RUN, SHAKER LIFE

Live 17 Jul 1970 version


Oh run, shaker your life (run, shake your life)
Shake life eternal (shake life eternal)
Come shake it out of me (come shake it out of me)
With all that is carnal (all that is carnal)
I'll be your Moses (I'll be your Moses)
And I'll be your David (I'll be your David)
I'll be your Jesus Christ (I'll be your Jesus Christ)
And I'll be your savior (I'll be your savior)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah

Oh run, shaker your life (run, shake your life)
Shake life eternal (shake life eternal)
Come shake it out of me (come shake it out of me)
With all that is carnal (all that is carnal)
I'll be your Moses (I'll be your Moses)
I'll be your David (I'll be your David)
I'll be your Jesus Christ (I'll be your Jesus Christ)
I'll be your savior (I'll be your savior)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh

Run, shaker your life (run, shaker your life)
Shake life eternal (shake life eternal)
Come shake it out of me (come shake it out of me)
With all that is carnal (all that is carnal)
I'll be your Moses (I'll be your Moses)
And I'll be your David (I'll be your David)
I'll be your Jesus Christ (I'll be your Jesus Christ)
And I'll be your savior (I'll be your savior)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)

[Recording cut]


Info

RUN, SHAKER LIFE 1968 song by Richie Havens. See the original Richie Havens version for more details.

Live 17 Jul 1970 version

The above lyrics are for the live 17 Jul 1970 performance of RUN, SHAKER LIFE at Sunshine In in Asbury Park, NJ.

The 17-18 Jul 1970 Shows

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Steel Mill performed on 17 and 18 Jul 1970 at Sunshine In in Asbury Park, NJ. These were double-bill shows, with Steel Mill headlining and Lotus opening. A good quality 58-minute soundboard recording of one of the two nights is in circulation among collectors. The tape does not represent the complete show; it seems to include the first three and last two songs of the night. Brucebase has attributed this audio to 17 Jul 1970, but it could also be from the following night's show.

In the banter during GIRLFRIEND BLUES, Springsteen referenced the 1970 Asbury Park race riots that happened between 04 Jul and 10 Jul 1970. The seven days of rioting, looting, and destruction were a major civil disturbance in Asbury Park, NJ. He joked: "From what I've seen there must've been a bargain sale in Asbury. Run in as fast as you can, take what you can get, and split." He also tells a story about an encounter with the state troopers and policemen that happened "about in the middle of last week some time." All this evidence supports the belief that this audio recording is from the two-night residency at Sunshine In.

Promotional poster for the 17-18 Jul 1970 shows at Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ
Promotional poster for the 17-18 Jul 1970 shows at Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ
(Taken from Lelands)

Live History

RUN, SHAKER LIFE is known to have been performed at least 6 times in Bruce Springsteen's early years (pre-October 1972). Very little is known about shows from this early period, and therefore, the song must have been played on some more dates.

  1. 20 Nov 1969 at Free University, Richmond, VA (with Steel Mill)
  2. 23 May 1970 at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (with Steel Mill)
  3. 17 Jul 1970 at Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ (with Steel Mill)
  4. 14 Aug 1970 at 7th And Marshall Street Parking Deck, Richmond, VA (with Steel Mill)
  5. 18 Jan 1971 at D'Scene, South Amboy, NJ (with Steel Mill)
  6. 22 Jan 1971 at The Upstage, Asbury Park, NJ (with Steel Mill)

References

Some of the above info about the live performances is taken from Brucebase.

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Available Versions

List of available versions of RUN, SHAKER LIFE on this website:

RUN, SHAKER LIFE [Live 17 Jul 1970 version]
RUN, SHAKER LIFE [Live 18 Jan 1971 version]
RUN, SHAKER LIFE [Original Richie Havens version]

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