Springsteen in UK Sings New Song About State of U.S. Democracy; ("...some semblance of sanity...")

[Hissyspit]

http://www.backstreets.com/setlists.html

November 11 / London, GBR / Wembley Arena
Notes: The Seeger Sessions Band pulls into London firing on all cylinders, an absolutely smoking show with new arrangements and original material sounding daisy-fresh. "John Henry" was a rare no-show, with both "Blinded" and "Atlantic City" front-loading the set, and a stunning "Growin' Up" later on. But the highlight had to be the world premiere of a brand new Springsteen song, called "Long Walk Home." Introducing the ballad as a "work in progress," he described it as addressing the state of U.S. democracy, about fixing what's broken, with a mention of the mid-term elections as one step on that walk, returning "some semblance of sanity" to the country. Bruce also revealed that he was inspired by his previous night out at Shepherd's Bush Empire: "I went to see Lucinda Williams last night, she's an excellent songwriter. Between whoring and liquoring up, I write songs... I'm gonna take a chance, this is a new one." An audibled "Froggie" closed the show, dedicated to a little girl in the front row.
Setlist: Blinded By the Light/Old Dan Tucker/Atlantic City/Eyes on the Prize/Jesse James/O Mary Don't You Weep/Growin' Up/Erie Canal/My Oklahoma Home/Devils & Dust/Mrs. McGrath/How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?/Jacob's Ladder/Long Time Comin'/Jesus Was an Only Son/Open All Night/Pay Me My Money Down
Encore: Long Walk Home/You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)/When the Saints Go Marching In/This Little Light of Mine/American Land/Froggie Went A Courtin'

[Nevernose]

1. Somewhere along the way, he turned into one HELL of a songwriter.

Somewhere along the way, he turned into one HELL of a songwriter and his choices in music, while more mature, just keep getting better and better as well.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. "Long Way Home," indeed. Thanks, Bruce -- can't wait to hear it. nt

[OneBlueSky]

3. I've been a Springsteen fan since about 1973 when . . .

we booked him at our small college in upstate New York . . . no one know who the hell he was at the time, but the show -- based on "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E-Street Shuffle" material -- was kick-ass . . .

I've seen him several times since, each show better than the last . . . and this stuff he's doing with the Seeger Sessions Band is bringing new life to a bunch of old songs associated with Pete, as well as some new material of his own . . . hope I get a chance to see them at some point . . .