MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD 
Live 11 Apr 1992 version
Well I sought gold and diamond rings
My own drug to ease the pain that living brings
I walked from the mountain to the valley floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
From a house on a hill a sacred light shines
I walk through these rooms, none of them are mine
Down empty hallways I went from door to door
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Your hair shone in the sun
I was so high, I was the lucky one
Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Tonight I can feel the cold wind at my back
I'm flying high over the gray fields, my feathers long and black
Down 'long the river's silent edge I soar
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward
Go!
[Spoken outro:] Thank you! Good night.
Info
The above lyrics are for the live 11 Apr 1993 performance of MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, Italy, during the World Tour 1992-1993. The song was played in its full-band album-style arrangement.
The 11 Apr 1993 Show
As part of his World Tour 1992-1993, Bruce Springsteen performed one concert in Verona, Italy, on 11 Apr 1993. The concert was held at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.
Promotional poster for the 11 Apr 1993 show at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy
(Thanks Alberto Sacchini)
Ticket stub for the 11 Apr 1993 show at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy
(Thanks Alberto Sacchini)
An audience recording of the complete show is in circulation among collectors, as well as professionally shot video footage of the second half of the show (from I'M ON FIRE to WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY). The pro-shot video footage has a direct soundboard mixed with an audience tape.
- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
- THIS HARD LAND
- TIME WILL TELL
- BETTER DAYS
- LUCKY TOWN
- ATLANTIC CITY
- 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
- BADLANDS
- MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
- MY HOMETOWN
- LEAP OF FAITH
- MAN'S JOB
- ROLL OF THE DICE
- I'M ON FIRE
- BECAUSE THE NIGHT
- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
- HUMAN TOUCH
- THE RIVER
- WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN
- SOULS OF THE DEPARTED
- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
- LIGHT OF DAY
- HUNGRY HEART
- GLORY DAYS
- THUNDER ROAD
- BORN TO RUN
- MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD
- ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY
The pro-shot video footage and its soundtracks from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona were commercially released in Europe. Since 2005 some enterprising record labels in Europe (mostly in the UK) have been releasing Bruce Springsteen radio and TV broadcasts (and some soundboard recordings) from the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Though these releases are not authorized by Bruce Springsteen or his record company, they are lawful due to a legal loophole in Europe.
Bruce Springsteen -- Rockin' Live From Italy 1993
DVD - Immortal (IMM 940155) - Holland, 2008
This release contains the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce Springsteen -- Rockin' Live From Italy 1993
2xCD - Immortal (IMA 104222) - Holland, 2008
This release contains the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce Springsteen -- Rockin' Live From Italy 1993
2xLP - Vinyl Passion (VP 80103) - Holland, 2008
This release contains the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce Springsteen -- Rockin' Live From Italy 1993
LP - Cult Legends (CL72890) - Europe, 2017
This release contains part of the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce Springsteen -- Rockin' Live From Italy 1993
CD - Cult Legends (CL72906) - Europe, 2017
This release contains part of the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona.
Bruce Springsteen -- The Other Band Tour
2xCD - Sonic Boom (SON0346) - UK, 2017
This release contains the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona plus some more songs from the show.
Bruce Springsteen -- An Italian Charade
2xCD - Hobo (HB2CD043) - Europe, 2019
This release contains the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona plus some more songs from the show.
Bruce Springsteen -- The Other Band Tour Volume One
2xLP - Parachute Recording Company (PARA205LP) - UK, 2019
This release contains part 1 of 2 of the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona plus some more songs from the show.
Bruce Springsteen -- The Other Band Tour Volume Two
2xLP - Parachute Recording Company (PARA206LP) - UK, 2019
This release contains part 2 of 2 of the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona plus some more songs from the show.
Bruce Springsteen -- The Broadcast Collection 1973 - 1993
5xCD - Cult Legends (CL78199) - Europe, 2019
This release contains the 09 Jan 1973 WBCN-FM radio broadcast, the 24 Apr 1973 WMMR-FM radio broadcast, part of the 05 Feb 1975 broadcast from The Main Point, the soundtrack of the pro-shot video footage from the 11 Apr 1993 show in Verona, and some various TV appearances.
Available Versions
List of available versions of MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD on this website:
MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD [Album version]
MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD [Live 11 Apr 1992 version]
Page last updated: 29 Mar 2017
