SPARE PARTS

Album version



Booby said he'd pull out, Bobby stayed in
Janey had a baby wasn't any sin
They were set to marry on a summer day
Bobby got scared and he ran away
Jane moved in with here ma out on Shawnee Lake
She sighed, "Ma, sometimes my whole life feels like one big mistake"
She settled in in a back room, time passed on
Later that winter a son came along

Spare parts and broken hearts keep the world turning around

Now Janey walked that baby across the floor night after night
But she was a young girl and she missed the party lights
Meanwhile in South Texas in a dirty oil patch
Bobby heard 'bout his son being born and swore he wasn't ever going back

Spare parts and broken hearts keep the world turning around, around

Janey heard about a woman over in Calverton
Put her baby in the river let the river roll on
She looked at her boy in the crib where he lay
Got down on her knees cried till she prayed
Mist was on the water low run the tide
Janey held her son down at the riverside
Waist deep in the water how bright the sun shone
She lifted him in her arms and carried him home
As he lay sleeping in her bed Janey took a look around at everything
Went to a drawer in her bureau and got out her old engagement ring
Took out her wedding dress tied that ring up in its sash
Went straight down to the pawn shop man and walked out with some good cold cash

Spare parts and broken hearts keep the world turning around
Spare parts and broken hearts keep the world turning around


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Info

SPARE PARTS is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 1987 album Tunnel Of Love. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of SPARE PARTS as released in 1987.


TThe album version of SPARE PARTS was included on the Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- compilation album.

Writing and Recording

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Tunnel Of Love

Tunnel Of Love is Bruce Springsteen's eighth studio album. It was released on 06 Oct 1987 on Columbia Records. It was recorded between January and July 1987 at Thrill Hill East, Springsteen's home studio in Colts Neck, NJ.

Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love
Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love

The album features 12 tracks and clocks at 46:25. It is produced by produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Chuck Plotkin.

Single Release

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Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Australia, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (652962 2) - Australia, 1988

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (61502) - Brazil, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Europe, 1988

Pressed in Holland for the European market.

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MiniCD EP - CBS (652962 3) - Europe, 1988

Pressed in Austria for the European market.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (652962 6) - Israel, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love Express II
Bruce Springsteen -- Tunnel Of Love Express II

MiniCD EP - CBS / Sony (15EP 8010) - Japan, 1988

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (XCB 6104) - South Africa, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MC EP - CBS (10 6104) - South Africa, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

12" EP - CBS (BRUCE T4) - UK, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

MC EP - CBS (652962 4) - UK, 1988

A1- SPARE PARTS
A2- PINK CADILLAC
B1- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
B2- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (BRUCE C4) - UK, 1988

Comes in a cardboard sleeve.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts
Bruce Springsteen -- Spare Parts

CD EP - CBS (BRUCE C4) - UK, 1988

Comes in a tin can.

01- SPARE PARTS
02- PINK CADILLAC
03- SPARE PARTS [Live 09 Jul 1988 version]
04- CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]

Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits-

Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- is a Bruce Springsteen compilation album released by Sony Music Japan in 2023. The compilation, which was exclusively released in Japan, consists of previously released 35 audio tracks and 62 video tracks. The collection is part of a 26-title reissue campaign to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's debut album. The series, issued in three waves (25 Oct 2023, 22 Nov 2023, and 20 Dec 2023), includes 25 albums originally released between 1973 and 2014 plus a new compilation album that includes all of Springsteen's singles released in Japan from 1975 to 1999. All audio CD's were manufactured using Sony Japan's Blu-spec CD2 format.

Bruce Springsteen -- Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits-
Bruce Springsteen -- Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits-

Disc 1: (audio CD)

  1. BORN TO RUN
  2. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
  3. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
  4. BADLANDS
  5. HUNGRY HEART
  6. I WANNA MARRY YOU
  7. SANTA CLAUSE IS COMIN' TO TOWN [Live 12 Dec 1975 version]
  8. ATLANTIC CITY
  9. DANCING IN THE DARK
  10. COVER ME
  11. BORN IN THE U.S.A.
  12. I'M ON FIRE
  13. GLORY DAYS
  14. I'M GOIN' DOWN
  15. MY HOMETOWN
  16. WAR [Live 30 Sep 1985 version]
  17. FIRE [Live 16 Dec 1978 version]

Disc 2: (audio CD)

  1. BRILLIANT DISGUISE
  2. TUNNEL OF LOVE
  3. ONE STEP UP
  4. TOUGHER THAN THE REST
  5. SPARE PARTS
  6. HUMAN TOUCH
  7. BETTER DAYS
  8. 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
  9. ROLL OF THE DICE
  10. STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
  11. SECRET GARDEN
  12. THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD
  13. DEAD MAN WALKIN'
  14. BLOOD BROTHERS [Alternate studio version]
  15. I WANNA BE WITH YOU
  16. CHIMES OF FREEDOM [Live 03 Jul 1988 version]
  17. AMERICAN BEAUTY
  18. I'LL STAND BY YOU

Disc 3: (DVD)

  1. ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Live 08 Jul 1978 version]
  2. BORN TO RUN [Live 19 Aug 1985 version]
  3. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 05 Nov 1980 version]
  4. THUNDER ROAD [Live 05 Nov 1980 version]
  5. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 08 Jul 1978 version]
  6. BADLANDS [Live 05 Nov 1980 version]
  7. HUNGRY HEART [Live 09 Jul 1995 version]
  8. I WANNY MARRY YOU [Live 05 Nov 1980 version]
  9. THE RIVER [Live 21 Sep 1979 version]
  10. ATLANTIC CITY
  11. HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
  12. DANCING IN THE DARK
  13. COVER ME [Live 30 Jun 2013 version]
  14. BORN IN THE U.S.A.
  15. I'M ON FIRE
  16. GLORY DAYS
  17. I'M GOIN' DOWN [Live 30 Jun 2013 version]
  18. MY HOMETOWN [Live 30 Sep 1985 version]
  19. WAR [Live 30 Sep 1985 version]
  20. FIRE [Live 13 Oct 1986 version]
  21. BRILLIANT DISGUISE
  22. TUNNEL OF LOVE
  23. ONE STEP UP
  24. TOUGHER THAN THE REST [Live 27 Apr 1988 version]
  25. SPARE PARTS [Live 10 Jul 1988 version]
  26. VIGILANTE MAN [Live Feb 1988 version]
  27. HUMAN TOUCH
  28. BETTER DAYS
  29. 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
  30. ROLL OF THE DICE [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
  31. LEAP OF FAITH [Live 06 Aug 1992 version]
  32. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [25 Sep 1999 sound-check version]

Disc 4: (DVD)

  1. STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA [1993 music video version]
  2. MURDER INCORPORATED
  3. SECRET GARDEN
  4. THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD [Live 27 Nov 1995 (NBC Studios) version]
  5. DEAD MAN WALKIN'
  6. LONESOME DAY
  7. WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY [Live 16 Oct 2002 version]
  8. DEVILS & DUST
  9. RADIO NOWHERE
  10. LONG WALK HOME
  11. WORKING ON A DREAM
  12. THE LAST CARNIVAL
  13. A NIGHT WITH THE JERSEY DEVIL
  14. SAVE MY LOVE
  15. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
  16. ROCKY GROUND
  17. HIGH HOPES
  18. JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD
  19. HELLO SUNSHINE
  20. TUCSON TRAIN
  21. WESTERN STARS
  22. I'LL STAND BY YOU
  23. LETTER TO YOU
  24. GHOSTS
  25. THE POWER OF PRAYER
  26. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
  27. DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO)
  28. NIGHTSHIFT
  29. DON'T PLAY THAT SONG
  30. TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

Other Official Releases

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Various artists -- Danke '88
Various artists -- Danke '88

LP - CBS (1988) - Germany, 1988
CD - CBS (1988) - Germany, 1988

Promotional sampler. SPARE PARTS in an edited version that fades out early.

Other versions of SPARE PARTS were also officially released.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Joe Louis Arena, Detroit 1988
The live 28 Mar 1988 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the Joe Louis Arena, Detroit 1988 official live download in 2020.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- LA Sports Arena, California 1988
The live 23 Apr 1988 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the LA Sports Arena, California 1988 official live download in 2015.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Los Angeles, April 1988
The live 28 Apr 1988 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the Los Angeles, April 1988 official live download in 2021.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Madison Square Garden 1988
The live 23 May 1988 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the Madison Square Garden 1988 official live download in 2019.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Stockholm Stadion, Sweden 1988
The live 03 Jul 1988 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the Stockholm Stadion, Sweden 1988 official live download in 2017.
Bruce Springsteen -- Missing
The live 19 Apr 1996 version of SPARE PARTS was released on the Missing EP in 1996.

Live History: on-tour

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Live History: off-tour

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Covers

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As far as it's known, no artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's SPARE PARTS.

Available Versions

List of available versions of SPARE PARTS on this website:

SPARE PARTS [Album version]
SPARE PARTS [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]

Page last updated: 06 Feb 2017