EV's Growin Up

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I can't believe that my chance of seeing this song played live, sung by bruce and the ESB, is actually less than my chance to see EV cover it, especially on the upcoming solo tour.

Bruce really did a great job on this number and I hope ya'll get to hear EV play it!

btw...Nice choice for a cover, Ed





GROWIN' UP©
Live 10 Aug 1972 version

Well I stood stone-like at midnight suspended in my masquerade
And I combed my hair till it looked just right and commanded the night brigade
I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch
I strolled all alone through a fallout zone and came out with my soul untouched
I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd, when they said "sit down" I stood up
Ooooh, growin' up

Well the flag of piracy flew from my mast, my sails were set wing to wing
I had a jukebox graduate for first mate, she couldn't sail but she sure could sing
I pushed B-52 and bombed 'em with the blues with my gear set stubborn on standing
I broke all the rules, strafed my old high school, I never once gave thought to landing
I hid in the clouded warmth of the crowd, but when they said "come down" I threw up
Ooooh, growin' up

I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere, and you know it's really hard to hold your breath
Swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared, was the cosmic kid in full costume dress
But my feet they finally took root in the earth though I got me a nice little place in the stars
And I swear I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car
Whoa I hid in the mother breast of the crowd, but when they said "pull down" I pulled up
Ooooh, growin' up
Ooooh, growin' up
Alright, growin' up

pjstarr

This is on my short list of songs to hear in Milwaukee. I would be a very happy man!

Gonzo1977

I went home and learned this on guitar after I saw Eddie cover this during the pre-set in Hamilton ONT 2005.

Can you believe I never heard of "Growing Up" until Eddie covered it?

Anyways...I picked up Greetings from Asbury Park shortly afterwards and have been in love with this song and album ever since.

It's Amazing how this is the one Springsteen album and song could fly under my radar for so long. I was more a mainstream fan of his work but it wasn't until Eddie basically taught me "Growing Up" on guitar that I found this wonderful album along with some of the more obscure Springsteen works.

I'm hoping Eddie will play this at least 1 of the 2 nights at Massey Hall. Provided that my 10 Club seats are good enough...I'll get to see if I learned the song correclty

MrStyles420

I felt SOOOOOOO lucky to hear the boss play this last sunday, totally unexpected and appropriate that I heard it from the source a week before i embark on 5 eddie solo shows

Dogman3

I've heard Bruce play it live. Its beautiful

todd hayes

check out bruce's box set called tracks, the version of growin up he does is the best song i've ever heard him do, and i am a massive bruce fan, so that says a lot, the version is actually his columbia records audition, it is off the charts, not sure if it's available on itunes, it's just bruce and his 6-string acoustic

i love ed's version but geez dude, i love you and all but please learn the fuckin words, everytime i've heard ed perform it he messes up the lyrics, drives me nuts

waves roll in

Greeeeat song! I saw Bruce on his D & D tour in 2003. My mom took me as she is a diehard bruce fan and at the time I only knew a few of his songs mainly hits. I knew growin' up though because I had heard the EV cover on a boot and fell in love with it. I didn't really expect to hear it but out came the boss after the encore with a uke and played it on uke I about lost it. I am a huuuuge Springsteen fan by the way and I have this song to thank for it. Amazing song! I would love to hear Eddie cover it.

WeBelongTogether

I saw Bruce play this (by request!) at the first Giants Stadium show on 7/27. Then I saw Ed do it in Newark on 8/7. Pretty damn cool - great song and 2 great (and different) performances!

Gonzo1977

Ever notice how Eddie always leaves out the Third Verse when he sings this?

I wonder why?

Rachel Ann Goudreau

jjstarr wrote:

This is on my short list of songs to hear in Milwaukee. I would be a very happy man!

"Sometimes I burn like a dot on the Sun. With NO ONE knowing..."
Does this mean that thoughts - burning yearnings, hot off "your" press newsbreakers, scientific epiphany run through your brain and no one knows?
No one, as in, a satellite dish multi-station live television broadcast, or , a live radio station feed, or perhaps your hospital (I'm invisioning now) doesn't have a brain feedback machine (like as if you were a rare mental patient of theirs,) or when you are thinking these thoughts, are you simultaneously listening to music that you are synchronizing your thoughts with, therefore too much/many explanations to write down? Or do you simply write them down? I sometimes carry a pad and paper wherever I go, and I also have a good memory. "Sometimes I burn..." doesn't mean you go and smoke a joint?, does it, Eddie?"
I value you.
Rachel