634-5789

Bruce's version

If you need a little lovin'
Call on me, o yeah
If you want some kissin'
Call me baby, all you gotta do
O I'll be right here at home
All you gotta do is pick up your telephone
And dial now

634-5789 That's my number
634-5789

And if you need a little huggin'
Call on me, lord have mercy
And if you want some kissing
Call on me baby, all you gotta do now
No more lonely nights, will you be alone
All you got to do is pick up your phone
And dial babe

634-5789 That's my number
634-5789

O I'll be right there
Just as soon as I can
And if I'd be a little late now
I hope that you'll understand
Oh yeah

634-5789
634-5789
634-5789 Oh yeah
634-5789

And if you need a little lovin'
You can count on me, o yeah
And if you want some of that kissin'
Call on me, you better believe you can
No more lonely nights, will you be alone
All you gotta do is call me on the telephone
And dial

634-5789 That's my number baby
634-5789
634-5789 That's our number
634-5789 That's our number
634-5789 That's our number baby
634-5789

Written by Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd, and originally performed by Wilson Pickett, from his 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett.

As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen performed 634-5789 six times in the early years, on:

• 06 May 1973 at the Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA
• 26 Oct 1973 at Hobart And William Smith College, Geneva, NY
• 30 Oct 1973 at The Main Ppint, Bryn Mawr, PA, during the late show
• 11 Nov 1973 at Trenton State College, Ewing, NJ
• 17 Nov 1973 at The Roxy, Manayunk, PA
• 12 Jan 1974 at Joint In The Woods, Parispanny, NJ

The song may have been played on 12 May 1995 at Don Henley and Sharon Summerall's Wedding, Malibu, CA. Not sure if the right date is the 12th or the 20th of May.

Performed on 25 Apr 2004 and 10 Apr 2005 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, during the 3rd and 4th annual private benefit concert for the Rumson Country Day School [read article below].

The above lyrics refer to Bruce's performance of the song on 17 Nov 1973 at The Roxy, Manayunk, PA. Check also the original version.

From Backstreets Magazine #82, about the Fourth Annual RCDS Benefit:

[...] After "Wipeout" and "The Wandered," Bruce took the stage for another classic, Wilson Pickett's "634-5789." Several fans in the cloud pulled out their cell phones and dialed up a family number or friend so that they could hear Bruce singing the song. Whether it was the nature of the song or the nature of the night, Bruce didn't mind cell phones in this case: he began grabbing them at random and talking to the surprised people on the other hand. Imaging sitting at home, your cell phone rings, you answer and Bruce Springsteen is on the other end, singing and saying hello! [...] -- Sandy Wells