Bruce’s shows were marathons and he was probably the best live show you’d ever see👊

Great reaction Maddy. Times were a bit different in the 70's. The vibe and security changed a bit after John Lennon was killed by a "fan" a few years after this 1978 show. Also fans often were more involved with the show as they had no phones to check. In the 70's his shows were 2+ hours packed with nonstop energy. Within a few years, a typical Springsteen concert could be over 4 hours long. Broke a few city curfews. Also a note on this song; his girlfriend's name was Diane and her mother was Rosie (Rosalita). Just had a better ring than Diane. Mom used to sit up in her window looking for lowlife musicians to show up outside their place. Bruce says it was pretty common for Mom to call the cops when he showed up. And that big bonus he got from the record company was $25,000. While a nice sum, even in the 70's that wasn't instant wealth. Unless you're a unemployed musician.

Giing to a Bruce Springsteen concert was like going to a rock 'n roll revival marathon.

Going to a Bruce Springsteen Concert is like going to Rock & Roll Church . Even if you were unfamiliar with his songs you would be swept away in the way he worships the music .....

No one was having more fun at a Bruce Springsteen concert than Bruce Springsteen, one of the reasons they were such great experiences.

"Little Girl" "Baby" were terms of endearment a 70's era guy might use in reference to his lady . Much Like what Travis Kelce said to Taylor as they met on the field after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl when a hot mic picked up him greeting her with "Hey Baby Girl !" . Nothing more than us stupid lugs trying to be a little romantic ;-)

Glad you got to see this! The best 4 hours of my life and $150 I ever spent was at a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band concert in 1996 in Boston. Me and my friend were 14 rows back and it was an almost religous experience. Girls/Women were going wild but the stage was too raised up for them to climb onto.

LOL..those girls pounced on him like a bunch of cats on a mouse (LOL) But what can ya say..his look, his voice, his energy..dude was a babe magnet.( He was used to it ) Ya just saw the E street band who stayed with him from the beginning to today.. In his Rolling Stone interview Bruce said they were more than just a band..those years on the road of heavy touring ( 1975-1978 ) made them a family. Great pick/reaction, Maddy!

It was the 70’s. Stuff like that happened. It was kinda great 😊

The reason his voice is kinda raw is because this is the final song of the show.

When Bruce was 60 he crowd surfed during one of his songs each night. He's always felt safe with his crowds usually wandering into the crowds during songs.

Shout out to littlegiantsproductions comment above. There were no mass shooters to fear in the 70’s. And to get a ticket to my first Springsteen show, my friends and I had to stand in line for 48 hours, outside of the SIU arena. The first in line created a list, on paper, and there were “checkins”every 4 hours. Someone from the group had to be there. Miss 2 checkins, you were kicked off. The last 8 hours, everyone had to be there. So around midnight, eveyone was there, having a party, limited to 4 tickets each. You met people, you made friends, you stayed up all night with your besties, and you listened to Bruce songs ALL NIGHT. Came night of the concert everyone was in their seats 30 min before showtime because Bruce always started on time. For the next 4.5 hours we were all on our feet, singing along to every word, and to see, hear, feel, the combined energy of10,000 people jumping up and down, in unison, sweat flying and voices raised, was transformative. You could feel the building shake. A Springsteen concert in the 70’s and 80’s was the Holy Grail. No special effects, basically lights on or off, with a spotlight to get fancy, with that incredible band going full throttle song after song. AMAZING.

The guitar player "Miami" Steve Van Zandt (aka Little Steven) had a main role on the Sopranos as strip club owner Sylvio Dante and later had his own series Lilyhammer. The drummer "Mighty" Max Weinberg was the bandleader/drummer for all of Conan O'Brians talk shows. Sax player Clarence Clemons died in 2011 of cancer and as fortune would have it, was replaced by his nephew Jake. Keyboardist Danny Federici had already passed 3 years earlier from melanoma. And bassist Garry Tallent is, in Bruce's own words, "a gentleman". That's why he gives off that vibe. 😀😀

It's true. The coolest people on the Planet are the Grandparents today!

All of Bruce's shows are a party, a celebration. Way back then, the times and the fun of Bruce and the band being so young brought with it the girls swooning.

I was front row center stage at one of Bruce's shows in 1980. Back then there was security but not like it is now. Back then there weren't the metal barricades/ fencing that go up now in front of the stage creating a moat of sorts so that even if you are front row you're still going to be back several feet from the stage. Also, now there's a security person every 6' from one end of the stage to the other. As soon as the show began in 1980 we were all bellying up to the front of the stage. I didn't see one security person near me. I could have reached out and touched his shoes I was that close...and unplugged one of his monitors if I wanted to. Bruce has always loved his fans and has gone down into the audience...or used to, I don't know if he does that anymore.

They would play like this - this hard ! - for 3.5-4 HOURS!

Everyone on that stage is a maestro!!!!

RIP Big Man Clarence Clemons. There is no Bruce the megastar without his man CC.

It seems like a lot of talented friends are just having a jam session. Great reaction.

The Record company wanted to capture them on tour, as far as I understand, and filmed this when they were in Phoenix, Arizona during their legendary 1978 tour. It was filmed for promotional purposes, and they probably told the security to be a bit more relaxed with the female fans. That 1978 tour is pure fire. The band was on a roll, they were young and hungry, and Bruce and the band knew this. Six of the dates on the tour were broadcast on live FM radio. None of them officially released (although professionally recorded), but still shared by fans to this day. They're that good. There is only one complete concert filmed from that 1978 tour (Capitol Centre, MD) that also exists in bootleg circles. Yet, the only official footage of their best tour EVER, is this clip of Rosalita. This is peak Bruce. He would eventually sell more records and play larger arenas, but he would never be better than that tour in 1978. Cheers 🍺

Husky is the sound of the voice. The song is from his second album The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (1973). This footage is from July 1978, so Bruce was 28 yrs old here.

A term of endearment nothing more, the 'Little Girls' loved it. I'm glad I grew up then and not today when everything and everyone is dissected.

The greatest American Rock & Roll band ever……Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band!

I saw Bruce in concert last year, for the first time. Put on a high energy show, at the age of 73.

Life was much different in the 70s,

If you listen to a Bruce song 10 times you will have 10 different experiences. He's one of the great story tellers.

Saw this tour in Pittsburgh. Saw him twice after. The last being the Born in the USA tour. This tour was skinny Bruce. The last he was buff Bruce. Autonomy? He's the Boss.

BTW Maddy, this was an excellent reaction video. I love how you stayed grounded, but still liked the exuberance and overall vibe of this song; as Bruce sang, he was only there for fun.

🎼🎼✒️✒️✒️✒️✒️ ... here we gooooooooooooooooooo !!!! Oh my goodness , how I love this song. What a songwriter Bruce is. And the sax ... and the sax .. mmmmmm mmmmmmm ...... ✒️✒️✒️✒️✒️🎼

That was part of the concert to have girls jumping on stage. Back then there was less space between the stage and the audience. I saw Springsteen back in 1975. He was being billed as the new Bob Dylan

I saw them several times in the late ‘70’s & early ‘80’s, and their shows were 3+ hours of rock. I was at the Uptown Theater in Chicago when he had the balcony bouncing and broke the theater!✌️❤️🎶

I love this song

He was definitely full on for it.

Bruce has played with his wife for many years with the E Street Band on stage. Springsteen has more love in his band and in the audience than one can imagine. He plays his heart out with very long concerts even at 80(!) years old. He and saxophonist Clarence Clemons (Rest in Peace) were truly brothers. Look at his 1975 breakout album, Born to Run: Clarence is right there. No BS with Bruce, he has a lifetime of proof in his concerts and albums. His best song is "Jungleland," a masterpiece, brilliant in every way. My very favorite is "Atlantic City," one of his many soulful, tragic tunes. The story is so powerful, and also a true one.

He and the E Street Band still tour and it's still the same energy Level. Jersey Boy who grew up about 20 miles from me.

Oh I love you are doing Bruce again :))))

Maddy your teeth and smile are awesome. I love this song and Bruce

Don't be haten on the free-spirited time I and your parents grew up in. Those young ladies had a lot less world problems foisted upon them... they're having a blast without a care in the world this evening!❤

Taking me back to The Stone Pony in Asbury Park back in the seventies.

This is why they have such strong security now days! Lol.

Yes, something similar to this always happened at a Bruce concert. It was the 70’s. A whole different world than what young people today know. Things that cause younger people today caution, we’re just like, ( that was cool and the way it was to us ). No big deal, we just had fun. I was glad to be there. Not like today at all.

That line, "the only lover I'm ever gonna need/is your soft sweet little girl's tongue" always sounded a little weird to me, & I'm a guy.😋 The Beatles had "Little Child", Guns & Roses had "Sweet Child of Mine", etc. Honey child, little girl, baby girl, baby doll, baby....they're all terms of endearment. People didn't give it much thought, & I suppose society as a whole didn't jump to the idea of pedophilia when hearing things like that.

I saw Bruce and the E-Street Band during "The Rising" tour. I had terrible seats, but it was still one of the best freaking shows I've ever been too. My memory is they played like four hours, but it was likely much less. I always meant to see them again, but never did. Once Clarence passed, I lost the desire to see Bruce and the band again. Not to mention, the ticket prices became insane for a working class boy. Regarding your response to the ladies rushing the stage: Prior to the assassination of John Lennon, the distance between audience and performer wasn't as wide. In the years after, security at shows tightened up considerably, particularly for the bigger rock and pop stars.

The 70s and 80s were the best....I'd go back in a second if i could.... plus, we didn't have P.C police ( aka: Karens and Darren's) around every corner ! Security back then was maybe like 25% of what it is today, so fans made it up on stage and most of them were so star struck the just stood there then the other ones only wanted a kiss 🤩 😍 🤩

Bruce shows are an amazing events in themselves. This and a few other songs that night were filmed for a TV special.

Dan Federici and Clarence Clemons have passed away. This sound will never be recreated.

No assassin would volunteer for the job. They're all Springsteen fans too.

I figured it out - those chicks WERE security. That's why nobody came for them 😎

I have seen Bruce dozens of times over the years, and audience interaction is essential to his performance. However that did not include getting mauled by young women. As Mandy commented, there was little security and thiat sort of thing did not repeat itself. Springsteen remained one of Rock’s most exciting cars for decades after this performance. He’s still out on the road with an age defying show.

I was there. Phoenix, 1978. Best rock and roll show I ever saw. Those girls were right in front of me.

If he was uncomfortable he wouldn't have gone to the front of the stage. I bought my first Bruce album in 1975 and finally saw him and the E Street Band play in 2017 and the wait was worth every second.

I haven’t seen that one for years. Classic early, upbeat Bruce.

This is when people went to concerts to experience the music and experience life. They didn’t sit there looking at their phones. They went to have a good time.

this show was in arizona around 1978

You got to remember this is 1978, 3 years before John Lennon was killed. Security was probably not expected to prevent young woman from climbing up on stage.

The answer to your question is is yes, yes, and yes! My guess is Bruce did not mind one damn bit. 😂

10 3+ hour shows in 14 days will do that to most voices

La vache , que de négativité dans le commentaire !🖤

Security? It was the 70’s. It wasn’t that big a deal. You had to be there to understand.

I worked concert security in the 70's and it was much different. Security were mostly volunteers paid a few bucks and a t-shirt, not professionals. Police would be non-existent. Elvis, Jim Morrison and Tom Jones had similar issues. BTW in the mid 70's it was not unusual for Springsteen to go into the audience. I witnessed that myself in 1976.

The Seventies were a different time. Every question that you asked during the video can be answered by that phrase.

Courtney Cox was helped up on the stage for Dancing in the Dark

Markcox below says it proper and funny true. Seen the Man live 20 times or so and never left wanting more. He gives it all, but you have to speak that specific dialect of his live show language! Btw check out Elvis going out for the kisses in Vegas. Boss just playing coy. Edit is this p.s. miss Big Man much!

Re - the girls, in the 1970s this was no big deal and I'll bet Bruce told his security to let a few get through. 100 per cent

Security did exactly what they were supposed to do lol ❤

Bruce wanted a band in which every member was a star. I think he achieved that. The bassist used to have hair and beard down to his chest. That was in the early days of the band. Check out the photo on the back of the first couple of albums.

Different world back then. Listen to the music composition. You wouldn’t hear that on the mainstream radio today. So sad.

Sexual dimorphism is a natural thing. Men are usually the larger of the two. Little girl, just meant "cutie" "petite", and generally smaller. It also went a long way for those women who wondered if their butts looked big in those jeans. Little was a compliment. Also remember the marrying age until the 1970s was not uncommonly after 8th grade. Elvis, Jerry lee Lewis, both married 15, and 13 year olds. Most groupies in the 60s and 70s were 13-16 years old. My grandmother was a late bloomer in her days and was married at 14 and had 5 children by age 20. The coddling of children has increased so much over the decades. People used to be "adults' at age 16. Now kids live with their parents until they are nearly 30.

calling women "little girl" was normal in the 60s & 70s but there were a lot of classic rock & pop songs full of pervy lyrics. Young Girl, Aqualung, Brown Sugar, You're Sixteen, Walk This Way, Christine Sixteen, Into the Night, Jailbait, Tonight's the Night, My Sharona, Keep It in the Family, Seventeen... some were even kind of dark... "You better run for your life if you can, little girl Hide your head in the sand, little girl Catch you with another man, that's the end, little girl Let this be a sermon, I mean everything I've said Baby, I'm determined and I'd rather see you dead" -- the Beatles, 1965

He instigated that by going to the edge of the stage.

The girls are part of the show. They were clearly allowed to do that. Showmanship.

You’re missing the point of Bruce’s concerts in 70s Maddie. He was a blue collar guy and the crowd loved him that. His songs referred to blue collar issues and his fans related to that. Unfortunately security does its job now and the crowds are way back from the stage. Success sucks

Bruce has said he got the idea for his horn and keyboard based sound from listening to Van Morrison.

Security didn't sucks- they'd let pretty girls run up on stage when the cameras were rolling.

Such a brilliant song, and one of the most amazing performances in rock history. But your first comment is about how he refers to women??? What is wrong with us today?

It's not about feeling uncomfortable...it's Rock'n'Roll! 😉

the 70s Maddy

This is such a fun song 🎵

Bruce was heartbroken when the big man died. They were like Siamese twins.

Fantastic Boss

Imagine playing with so much energy for 3 hours. That's what he does. He stays in shape with exercise but took it too far, earning him the moniker "Bruce Biceps" for a while. 😂

Whether they’re moms or grandmothers now this is fashion he endeared amongst his fans. He was nervous ever in danger I can assure you. The girls were more in danger from a heart attack after touching him.

Reasons to learn how to play guitar: see this video. I'm sure he was ok to have his personal space invaded and to lose a bit of his autonomy.

Good choice. I remember when concerts had no security in front of the stage. Then big guys started showing up in t-shirts that said 'staff'. And everyone smoked so you smelled ripe by the time you left. And no assigned seats so you had to be fast.

saw springsteen back then, never saw a security breach, have a feeling they were planted for the video

Though the live shows are sort of epic undertakings, you really should listen to some of the studio tracks, particularly off of the Darkness on the Edge of Town album, which is incredible. It sometimes got lost behind the huge success of Born to Run, but it's even better to me. Though Born to Run has some amazing tracks of course. Though some of his songs are just about joyful release, most of them are considerably more serious and a lot of them rooted in working class Americana.

when springsteen was fun!

Oh the 80's when you can see Bruce for $20, We just saw his last show in NJ where the tickets were $1000 each and NOT in the front row(those were probably $5000)

It was a party in the 70s ... little gurl!

Hi Maddy, a great song, band & reaction. I don't know if this was from the Phoenix show but my friend worked there and is a big Bruce fan

You clearly don't know the man's body of work. Although I love what he brings to his stage performance, "Rosalita" is among my least favorite of his songs, but not because he was "dissing" her by calling her "girl". If you knew some of the subjects that he's delved into over the course of his career, I doubt you'd be so fixated on the fans and his security and the germs and everything else that seemed to be a distraction from the fun that everybody else was having. I also found it a bit odd that you singled him out, when the history of rock & roll is replete with this type of behavior: Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson...to name just a few of many. Is it questionable? Dangerous? Absolutely. Remarkable? Not really. I've watched you react to Beth Hart's "Am I the One" and I remember you professing praise for how free she was and how she was "just being herself". Where was her "security"? Springsteen's catalogue is way too expansive, So I implore you, please don't pass him up. Some other live performance suggestions would be "Streets of Philadelphia" "Out in the Street" "Youngstown" "Atlantic City" "Remember When the Music...) a Harry Chapin tribute cover, and there are a lot more of his originals to choose from. He's an exceptional and sensitive songwriter and I feel that it gets lost in all the hoopla surrounding the rest of what's going on during a performance. Topnotch though it is. Thanks for the upload, Maddy.

Yeah ....I remember when girls ran up to me like that at a school bus as a teen 🤣 security sucks..🤣..Bruce liked to have these planned things where girls suddenly jumped on him.Watch " Dancing In the Dark" Notice Courtney Cox from "Friends" jumps up on stage to dance with Bruce.Most likely those girls were plants.

I am pretty sure the security guys were very selective about who was let through onto the stage. Yes, security was much more lax at that time. And the language for women was looser--actually, it was already better at this stage than even a few years earlier. Let's forget I brought it up...

1978 before the problem you now know today.. and Security let them go to him.

those were not "attacks"

Times were different in the 70's...Lol

Love this so g along with born to run .about his voice i think is jus a different voice and i think concerts were like this in the 70s and 80s specially girls trying to get to guys

Oh man. She did NOT like that one! 😂

Not sure who picked the video , But the video and song is great for someone who has listened to the song for years , But it's not a great first reaction video , he's all blowed out from the concert singing partial words , "Springsteen" fans crack me up picking these live videos that you can't understand the words in a first time reaction because it a Jam , Great reaction though lol