Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,600
To me, there was always
a little more pressure
2
00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,320
when you came to Britain,
just because of the influence
3
00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,520
British music had had
on my life and my work.
4
00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,120
CHEERING
5
00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,280
You always wanted to be
at your best,
6
00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,280
and that continues to this day.
7
00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,680
We just came out of playing
Sunderland.
8
00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,360
Hellacious weather.
9
00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,520
Driving rainstorm...
10
00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,040
..wind blowing.
11
00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,760
But standing in front of me,
in the rain,
12
00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,120
I realised, these are my people.
13
00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,760
Those are my people here in the UK.
14
00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:58,760
And it was a pleasure playing
all night in the rain to that crowd.
15
00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,520
MUSIC: Backstreets
by Bruce Springsteen
16
00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:10,040
1975, it was a long flight
from New Jersey to the UK.
17
00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,400
We were visitors in the land
of our musical giants -
18
00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:20,200
the Beatles, the Stones,
the Animals.
19
00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,880
And for a young New Jersey
rock and roller,
20
00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,040
the UK was Mecca.
21
00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,440
All I was wondering was...
22
00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,520
..what do I have that I could
conceivably give back...
23
00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,840
..to those people
who gave me so much?
24
00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,360
CHEERING
25
00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,360
And theanswer is...
26
00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,080
..everything I've got.
27
00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,040
One, two, three, four!
28
00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,840
And he knew that
if he conquered London,
29
00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,200
that would buzz round
everywhere around the world.
30
00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,320
Was this one of those concerts
31
00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,040
which fathers tell their sons
about in years to come?
32
00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,800
But the hype, you know,
rather rebounded on him.
33
00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,280
I had PTSD from it.
34
00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,040
I said I ain't going back to Britain
until I am fully confident
35
00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,360
that I can blow the roof off
wherever I'm going to play.
36
00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,080
He's a sort of whirling dervish
of benevolent male energy.
37
00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,760
It's quite extraordinary.
38
00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,280
He's a soul-bearing performer.
39
00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,040
I was looking in his eyes
and he just looked into mine
40
00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,160
and that was, like,
a moment to treasure.
41
00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,600
He's the essence of rock and roll,
isn't he?
42
00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,600
The essence of rock and roll.
43
00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,920
# Hiding on the backstreets
Hiding on the backstreets
44
00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:45,240
# Hiding on... #
45
00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,080
That era was insane.
46
00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,760
Wembley felt likethe top of
the world. King of the world.
47
00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,960
He's a hero to us and he will be
a hero forever in my eyes.
48
00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,720
# We're all hiding on
the backstreets tonight... #
49
00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,800
You have not lived unless
you've seen Bruce live.
50
00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,360
Springsteen is bigger in the UK
and the rest of Europe
51
00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,360
than he is in the United States now.
52
00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,760
# Hey
53
00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,320
# Hey... #
54
00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,040
There's something about
the way he does it
55
00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,080
with such passion.
56
00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,480
It's irresistible.
57
00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,120
I want to thank you...
58
00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,600
..for taking my music
into your hearts.
59
00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,680
Once it was only a dream I had...
60
00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,760
..today it's real.
61
00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:54,800
I first heard the name
Bruce Springsteen in 1973.
62
00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:58,920
I was in New York.
63
00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,040
I bumped into a journalist
called Chris Charlesworth.
64
00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,680
He said, "If you've got time,
65
00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,040
"go down to the Village...
66
00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,920
"..the Bottom Line,
forget about the headliner,
67
00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,000
"just go and see the opening act."
68
00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,280
# Her brains, they rattle,
and her bones, they shake
69
00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:22,000
# Oh, she's an angel
from the Innerlake
70
00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,520
# Her brains, they rattle,
and her bones, they shake
71
00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,880
# Oh, she's an angel
from the Inner... #
72
00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,680
There were about 20 people
in the audience,
73
00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,840
and I stood there for 35 minutes,
just completely blown away.
74
00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:39,040
# Thundercrack
75
00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,920
# Baby's back
76
00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,840
# This time she'll tell me
how she really feels... #
77
00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:47,520
I went backstage and I said,
"I'm a promoter from England.
78
00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,480
"You've got to come to England."
79
00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,800
He just looked at me and he said,
80
00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,280
"This is the first time
we've played New York."
81
00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:56,880
HE LAUGHS
And that was the start of it.
82
00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,040
# And she was blinded by the light
83
00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,680
# Oh, cut loose like a deuce
Another runner in the night... #
84
00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,760
His first two records
did not succeed at all,
85
00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:13,600
and Bruce's career was just, like,
almost over before it began.
86
00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,920
As far as Columbia was concerned,
it was his last chance saloon.
87
00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,280
He really had a different album
than the first and the second one.
88
00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:23,480
More rock and roll,
which is what he ended up doing.
89
00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,520
MUSIC: Born To Run
by Bruce Springsteen
90
00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,520
I think he never fulfilled
his potential until Born To Run.
91
00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,840
What I just remember
is the euphoria.
92
00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:36,360
This great Phil Spector
wall of sound
93
00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,800
that hadn't really been used
in rock music.
94
00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,840
MUSIC: Tiger Feet
by Mud
95
00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,280
It was a pretty awful time,
in the mid-'70s,
96
00:05:48,280 --> 00:05:51,280
to be a rock music fan,
to be a teenager.
97
00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:53,880
You felt like you'd missed
the party.
98
00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,280
And there was a desperate feeling
that this music needed to
99
00:05:57,280 --> 00:06:00,360
reinvent itself and just get back
to those kind of roots
100
00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,240
of youth and rebellion and having
the best time of your life.
101
00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,520
And, for me,
Born To Run captured that.
102
00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,040
I felt that rock music
had come home.
103
00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,040
# The highway's jammed
with broken heroes on a... #
104
00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,040
I was a teenager.
I had a Saturday job at Harrods,
105
00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,040
in the record department,
and there was a guy
106
00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,280
who worked at Harrods with me,
and he said,
107
00:06:22,280 --> 00:06:24,880
"Have you ever listened
to any Bruce Springsteen?"
108
00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,960
And he pulled out Born To Run,
and the first thing I saw
109
00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,360
was here was a white guy
and a black guy
110
00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:35,040
on the same album, and as soon
as I saw that, I was intrigued.
111
00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,360
What you got immediately
from Born To Run
112
00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,360
was someone speaking his own truth.
113
00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,040
It was someone who was pouring
their heart out.
114
00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,120
And that was it -
that was the moment.
115
00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,760
# Baby, we were born to run
116
00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,520
# Oh, honey, tramps like us
117
00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,040
# Baby, we were born to run... #
118
00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,680
We had finished what I call
a normal American tour,
119
00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,280
and I said, "You know,
it'd be nice to put in
120
00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:03,200
"a few more dates somewhere.
121
00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:04,680
"Where could we go?"
122
00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,840
And so I called Harvey Goldsmith
in London.
123
00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:10,320
I asked him,
"Is there a chance that, you know,
124
00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,760
"you could fit Bruce Springsteen in
before the end of the year?"
125
00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,040
Of course, no-one had seen him play
outside America at that point,
126
00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,280
but everybody was talking about him
127
00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:24,840
and so we had no difficulty
selling out.
128
00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,680
Everybody thought,
"Hey, yeah, England,
129
00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,040
"that would be a fun thing to do."
130
00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,080
MUISC: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
by Bruce Springsteen
131
00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,400
I was only 26 years old.
132
00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,280
And the only places I'd been was to
California in the back of a truck.
133
00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,120
We were not particularly
well-travelled, you know.
134
00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,360
Certainly not outside the United
States, we'd never been anywhere.
135
00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,280
Well, then we knew
they were auspicious gigs.
136
00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,120
There was a lot expected.
137
00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:07,240
But we knew we were going to
the land of our gods and saviours.
138
00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,720
So just being in London
was just so thrilling.
139
00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,120
At that point,
things were still happening.
140
00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,760
You know, going to Carnaby Street,
even King's Road,
141
00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,760
the flea markets and all that stuff.
142
00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,040
I mean, Britain was really British.
HE LAUGHS
143
00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,080
They were a lot less Americanised,
I guess.
144
00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,840
And so, you know, we came out
and we were like,
145
00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:33,040
"Hey, can you get a cheeseburger
anywhere around here?"
146
00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,720
There was no McDonald's yet
or anything.
147
00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,320
It was really shocking to us.
148
00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,680
America lives on this stuff,
you know?
149
00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:44,280
I remember asking for iced tea...
150
00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,280
..and people looked at me
like I had two heads.
151
00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,320
HE LAUGHS
152
00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,320
"What?!
153
00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,680
"You mean, you put ice in the tea?!"
HE LAUGHS
154
00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:58,480
Anyway, yeah, the food was just
appalling and, you know, still is.
155
00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,360
HE LAUGHS
156
00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,120
I mean, raw bacon.
157
00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,600
Oh, my God.
158
00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,120
Anyway, so we ended up
playing Hammersmith Odeon,
159
00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,920
which was, I think,
the first theatre we ever played.
160
00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,040
Hammersmith was the premier
concert hall in England,
161
00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,360
and it was important
that it was a big success
162
00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,400
because it opened the doors
to outside America.
163
00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,520
And he knew that if he conquered
London particularly,
164
00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,480
that would buzz round
everywhere around the world.
165
00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,160
18th of November, 1975,
166
00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:44,280
I came here because of all the hype
about Bruce.
167
00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,360
Because this was the first concert
in the UK,
168
00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,520
and heavily, heavily,
heavily promoted,
169
00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,280
so everyone in the music business
was there.
170
00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,520
Everyone had to be there.
171
00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,120
It's still exciting.
172
00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,520
It's a very exciting space there,
the big...
173
00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,200
..the big stage.
174
00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,680
And in those days you could
smoke in a place like this,
175
00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,360
so there was a sort of fug of smoke.
176
00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,600
And the usual - people
getting in your way.
177
00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,760
"Sorry."
"Ouch! You trod on my foot!"
178
00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,120
The usual stuff.
"You're in the wrong seat!"
179
00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,680
I've kept a diary
for a long, long time,
180
00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:31,520
and, of course,
that night was mentioned.
181
00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:38,520
"This is the first show outside the
US for a 26-year-old New Jersey boy
182
00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,520
"who's been likened as the new
Dylan, Lennon,
183
00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,280
"Van Morrison, and so on.
184
00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,520
"So, was this the new Messiah?
185
00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,960
"Was this one of those concerts
186
00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,800
"which fathers tell their sons
about in years to come?"
187
00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,920
For some reason,
they put up posters saying,
188
00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,600
"London is finally ready
for Bruce Springsteen",
189
00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:00,840
or something like that.
190
00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:03,520
I mean, finally ready for what?
191
00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,160
So I was like, "Oh, my God!
192
00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,040
"That's not the way I want to
introduce myself."
193
00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,680
What a way to start a relationship,
right?
194
00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:16,800
You know, thinking there was
an arrogant, you know,
195
00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:20,520
power coming from America
to conquer England, you now.
196
00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:26,040
CBS, of all the record labels,
had a habit of doing things
197
00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,400
the expensive, flashy way.
198
00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,320
Going over the top on new artists.
199
00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,080
London doesn't like
that kind of thing.
200
00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,440
Londoners, as a breed,
201
00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,040
pride themselves on not being
impressed by anything at all.
202
00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,840
"Hype" was a very bad word
in those days.
203
00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,840
You know, promotion, marketing.
204
00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,600
It literally ended careers.
205
00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,760
I went into the theatre, there
was stuff all over the seats,
206
00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,880
there were posters everywhere,
and I just went crazy.
207
00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,320
I felt it was an insult
to my audience
208
00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:02,400
and I ran around and I tore
as much shit down as I could.
209
00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,280
I had people pull everything
off the seats.
210
00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,240
You know, I was in a frenzy
before that show.
211
00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,040
It put an enormous pressure on me,
you know?
212
00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,040
There was a lot of tension.
213
00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,640
The music press were really
quite hostile.
214
00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,240
But I think he felt
he had something to prove.
215
00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,040
MUSIC: Thunder Road
by Bruce Springsteen
216
00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,520
The journalists were sitting
in the front row
217
00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,440
with their arms crossed, saying,
218
00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,720
"OK, show me what you got here,"
you know?
219
00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,520
Of course, by the end of the show,
we did show them.
220
00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,760
HARMONICA PLAYS
221
00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,760
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
222
00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,040
# The screen door slams
223
00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,520
# Mary's dress sways
224
00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:06,280
# Like a vision she dances
across the porch
225
00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,760
# As the radio plays
226
00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,520
# Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
227
00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:17,280
# Hey, that's me,
and I want you only
228
00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,760
# Don't turn me home again
229
00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:24,040
# I just can't face myself
alone again
230
00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,280
# Don't you run back inside
231
00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,800
# Darling, you know
just what I'm here for
232
00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,280
# So you're scared
and you're thinking that maybe
233
00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,280
# We ain't that young anymore
234
00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:44,480
# Well, show a little faith,
there's magic in the night
235
00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,040
# You ain't a beauty but,
hey, you're all right
236
00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:54,640
# Oh, and that's all right
with me... #
237
00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,840
Bruce looks different from, you
know, the sort of glossy singers
238
00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,680
with hairstyles and all that.
239
00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,640
He was someone who looks like
they've come off the shop floor,
240
00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,040
been sort of servicing a car
before he came on,
241
00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:09,800
that kind of feel to it.
242
00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,920
How's things going over here
in England and stuff, huh?
243
00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,360
All right?
244
00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,040
CHEERING
245
00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,040
HE LAUGHS
246
00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,760
Thisis the first time... I've never
been here before. It's just...
247
00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,760
We don't know why it was filmed,
248
00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,360
but it's wonderful that they did
because it captures us
249
00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:32,960
in between a bar band and the
concert band we're about to become.
250
00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,520
It's transitional.
251
00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,480
# She's the one... #
Hey!
252
00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,320
MUSIC: She's The One
by Bruce Springsteen
253
00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,440
"The band went off at such a lick
that one could sense the relief."
254
00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,520
# With thatthunder in your heart
at night
255
00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,440
# When you're kneeling in the dark
256
00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,960
# It says you're never
going to leave her... #
257
00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,520
"Springsteen leapt into action,
258
00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,040
"twitching and leaping
and throwing himself about
259
00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,920
"in strange spasms
as he urged the band on."
260
00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,040
# Oh, she's the one
261
00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,200
# Oh, she's the one... #
262
00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,040
Clarence Clemons undoubtedly
stole the show.
263
00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,480
He's just an amazing
saxophone player.
264
00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,280
It just builds and builds.
265
00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:28,080
And, by the end, people are up
and shouting and cheering.
266
00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,520
It was pretty magical by that time.
267
00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,520
# Oh, she's the one
268
00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,520
# Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm... #
269
00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,040
There was a sense at the end
of the gig for sure
270
00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,280
that we'd just seen
something quite remarkable,
271
00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,640
so it was the conversion moment
for many people.
272
00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,520
# Oh!
273
00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:05,960
# Oh!
274
00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,520
# Whoa! #
275
00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,840
Bruce said,
"Did they like the show?"
276
00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,520
I said, "Why?" He said, "I couldn't
feel any reaction at all."
277
00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,840
I said to him,
"You should have been out front
278
00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,200
"and seen it the other way around
because that was unbelievable."
279
00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,280
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
280
00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,040
I went to a party that was
supposed to celebrate my triumph,
281
00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,280
but I felt I'd been terrible,
282
00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:43,120
and so I was embarrassed
to even go into the party,
283
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:47,040
ran back to the hotel,
sat in my lonely room
284
00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,360
under a big black cloud,
285
00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,520
ate whatever I had
and, like, miserably went to bed.
286
00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,040
That was my night after
the Hammersmith show.
287
00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,680
HE CHUCKLES
288
00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,760
MUSIC: Racing In The Street
by Bruce Springsteen
289
00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,280
I had PTSD from it, you know?
HE LAUGHS
290
00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,280
I was suffering post-traumatic
stress disorder
291
00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,520
from the first Hammersmith show.
292
00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,520
I didn't look at the tape
for 30 years.
293
00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,120
That might give you an idea
of how impactful...
294
00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:17,680
HE LAUGHS
295
00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:17,680
..that night was.
296
00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,040
"Blinded by the hype",
I remember the NME saying,
297
00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,840
and I think he was just sold wrong.
298
00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,680
You know, he was sold as the next
Dylan, and he was something else.
299
00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,320
He was something special,
something unique in his own right.
300
00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:45,200
The hype, you know,
rather rebounded on him.
301
00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:50,360
He allowed things
to get out of his control,
302
00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:53,880
and I think that was
very significant
303
00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,840
because the rest of his career
304
00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:01,760
was marked by an utter determination
to have control -
305
00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:05,720
that he had to be in charge
of absolutely everything.
306
00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,040
# Spread out now, Rosie
307
00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:11,520
# Doctor, come cut loose
her mama's reins... #
308
00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,840
I said I ain't going back to Britain
309
00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,480
until I've got a friggin'
war chest of songs
310
00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,280
and arrangements.
311
00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:23,040
I'm not going back until I am
fully confident that I can,
312
00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,760
you know, blow the roof off
wherever I'm going to play.
313
00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:31,080
# Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey... #
314
00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,040
I guess we're going to
come over to Europe
315
00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,120
and England and stuff, you know?
Any idea when that'll be?
316
00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:55,800
I don't know exactly
when that'll be, you know?
317
00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,240
He was a kind of mysterious,
invisible figure
318
00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,640
to people in Britain during
the late '70s,
319
00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,800
which is the time that
his reputation
320
00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,240
in the States was growing -
321
00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,080
around Darkness On The Edge Of Town.
322
00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:17,320
And so his reputation in Britain
kind of grew in his absence.
323
00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,000
To me, there was always a little
more pressure
324
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,000
when you came to London and Britain,
325
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,000
just because of the influence
that that music had had
326
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,080
on my life and my work.
327
00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,920
The British culture of music -
I mean, it changed my life.
328
00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,480
SCREAMING
329
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:44,840
# Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
330
00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,400
# I think you'll understand
331
00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,160
# When I say that somethin'... #
332
00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,880
Do you remember the first time
you heard the Beatles?
333
00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,320
I'll always remember.
334
00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,920
I was on South Street in Freehold.
335
00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,840
I was a young, young teenager.
336
00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,640
My mother was at the wheel.
337
00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,400
I heard I Want to Hold your Hand.
338
00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,200
I went, "What the hell is that?"
339
00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,720
# Let me be your man
340
00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,280
# And please, say to me... #
341
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,680
Therewas something
in the harmonies,
342
00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,480
the voices, the way their voices
blended.
343
00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,800
# I want to hold your haaand! #
344
00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,000
You know? It was that "hand",
you know?
345
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,000
So I ran into the phone booth,
346
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,120
I dialled my girlfriend's number
347
00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:30,480
and the first thing I said was,
"Have you heard the Beatles?"
348
00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,800
It was just a revolutionary day.
349
00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,560
Earth-rocking moment.
350
00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,720
I'll never forget it, you know,
for the rest of my life.
351
00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,560
# I can't hide
352
00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,320
# I can't hide... #
353
00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,640
I just bought the record
and went home,
354
00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,080
and picked up a guitar
almost immediately.
355
00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,200
I learned to play the guitar
from those Beatles singles.
356
00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,760
BRUCE RIFFS
357
00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,600
I still...
358
00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,200
You know, I can still remember
most of the riffs.
359
00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:06,760
Yeah!
360
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,680
I haven't played that in,
I don't know, 40 years,
361
00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,720
but it's still in my brain.
362
00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,040
# Baby, I... #
363
00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,840
You talk about the
Beatles' influence.
364
00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,000
There it is.
365
00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,000
BRUCE LAUGHS
366
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,640
There it is! The Castiles.
367
00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,400
Man, we... Let me tell you,
it wasn't easy
368
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,600
to get your hair to look like that
in those days, either.
369
00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,880
I had an Italian afro by nature.
370
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:40,480
I used to have to steal my mother's
bobby pins
371
00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,640
and put them in my hair at night
372
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,440
and then sleep on it just perfectly
373
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:49,760
to get my hair to be anywhere
nearly as straight as that.
374
00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,240
I was into anything and everything
British.
375
00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,240
We ran around speaking in British
accents for quite a while
376
00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:58,560
to the shop girls
377
00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,400
to see if we could fool them
into believing
378
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,120
we were from London or something.
379
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,320
At first, it was just the Beatles.
380
00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,360
# I'm gonna tell you how
it's gonna be... #
381
00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:10,520
Four months later, the Stones came.
382
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,800
# You're gonna give your
love to me... #
383
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,000
Then Dave Davies - you know,
with the Kinks.
384
00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,040
The Kinks had the riffs.
385
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,400
Quite a hard rock thing at the time.
386
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,000
# Got a feeling inside
Can't explain. #
387
00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,680
The Who started to be a bit heavier
with their chord changes.
388
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,400
And of course now the wild drumming
was beginning with Keith Moon.
389
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,360
# Can't explain
I think it's love... #
390
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,560
The British Invasion -
391
00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,000
you were introduced to, like,
this Jurassic Park
392
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,080
of the minds, you know?
393
00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,480
We became Anglophiles.
394
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,320
We were in love with you, you know,
before we even met.
395
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,040
I'll be staggered if this
makes the cut.
396
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,040
This is my Bruce scrapbook.
397
00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,480
1981.
398
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,040
So I'm 16.
399
00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,640
# All day you've been working
that hard line... #
400
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,160
In those days, no internet,
401
00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:30,680
so you'd have to just scan the NME,
402
00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,000
the Mirror.
403
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,000
This article appeared
during the time
404
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,840
of Bruce's visit to Britain.
405
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,800
ROB LAUGHS
406
00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:41,760
"The king of American rock
whose shows
407
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,360
"send his friends into a frenzy."
408
00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:50,920
This is an ad for the tour dates
of the River tour,
409
00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,040
and I treasured this.
410
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:57,000
# I'm home, I'm out of my
work clothes... #
411
00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,720
I bought The River at Woolworths
in Porthcawl.
412
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:05,320
It was the first album I ever had
with a lyric insert.
413
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,800
And I remember showing it to
my grandmother and saying,
414
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,120
"Oh, look at this!
This is like poetry!"
415
00:24:10,120 --> 00:24:13,560
And that was the beginning of me
416
00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,000
kind of falling in love with him.
417
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,760
And here I am, I'm 59 now,
418
00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,040
and I listen to him all the time.
419
00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,560
# New Jersey turnpike
420
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,240
# Riding on a wet night
421
00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,200
# 'Neath the refinery's glow
422
00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:41,200
# Out where the great black
rivers flow... #
423
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,000
Part of the connection is,
424
00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,000
when he writes about the New Jersey
turnpike,
425
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,840
driving on a wet night,
426
00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,000
'neath the refinery's glow -
427
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,520
where I grew up in South Wales,
428
00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,000
we had oil refineries near us
429
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:59,560
and there was a kind of
steel town feel.
430
00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,040
# Mr State Trooper
431
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,560
# Please don't stop me
432
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,240
# Please don't stop me
433
00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,680
# Please don't stop me... #
434
00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,000
You know, when I was young
435
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,520
and Paul Weller talked about
down in the tube station
436
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,520
at midnight,
437
00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,000
what the hell is a tube station?
438
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,480
I was from Port Talbot.
439
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:35,200
I felt much closer to New Jersey
than I did to London.
440
00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,000
With the River tour,
it was a range of venues.
441
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,560
So he would start in relatively
small theatres,
442
00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,720
just a couple of thousand capacity,
443
00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,280
going right up to the size
444
00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,200
of somewhere like the NEC
in Birmingham,
445
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,760
about 15,000.
446
00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:53,200
# You been hurt and you're
all cried out, you say
447
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,000
# You walk down the street pushing
people outta your way... #
448
00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,120
Itwas huge for us to go
to Newcastle.
449
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:04,280
All I knew was Newcastle,
the Animals!
450
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,560
I was one of the biggest
Animals fans,
451
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,480
and to this day still am.
452
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,000
You know? And we played a gorgeous
little hall.
453
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,800
There was a picture of us
at Newcastle
454
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,760
with Clarence in his cowboy hat
and the rest of the guys,
455
00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,800
which we took outside the hall
at that time
456
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,200
that I always remember.
457
00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:26,040
# The ties that b-i-n-d... #
458
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,000
Brighton I remember very, very well
because it was seaside.
459
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,560
And we said, "Oh, man this
is a little bit
460
00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,040
"like Asbury Park!"
461
00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:39,600
We were firing on all cylinders.
462
00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,440
We really were loaded
with great material.
463
00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,960
A-one! A-two! A-one, two,
three, four!
464
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,360
1981 was the year that
Bruce Springsteen
465
00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,560
finally made it to Britain.
466
00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,520
And after so many years
of expectation,
467
00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,800
most people felt that he did live up
to his once hyped reputation.
468
00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,880
MUSIC: Cadillac Ranch
by Bruce Springsteen
469
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:14,680
# Well, there she sits, buddy
470
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,400
# Just a gleaming in the sun
471
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,600
# There to greet a working man
when his day is done... #
472
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,440
I think the people who went in 1981
473
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,480
saw just what an astonishing
live performer he was.
474
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,000
As he said, a show should be a
little bit of dance party,
475
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,000
a little of political meeting,
476
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,840
a little bit of comedy show.
477
00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,680
Nobody else tries to do that.
478
00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,560
Nobody else even tries!
479
00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:47,400
He's a sort of whirling dervish
of benevolent male energy.
480
00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,000
The interesting thing
about Bruce is,
481
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,360
as soon as he's offstage,
482
00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:51,840
he's completely the opposite.
483
00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,480
He's very shy almost.
484
00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:58,360
And then the lights come on,
and then he's this...thing.
485
00:27:58,360 --> 00:27:59,560
It's quiet extraordinary.
486
00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:04,640
He's a sort of fearless
and generous soul.
487
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,640
It's very easy to hold back,
and he doesn't.
488
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,440
He's a soul-bearing performer.
489
00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,040
# I got a wife and kids
in Baltimore, Jack
490
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:32,520
# I went out for a ride
and I never went back... #
491
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,000
Any time you have a hit,
it broadens your audience.
492
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,760
I always say Hungry Heart brought
women to our shows
493
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,000
in significant numbers
for the first time.
494
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,680
# Everybody's got a hungry heart
495
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,080
# Everybody's got
a hungry heart... #
496
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,440
We heard Bruce was going to be
coming to Manchester
497
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,000
and we knew there was going to be
a massive demand for tickets.
498
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,480
Thankfully, my brother decided
with a few of his mates
499
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,000
to just come and camp outside.
500
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,720
He got his sleeping bag and he
camped out in the cold,
501
00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,040
and he managed to get
front row tickets.
502
00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,680
So this is where it happened.
503
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,480
It looks so small now, but it felt
really big at the time.
504
00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,040
When I was 17 years old, I was
kind of standing here.
505
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,320
It was about halfway
through the show,
506
00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,200
and Bruce played the song
Sherry Darling.
507
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,920
# Well, I got some beer
and the highway's free
508
00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:36,000
# And I got you, and baby,
you've got me... #
509
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,080
At the instrumental break,
510
00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,040
he looked down, looked at me
and said,
511
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,520
"Do you want to come and
dance with me?"
512
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,640
And I was like...
513
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,720
And then two bouncers,
one at each side,
514
00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,600
picked me up, put me on the stage.
515
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,200
Bruce took me in his arms
in a dance hold
516
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,840
and we tangoed across the stage
517
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,520
and turned round and danced
all the way back.
518
00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,040
And then we did a bit of a dance,
a bit of a boogie.
519
00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:08,600
I was glued to him.
I did quite fancy him.
520
00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,600
You know, I was looking in his eyes
a lot of the time
521
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,440
and he just looked into mine.
522
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,720
And then Bruce took my hand,
kissed it,
523
00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,000
and led me gently back
to the bouncers,
524
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,440
who put me down on the ground.
525
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,000
Stood there and thought,
526
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,800
"What just happened? Did that really
happen? Was I imagining it?"
527
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,320
It was just really special because,
as a 17-year-old,
528
00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:28,760
I was just finding my way.
529
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,880
I wasn't that kind of popular
or confident.
530
00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,000
It was just that moment of
being seen, being noticed,
531
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,440
being picked out by this guy
who was one of my heroes
532
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,320
and just having that moment
with him.
533
00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,400
And that was, like, a moment
to treasure.
534
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,720
# Sherry Darling
535
00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:50,960
# Say hey, hey, hey
What you say, Sherry Darling? #
536
00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,920
1984, Born in the USA came out.
537
00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:59,840
Everyone was buying this album
by then.
538
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,000
Everyone was into Bruce.
539
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,160
I mean, this is the album
that propelled Bruce
540
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,000
into the stratosphere, really.
541
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,360
I mean, it's full of hits.
542
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:07,720
Dancing In The Dark, obviously -
543
00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,560
that was Bruce's first top ten hit,
I think, over here.
544
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,000
Born In The USA was a single.
545
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,000
Cover Me, I'm on Fire, My Hometown.
546
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,000
Glory Days was a single.
547
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,880
A breaker and this week's highest
new entry coming in at 21.
548
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,400
Amazing to think that
Bruce Springsteen,
549
00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,480
until this year, had never had
a top 20 British hit.
550
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,400
But here he is with Glory Days.
551
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,720
# I had a friend who was
a big baseball player
552
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,000
# Back in high school... #
553
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,560
One of the appeals
of Born In The USA
554
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:40,640
is it was almost the antithesis
of what was going on in the UK.
555
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:43,000
The big bands would've been
Culture Club,
556
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,760
Duran Duran,
557
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,200
ABC.
558
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,800
Anybody with a synthesiser.
559
00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,440
Lots of dressing up.
560
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,360
When everybody was dressing up,
Bruce was dressing down.
561
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,400
# Sat down, had a few drinks
562
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,720
# But all he kept talking about... #
563
00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,560
You know, right from the cover.
564
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,000
Could be a Levi's commercial.
565
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,160
It's as authentically
American as that.
566
00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,600
Hello again, and welcome to
another Newsround Extra.
567
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,360
Today, we're going to look at
the latest burger boom.
568
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,000
And this is what you'll be buying,
569
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,520
whether you eat in the restaurant
or take it away.
570
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:17,760
The chips - well, they're called
French fries,
571
00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,800
and even they, too, come in
special packets.
572
00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:22,520
People start feeling really at ease
573
00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,400
with many aspects of
American culture
574
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:29,000
that they probably hadn't
felt at ease with before.
575
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,640
Everybody knows what
a cheeseburger is.
576
00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,400
Everybody knows what Budweiser is.
577
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,720
Consumer society was growing
and growing,
578
00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,120
and you had the advent of the CD.
579
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,160
Record shops were getting bigger
and bigger,
580
00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,000
and Bruce was probably the
beneficiary of that.
581
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,440
MUSIC: Dancing In The Dark
by Bruce Springsteen
582
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,000
You could hardly imagine
at that point
583
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,240
that Bruce could be bigger.
584
00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,880
He was on the cover of magazines,
585
00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,640
he was virtually a household name.
586
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,040
Bruce was everywhere.
587
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,960
# I get up in the evenin'
588
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,640
# And I ain't got nothin' to say
589
00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:09,040
# I come home in the mornin'
590
00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,000
# I go to bed feelin'
the same way... #
591
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,440
And suddenly it just went crazy,
you know?
592
00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,680
We went from The River -
593
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,240
I think it sold three million
albums,
594
00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,000
which was amazing,
595
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,440
to 20 million.
596
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:24,120
That era was insane.
597
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,600
# You can't start a fire
598
00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,760
# You can't start a fire
without a spark
599
00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:35,040
# This gun's for hire
600
00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:38,920
# Even if we're just dancin'
in the dark... #
601
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,560
People will tell you that we like
Bruce Springsteen
602
00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,240
because he can sing about decay
and the rust belt
603
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:45,560
of the United States,
604
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,800
but they also like Bruce Springsteen
because he sang Dancing In The Dark
605
00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:50,280
with Courteney Cox.
606
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,480
# Hey, baby! #
607
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,040
He's pop music!
608
00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,040
INSTRUMENTAL
609
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:09,000
The momentum had been building up
in the US
610
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:13,040
because of the hugeness
of the Born In The USA tour.
611
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,400
Is there an educated man
on the premises?
612
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,080
He's the Boss, you know?
613
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,160
We call him the Boss,
and he is the Boss.
614
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:28,440
You've just got to go see him.
615
00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:34,000
I am told we can expect him
sometime before the summer.
616
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,400
He will do a national tour
617
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:37,000
and he may well play a couple
of big venues
618
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,840
like an open air concert
at Wembley Stadium.
619
00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,920
One, two, three, four!
620
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,080
MUSIC: My Hometown
by Bruce Springsteen
621
00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,480
1984 was a crucial year
in British history.
622
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:54,160
We have the 12-month miners' strike,
which is pitting communities
623
00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:55,440
against communities.
624
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:59,280
The two strike breakers waited while
the colliery entrance was cleared.
625
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,240
Men from Ellington and
other North East pits
626
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:04,000
were involved in some of the most
violent clashes with police
627
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,000
that Northumberland has seen,
and five arrests were made.
628
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,000
The closure of coal mines,
the rundown of steelworks,
629
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,000
high levels of unemployment.
630
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,000
And I think Springsteen's music
is speaking
631
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,000
to some of those people who are
going through that process
632
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,480
of economic change.
633
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:27,480
# They're closing down the textile
mill across the railroad tracks
634
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,040
# Foreman says these jobs
are going, boys
635
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,440
# And they ain't coming back
636
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,680
# To your hometown... #
637
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,720
Bruce Springsteen has clocked up
the 100th date
638
00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:45,280
of his Born In The USA world tour.
639
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,000
Now, that tour should open
in Britain in Newcastle
640
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,280
on the 4th and 5th of June.
641
00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:55,120
# To your hometown... #
642
00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:59,000
Springsteen arrives in Britain
in 1985,
643
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:03,560
and then playing some of these areas
that had been hit by coal closures.
644
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:06,000
Coffee?
645
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:09,280
Tea, please.
646
00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,160
Take one.
647
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:20,280
My name is Juliana Heron.
648
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,080
During the strike, I was a member of
649
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:26,920
the Eppleton Miners Wives
support group.
650
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:30,840
I'm Bob Heron, and I was
a striking miner.
651
00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:42,360
We knew our pit was an old pit.
652
00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,040
It was on borrowed time.
653
00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:47,880
But what were we fighting to save
was a community, not just a pit.
654
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:49,680
There was a job there for everybody.
655
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,920
The whole community survived
on the colliery.
656
00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:58,800
With no strike pay coming in,
and only the basic benefit
657
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,080
allowed by the state,
658
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:04,200
many miners' families
have rapidly reached the breadline.
659
00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:05,760
Women's support groups have been set
660
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:08,760
up in the militant coalfields,
where they run soup kitchens,
661
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,960
distribute food parcels,
and give advice to worried families.
662
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:14,720
The women were the backbone of
the strike,
663
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,320
that's what I think anyway,
664
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,720
because I think if we hadn't
665
00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:20,040
stood side by side
with our husbands,
666
00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:21,840
a lot of men probably would have
gone back.
667
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:27,200
It did educate a lot of women.
I mean, it did educate me.
668
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,520
PHONE RINGS
669
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:35,000
I got a phone call off Anne Suddick,
670
00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,960
she was the kingpin
for the Durham area support group.
671
00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:42,360
She says, "Juliana,
do you fancy going to a concert?"
672
00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:44,560
And I said, "What concert?"
673
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,480
She says, "It's Bruce Springsteen."
674
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,640
I says, "Well,
who's Bruce Springsteen?"
675
00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:53,200
One, two, one, two, three, four!
676
00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,280
Tonight, some 38,000 people turned
out in Newcastle to see
677
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:59,360
the man described
as the greatest rock star ever.
678
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:02,920
I said it would be difficult
for me to go in there as a lifelong
679
00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,200
supporter of
Sunderland Football Club.
680
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:06,840
I'll cross myself when I go in,
681
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,760
but I've got to say, I'll remember
that day for the rest of my life.
682
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:13,120
# Born down in a dead man's town
683
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:16,880
# The first kick I took was
when I hit the ground... #
684
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,000
We had great seats.
685
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,080
# That's been beat too much
686
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:24,360
# Till you spend half your life
covering up... #
687
00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:25,920
During the interval,
688
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:29,760
this man had tapped Anne on the
shoulder and he says,
689
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:32,240
"Could you please come
and meet Bruce Springsteen?"
690
00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:35,280
So she went in, and she was about
half an hour.
691
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,560
Anyway, she comes back
and she sits down.
692
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:40,600
She says,
"You'll never believe this."
693
00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,240
She says, "Look," and she just hands
us this cheque.
694
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,360
I says, "That says $20,000."
695
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,040
She says, "Yes, it's for
the Durham Area Support Group
696
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,640
"in Northumberland,
off Bruce Springsteen."
697
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,040
I says, "Wait, he doesn't know us."
698
00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:59,400
She says, "Yes, but he knows
what you're doing."
699
00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:05,320
He's a hero to us.
700
00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,480
He didn't do it for publicity.
701
00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,160
He did it
because he wanted to do it,
702
00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,720
and that would have helped
a great deal in the support groups.
703
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,560
Of course, my parents were
working class people,
704
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,520
and I watched them struggle
their whole lives.
705
00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:28,920
And I'd been reading about it
in the newspapers,
706
00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:30,280
and so it was just something
707
00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:32,800
that felt it would be
a good thing to do.
708
00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:36,960
It wasn't a big thing, you know?
709
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:38,960
It was just a good thing to do at
the time.
710
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:43,880
I was over the moon.
711
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:46,840
I've followed him ever since.
712
00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:53,960
It was absolutely life-saving.
713
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,400
It was life-saving.
714
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:04,520
65,000 fans came from
all over Britain to hear
715
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,080
the man they called the Boss
716
00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,040
rocking Wembley Stadium
to its very foundations.
717
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,400
He's so gorgeous and he's
got a beautiful voice.
718
00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:12,440
He's out of this world.
719
00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:14,280
Next to the hubby, that is. Yeah...
720
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,680
He's the essence of rock and roll,
isn't he?
721
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,960
The essence of rock and roll!
722
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,720
# Well, we busted out of class
723
00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,880
# Had to get away from those fools
724
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:28,160
# We learned more from
a three-minute record, baby
725
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:29,920
# Than we ever
learned in school... #
726
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:33,040
Wembley is a deeply
meaningful place for me.
727
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:36,200
You've kind of made it
when you get to that spot.
728
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:39,280
Wembley is magic.
729
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:43,360
It just has a certain cachet
for an international artist.
730
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:47,200
And to do the three nights - and
we truthfully could have done more -
731
00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,080
it was an extraordinary moment.
732
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:53,560
It was like a day-out event,
it was just full-on excitement.
733
00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,160
I was down the front
in the mosh pit.
734
00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,400
It was one of the best
nights of my life.
735
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,200
You have not lived unless
you've seen Bruce live.
736
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:06,280
When you see the E Street Band
and him working together,
737
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,640
there's some kind of alchemy,
there's some kind magic.
738
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:12,040
# Blood brothers in the stormy night
739
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:15,200
# With a vow to defend
740
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:20,160
# No retreat, baby,
no surrender... #
741
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,360
Er, OK.
742
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:22,920
Wembley, right there.
743
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,640
HE CHUCKLES
744
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:27,160
Felt like the top of the world.
King of the world.
745
00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:30,280
I hate to use the word,
it sounds corny, but triumph.
746
00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:32,800
Triumph and connection.
747
00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,520
MUSIC: The River
by Bruce Springsteen
748
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:52,560
September 1987, I'm 16 years old,
I'm living in Luton.
749
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:56,200
I run into this guy, he's
a mutual friend of somebody else.
750
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:57,800
He's listening to some music.
751
00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:01,400
I ask him what he's listening to and
he says, "It's Bruce Springsteen."
752
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:02,680
I put this cassette on.
753
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:22,200
"I lay on my bed in the darkness
and listened to the story unfold.
754
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,400
"It was a motion picture
told in words and music.
755
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:29,120
"Having stumbled in the dark for
so long, that September night,
756
00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,240
"I was blinded by the light.
757
00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:34,760
"That night, Bruce Springsteen
changed my life."
758
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:39,360
# We'd go down to the river
759
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:40,760
# And into the river... #
760
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,560
As a teenage kid growing up
in '80s Luton,
761
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:48,960
the idea that you could do something
that was actually fulfilling,
762
00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:51,760
that was actually interesting,
seemed impossible.
763
00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,440
This is a time where the
colour of one's skin
764
00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:57,600
and one's ethnicity was
a massive factor.
765
00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:00,560
And that's before the
limitations of my own family.
766
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:05,400
Because I'd grown up in a community
where it was about arranged
767
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,040
marriages, it was about expectation,
it was about duty.
768
00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:12,200
I had a very typically teenage
relationship with my dad.
769
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:15,600
I felt like he was an obstacle to
a lot of the things that I wanted.
770
00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:18,320
MUSIC: Independence Day
by Bruce Springsteen
771
00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:31,240
It was so astounding to me,
772
00:43:31,240 --> 00:43:37,440
to hear a rock star writing
so sensitively and profoundly
773
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:41,280
about such subjects as
father-son relationships.
774
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:44,720
I think Independence Day
is probably the best example.
775
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:49,760
I think it helped deepen my sense
of empathy towards my dad.
776
00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:54,200
I mean, everybody experiences
the same triumphs,
777
00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,720
heartbreak, struggles.
778
00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:02,040
I was very intense on writing about
what I felt were these timeless
779
00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:04,840
themes that run through
everyone's life,
780
00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:07,760
no matter when or
where you're from.
781
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:14,320
# Won't you just say goodbye?
It's Independence Day
782
00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:20,360
# All men must make their way
come Independence Day... #
783
00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:23,720
So I wrote this article in
the Guardian about what it means
784
00:44:23,720 --> 00:44:26,000
to be a Springsteen fan and
how much he changed my life.
785
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:28,400
I got... A literary agent
contacted me and said,
786
00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:30,240
"Would you be interested
in writing a book?"
787
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:32,200
And then as I was writing it,
I was thinking,
788
00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,080
"God, this could make
an amazing film."
789
00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:37,120
# I go to bed feelin' the same way
790
00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:40,280
# I ain't nothin' but tired
791
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:43,880
# Man, I'm just tired
and bored with myself
792
00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:45,400
# Hey, there, baby... #
793
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:49,040
One of the reasons I wanted to make
the film was because there was
794
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:54,120
a massive connection between
Bruce's story and Sarfraz's story.
795
00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:57,360
Now, as a film-maker,
I had to make those connections work
796
00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,320
and the key to that
was Bruce's lyrics.
797
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,200
THUNDER CRASHES
798
00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:07,880
# I've done my best
to live the right way
799
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:11,920
# I get up every morning
and go to work each day... #
800
00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:15,880
The scene with the storm is the
centre point for the film for me.
801
00:45:15,880 --> 00:45:19,200
When he's walking around and
the lyrics are, like, you know,
802
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:23,960
projected onto him, it's that
epiphany moment where the first
803
00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:28,040
time you hear a song that really
talks to you, your mind explodes.
804
00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:30,920
I just got a new-found love
and respect for Bruce
805
00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:35,240
in that process because I just
realised that he really was
806
00:45:35,240 --> 00:45:37,960
a man of the people,
a poet of the people.
807
00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:49,000
It was a lovely picture
and the book was lovely also.
808
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,360
# Don't run back, inside, darling
809
00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:53,360
# You know just what
I'm here for... #
810
00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:58,040
Blinded By The Light, one of the
things that it does very well
811
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:01,840
is communicate people's
devotion to Bruce.
812
00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:04,440
# Show a little faith,
there's magic in the night... #
813
00:46:04,440 --> 00:46:07,640
My character had to sing
a bit of Thunder Road,
814
00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:12,400
and I was so enchanted by the idea
that Bruce would have to see that.
815
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:15,200
He'd have to, at some point,
sign off on the film...
816
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:19,280
# You can hide 'neath your lovers
and study your pain
817
00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:23,600
# Make crosses from your lovers,
throw roses in the rain... #
818
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:27,720
..and he would see this idiot
singing in a very badly advised wig.
819
00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:46,880
Long before Bruce Springsteen was
anywhere near Bramall Lane,
820
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:48,960
the fans were gathering.
821
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:50,240
Those first at the fence
822
00:46:50,240 --> 00:46:52,440
had travelled far and arrived early.
823
00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:03,360
The Tunnel Of Love was actually
really conceived as a solo album.
824
00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,960
It was billed as Bruce Springsteen
FEATURING the E Street Band,
825
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,240
so he was very clearly
the star at this point.
826
00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:11,560
CHEERING
827
00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:20,920
# Well, it's Saturday night
828
00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:26,160
# You're all dressed up in blue
829
00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:31,400
# I've been watching you a while
830
00:47:31,400 --> 00:47:35,520
# Maybe you've been
watching me too... #
831
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:39,000
He ended up getting together
with his backing singer, Patti.
832
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,640
He moved to California,
he started a family.
833
00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:44,040
This was always bound
to change things.
834
00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:46,680
And perhaps biggest of all,
as far as the fans were concerned,
835
00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,080
he basically told the E Street
Band that they could take a break.
836
00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:51,760
# So if you're rough enough for love
837
00:47:51,760 --> 00:47:57,640
# Honey, I'm tougher
than the rest... #
838
00:48:04,080 --> 00:48:06,120
We don't have to go
in to see him, do we?
839
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:08,080
You can hear it over t'wall.
840
00:48:08,080 --> 00:48:09,360
Oh, we've enjoyed it.
841
00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:26,520
The 1990s were a very
different decade for Bruce.
842
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:32,240
It was Bruce either solo
or with a band
843
00:48:32,240 --> 00:48:34,280
that came to be known
as "the other band".
844
00:48:34,280 --> 00:48:36,440
# Well, my soul checked out missing
845
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:38,480
# As I sat listening
846
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:42,320
# To the hours and
minutes tickin' away
847
00:48:42,320 --> 00:48:43,520
# Yeah, just sittin' around... #
848
00:48:43,520 --> 00:48:47,480
I went out to interview him
when those two albums,
849
00:48:47,480 --> 00:48:50,000
Human Touch and Lucky Town,
were coming out,
850
00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:55,360
and he had another band
of younger musicians.
851
00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:59,600
These records seem less concerned
with the kind of blue-collar America
852
00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:03,640
with which you are identified and
more with the life of a person.
853
00:49:03,640 --> 00:49:07,160
I think you write about what
feels most urgent to you,
854
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:09,400
you know, at any given time.
855
00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:11,720
He was thinking about
things differently,
856
00:49:11,720 --> 00:49:14,920
having different things
to write songs about.
857
00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:18,120
Now, this next tune's from
a film called Philadelphia.
858
00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:19,520
If you haven't been to see it,
go to see it,
859
00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:21,160
but take a box of tissues with you.
860
00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:23,200
Also, you might learn
something at the same time.
861
00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:26,320
It's by Bruce Springsteen,
it's called Streets Of Philadelphia.
862
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:36,360
# I was bruised and battered
863
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:39,160
# I couldn't tell what I felt
864
00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:44,160
# I was unrecognisable to myself
865
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:47,960
# Saw my reflection in a window
and didn't... #
866
00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:52,600
Streets Of Philadelphia's a song
about AIDS, calling for compassion.
867
00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:56,280
He's always had that
ability to strike out
868
00:49:56,280 --> 00:50:00,560
and surprise you with something
that sounds unforgettable.
869
00:50:00,560 --> 00:50:03,840
# Ain't no angel gonna greet me
870
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:08,040
# It's just you and I, my friend
871
00:50:10,920 --> 00:50:14,280
# And my clothes
don't fit me no more
872
00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:19,600
# I walked a thousand miles
just to slip this skin... #
873
00:50:25,080 --> 00:50:26,920
You know, he'd done solo stuff,
874
00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:28,840
a couple of things
with a different band.
875
00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:31,000
Yeah, we would talk now and then.
876
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:34,600
And I just was, you know,
I was encouraging the idea.
877
00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:36,880
I said, you know,
"Whatever you want to do musically,
878
00:50:36,880 --> 00:50:38,880
"the E Street Band can do."
879
00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:42,920
And I said, "You know, I feel
like we have unfinished business.
880
00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:45,880
"Just think about it, but I think
we ought to get back together."
881
00:50:45,880 --> 00:50:48,240
Having been away so long,
882
00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:52,640
I would imagine the audience
being a little bit concerned.
883
00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:56,520
You know, "These cats are getting
a little bit older now."
884
00:50:57,680 --> 00:51:01,360
And I wanted to make sure we came
out, you know, like a hurricane.
885
00:51:03,120 --> 00:51:04,240
One, two!
886
00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:23,920
# Tear drops on the city
887
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:26,600
# Bad Scooter searching
for his groove... #
888
00:51:26,600 --> 00:51:30,080
I love going to see Bruce live,
not just for Bruce,
889
00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:31,760
but also the audience.
890
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:33,840
I mean, it's an amazing experience.
891
00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:39,000
For me, I've always kind of seen
it as like a therapy session.
892
00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:42,240
Something happens in those
three to four hours
893
00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:45,200
that kind of just, like, heals you.
894
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:48,640
# I got my back to the wall now
895
00:51:48,640 --> 00:51:50,480
# Tenth Avenue freeze-out... #
896
00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:52,840
Probably been to about 50 concerts,
897
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:56,200
and I made a handful of friends
that I'd met in the pit.
898
00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:58,960
I know a lot of people
who have met their partners
899
00:51:58,960 --> 00:52:02,800
because of Bruce Springsteen
as well, and they're now married.
900
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:06,240
The Springsteen community
is incredibly tight-knit.
901
00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:08,040
They look out for each other.
902
00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:09,840
You can go to a Springsteen
gig on your own
903
00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:12,920
and you'll never be on your own
because you'll either bump into
904
00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:17,000
someone that you know or
you'll be adopted by someone.
905
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:19,840
I probably know more people in the
pit at the Bruce Springsteen concert
906
00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:21,360
than in my home town.
907
00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:26,320
Hardcore Bruce fans, you just
implicitly trust each other.
908
00:52:26,320 --> 00:52:31,960
# OK, it's all right now. #
909
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:41,080
The E Street Band!
910
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:45,160
The E Street Band!
911
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:50,360
The heart-stoppin', earth-shockin',
912
00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:55,040
earth-quakin', heart-breakin',
air-conditioner-shakin',
913
00:52:55,040 --> 00:53:00,720
history-makin',
legendary E Street Band!
914
00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:20,840
The audience of Bruce
is hugely loyal,
915
00:53:20,840 --> 00:53:24,640
cos you see some quite
old people there, right?!
916
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:27,080
But you also see people
bringing their kids.
917
00:53:27,080 --> 00:53:32,240
Our young audiences bring with them
a lot of energy, a lot of energy.
918
00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:38,120
So, we were lucky enough to
get tickets for Coventry
919
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,000
in the 2016 tour.
920
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,640
They opened the doors
and we ran to the front,
921
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:44,800
dragging my nine-year-olds along.
922
00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:48,720
So we were excited, thinking Bruce
is going to be really close to us.
923
00:53:48,720 --> 00:53:50,200
You sound good!
924
00:53:50,200 --> 00:53:53,720
AUDIENCE: # Like a river that
don't know where it's flowing
925
00:53:53,720 --> 00:53:57,280
# I took a wrong turn
and I just kept going... #
926
00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:01,440
Bruce was singing Hungry Heart
and he saw Haydn on my shoulders,
927
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:04,240
he had the iconic Bruce Springsteen
T-shirt on,
928
00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:06,720
and he leant over just to
hold his hand, I think.
929
00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:10,520
# Don't make no difference
what nobody says... #
930
00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:13,120
And the next thing you know, I can
remember me not being on my mother's
931
00:54:13,120 --> 00:54:16,440
shoulders and being
onstage with him.
932
00:54:16,440 --> 00:54:20,080
# Ain't nobody like to be alone
933
00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:25,080
# Singin', lay down your money
and you play your part
934
00:54:25,080 --> 00:54:29,720
# Everybody's got a
h-h-hungry heart... #
935
00:54:29,720 --> 00:54:33,680
I can remember looking up at him and
then him handing me the microphone,
936
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:35,920
and I can remember really
panicking at that point,
937
00:54:35,920 --> 00:54:38,120
but luckily I knew all the words.
938
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:42,120
# Everybody's got a
Hungry heart
939
00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:46,640
# Lay down your money
and you play your part
940
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:52,080
# Everybody's got
a h-h-hungry heart... #
941
00:54:52,080 --> 00:54:54,480
Aw, and a little head rub.
942
00:54:54,480 --> 00:54:56,360
I've never smiled so much.
943
00:54:58,600 --> 00:54:59,640
Wow!
944
00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:03,320
Ahhhh!
945
00:55:05,240 --> 00:55:06,520
Woo!
946
00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:08,480
Happiest moment of my life.
947
00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:09,960
THEY CHUCKLE
948
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:14,680
CHEERING
949
00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:22,520
Hello, London!
950
00:55:24,080 --> 00:55:26,160
The Wembley shows were
some of the best shows
951
00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:28,320
we have ever done in England.
952
00:55:28,320 --> 00:55:31,760
The greatest British audiences
I've ever played to,
953
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:34,600
deeply resonant
and deeply connected.
954
00:55:34,600 --> 00:55:36,760
One, two, three, four!
955
00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:45,120
He said to me, "Let's just
stand here for a second."
956
00:55:45,120 --> 00:55:47,600
# Can't see nothing
in front of me... #
957
00:55:47,600 --> 00:55:50,680
"Right now,
we're standing on sacred ground.
958
00:55:52,120 --> 00:55:54,480
"Wembley Stadium, London."
959
00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:59,280
Springsteen is bigger in
the UK and the rest of Europe
960
00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:01,800
than he is in the United States now.
961
00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:05,840
# Come on up for the rising
962
00:56:05,840 --> 00:56:09,360
# Come on up,
lay your hands in mine... #
963
00:56:09,360 --> 00:56:12,400
He's one of the icons of
music, without a doubt,
964
00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:17,800
and continues to sustain
that into his 70s.
965
00:56:17,800 --> 00:56:19,360
That's a legacy.
966
00:56:20,920 --> 00:56:25,680
To witness them being at the top
of their game, actually, in 2024,
967
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:27,040
was quite moving.
968
00:56:28,120 --> 00:56:31,360
It's like an Olympic sport,
you know, being Bruce,
969
00:56:31,360 --> 00:56:35,160
which is kind of admirable
if medically inadvisable.
970
00:56:37,080 --> 00:56:38,760
As much as I love the music,
971
00:56:38,760 --> 00:56:41,800
I want to know what
supplements he's taking.
972
00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:44,080
What is he doing, Pilates?
973
00:56:44,080 --> 00:56:46,640
All jokes aside, wow!
974
00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:47,680
Wow.
975
00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:55,000
I think what we're seeing now
is him rage, rage, rage
976
00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:56,840
against the dying of the light.
977
00:56:57,840 --> 00:57:00,760
As long as Bruce wants to do it,
I'll be standing next to him.
978
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:02,920
You know, we're 25 in our heads.
979
00:57:02,920 --> 00:57:04,720
Maybe, you know.
980
00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:16,840
Just time to squeeze in one more
story because it's the highest
981
00:57:16,840 --> 00:57:18,680
honour at the Ivor Novello Awards,
982
00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:21,640
and one of the most coveted
prizes in songwriting.
983
00:57:21,640 --> 00:57:26,400
Bruce Springsteen is the first
American musician to make the cut.
984
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:31,480
Being the first international
artist to receive the award,
985
00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:33,080
I was really moved by it.
986
00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:35,640
Paul McCartney gave it to me.
987
00:57:35,640 --> 00:57:38,200
It was a funny and wonderful moment.
988
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:41,480
Great pleasure for me
to present this to Bruce.
989
00:57:41,480 --> 00:57:44,960
Unlike Bruce's concerts,
I'm going to keep this brief.
990
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:47,640
LAUGHTER
991
00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:51,080
Ten minutes from this front door
is the house I grew up in.
992
00:57:52,680 --> 00:57:55,000
In that little bedroom,
993
00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:56,520
I played this man's records...
994
00:57:57,960 --> 00:58:00,040
..thousands of times.
995
00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:04,760
I want to thank you for taking
my music into your hearts
996
00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:06,720
and into your souls.
997
00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:12,920
When I flew on that first
plane to London back in 1975,
998
00:58:12,920 --> 00:58:15,040
that was my dream.
999
00:58:16,080 --> 00:58:18,760
"What can I give
back to these people
1000
00:58:18,760 --> 00:58:21,600
"that have given so much to me?"
1001
00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:23,880
# That maybe we ain't that
1002
00:58:23,880 --> 00:58:26,880
# Young any more... #
1003
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,720
50 years later, to have them say,
1004
00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:31,600
"Hey, yeah, you did that..."
1005
00:58:31,600 --> 00:58:34,280
# You ain't a beauty, but,
hey, you're all right... #
1006
00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:35,960
..that meant a lot to me.
1007
00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:37,640
A lot to me.
1008
00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:40,960
# And that's all right with me... #
1009
00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:43,000
Come on!
1010
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:46,400
# You can hide 'neath your covers
and study your pain
1011
00:58:46,400 --> 00:58:50,560
# Make crosses from your lovers,
throw roses in the rain
1012
00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:52,880
# Waste your summer praying in vain
1013
00:58:52,880 --> 00:58:56,200
# For a saviour to rise
from these streets
1014
00:58:56,200 --> 00:58:59,640
# Well, now, I'm no hero,
that's understood
1015
00:58:59,640 --> 00:59:03,960
# All the redemption I can offer,
girl, is beneath this dirty hood
1016
00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:06,720
# With a chance to
make it good somehow
1017
00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:09,360
# Hey, what else can we do now...? #
113810
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.