Live 17 Jul 1970 version
[Spoken intro]: Ok, we're good. Alright. "Sister Theresa."
Sister Theresa, golden hair, all tucked away
Sister Theresa, she's dressed in black
With rosary beads strung 'round her neck
What you need's a man to love
Can you tell what I'm thinking of
Sister Theresa, feeling her way back home
Sister Theresa, up in the morning saying her prayers
Sister Theresa, revealing herself to the midnight air
You say you're married to Jesus Christ
And that he's in your bedroom every night
But why is he so hard, why's he treat you so cruel
Is he jealous, or just a fool
Sister Theresa, won't you come with me for a while
I say I can make you smile
Mother Superior, come and see
Sister Frances, come and see
Mother Superior, come and see
Sister Frances, come and see
She is gone, she is gone
Sister Theresa, I've given you my heart
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah-yeah
Oh-oh yeah yeah yeah
Shh
[Spoken outro:] Thank you very much.
[Vini Lopez (spoken outro):] Thank you.
The above lyrics are for the live 17 Jul 1970 performance of SISTER THERESA at Sunshine In in Asbury Park, NJ. The flute-like sound heard on this track is a recorder being played by Vini Lopez.
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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.
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