidfitterer923]

Imagine having your smoke-show wife play guitar in your awesome band. That's happiness.

[@onnietalone3181]

the bond he is in good company, best perk, lol , we hope when it dies it will come back one day,

[@Slug99]

The boss will die, but maybe some day he'll come back.

[@AufdemLaufenden777]

Really discovered this beauty through Sam Fender and this is honestly one of the best lyric I know

[@chuck7476]

WHAT A SUPER BAND OVER 50 YEARS SINGING TO SELLOUT SHOWS , ALL OVER THEY WORLD , NOT MANY OUT THERE LIKE OUR BRUCE AND E-STREET BAND , LONG MAY THEY HAVE HEALTH TO CARRY ON WITH THERE POWERFUL SONGS AND POWERFUL MUSIC

[@williamgibson5191]

This blew me away. Always knew of the boss-the hits. But this live show holy shit. The band is incredible and his control of the crowd if amazing. Gotta be one of the best versions of this song

[@Anonymous-gt9qp]

Iam Irish but I can honestly say that America produced the best musicians this song is proof of it Go On the Boss

[@leeparker6426]

I'm British , and agree.

[@lorenzocasella9200]

Best version live 🤟🤟

[@matthewcaprio5113]

I give my philosophy professor in College, my first semester credit for nuturing my appreciation of Springsteen. He showed me this song in the wake of Hurricane sandy, and it resonated with me

[@TROSATKD]

Insane version. Lifts an already great song to the stratosphere.

[@TheMightymolar]

I love the stripped down original so I wouldn't thing a blown out version of this song would be great, but it is. All hail, The Boss.

[@GR_BackingTracks]

You don't find out the dirt he's about to do until the penultimate line... brilliant.

[@mariavan-been9470]

Le puissant max à la batterie est une pure merveille

[@KiritPankhania]

The Boss and the E Street Band been fortunate to see twice at Wembley. Greatest live performers. In a league of their own. As someone already said … you won’t know what you’re missing till you’ve been to a live show.

[@alexandrabilchuris724]

Boss man knows how to sing a story ❤

[@paulhendricks1097]

The song depicts a young couple's escape to Atlantic City, New Jersey, but it also wrestles with the inevitability of death as the man in the relationship intends to take a job in organized crime upon arriving in the city. The opening lines of "Atlantic City" refer to mafia violence in nearby Philadelphia, with Springsteen singing: "Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night/Now they blew up his house too." The phrase "chicken man" refers to Philadelphia crime family mafia boss Philip Testa, who was killed by a rival gang operator who planted a bomb in his Philadelphia house in March 1981. The song evokes the widespread uncertainty regarding gambling during its early years in Atlantic City and its promises to resurrect the city, as well as the young man's uncertainty about taking the less-than-savory job: "Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back.........Well maybe someday....

[@MADxHAWK]

I'm from German and understand the songtext but now i know a bit about the meaning and story behind this great song. So many thanks for your explanation :)

[@mickfunny4185]

MADxHAWK what do Germans think of Trump 🤔

[@MADxHAWK]

to be honest. most germans think donald "duck" trump honors his name and hes just a clown dont knowing what he does (at least as a politican) ;)

[@connorsrockincollection2248]

MADxHAWK Trump knows what he’s doing: putting America first and not following globalist suite like your globalist chancellor Merkel

[@MADxHAWK]

@@connorsrockincollection2248 you mean global cancer Merkel. To be honest. She should be in jail for national and high treason (not only for her acting during the NSA scandal) and when i look at the surveys maybe also for election fraud since i dont think germans are that stupid to elect her ever and ever agian whil all surveys say shes shit like hell... But at least we are not continusly at war since 1945 and havent attacked other nations "to bring freedom"

[@JoeyMayo]

What a beautiful duet. What a beautiful woman. What a lucky guy!

[@mattthompson9395]

Incredible song, great version

[@willissudweeks1050]

I love playing along with this and it sure is weird jamming with the dude from the Sopranos.

[@MannBrothersFilms]

Love this version so much. I heard it live in London. Love you Bruce!! X

[@solomonopukeme7919]

You just have to appreciate this man... every song on stage is so different and good..

[@joaanett]

Absolutely master piece. Amazing performance. So emotional... so pure! Fuck yes! Bruce and the E street are different againt everything with all respects for all the music legends in highest top of him. Long life to the BOSS. My hero. Cheers from Barcelona!

[@mariocastrolatorre524]

Animeeeeel ets un hooligan pero ets el millor de tots testimoooo cabron

[@bharkavy]

I was at this concert! Probably best Atlantic City he ever played live.

[@Sarvets]

This version is simply too strong

[@MegaSimon70]

Agreed, excellent performance 👌👌

[@DeuteriumLicious]

simply. too. strong.

[@charlessoukup1111]

True you HAVE to do live!!! New World outdoor concert Chicago lose your mind. All the energy you could ever imagine....

[@garymehigan5004]

The best of all time, a talent like no other is Bruce

[@kellyfleming5601]

I wanna go to Atlantic City with him singing this to me ❣️🥰🎶🥳❤️

[@mikeb1617]

Oooooh....l'm feeling it's time for the "Boss" to return to the airway's again!!!

[@monicageere3957]

One of the best live concerts I have been to 💕💕💕

[@owlmuso]

O boy do I love this version.... almost as much as the original. Only thing that could top this performance is an extended solo from Tom Morillo to lift it to distortion heaven

[@robdavis9480]

Damn I've been following Bruce for 50 plus years, over that time he just kept getting better and better in all ways. The man't at a peak here at 60. 😳

[@roccopellegrino5692]

Grazie Bruce Springsteen mi fai sentire vivo io cerco sempre di continuare questa magnifica vita

[@zsofiavera4118]

Best version of this song - so powerful

[@jonnobloggs8642]

I hope that Springsteen decides to release the E Street Band recordings of the Nebraska tracks from 1982.If this is representative of how the rest turned out I would love to hear the full album .

[@braissanchez9832]

Bruce Springsteen & the E street band...❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@TonySoprano420]

I love that every time I hear this song, it's like the first time I've heard it every time.

[@slydEvil35]

Far and away my favorite live album. Legit never gets old. Bruce, E street, and the peak of pre 9/11 innocence of America. Truly a moment in time I wish I could always go back to!!

[@stephengriffin7870]

Been to Rikers, connected that's why I have no scars,it's about money not the gang,smarten up, and be respectful when you get caught,that's what true gangster's do,stop crying

[@houstonwilliams3911]

"They blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night"...it just doesn't get any better than this folks. This isn't even music, because it transcends music.

[@chefgav1]

Who is the chicken man?

[@colmroche927]

@@chefgav1 mobster in New York at the time I think

[@stevecovaleski6315]

Phil "chicken man" Testa, boss of philadelphia la cosa nostra that was killed in front of his home in south philly with a homemade nail bomb in March of 1981

[@maxwellk10]

exactly We are all the Chicken Man. And our houses will eventually blow up too. But everyone dies, and that's a fact. Maybe everything that dies, someday comes back. That always reassures me somehow. This is why Bruce can legitimately be referred to unironcically as "The Boss" lol. He simply is

[@houstonwilliams3911]

@@maxwellk10 I'm with ya Max!! But this song is directed at the gang wars in southern New Jersey & Philly in the early 80's, respectively. "They blew up the Chicken Man..." refers to the actual package-bomb that basically nuked Philip Testa(Philly Boss) after Angelo Bruno got whacked. And then it just got worse from there.

[@user-ii4nv7yk9k]

Ich will dahin.mit der E-street Band.❤

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Questa e stata una grandissima performance!!Bruce e la sua spettacolare band!!🙋🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😘😘😘🎶🎸🎶🎷🎶💘♥️💔💯💯

[@UnkleBot]

what a fucking tune

[@cardiffst]

As with so many songs on the reunion tour, the best version ever.