Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean (from Born In The U.S.A. Live: London 2013)

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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performing "Bobby Jean" at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London, 2013.
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Lyrics:
Well, I came to your house the other day
Your mother said you went away
She said there was nothing that I could have done
There was nothing nobody could say
Me and you, we've known each other ever since we were sixteen
I wished I could have known
I wished I could have called you
Just to say goodbye, Bobby Jean
Now, you hung with me when all the others
Turned away, turned up their nose
We liked the same music, we liked the same bands
We liked the same clothes
We told each other that we were the wildest
The wildest things we'd ever seen
Now I wished you would have told me
I wished I could have talked to you
Just to say goodbye, Bobby Jean
Now, we went walking in the rain,
Talking about the pain that from the world we hid
Now there ain't nobody, nowhere, nohow
Gonna ever understand me the way you did
Maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere
In some bus or train traveling along
In some motel room there'll be a radio playing
And you'll hear me sing this song
Well, if you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you
And all the miles in between
And I'm just calling you one last time
Not to change your mind, but just to say I miss you, baby
Good luck, goodbye, Bobby Jean
#BruceSpringsteen #BornInTheUSA #BobbyJean

Пікірлер: 411

@alirinaysugata8239 17 күн бұрын

This song sounds great! THANK YOU, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND HIROHIKO ARAKI (the first for writing and performing it, and the second for referencing it and letting more people know that it exists) 😄

@lapaulyfresh8223 Жыл бұрын

if this song doesn't make you cry, then you don't have a heart....

@viciadoemexplosivos3079 3 күн бұрын

Writing this while crying...

@andygrenn680 4 ай бұрын

Sung to all the Bobby Jeans and everyone you miss in between…Music with a message.

@smariec2021ify 3 ай бұрын

Oh, this makes me miss The Big Man even more!!😭 RIP 🥰🙏🙏 4:03

@goat2558 6 ай бұрын

As this song came on tears began to whale up in my eyes and roll down my cheeks. Just a week ago I learned my once closest and dearest friend, the mother of my son and once my wife had taken her own life. Finally today I cry..I love you Karen and always will.

@lobwdg 3 ай бұрын

Am terribly sorry for your loss.

@PaulParsons-sl5tc Ай бұрын

Very sorry for your loss

@harmbakker5929 23 күн бұрын

That's terrible. I am so sorry for your loss. I wish you all the best and may she rest in peace.

@kschepelern Жыл бұрын

and the "target" of the song is now back 4ft to his left - good lord the connection between the two

@Ben-rs8pe 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure there’s an underlying smile discreetly kept on Stevie’s face during this anthem

@kidby108 8 ай бұрын

This song gets me everytime. There’s always something about a saxophone performance but seeing Clarence’s nephew up there and performing like him is incredible ❤

@H-mv2jp 2 ай бұрын

One of the loveliest songs about friendship. Its sentiments are real, and could only have been written by the man who could put himself into many personas, The Boss. Love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@pattykweram2391 10 ай бұрын

"Not to change your mind, just to say I miss you baby, good luck, good bye" My ex that moved away called me Bobby Jean in his last email. Those last lines really hit me hard. We never got to see Bruce together, he had tickets, but didn't ask me.

@regisducreux9196 Жыл бұрын

this song quite makes me cry each time I hear it :(

@cristy1228 3 жыл бұрын

Bobby Jean is a someone you have a lot in common with, your friend soulmate. And Bruce is saying goodbye to such a friend. This song hurts.

@scokim 2 жыл бұрын

Sad song.

@terryoquinn8199 9 ай бұрын

I lost my best friend ever almost 25 years ago and I still miss the hell out of him . I get it , those people in your life can not ever be replaced .

@coelhinanimacoes4427 17 күн бұрын

SUCH A GOOD SONG TO INVESTIGATE THE HOWLER CO. 💥💥 (Thank u, Araki)

@Federico94000 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 26 years old boy, living in Italy...i hope one day to see Bruce with my eyes and not only on a screen ...

@agatamazzone4894 3 жыл бұрын

Old boy..the BOSS love Italia..and S.Siro..

@nadinefend125 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you will! It`s worth every second.I had the pleasure 3 times in my life so far. I would do anything to see him one more time!

@Emy0606 3 жыл бұрын

@@nadinefend125 ¹a1⁰àaa

@steffenrocks1 3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@jenim7485 3 жыл бұрын

Do it! It will be the best time you will ever have 👍

@PaulParsons-sl5tc 3 ай бұрын

I knew a girl 👧 named Bobby Jean 52 years ago. This song brings back great memories 😊

@WillJ5112 2 жыл бұрын

A song about yearning for someone long gone but not forgotten.

@patricks2575 5 жыл бұрын

35 years ago this album came out. The year I got my driver's license . The year of my first car. The year of my first love. The year of my first Bruce concert. Needless to say Bruce is the only one still in my life. Lol. Every now and then I'll throw this CD in the player while washing the car in the driveway. Open a cold beer and just listen as the years melt away.

@erikbakker1531 5 жыл бұрын

I was eight years old when my father bought the album 'Born in the USA' back in '84. It has this song on it. I remember it resonated deeply with me, i.e. with my ability to feel, for I didn't speak English back then. (I'm from The Netherlands). When I got older I learnt the language, and so I learnt the lyrics of this and many other Springsteen songs. I could now more and more understand what he was singing. And also through life experience of my own. But the truth is, I could grasp the meaning of many of his songs as a child. For the match is perfect. Springsteen has a gift for giving an emotional charge to music, that captures very well the essence of what he sings about.

@Magicrat39 4 жыл бұрын

I was 16. Went to the show at RFK in DC. Hearing these songs and thinking of that time makes me both happy and sad. BITUSA was my first Bruce album and show. Other albums i like more but like my first love this one is very special.

@chrisso871 3 жыл бұрын

Happy days

@eyeqew9695 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't get much better than that.

@46st 2 жыл бұрын

God Bless

@bluegirl0920 3 жыл бұрын

Good God that voice has not changed in 30 years.

@badelson1103 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I was born in 1965 in Connecticut. I was a foster kid who finally made it as a nurse. I could be Bobby Jean. My name is Barbara Jean and my now deceased mom used to call me Bobby Jean. To all the BJs outlets and to Bruce, thank you for a great tune.

@luketuchscherermusic 5 жыл бұрын

Jake doing his uncle Clarence proud...

@bigredfella13 4 жыл бұрын

Gave me goosebumps lol

@chicanobear13 4 жыл бұрын

I seen jake on first tour with the band .. some cities didn't get " jungleland " played but us Anaheim attendees did.. all night jake was on point..but on Jungleland you could feel Clarence .. not a dry eye and all of us pointing up.. it was beautiful and Jake blew the Roof off!.. I will never forget.. ps first Bruce show was river tour Halloween night 4 hours!!.. since then 12 times😁😁👍👍

@taylormartyn Жыл бұрын

My wife has given me so many wonderful gifts, but the only one better than her love was tickets to this concert. My first Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert. It only took 30 years to get there an a whole lotta love. Now I'm the one getting the tickets and taking her to Hyde Park next July for the experience of a lifetime. Besides falling in love and being loved, the next best thing is a Bruce Springsteen concert.

@markdavies2825 5 ай бұрын

I love this song from the depths of my soul. Just beautiful

@kjm2199 Жыл бұрын

Everyone got a "Bobby Jean"

@PaulParsons-sl5tc 2 ай бұрын

You are right, everyone has a Bobby Jean.

@denisesalles7248 3 жыл бұрын

I ADORE this song, and have asked my family to play it at my funeral. It speaks to those in our past, never forgotten, and although no longer seen, there are those times when we remember the connection, even with all the miles in between. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this song.

@yourontheair 2 жыл бұрын

love you too

@alancinquino9736 2 жыл бұрын

Goodbye, Bobby Jean.......

@neilshackcloth4883 8 ай бұрын

It’s my funeral song too!

@robdavis9480 4 ай бұрын

This song and Bruce's live performances have been lifting my spirits for 47 years..🥰

@gdwozz 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful and heart wrenching songs I've ever heard. The great Bruce Springsteen which there will never be another.

@Toni.Miller 3 жыл бұрын

Very right!!! 👍🏻💘

@doughefernan2758 Жыл бұрын

@@Toni.Miller Yes.

@CreedBrattonTheOffice Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Hes got some great songs but this certainly ain't one of them. Very basic lyrics a 10 year old could come up with.

@moart87 Жыл бұрын

@@CreedBrattonTheOfficesimple songs are often the best. This is such a banger!

@eduardogeraldes721 10 ай бұрын

A beleza está na simplicidade, e no que nos trás a memória da vida

@MattSmith-iq1ld 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly Bruce's most underrated song. About Steve's departure from the band in 1982. Although it could also be about an old high school sweetheart you had. Music can have multiple meanings. This song is regularly played at Springsteen shows and he cites it as a favorite in his book "Songs."

@carolfairchild4029 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my deceased husband who went away in 2005. I miss him

@mballestrazzi2431 2 жыл бұрын

bellissima, yes probably my favourite in the Born in usa album

@fabiosozzi7226 Жыл бұрын

@@carolfairchild4029 ❤️

@fredmutalya Жыл бұрын

Jake! Jake! Jake! How many times did i have to call you? That, was one momentous moment. For those that might not fully understand this; the ability to uphold breathe that much and yet maintaining the rhythm of the song is just staggering! Only a band player can know this. He simply made it seem so easy. I will always remember this as my best saxophone musical act. Thank you Jake!

@Koshirozation 5 жыл бұрын

JAKE CLEMONS UNDERSTANDS! BRAVO!

@terryoquinn8199 6 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen Bruce but have “grown up” with him for the last 50 years . I wanted to try to see them in Nov. of ‘23 but Bruce became ill and had to cancel those shows , so I didn’t try to get tickets . By sheer coincidence , my daughter and her husband got 2 sets , only needed one , and I bought the other tickets from them . He is supposed to come back in Aug. ‘24 and I’m waiting anxiously ! I’ve seen most of the truly great rock and roll bands that I wanted to but never got to see Bruce . I hope we both make it till then ! It’ll be wild , the wildest thing I’ve ever seen ! Good luck , good bye !

@joycebunn6045 6 ай бұрын

Love that man that band too followed also I’m 74 great rock singer great band none like him ❤❤❤

@andygrenn680 3 ай бұрын

First saw Bruce in 1978 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens. Nine dollar ticket in Floor seats. After the concert I said this guy is in for the long road!

@gregwilliams3457 3 жыл бұрын

The talent this man has.... The boss never a truer statement. As I sit here 10,000 miles from home these songs take me back to Milwaukee.... The 70s 80s. God I made mistakes but no regrets. But 70s and 80s greatest times of my life.

@carolfairchild4029 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my deceased husband I miss him so much

@sambotman1901 3 жыл бұрын

Mann I love the boss so mutch I am only 16 and I live in the Netherlands I dont think I am ever gonna see him live😩😩

@marcelkloggs 4 ай бұрын

Never give up if there's a away you will find it

@sixtosilxtra4842 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the music and for the spirit !!

@neilshackcloth4883 9 ай бұрын

His voice sounds amazing on this video!!

@thealieninme 4 жыл бұрын

This song always reminds me of a friend of mine who emigrated with his family looking for a better life... Miss you my brother...

@IRememberThe80s Жыл бұрын

Have to be my Favourite Boss song. It never gets old.

@ulyssesjohnparado2583 3 жыл бұрын

friendship....memories.....bond.....bobby jean....goodluck...goodbye!

@Tdawgmcginty Жыл бұрын

Only Bruce could create a refrain as gorgeous as this

@MrGoodrockmusic 4 жыл бұрын

We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes , we told each other that we were the wildest, the wildest things we'd ever seen... Everyone finds their "Bobby Jean". But you find her/him only once. Once.

@ZeligUbique 3 жыл бұрын

so true , so well said RIP Pamela Joy Barnes

@maami9894 2 жыл бұрын

it's a good thing that his Bobby Jean is still standing to his left ;)

@SophiahKoikasWindyQueen 3 күн бұрын

love watching his drummer! He's always in a ZONE!

@michaelseet3779 11 ай бұрын

My best friend passed suddenly without warning..i always wanted to catch up and the last time i saw him he was playig percussion for a kids storytime..Goodbye Nizam..thanks for all the love laughs and friendship..see you on the otherside..❤

@garethopenshaw8065 9 ай бұрын

Made me cry just now. I don’t want to lose anybody else. I don’t want anymore musicians I love to die either. It’s all too much.

@user-bx6ox6ww4u 23 күн бұрын

One of best songs by The Boss, imho. And what to say about the sax solo at the end! Goosebumps! Looking forward to hearing this gem at the concert in Belgium in a few weeks.

@squarerootoftwo 7 ай бұрын

Maybe the finest song ever written and delivered

@MrSpencem1959 7 ай бұрын

I do this song in every one of my solo shows. I dedicate it to my best friend whose friendship I shunned for several years. Sometimes I have a hard time getting through it with getting misty-eyed.

@andream8326 3 жыл бұрын

I haven´t heard this song for twenty years but I still know the text. The boss is the best.

@phylliswooldridge3464 2 жыл бұрын

Hey jake… met you at a outdoor show ( can’t recall offhand where at the moment) bought your CD.. love it. You signed my CD and I was impressed that you knew how to spell my name … you said it was the name of your favorite aunt! You are awesome !! Hope to see you again!

@JSS822 2 жыл бұрын

born in the usa was/is one of the greatest albums of all time.

@greg49386 6 ай бұрын

My wife’s daughter passed away her name was Bobbie Jean she named her after that song she is going to play this at her funeral

@fabiosozzi7226 2 ай бұрын

Love for you and your daughter❤

@MannBrothersFilms 5 жыл бұрын

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Boss. ❤

@user-uo9rn1mw6z 8 күн бұрын

The saxophone on this song takes it to another level RIP Clarence never will you be forgotten

@markh7621 2 жыл бұрын

One of my best friends moved from the UK to Australia, one night we were on the phone and did countdown and started this song at the same time, we listened and cried our eyes out.

@bradcrawford1998 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the MOST beautiful songs ever written. The words are magical. I love how the end of the song, just a classy exit wishing Bobby Jean well. Got to think who ever it was who burnt Bruce regretted that move, assuming he really met and loved a Bobby Jean. The sax ending is the absolute BEST!! I LOVE THIS SONG 😉

@hardtopart3346 5 жыл бұрын

Yea these words are taken from the real life.. hard life but sometimes so beautiful and worth remembering

@BobMasseyBobtheBrit 5 жыл бұрын

Word is that this was written when Little Steve left the band... now listen to it again and insert 'Little Steve' instead of 'Bobby Jean', and try not to shed a tear.

@sohy79 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to believe the song was written for Steve Van Zandt from the e-street band who left him 1984 to go solo. Have a look at these lyrics: "Now you hung with me when all the others turned away, turned up their nose/ We liked the same music, we liked the same bands, we liked the same clothes".

@charlie-obrien 2 жыл бұрын

@@sohy79 Losing your best friend can hit just as hard as any romance you ever had. But keep the memories and wish them well. Goodbye Bobby Jean.

@sohy79 2 жыл бұрын

@@charlie-obrien I couldn’t agree more! Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts.

@kerryroberts4995 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 62 years young when I listen 🎶 to the BOSS! Bobby Jean is by far my favourite, but hell, they're all going great!! He makes me feel 19 again when I first listened to him in college!! Sitting around the trailer listening to an L.P. while we were getting mentally ready for class ( it's legal now in Oklahoma)!! Still enjoy Bruce and.... Relaxing!!! Bobby Jean!! H ell Yea!

@terryoquinn8199 9 ай бұрын

65 , Maryland too !

@regisducreux9196 Жыл бұрын

already 11 years that The Big Man left us :(((((

@Cicilo1983 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite Bruce song. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years. Why wasn't this released as a single ?!? Then again, every song on that album could have been a hit...

@arndtbaeck 11 ай бұрын

❤

@paigeroth402 4 жыл бұрын

Peace, Health, Happiness, Hope. Thank you Bruce for being a role model for Americans and many people all over the world.

@Kamachnikov 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear Bruce Springsteen's songs my time machine switches on and makes me go back to my teenage because I grew with these amazing songs.

@chrish3865 Жыл бұрын

Every song on that album is pure gold…this is my favourite !

@shivaumesh1129 5 жыл бұрын

Happy 35th birthday Born in the USA

@kristiinalagus1690 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Bobby Jean,, ,time went so fast. What a song wowww!!!!

@donnahabick4987 2 жыл бұрын

Came out 1984. 38 years ago. I still love it.

@user-pt9kz9fe1q 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear it, tears floating my eye's. What a song!!!!

@WarriorMigs24 3 жыл бұрын

Jake your making the big man proud on the sax bro so good

@neilshackcloth4883 8 ай бұрын

Makes me cry every time, brilliant performance

@merciabrito8031 3 жыл бұрын

Bobby Jean is my all-time fave Bruce song. Emotionally always brings a tear or two to my eye. ❤️🎶🎸

@elizabethgibbs3110 3 жыл бұрын

Me too....even if I don't care for him anymore

@jenim7485 3 жыл бұрын

Just lost my good friend and this says it all, so me too ❤️

@bluegirl0920 3 жыл бұрын

It's your favourite song you can't spell it right it's Bobby with a Y.

@merciabrito8031 3 жыл бұрын

@@bluegirl0920 sorry I didn't see that I was wrong ... thank you too 😘

@jasonwatkins8659 3 жыл бұрын

Takes me back about a girl I knew

@akalmonte 4 жыл бұрын

Bruce is 70 and still going hard

@janicespiby2505 Жыл бұрын

So so GREAT ❤️❤️

@briankennedy2013 4 жыл бұрын

Most underrated song of his

@valquiriabueno5414 4 жыл бұрын

Love you Bruce Springsteen 💘 forever 💕 🙏🌺

@MonkLeeds 3 жыл бұрын

I’m currently in a hotel in Blackpool, the Barman told me it was last orders, I told him I loved Bruce, im stick down there

@teddygibson9079 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a sad, yet beautiful song that makes all of us go back to our own personal past and find meaning in it in so many ways.

@donh3595 Жыл бұрын

This song makes me think of all the great times I’ve had in my life with good friends, and brings happy tears to my eyes.

@jackwaechter7887 3 жыл бұрын

Nice song Bruce

@christianklerx8109 7 ай бұрын

Favourite song - ever!!!

@Skullmanone 5 жыл бұрын

The Big Man lives on Kudos to Jake

@amywilliams6872 2 жыл бұрын

I got this album from my brother who got it at the PX when he was stationed at Ft. Dix in New Jersey. He never got it back and I often think it was his way off turning me on to the Boss without me rejecting it. Good tunes

@Tange1024 4 жыл бұрын

I love so many Bruce Springsteen songs. However, Bobby Jean is the one that will always mean the most to me. Reminds me of someone who I really miss. Been lucky enough to hear this live and I have never not been able to cry.

@arildbanzon4333 5 жыл бұрын

My first concert with the boss and the e street band was the first concert they ever had in Norway in Dramenshallen in 81 and I went there with a feeling that i was going to be good but I have never been blown away like this before ,and i am still blown away almost 40 years later and and some concerts later , keep on and make people all around the world love music

@jayastor4663 5 жыл бұрын

Bruce... Bless you Sir. Thank you for everything you do.

@brigettepalumbodimino7073 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Bobby Jean really existed...... If she did he really loved and missed her! Great song BS... As usual... 😍nice job Jake.... Magical sound ❤️❤️

@robjohnson51 3 жыл бұрын

The song is about Lil Steven leaving the E St Band in the 80's. It works on so many levels though!

@brigettepalumbodimino7073 3 жыл бұрын

@@robjohnson51 oh, I thought it was about a girl he loved.... Thanks

@frankraymond7872 Жыл бұрын

Love this song. Bruce, is the Boss!

@nicholaswoodward8191 6 ай бұрын

Does my head in this song. Love it. And that sax solo is goosebump stuff RIP the big man. Clarences nephew however does it full justice!

@paulopimentel6234 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing song, no matter the years. … BOSS

@michelostrow2024 3 жыл бұрын

This album flashes me, since it came out.....🤟🏼❤

@jereffuse 4 жыл бұрын

This song was/is/will be forever my favourite one

@erichannedouche7933 5 жыл бұрын

Un moment de fraternité entre bruce et son public , merci BRUCE !!!!!

@paulopimentel6234 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome music, BOSS. Eternal

@Skullmanone 5 жыл бұрын

Hero to the working class joe and the best damn performer ive ever seen or heard in my 57 yrs ...the Boss

@peterpanes5851 3 жыл бұрын

Will always be on top of my most fav songs....

@joka4625 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@fabiomaria9385 2 жыл бұрын

Ascolto quest'Album (Born in the USA) dal lontano 1985 ed oggi nel 2022 sono ancora qui a deliziarmi le orecchie con queste splendide canzoni. I've been listening to this album (Born in the USA) since 1985 and today in 2022 I'm still here to delight my ears with these wonderful songs. From Italy with love

@wallybartfay56 Жыл бұрын

Music can trigger so many great memories of the past. I always smile big time when I listen to this classic song...

@MrJohngbolger 3 жыл бұрын

Thinking back to my my first car, blasting out this song on the open road and the rest of the born in the USA album, happy days and the start of my journey with the Boss🙂

@carlao.1084 4 жыл бұрын

BRUCE BRUCE BRUCE 🤩

@davidetagliabue 4 жыл бұрын

My Bruce! When can I go back to singing it with you at the top of our stadium in San SIro! In yet another magical night of laughter and tears as only you can give us ... My Big Boss !!!!