Live 12 Sep 1975 version
[Spoken intro:] Oh, enough of all this jumping around and stuff. (chuckles) Enough of all this jumping around and dancing around and stuff, we're gonna bring the band down a little bit. Yes it is. Clarence, Yeah, yeah. I saw a friend of mine the other day. Yeah? Yes I did. What is there? What happened? What happened? I was walking down the boardwalk and there's this cat coming my direction. Yeah. I knew I recognized him, right, 'cause I found out, when I got a little closer I realized he was, he played the organ in one of my bands that I had before, you know. And he was there and he had this little blonde lady with him and had a little kid with him, right, I ain't seen him in about five years or nothing. So we stopped, we was talking and stuff, "How you doing?", "What's going?", you know. "Where'd you get all that hair on your face?" and stuff like that, you know, right. He told me he was married and he hadn't been playing too much lately and uh, had a kid, you know, and was like, just like art designer type of guy or something, he was doing something like that. And it set me thinking about all the cats that I was in the earlier bands with. I was in my bands with that like had settled down and got hitched up and stuff. You know, it's like, I don't think hardly any of 'em still playing any more, you know. It's like you get, you know you're getting older when you see 'em, you know, this guy's getting married, this guy's settling down, this guy's got this steady job here, and you're still out running around, you know, messing up all over and stuff. But... we got some married folks in the crowd here, do we? Yeah? That's good. Only two? One, two, three. Come on, that's cool. Who's married, man? Right on! Gimme a "right on" for the married folks. Right on, right on, right on. This is for the married folks, you know. This is, tell me, this must've been what it's like, you know, when you decided to like do this thing I hate. Are you ready, band?
Well darling, I went to see the preacher man
Baby, I started making wedding plans
I wanna tell you that if your love is half as true
As the love I'm gonna give to you
Then baby I just know it's gonna work out fine
Yes it is
So, well now honey, I saw you getting next to me
Steve!
Baby, I said I'm gonna let ??? be
Your lips set my soul on fire
You're the one that I badly desire
And baby I just know it's gonna work out fine
Up a little bit!
Oh oh I know it's gonna work out fine
I'm sure, sure it's gonna work out fine
Yeah yeah yeah I know it's gonna work out fine
Darling I'm so glad you're mine ???
Hold up!
[Saxophone solo]
Always ready ??? that style! Your horn fits just right.
But Clarence
Yeah yeah, what's up?
Remember
Remember what?
They used to call me Dapper Dan
Oh yeah, I remember that
That was in the good old days
Right on, right on
I was a thriller
You mean the killer
An ever-ready loving man
Let me tell you, all them girls was just my speed
But now you're the only one I need
And baby I just know it's gonna work out fine
Yes we do
??? and I'm sure it's gonna work out fine
Once more!
And I, baby, I just know it's gonna work out fine
So fine
Yes baby, yes baby
That's for you married folks.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE is a 1961 song by Ike & Tina Turner. See the original Ike & Tina Turner version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 12 Sep 1975 performance of IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE at Uptown Theatre in Milwaukee, WI, during the Born To Run Tour. The parts in bold are sung by Clarence Clemons.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE is known to have been performed at least 12 times during the Born To Run Tour (73 know dates / 81 known shows, July to December 1975). Some of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song must have been played on some more dates during the Born To Run Tour.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE is known to have been performed at least once during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour (111 dates, May 1978 to January 1979), on 25 Aug 1978 in New Haven, CT. A few of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour, but that's unlikely.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE was performed off-tour on 03 Jun 1979 at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA, during the wedding party for Marc Brickman (Springsteen's lighting director) and June Rudley (Springsteen's travel agent). Springsteen, along with members of the E Street Band, joined Ricky Lee Jones and Boz Scaggs for a three hour celebration, playing a mixture of classic covers and Springsteen originals.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE was performed off-tour on 14 Apr 1990 at Michael's Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA, during the wedding reception of Springsteen's producer and engineer Chuck Plotkin and bride Wendy Brandchaft.
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