TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT

Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version



[01 Jul 2000 part:]

[Spoken intro:] You got to let 'em hear you in Jersey, man! Is there anybody really alive?

One, two, three!

Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh
Oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh

One, two!

Teardrops on the city, Bad Scooter searching for his groove
The whole world walking pretty, you can't find the room to move
Everybody better move over, that's all
Running on the bad side with my back to the wall, now

(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it, mama!
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)

I was stranded in the jungle taking all the heat they were giving
And now the night is dark and the sidewalk's bright and lined with the light of the living
From a tenement window a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner things got real quiet real fast

(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Say it again
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Come on!

Well I'm all alone, I'm all alone
[Clarence Clemons:] Now kid you'd better get the picture!
I'm on my own, I'm on my own
Oh, and I can't find my way back home, now
Say!

Elvis is alive!
Come on, C!
Miss Holly!
Hey, Steve!
Come on, Steve.
Hey, Red! Come on sweetie! Come on, baby.
Come on. I gotta do that thing.
Now!
Thank you band, thank you. Thank you very much darling, thank you.

It's all right, it's all right
It's all right now, it's all right now
It's all right, it's all right
Yeah, it's all right now, it's all right now
It's all right to have a good time

[29 Jun 2000 part:]

It's all right to have a good time
Yeah it's all right to have a good time, it's all right to have a good time
Oh take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, take me to the river tonight
I said, I want you to, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, take me to (the river tonight)
I said, I've got to say, yeah, (yeah, yeah,) yeah, yeah

Yeee!
Take me to the river tonight

[Spoken:] That's right. That's where I wanna go tonight. I wanna go to that riverside. I wanna find that river of life. I wanna find that river of love. I wanna find that river of faith. And that river of hope. Tonight I wanna go to that river of transformation where you can go and you can be changed, but you got to work at it. That's right. I wanna go to that river to sanctification where all life's graces and blessings can fall down upon you like rain, but you've got to work at it. I wanna go, I wanna go to that river or resurrection where everybody gets a second chance, but you've got to work at it. Tonight I wanna go to that river of sexual healing and companionship. I wanna find that river of joy and that river of happiness. I'm not bullshitting back here. But you just don't stumble onto those things, you don't find those places by accident. You've got to seek them out and search after them. And that's why we're here night after night after night after night because you can't get to those things by yourself. You got to have help. But that's where I wanna go tonight and I want you to go with me. Because I need to go with you. That's why I'm here. And tonight I wanna throw a rock and roll exorcism! A rock and roll baptism! And a rock and roll bar mitzvah! That's right, we're gonna do it all tonight, everything, right here. I want them waters to fall down on me and set me free, set you free. But I stood one evening as a young man before a dark grove of trees, and I was frightened to pass through those trees even though I knew that on the other side the river of life was waiting. And there was cold beer at a reasonable price, and there were no fucking cellphones either. Pizza for everybody. But I stood paralyzed by my own fears. And then a gypsy woman called me onward, and she said, "Son, come here, let me help you. What you need... What's your line?" And I told her what, what I did for a living, and then she said, "Well, then what you need is, you need a band. You need some help." And that's why I'm so glad to introduce here tonight on the piano, the secretary of intelligence, the dean of the university of musical perversity, Professor Roy Bittan on the piano. And now I wanna introduce the minister of faith and friendship, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, and star of The Sopranos television show, Little Steven Van Zandt on the guitar. I wanna introduce the foundation of the E Street nation, the Tennessee Terror, Mister Garry W. Tallent. And on the drums, the man that bring the power night after night after night after night, the minister of the big beat and star of late night television, the mighty, mighty Max Weinberg. On the guitar, the godfather of the guitar, the minister of heart and spirit, the great, great, Nils Lofgren. And on the organ, on the Hammond B3 organ and accordion, hailing from Flemington, New Jersey, the minister of mystery, brother Dan Federici.

And now, and now, and now, brunettes are fine, and blondes are fun
But when it comes to getting a dirty job done
It takes a red headed woman
Yeah, I said, I'm looking for a red headed woman
I'm searching for my baby, red headed woman
I'm begging baby please, red headed woman
I'm down upon knees, red headed woman
In supplication, red headed woman
In sexification, red headed woman
In the love education, red headed woman
Come on!

[Patti Scialfa:] Baby, take a walk in toy land
[Patti Scialfa:] Be my hero play the part
[Patti Scialfa:] I'm falling down hard from salvation
[Patti Scialfa:] Come protect this china heart
[Patti Scialfa:] Though my party dress is torn
[Patti Scialfa:] I still walk and talk and cry and crawl
[Patti Scialfa:] I've got no one on my arm
[Patti Scialfa:] I am just a rumble doll

Whoa!

[Spoken:] The first lady of love on the guitar and vocals, Miss Patti Scialfa. Now last but not least. That's right, last but not least. I'm talking about the minister of soul, secretary of the brotherhood, the next senator from the state of New York. Do I have to say his name? No. Do I have to say his name? No. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence. Say who? Clarence.

Well they made that change uptown and the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city, the little pretties raise their hand
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half

[Clarence Clemons:] Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Say it again
[Clarence Clemons:] Tenth Avenue freeze-out
One more time
[Clarence Clemons:] Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Say it again
[Clarence Clemons:] Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Everybody form a line
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Everybody form a line
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Everybody form a line now
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Come on, help me out, C!
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
I said say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Hey
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Hey
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Hey
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Hey
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah
Say
[Clarence Clemons:] Yeah

Weee-hooo
Oh yeah, it's all right now

And it's all right, (it's all right)
It's all right, (it's all right)
It's all right, (it's all right)
It's all right, (it's all right)
It's all right, (it's all right)
It's all right, (it's all right)
Say it's alright now, (it's all right)
Say it's all, say it's all right

[Spoken:] The E Street Band! The E Street Band! The heart-stopping, earth-shocking, earth-quaking, heartbreaking, air-conditioner-shaking, history-making, legendary E Street Band!

Right to you!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say amen, somebody!

[Spoken outro:] Yes, indeed.


Info

The above lyrics are for a mix of the live 29 Jun 2000 and 01 Jul 2000 performances of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, during The Reunion Tour. The first part (indicated above) is from the 29 Jun 2000 show and the second part (indicated above) is from the 01 Jul 2000 show. These were the tour's final two dates. The song was played in a heavily extended full-band version including band introductions and a variety of interpolated songs and song snippets: The Impressions' IT'S ALRIGHT, Al Green's TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, RED HEADED WOMAN, and Patti Scialfa's RUMBLE DOLL. The parts in bold are sung by the crowd.


This mix of the live 29 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT was part of the 2001 HBO special (read below), and was subsequently released in 2001 on Live In New York City, both the album and the home video. The parts in red are edited out on the Live In New York City album, but are left intact on the home video release.


Live In New York City

The Reunion Tour concluded with a ten-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, between 12 June and 01 July 2000. Footage from the last three nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) was used in early 2001 for HBO's Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live In New York City TV special. Running at 90 minutes, the film consisted of a 14-song selection from the last two nights (29 Jun and 01 Jul 2000). It first aired on 07 Apr 2001 and was the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen concert.

In 2001, HBO received six Emmy Award nominations and won two for their acclaimed film.

  • Nominee for "Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for VMC Programming"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special"

The full HBO broadcast was released on Live In New York City, both the album (released on 03 Apr 2001) and the home video (released on 06 Nov 2001). The album includes 6 bonus tracks (20 in all) and the home video includes an additional 5 plus one audio track that plays over the end credits (26 in all). These bonus tracks are taken from all three filmed nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) and were not part of the HBO broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (album)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (album)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (DVD)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (DVD)

Disc 1:

  1. MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. TWO HEARTS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. ATLANTIC CITY [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. MANSION ON THE HILL [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. THE RIVER [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. YOUNGSTOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. BADLANDS [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  10. OUT IN THE STREET [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  11. BORN TO RUN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 2:

  1. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. LOST IN THE FLOOD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. DON'T LOOK BACK [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  7. JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. RAMROD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 1 (original HBO broadcast):

  1. Crowd noise audio over program start
  2. MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. TWO HEARTS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. ATLANTIC CITY [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. MANSION ON THE HILL [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. THE RIVER [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  8. YOUNGSTOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  9. MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  10. BADLANDS [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  11. OUT IN THE STREET [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  12. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  13. BORN TO RUN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  14. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  15. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
    AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) audio snippet over closing credits [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 1 (New York City Serenade featurette):

  • Interview with Bob Costas [unknown date]
  • BADLANDS snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • PROVE IT ALL NIGHT snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • LIGHT OF DAY snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD snippet [rehearsal]
  • THE TIES THAT BIND snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • ADAM RAISED A CAIN snippet [Live 27 Jun 2000 version]
  • MURDER INCORPORATED snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BACK IN YOUR ARMS snippet [Live 27 Jun 2000 version]
  • BORN TO RUN snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • THE PROMISED LAND snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BLOOD BROTHERS snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BLOOD BROTHERS audio snippet over closing credits [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 2 (bonus tracks):

  1. Crowd noise audio over program start [unknown date]
  2. BACKSTREETS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. DON'T LOOK BACK [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  4. DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  5. LOST IN THE FLOOD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. LIGHT OF DAY [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. THE PROMISE [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  10. THUNDER ROAD [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  11. RAMROD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  12. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  13. THE E STREET SHUFFLE (audio only playing over closing credits) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  1. MY HOMETOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  2. THIS HARD LAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • The Live In New York City album was released on CD, Super Audio CD, and vinyl. The home video was released on DVD and VHS.
  • Last three (not two) nights of The Reunion Tour (27 Jun 2000, 29 Jun 2000, and 01 Jul 2000) and a rehearsal were filmed.
  • Jonathan Demme reportedly directed an unreleased video of AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) during a pre-show rehearsal on 26 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden. Therefore, the rehearsal footage used in the Live In New York City home video most probably took place on 26 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY.
  • THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD snippet on the featurette is definitely from the rehearsal since it was not played on any of the three nights (27 Jun 2000, 29 Jun 2000, and 01 Jul 2000). What also supports this is the lack of audience shots/noise and camera flashes on the footage.
  • TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT is a mix of the live 29 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • THUNDER ROAD is a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND from the Live In New York City DVD is a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • The credits at the end of disc 2 of the Live In New York City DVD state that footage from only the last two nights (29 Jun 2000 and 01 Jul 2000) was used. However, as mentioned above, THUNDER ROAD and IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND contain portions from the 27 Jun 2000 show.
  • The audio playing over the New York City Serenade featurette closing credits is the beginning of BLOOD BROTHERS, looped on itself over and over again, with no vocals but with crowd noise added. The music is the same as the version of that song that appears earlier in the featurette, which was recorded on 01 Jul 2000, so the audio snippet is most probably taken from that version.

Other Official Releases

The live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT was also included on one Bruce Springsteen sampler.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- PBS Exclusive
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- PBS Exclusive

CD - Columbia (82876 75932 2) - USA, 2005

US-only promotional CD sampler exclusively available to donors supporting the "Public Broadcasting Service" (PBS) programming with a $60 "pledge", and contains 7 live tracks compiled off the Live/1975-85 box set, the Live In New York City album, and the Live In Barcelona DVD.

01- SHE'S THE ONE [Live 16 Oct 2002 version]
02- BORN TO RUN [Live 16 Oct 2002 version]
03- THUNDER ROAD [Live 18 Oct 1975 (early show) version]
04- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
05- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [Live 07 Jul 1978 version]
06- BACKSTREETS [Live 07 Jul 1978 version]
07- JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

List of available versions of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT on this website:

TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Album version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Outtake version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 15 Aug 1975 (early show) version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 18 Nov 1975 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 31 Dec 1975 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 07 Apr 1976 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 07 Aug 1976 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 22 Aug 1976 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 25 Mar 1977 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 19 Sep 1978 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 08 Dec 1978 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Dec 1980 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 20 Aug 1984 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 14 Sep 1984 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 17 Sep 1984 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 23 May 1988 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 16 Nov 1990 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 24 Jun 1993 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 05 Apr 1995 (Ed Sullivan Theater) version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 31 Jan 1998 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 15 Mar 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 18 Mar 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 May 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 03 Jun 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 11 Jun 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 15 Jun 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 17 Jun 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 24 Jun 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 11 Aug 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 24 Sep 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 23 Oct 1999 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 27 May 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 03 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 12 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 17 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 20 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 22 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 09 Mar 2012 version]
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live July 2018 version]

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