Bruce Springsteen's Tribute to Russert ..here in what he sung...to finish off the Memorial:

[KoKo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYs5i5hxIeMThe screen door slams
Mary' dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside
Darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me

You can hide 'neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a saviour to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero
That's understood
All the redemption I can offer girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now ?
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow
Back your hair
Well the night's busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh-oh come take my hand
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh-oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
Oh Thunder Road sit tight take hold
Thunder Road

Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back
If you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free
All the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone
On the wind so Mary climb in
It's town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win

Complimentary "Thunder Road" Ringtone

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYs5i5hxIeM

[GCP]

1. Bruce liked the guy

Unlike many on this board :grr:

[Berry Cool]

2. Yeah.

Let the Bruce Hate-Fest begin... :-(

[GCP]

12. You've got that right, LOL

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Yeah, I had some beefs with him, but if he's good enough for the Boss...

to sing ("Luke, this is for your Pop.") a soulful solo acoustic "Thunder Road," live from Europe, well....

[Algorem]

13. his solo acoustic versions seem right for a funeral

his bummed-out hobo act didn't exactly lively-up the 2004 election-eve Kerry rally in Cleveland.

[skooooo]

4. I think...

....most people just think the tv coverage was over the top - regardless of Russert's merits or lack thereof.

[Lex]

8. Well, I strive to make sure I like all things like Springsteen does.

:wtf:

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Here are Springsteen's words, as reported at Media Bistro --

"A memory I had of Tim, was uh, early in the morning, we were playing on the Today show, which is a little early for rock musicians ... I did what I ususally do, I was looking in the faces along the first row...I always look for that face that's being enlivened...as I scanned the front row ...there was a guy in a crisp white shirt and a tie and it was Tim. He had on that big Irish smile that hid absolutely nothing and it was beaming like the rising sun. I remember thinking, 'Oh my God! That's Tim Russert at this hour of the morning' And I knew that given his day job he had more important things to do so we were always flattered and honored to have Tim as part of our E Street band community and it's funny that we're playing that song. Tim had a real belief in that promised land, in the American idea and there was the passion you heard behind all those tough questions on Sunday morning."

"He believed in the joy and duty of honesty of service. That's his legacy for politicians, journalists and rock musicians too."

"I want to send this out to Tim. Luke, this is for your pop."

[DesertRat]

6. That's a beautiful tribute from the Boss. n/t

[Lex]

7. Springsteen was a nice guy to show up and sing for Russert's memorial.

nt

[malaise]

9. It was n/t

[Condem]

17. Thank you, DeepModern

Fabulous.

[newmajority]

19. "Tim had a real belief in that promised land...."

Maybe that would have been a better choice for a funeral, instead of "Thunder Road". Unless there was a coded message in the line "It's a town full of losers, and I'm pulling out of here to win". Tim certainly has "pulled out" of DC, permanently........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONG5UOwbpu4

[DeepModem Mom]

20. I wondered about the choice, and thought maybe it was Russert's favorite of his songs? nt

[KoKo]

10. Look Here..the Story of Bruce Springsteen's Concerts!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6K2I3RX1ss

[msongs]

11. too bad he died but he just another media ho shlling for corporate america nt

[JerseygirlCT]

14. My favorite Springsteen song.

Always gets to me.

[Condem]

15. Man. What a moment that must of been

Springsteen is pure class. Russert was, too.

[DeepModem Mom]

18. So far, I've only seen a shortened version on YouTube. I hope the entire thing...

will be up later, if it's not already. Do try to view the video.

[Elidor]

16. Wow. That's quite a tribute to a friend

Russert's out there somewhere right now, going, "Dude. Springsteen played at my funeral!" Pretty fucking cool.

[itsrobert]

21. I was hoping for Delta Dawn

I don't know why, but I like the song.

[mentalsolstice]

22. What an honor! If the Boss were to sing at our memorial...

Mine and my husband's, it would be:

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9,
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
`Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims and strap your hands across my engines
Together we could break this trap
We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back
Will you walk with me out on the wire
`Cause baby I'm just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta find out how it feels
I want to know if love is wild, girl I want to know if love is real

Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
I wanna die with you Wendy on the streets tonight
In an everlasting kiss

The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide
Together Wendy we'll live with the sadness
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul
Someday girl I don't know when we're gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and we'll walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run

Timmy, rest in peace!

[Berry Cool]

23. One of his relatives actually played "Born to Run" on acoustic just before.

No singing, just instrumental. His brother, I believe.

[David Zephyr]

24. Thanks from a very big Springsteen fan.

Sweet.