Bruce frequently takes requests from the audience as he did in this video. One hundred percent this song was NOT rehearsed ahead of time. I am one of his biggest fans. I have seen him in concert exactly 100 times and have been stuck on that number since 2016. He is finally going back on tour in 2023 and I have tickets for 7 more shows starting in March. I can't wait!

First time I saw The Boss was 1999. Maybe 98. Seen him a few times afterwards and the thing about his shows is that I always left feeling exhausted. Despite being in my twenties at the time. His shows are a marathon and you're on your feet singing and dancing nonstop. It's impossible to put the experience into words.

Chuck Berry "You Never Can Tell" is the song Mia Thurmond and John Travolta dance to in Pulp Fiction. Chuck Berry released it as a single from his 1964 album St. Louis to Liverpool, which also features "Promised Land", "No Particular Place to Go", and "Little Marie". Springsteen turned 15 that year. I bet he wore that record out back when.

This was written by Chuck Berry while he was in prison called "Teenage Wedding" or "C'est La Vie". It was about a teenage wedding and how they survived the marriage. Rock and roll, the way we were introduced to it if you're lucky enough to be a Boomer. What a great time!! Bruce's version is absolutely fantastic. My lord, the instruments are blazing. The 🎹 piano, wonderful, the horns and of course Clarence. Wow. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Cynthia. Amazing. You got the old lady dancing. 😊 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

The only thing you can tell going into a Bruce concert was that you were infor 3plus hours of a great time. Bruce had a relationship with his fans that are second to none. Went to many shows saw something incredible and different every time.

More Bruce! He puts on such amazing shows and usually brings someone up to dance on stage. I love his songs.💞

The song was written by Chuck Berry. His original version is played in the movie "Pulp Fiction" when John Travolta and Uma Thurman were dancing in the retro-club Jack Rabbit (something.) And this version Springsteen and the E-Street Band played was never rehearsed. The people are just top of the top musicians. They can pick anything up on the spot. Thanks for the reaction.

They just proved they can improvise on the spot.

They go into every concert with a huge list of songs and then randomly pick them off the chart. This one, as he said, was picked and they had not played this Chuck Berry song since they were teenagers. Any lover of the movie Pulp Fiction knows this song.

These guys are pros and could play this standing on their heads. The best guess I've heard is that it was a request and Bruce stalled for time while someone got the lyrics up on a monitor. You can see him looking down reading the words. Chuck Berry wrote it. Nice reaction. Awesome job by Bruce and the band.

Saw him several times. He does not get off that stage. Always over 3 hours. Saw him on his 60th birthday and his gift was almost 4 hours on stage. What a show.

This was clearly a jam session. They know the song but you have to get in the right key, and once that is established professional musicians can run riffs because they know the key and chords with all of the notes that work in that key. This level of musicians have jammed many times. Someone starts a riff and each instrument catches on and fills out the song. It is so big in jazz and is so much fun if you are a virtuoso on your instrument.

He pulls songs from the audience almost every show! Not rehearsed! Just great musicians.

It’s originally a Chuck Berry song Harri. And yes , Bruce takes requests all the time

When interviewed once, Little Steven said they will often play 250 different songs on tour and usually one or two a show will be called by Bruce right on the spot. Often songs they haven't played in many years.

This is really one of my favorite E-Street videos Thanks for sharing

There is no more professional group of musicians than the ESB. Even the extended version of the Band which includes the horns has been playing with him for years. They're all , as Bruce puts it, bar band veterans and can play these songs on the fly. True to form, Bruce only has the best in his band.

The stage are in flames 🔥🔥🔥

Top notch musicians playing 3 chord Rock n Roll; they can do it.

Thanks Harri, it was a Chuck Berry song and it was a request that they hadn't done for many years, or so they said. Bit of a long intro.

Great pick, Cynthia!!! Yet another example of Bruce interacting directly with his audience. Bruce's picking out signs created by concertgoers was always enjoyable, but this one was quite memorable for me from the time I first watched it. Mary B, I just learned from you that this song was written by none other than Chuck Berry. Harri, another stellar review by you.

It was not rehearsed. Sounds like the horns had never heard it before. But professional musicians can pick up anything that is thrown at them. Plus it is a Chuck Berrry song and Chuck Berry songs follow a certain pattern that are easy to assimilate.

Great choice, Cynthia! As Bruce has stated, the fans on their own started bringing homemade signs requesting songs, some not even Springsteen songs. Stems from Bruce's habit of adding oldies nuggets to his setlists. This Chuck Berry tune is familiar to anyone who ever played in a bar band since time immemorial so they could wing it pretty easily. Of course, Bruce and his band are very good musicians. That's Clarence Clemons' nephew on saxophone.

Little Stephen Van Zandt was who you spotted keying in with Bruce. Nils Lofgren is the other guitarist. The E Street Band is phenomenal. I counted 19 or 20 singers and players on stage when I saw them in 2012. I wouldn't mind seeing a reaction to Jungleland live from the London, Hammersmith Odeon performance 1975. This is Springsteen, the story teller at his best. I just subscribed to you the other day, 100k's getting close. Well deserved.🤩

A little side note to this performance,the sax solo was played by Jake Clemens son of Clarence Clemens the late and long time sax player with the E Street band.I do love this version.Thanks Harry.

I was blessed to see Bruce and the E Street Kings in 1978 at the San Diego Sports Aroma. The first of three times I saw him. This Chuck Berry nugget is an old standard for those of us over 60. I had many bootleg versions of Bruce playing this. Sure missing The Big Man and Little Danny. Peace and Love to everyone.

My gut feeling based on seeing Bruce many times, though there are those who've seen him many more , is..... Most if not all shows nowadays include taking a sign from the audience with a requested song. Many, especially in the front rows attend multiple nights. I think Bruce may see what songs are being requested on tour and the band might spend a minute rehearsing them. Though Bruce being Bruce, there's no guarantee that he'll pick out one of the rehearsed songs.

Good Show 👏 Harri 😁

9:10 It's something musicians, particularly seasoned ones, do all the time. I've played in bands over the decades and people with musical knowledge do this all the time. They know keys, progressions, etc. Stuff like this happened in my HS jazz band. This song only has 2 chords.

It was not rehearsed. I don’t even think he wrote the song. Bruce used to do “Stump the Band” and take random requests from the audience. The only “cheat” is he does have a teleprompter under the stage with someone who quickly pulls up the lyrics, but all of the arrangements are done on the fly. He’s the best live performer on the planet, and one of the best songwriters of all time. 💕

Bar band song. Every bar band knew it and could play it, and all bar music fans knew it. Bruce and the band never recorded it. Doubt it was rehearsed this time, but you can bet they played it from time to time over the years. To me this was helping the youngsters in the band catch on as well as helping the rusty oldsters remember what they knew. Much fun. Classic Chuck Berry, and Bruce and his talented merry band had a great time with it. Thanks for reacting.

Not rehearsed. The only cheat they use for these fan requests is that Bruce has the lyrics on a screen that they look up for him offstage. The band is just that good. The last tour he did with the big band they did around 200 different songs. Some requests like this and some to highlight the venue where they were playing. That's why fans try to see as many shows as they can. You never know what he's going to play. And the band never knows exactly what Bruce will do either. If you watch them, they are always watching Bruce for cues.

Chuck Berry also did this song way before Emmy Lou or Bruce!!!

Bruce likes to keep himself and the band on there toes- like back in there long years as a bar band playing covers. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of early and rock and roll. Bruce makes his band rehearse a couple hundred songs (mostly his) for weeks before each tour. And his fans make requests- often obscure ones or covers. And songs he wrote but never released. In addition to 3- 4 hour concerts he used to be known for 2-0 3 hour sound checks to get the mix just right. He wood sit in EVERY part of the audience (especially the bad seats) to make sure all audience members got good sound. His roadies would also visit the very back rows and exchange front row tickets for the fans with the worst seats. He didn't want the front row filled with people able to afford the highest scalper prices.

Bob Seeger does a cover of this as well but I always loved Chuck berry's version the best✌️

Thanks again Cynthia. You have done it once more. Bruce always puts a smile on my face. This made me wanna watch “Pulp Fiction” again. 🌺✌️

This band is used to Bruce trying to catch them out on stage.The are very accomplished and long in the tooth

I think the name you were looking for is Steve Van Zant.

Bruce is more than a master songwriter, more than a master musician, he is a master entertainer. Thank you, Cynthia, I'm 100% certain you concur! :D

His, as well as the "encyclopedia" of popular music is well known. There's a part of their concerts called "Stump The Band" in which they take a song or two from fan's signs.

Emmylou has a great version of the song, but it is classic Chuck Berry. He wrote it and recorded it first. Original Rock and Roll!!!!!!!

So much fun 💯💥💫 Great choice Cynchia ❤❤❤ and reaccion Thank you Harri

On the Wrecking Ball tour they played over 220 DIFFERENT songs .... no way they could reherse all of them.

Thank you Cynthia. Another gem!

Chuck Berry song, not rehearsed. Taking a request from the audience was part of his show.

One of his best concerts is Live in Dublin (with the Seeger Sessions Band). You should check that out Harri. The Sessions band have an wonderful sound that encompasses Blues, Country, Ragtime, & Jazz, (but to name a few). It’s one of those gigs that has one brilliant song after another (a bit like ABBA or the Bee Gees). One of my personal favourites is Erie Canal. Thanks 🙏🏻

When he met Springsteen, Obama said "I'm the President, but you're the Boss".

Try watching Bruce and the Seeger sessions band. It’s Pete Seeger’s touring band and they use no electric instruments. I wish I’d been at the most most amazing ever when they played in Dublin, try Jesse James from that gig. I was a musician for 32 years and if I’d been in that band, I’d have retired happy. PS i ‘m a 68 year old Englishman.

Chuck Berry, man!

Composer was Chuck Berry

NOT rehearsed! I’ve seen Bruce in concert many many times. He regularly pulls sign requests from the audience and since The E Street Band are professionals and have been playing together for so long they can figure it out pretty quickly.

Of coarse it was rehearsed…but that’s showmanship….You have to watch his broadway show he did a little while back and at one point he says…”i made it all up, that’s how good i am”. That’s why he’s the BOSS !

Can’t believe a ‘Music commentator doesn’t know Chuck Berry wrote that

This is a Chuck Berry classic. There were no rehearsals

An old chuck berry song wow

It’s an audience request. He said they haven’t played it since they were 16 or so. It’s a Chuck Berry song.

Chuck Berry. Emylou’s was a cover.

This is a Chuck Berry song.

It's a Chuck Berry song.

I'm pretty sure this song is from a Tarantino film

Had to be a request. Bruce would never include it in the set list without meticulously rehearsing it.

Hi Harri, I think his best live performance on youtube is My Father's House. It looks like someone filmed it from a camcorder in the crowd but he's so good it doesn't matter. I've seen him live a couple of times and he always goes the extra mile. The only issue I have now with the Boss is the ridiculous price of tickets which have become out of the reach of anyone from a poorer background, it's disappointing considering the whole shtick throughout his career was championing the poor and downtrodden.

Try Pink Cadillac ❤

👉 ... " Chuck Berry " ... 👈

This a pretty basic 3 chord Chuck Berry song. I totally believe they came in cold on it.

Nope, no rehearsals whatsoever, that is the magic of the E Street band, ‘the hardest working band on the planet’. What the heck with this video title Harri? Bruce IS the GOAT live, he was brilliant with an entirely new band on the Jimmy Fallon show a couple of weeks ago, I have High Hopes for the European tour next year (High hopes is a fantastic protest song of his from 2014 btw). PS: Steven Van Zandt has been Bruce’s guitarist and lieutenant since 1974.

It's New Orleans Style jazz and Cajun music, and these horn players know what they're doing by experience, no rehearsals. Chuck Berry wrote and sang this first. Bruce did NOT write this lol

Chuck Berry song

"was"??

The occurrences that leads me to believe that they had some idea that Bruce was going to play this song is when he switched guitars and received one with the capo set up perfectly on the fret to pinch the open strings to the get the correct key change. It would have to be known ahead of time what key change Bruce would need. Also, Bruce was following a teleprompter which signifies that he did not have the lyrics memorized. The conclusion? Playing this song was on a list of songs that Bruce was going to select to do a jam session. The band knew each song on the list, but did not rehearse any of them. Or, they were told ahead of time that they might be jamming “You Never Can Tell” without any rehearsal.

CHUCK BERRY ! !

Bruce stole his entire thing from John Cafferty and the beaver brown band. Stole his sound, his act, even a few songs. An never even so much as a tip of a hat.