SWEET SOUL MUSIC

Live 19 Apr 1981 version

Do you like good music? (yeah, yeah)
That sweet soul music (yeah, yeah)
Long as it's swinging (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Down here on the floor, y'all (yeah, yeah)
I'm going to a go-go (yeah, yeah)
As long as it's swinging (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on Lou Rawls, now (yeah, yeah)
Oh, don't he look boss, now (yeah, yeah)
Singing Love Is A Hurtin' Thing (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on Sam and Dave, now (yeah, yeah)
Ah, don't they look great, now (yeah, yeah)
Singing Hold On I'm Comin' (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on Otis Redding (yeah, yeah)
Singing fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa (yeah, yeah)
Fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa, fa (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on James Brown, now (yeah, yeah)
He gets them to the dance (yeah, yeah)
He's the king of them all (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on Wilson Pickett (yeah, yeah)
He's the wicked, wicked Pickett (yeah, yeah)
Singing Mustang Sally (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Spotlight on myself, myself, now (yeah, yeah)
On the fifth round, now (yeah, yeah)
We're just rocking and a'rolling (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Do you like good music? (yeah, yeah)
That sweet soul music (yeah, yeah)
Long as it's swinging (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Oh, yeah (yeah, yeah)

Page last updated: 28 Apr 2012

Intro

SWEET SOUL MUSIC is a 1967 song by Arthur Conley. See the original Arthur Conley version for more details.

19 Apr 1981 Performance

The above lyrics are for the live 19 Apr 1981 performance of SWEET SOUL MUSIC at Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen in Paris, France, during The River Tour. This was the first time, and only time until 1988, that the song gets played in full instead of being a short snippet played as part of another song or medley.

Ticket stub for the 10 Apr 1981 show at Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France

Live History

SWEET SOUL MUSIC is known to have been performed once as a stand alone song during the 138-date-long The River Tour, on 19 Apr 1981 in Paris, France. Additionally, Springsteen performed a short version of SWEET SOUL MUSIC as part of the DETROIT MEDLEY many times on this tour and occasionally during the band introductions in ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT). See the live 20 Aug 1981 version of ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT).

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SWEET SOUL MUSIC was performed as part of the DETROIT MEDLEY on 15 Aug 1982 at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, during an off-tour guest appearance at the club with Cats On A Smooth Surface.

SWEET SOUL MUSIC was performed a number of times during the Born In The USA Tour as part of either the DETROIT MEDLEY or TWIST AND SHOUT.

SWEET SOUL MUSIC was performed 40 times as a stand alone song during the 67-date-long Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. These were the last 40 consecutive shows of the tour. See the live 19 Jul 1988 version. Additionally, the song was regularly performed as part of the DETROIT MEDLEY earlier in the tour.

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SWEET SOUL MUSIC was performed on 25 Apr 2004 at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, during a private fundraiser for Rumson Country Day School of Rumson, NJ. The song was played in a medley with TEQUILA, with Southside Johnny and backed by Bobby Bandiera and his band.

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SWEET SOUL MUSIC was performed once as during the 83-date-long Working On A Dream Tour, on 08 Nov 2009 in New York City, NY.

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On 17 Jul 2011, Bruce Springsteen joined JT Bowen & The Sensational Soul Cruisers onstage during their tribute show to Clarence Clemons at Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ. He performed with them a 9-song set, including SWEET SOUL MUSIC.

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Available Versions

List of available versions of SWEET SOUL MUSIC on this website:

• Live 19 Apr 1981 version
• Live 19 Jul 1988 version
• Original Arthur Conley version

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake).