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PEOPLE GET READY 
Live 17 Oct 2005 version
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| Bono (spoken intro): | | Ok,
where's this, where's the man with the sign of, saying "People Get Ready". There you go, he's over
there, thank you. This one's for you. We need a guitar player! [cheers] We need a guitar player!
[more cheers] Who is this man? Who is this man?
[crowd cheers and screams "Broooce"] |
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| Bono: | | People get ready, there's a train comin' |
| | Don't need no baggage, just get on board |
| | Baby all what you need is the diesel hummin' |
| | Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord |
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| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-yeah |
| | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
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| Bruce Springsteen: | | Yeah, people get ready, there's a train to Jordan |
| | Picking up passengers from coast to coast |
| | Faith is the key, open the doors and board them |
| | There's hope for all among those loved the most |
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| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
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| Bono: | | People get ready 'cause the Boss is in town |
| | He suffer no fools or kiss no crown |
| | The boy is from New Jersey but he feels home 'round here |
| | New York, they're gonna shed some tears |
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| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
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| Bruce Springsteen: | | There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner |
| | Who hurt all mankind just to save his own |
| | Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner |
| | There's no hiding place against the kingdom's throne |
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| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | The Edge, play your song! |
| | [The Edge and Bruce Springsteen duet on guitar] |
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| Bono: | | People get ready, he's a funky brother |
| | Picking that old guitar like you know that he can |
| | People get ready 'cause there is no other |
| | Bruce Springsteen is back in town |
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| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bruce Springsteen: | | Hoo-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bono: | | Oh-oh-oh-oh |
| Crowd: | | Oh-oh-yeah |
| Bruce Springsteen: | | Hoo-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo |
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| Bono: | | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
| | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
| | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
| | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
| | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | | Hoo-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo |
| Bono: | | Turn it up! Turn it up! |
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| | [Patti Scialfa joins the band on stage] |
| Bono: | | Patti, Patti's right here |
| | ??? |
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| Bono: | | Woah-ooh-ooh-ohh |
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| Bono: | | People get ready for trouble and strife |
| | You know, the Boss has brought the wife |
| | She's a little shy but a red haired girl |
| | Just a bit of encouragement and we'll get her there |
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| Bono: | | Beautiful girl from the Jersey Shore |
| | With a voice like an angel, you know we love you some more |
| | Now you walk like a princess and you talk like a gypsy |
| | And I can't believe that you're gonna stand back next to me |
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| Bono and Patti: | | People get ready, there's a train a-comin' |
| | Don't need no ticket, just get on board |
| | Faith is the key, ??? |
| | You don't need no ticket, just thank the Lord |
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| Bono: | | Ready man? |
| | We're not uh... a jamming kind of a band |
| | How do, how does it, do you get out of here? |
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| Bono and Springsteen: | | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
| | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
| | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
| | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
| | Hoo-hoo, yiiii... |
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| Bono: | | People get ready there's a train to Jersey |
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| Bruce Springsteen: | | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
| | Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
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Page last updated: 29 Feb 2012
Intro
PEOPLE GET READY is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and first released by The
Impressions in 1965. See the
original The Impressions version for more details.
Lines from PEOPLE GET READY are used in the studio version of Springsteen's
LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS.
17 Oct 2005 Performance
The above lyrics are for the live 17 Oct 2005 performance of PEOPLE GET READY
at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA, with U2, during the band's Vertigo Tour. Earlier
in the show, Bono sang a snippet of Springsteen's
THE PROMISED LAND at the end of
I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
After the first encore break, Bruce Springsteen joined U2 on stage for an extended rendition of
PEOPLE GET READY, and Patti Scialfa joined them in the middle of the song. Bono improvised some
verses in honor of his guest, and added some "Turn it up!" lines from Springsteen's
MARY'S PLACE.
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Live History
Bruce Springsteen has performed PEOPLE GET READY live five times in his career,
always off-tour.
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to display/hide detailed known performances list]
PEOPLE GET READY was sound-checked prior to the 17 May 1993 show in Mannheim,
Germany, (as far as it's known) but it was not performed on any of World Tour 1992-1993's
regular shows.
PEOPLE GET READY was performed with an all-star cast on 01 Mar 1994 at Radio
City Music Hall in New York City, NY, during the 36th Grammy Awards ceremony, as part of a medley
in honor of Curtis Mayfield. See
CURTIS MAYFIELD MEDLEY for more details.
Springsteen incorporated lines from PEOPLE GET READY into live performances of
LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS during The Rising Tour (see the
live 16 Oct 2002 version) and the
Working On A Dream Tour, and occasionally into live performances of
THE PROMISED LAND during the Magic Tour. Lines
from PEOPLE GET READY were also used in the studio version of
LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS.
Available Versions
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