SOMETHING YOU GOT

Live 09 Mar 1974 (KLOL-FM) version

Well it's something that you got babe
Make me work all day
Now don't come yet.
Hey something that you got little girl
Makes me bring all my pay
Something you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I love her so

Oh it's something that you got girl
Makes your man work like a dog
Something you got little babe
Make me coming home sweating dirty like a hog
Yeah something you got little girl
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha-ha ha, and a ho-ho ho
I love her so

Ah make a funky on the accordion.

[Accordion instrumental]

Saxophone!

[Saxophone instrumental]

Take it again.
Ahhh.

Now here we go.

It's something that you got babe
Something that you got, make me work all day
Something that you got, it's something you got little girl
Something that you got, make me bring home all my pay
Something that you got
It's something that you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, and a ho ho
I love it so

One more time.

Yeah it's something that you got girl
Something that you got, it's something that you got
Something that you got, it's something you got little girl
Something that you got
Well it's something that you got, something that you got
It's something you got little baby
What it is I don't know, no I don't know
But I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I said a ha-ha ha, I said a ho-ho ho
I said a ha ha, I said a ho ho
I just love it so

Ah ah. Oh yeah.

Info

SOMETHING YOU GOT is a 1961 song by Chris Kenner. See the original Chris Kenner version for more details.

Live 09 Mar 1974 (KLOL-FM) version

The above lyrics are for the live 09 Mar 1974 radio performance of SOMETHING YOU GOT as broadcast on Houston's KLOL-FM.

The 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM Radio Performance

Bruce Springsteen's 09 Mar 1974 radio performance was broadcast live on Houston's KLOL-FM. The show took place on the afternoon of 09 Mar 1974 at the radio station in Houston, TX. This was lengthiest of all Springsteen radio station performances. The complete performance was recorded off the airwaves and has since circulated among fans.

The 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast was commercially released in Europe. Since 2005 some enterprising record labels in Europe (mostly in the UK) have been releasing Bruce Springsteen radio and TV broadcasts (and some soundboard recordings) from the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Though these releases are not authorized by Bruce Springsteen or his record company, they are lawful due to a legal loophole in Europe.

Bruce Springsteen -- On The Crest Of The Airwaves

Digital album - Rock Melon (no catalog number) - UK, 2014

This is a download-only digital album. It contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, the 05 Feb 1975 broadcast from The Main Point, and various TV appearances from the nineties.

Bruce Springsteen -- Live Sessions: Houston Boston Richmond

Digital album - Wyte Myce (no catalog number) - UK, 2015

This is a download-only digital album. It contains the 31 May 1973 WGOE-FM radio broadcast, part of the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, and the 09 Apr 1974 WBCN-FM radio broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen -- Sentimental Journey

CD - Broadcasting Radio Records (BRR5032) - UK, 2015

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, plus three bonus tracks.

Bruce Springsteen -- Sentimental Journey

LP - Broadcasting Radio Records (BRR4032) - UK, 2015

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, plus three bonus tracks.

Bruce Springsteen -- Live In Studio 1974 + Bonus 1973

LP - DOL (DOR2109H) - Russia, 2016

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast and part of the 09 Jan 1973 WBCN-FM radio broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen -- Acoustic Radio Broadcast Collection

2xCD - The Broadcast Archive (BSCD6047) - UK, 2017

This release contains the 09 Jan 1973 WBCN-FM radio broadcast, the 31 May 1973 WGOE-FM radio broadcast, the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, and the 09 Apr 1974 WBCN-FM radio broadcast. This is a repackaging of Good Ship Funke's Acoustic Radio 1973 and Acoustic Radio 1974.

Bruce Springsteen -- Acoustic Radio 1974

CD - Good Ship Funke (GS024) - UK, 2017

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast and the 09 Apr 1974 WBCN-FM radio broadcast. It was also released on CD exclusively as part of the Acoustic Radio Broadcast Collection package.

Bruce Springsteen -- Live In Studio 1973-1974

LP - BRR (BRR4035LPP) - Europe, 2017

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast and part of the 09 Jan 1973 WBCN-FM radio broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen -- Live Houston '74

CD - Rox Vox (RVCD2107) - UK, 2018

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen -- The 1974 Acoustic Radio Sessions

2xLP - Big Car (unknown catalog number) - UK, 2018

This release contains the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast and the 09 Apr 1974 WBCN-FM radio broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Great American Road Trip

10xCD - Evolution Music (EMG01) - UK, 2020

This release contains the 31 Jul 1973 broadcast from My Father's Place, the 03 Mar 1974 late show broadcast from Georgetown University, the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, the 05 Feb 1975 broadcast from The Main Point, the 30 Sep 1978 broadcast from Fox Theatre, plus some various TV performances from 1992-1995.

Bruce Springsteen -- Thunder Road - Live

20xCD - KP Music (SPRING01) - Europe, 2020

This release contains the 31 Jul 1973 broadcast from My Father's Place, the 03 Mar 1974 late show broadcast from Georgetown University, the 09 Mar 1974 KLOL-FM radio broadcast, the 05 Feb 1975 broadcast from The Main Point, the 15 Aug 1975 early show broadcast from Bottom Line, the 17 Oct 1975 early show broadcast from The Roxy Theatre, the 09 Aug 1978 broadcast from The Agora, the 30 Sep 1978 broadcast from Fox Theatre, the 05 Jun 1992 broadcast from Hollywood, the 20 Aug 1994 show with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers at Marz American Style, plus some various TV performances from 1992-1995.

Live History

SOMETHING YOU GOT is known to have been performed at least twice in Bruce Springsteen's early years (pre-October 1972), both in February 1972 in Richmond, VA. Very little is known about shows from this early period, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates.

SOMETHING YOU GOT is known to have been performed at least twice during what is considered the Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Tour (October 1972 to September 1973), both in July 1973 in New York City, NY. Many of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during the Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Tour.

SOMETHING YOU GOT is known to have been performed at least twice during what is considered The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle Tour (September 1973 to March 1975). Some of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle Tour.

In 1973, Bruce Springsteen performed SOMETHING YOU GOT on one radio performance.

SOMETHING YOU GOT was performed once during the Wrecking Ball Tour (133 dates, March 2012 to September 2013), on 29 Apr 2012 in New Orleans, LA, as part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The song featured a guest appearance by Dr. John.

SOMETHING YOU GOT was performed off-tour on 21 Apr 2017 at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ, during the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival. The song was performed as a duet with Southside Johnny.

Available Versions

List of available versions of SOMETHING YOU GOT on this website:

Page last updated: 09 Jul 2018