This is my favorite Bruce song. I can't stop listening to it lately. The story behind it is so poignant and it is so well executed that I feel like I am there every time I hear it. Not a lot of songs do that to me.
All I cared about for a long time was going to see him. I've seen everyone (pretty much) that I've wanted to see, but somehow, the tickets just kept slipping through my fingers every tour. One year, I had my chance! I went alone because I did want anyone disturbing me. Lol. I didn't want to miss anything. It was freaking ridiculous how good the whole show was. Backstreets was AMAZING, but it turns out I can die happy after seeing Jungleland live. It is such a masterpiece. I was so blown away by the Hammersmith concert that I've always wanted to see them perform it. The sax gives me chills every time, and his Hammersmith performance of Jungleland was on point...He put everything out there. What I wouldn't have given to have been at that show. Sigh.
It was a warm summer night and as a 14 year old kid me and two friends watched this happen the rest is history! I went into highschool that September and everyone was listening to Boy George ..Micheal Jackson and Wham. I just couldn’t relate this was the most incredible thing that had ever happened to me and these guys was listening to Boy George!!
It takes me back Bruce and I can feel it so strong, like yesterday. I was 20 years old, wandering, looking for myself on the road, in the bars, on the beach, wherever. Searching...your passion tells it all. It wasn't me with you in reality, but I feel you are singing our song, especially since my name is Terrie. All those feelings, I remember...
The greatest songwriter and live performer there has ever been in my opinion....and I believe his post-Millenium material is as good as anything he has ever done.
+johnnyM809 Well...... I'm a huge Bruce fan too ( as evidenced by my youtube screen name! ) but even I have to come the realization that Bruce's may still be fired up for his passions and social causes/commentary ( The Rising, Post 9-11, to name but one ) but musically-speaking, I really haven't been in love with any of his work after Human Touch and Lucky Town. Ghost of Tom Joad was decent, but it's very obvious to me and many Bruce fans that we will never hear another Born to Run/Darkness/River level of songwriting craft again. And you know what? Considering his INCREDIBLE string of spectacularly consistent song quality and passionate Live shows, he is still head and shoulders above ALL others. So that certainly isn't me "turning" on the man :) ♫
+1970borntorun I think his work post 2000 has been phenomenal. The Rising, Magic and Wrecking Ball for instance are superb albums which in my opinion are amongst his best ever. I loved Working on a Dream as well although I know a lot of fans didn't. Considering his songwriting has basically been about the human condition and a reflection of his life and what he sees around him at various stages of his life, it's clear to me his work has evolved as he has aged but in my view the quality of his songwriting has not diminished one bit. As I say in my view he has been and continues to be in a class of his own in popular music in terms of songwriting and live performance.
+johnnyM809 Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but even the most die-hard Bruce fans and Music reviewers have thought that his spark is off and he needs to sound and be inspired again.
Born to Run is just a magnificent record and this is one of my favourite Springsteen tracks. The power of his vocals both on the album and in this performance is just magnificent. Totally committed performance from a genius.
He sometimes sings a lyric with so much passion and feeling that it tugs on your heartstrings and you realize that a hurt from decades ago is still etched in to the core of your being. The strange thing about it is the name that makes us uncomfortable; but reminds us that we are still very much alive with HURT. I thank him for putting it into words that make sense in the hectic world of love,
Stand back for the New Jersey Howl, When Anthems brought down the night in cascading prisms of light and Mighty Beasts growled in delight, in the Back Streets. What a Master of Anthems Bruce turned out to be.
I been following him since I was 10 I'll be 50 August 1st my brother got me listening to him rest his soul he said you need listen to this and I have cherished it ever since
This is the first time I have seen how Roy Bittan plays the intro. This is a good video. I almost thought he was going into "Drive all Night" but then went into the normal vamp of "hiding on the backstreets".
Greg Phillips I can’t really say that Greg, because he wrote so many that I can’t remember tHem all unless I write them down, But backstreets man has to be one of his greatest! Agreed!
Wrecking Ball was pretty good I thought, beat anything he'd done since the Rising. But apart from those two I'd say you have to go back to Born in the USA for anything real good.
Becky Barnes I just watched a recent interview on UA-cam from CBS This Morning and Bruce talks about having had terrible depression in his later years so I definitely feel for him on a human level, and that would go a long way in explaining the steep decline in his material lately.
For me one of the greatest love songs ever. When the breakdown came at midnight there was nothing left to say except I hated him and I hated you when you went away..
Damn this song takes me all the way back to hanging out on the backstreets of north Philadelphia. A teenager in the 70s on the back streets. Damn what a great great time to be a teenager and on the backstreets. We were hiding on those backstreets. Is it just me or does it seem like Bruce Springsteen was right there with us. Cause a lot of his songs are like he was with us. IT'S WHY HE'S THE BOSS MUSIC FOR THE EVERYDAY WORKING PEOPLE.
Oh my Lord, just listen to this intro …let alone watch it ! Bruce, the Wizard /Professor Roy …..The Band was there ! If you were a lucky one to see Bruce and E Street during these days like I was ….we heard and saw the Legend that is today , and do not think will be ever repeated . New artist’s may try ,but , something is lost in Today’s music ……
Kid’s …listen up ! Where is YourLegend ? 64 years old …had 2 older sister’s that introduced me to Peter,Paul and Mary and all the folk stuff ,Motown and British Invasion music! I introduced them to the 70’s,80’s and this artist. The legends are leaving us . The storyteller’s stories are leaving unfinished. …….
I'm 60, I think I can safely say I have my top ten albums of my time and this , this album is almost at the top, almost. I'm a dedicated Dyer Straits fan, but between the lyrics and the piano of this Born to Run album makes me sooo happy to be around to hear it.
This was of course was from the Born in the USA Tour. A lot of early Bruce fans regarded the people that jumped on the bandwagon in 84 as a little less. However, his interpretations of older songs, like this one, were great. Roy and Danny really had it down.
Ogni volta che ascolto questa song, mi vengono i brividi. A mio avviso, this song ha qualcosa in più rispetto a tutte le altre...è tristemente SPETTACOLARE!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! ❤
Yeah I didn’t know about all his obscure songs until I bought a new 2012 vehicle with serious Xm channel 20 radio! The greatest of American music history, and he is still performing at a very high level! 50 plus years Bruce you are the legitimate king of rock!
If you have never listened to the whole Born to run album you would not know this song. That album has other great songs like Thunder road and Jungle land.
the best singer songwriter musician entertainer to date...still! lyrics, I will never forget!! his earlier material up to and including the river...forever my fave
Thank you so much for this. Born to Run is just about my favorite album of all time and this must go down as one of the greatest songs of all time...the E Street Band is simply stunning. In an age of disposable pop music, songs and performances like these remind me why I love music. I was born too late to ever see Bruce in the clubs during the '70s or to catch anything on the BITUSA tour, so thanks again for the footage.
Running,running on the backstreets we swore we’d live forever trying to walk like heroes till we found we were just like all the rest had it on the backstreets “”””””””””””””””””!
thank you for this timeless gift of music we lived loved and laughed born to run was our stomping grounds we will be forever friends signed your angel on your chest. terry
Tan joven y tan genial como compositor y cantante, cada vez q le oigo y le veo se me caen las lágrimas, q sensibilidad, Bruce Gracias por tu obra eterna
Yup. He played 15 sold-out shows to 300,000 there in 99 and 10 shows to 600,000, next door at Giants Stadium in 2003, still the record for one perfomer or band at one stand at one venue. He's played close to a hundred shows since it opened in 80 or 81, everyone to a full house. Not that popularity and quality are necessarily perfectly correlated, although in Bruce's case, IMHO, he is also the best. Forty years of unmatched excellence, writing songs, in the studio, and on stage. Enjoy Fenway
If that song were for me, I don't know which would be there sooner , my heart or my feet. They would be racing each other. I know one thing is for sure. If I were fortunate enough to have your love, I would never leave you for another.
+TJ Ulrich Yes, agreed Are you a NYer by any chance ? I know so many people from Jersey -though I loath the state I am almost manic in my administration for Bruce and the band.He brought white blue collar, blues into the world from the land of swamps and sludgy water --no offense meant
If this doesn't touch your soul, you don't have one.
Your so right.
@@MrEdkern ho si!è stata la versione più emozionante che io conosca di questa bellissima canzone!🤔😊😒😍😘🎶🎸🎶💘❤️💔💔
Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the professor, the incredible Roy Bittan.
Out of all his songs, this one is sung like it’s the last day of his life.
The man wrote this and Thunder Road in his early 20’s. Genius
I have been listening to his music for over 45 years and it never gets old
You are right it doesn't get old but we sure do get old. His songs get better just like a fine wine gets better and better as the years go by.
I agree.
The only thing better is Adam raised a cain.
Agreed
It never will.
That intro before the song starts gives me chills.
The sax solo gives me the chills. The whole performance does.
This is my favorite Bruce song. I can't stop listening to it lately. The story behind it is so poignant and it is so well executed that I feel like I am there every time I hear it. Not a lot of songs do that to me.
I'm 64 and been a fan since 17. My favourite too. Absolutely brilliant.
To me, in the live version of Backstreets, Bruce pours out his heart, soul and guts more than any other song ... visceral!
@@santinocorleone1204ciao Santino! 🙋♀️😍😘💘🌅
I feel the same way.
One timeless beautiful song. Heart and soul put into it. Begginng of the GOAT.
I'm only fifteen, but springsteen is one of the most amazing performers I've ever seen. I wish I could've seen him back then. :/
ypu have an old soul
And don't forget!
As Mike from above said you have an (old) soul👊🏻
Im 16 now and i completely agree with you
Crazy how time flies. Looks like you're 25 now.
All I cared about for a long time was going to see him. I've seen everyone (pretty much) that I've wanted to see, but somehow, the tickets just kept slipping through my fingers every tour. One year, I had my chance! I went alone because I did want anyone disturbing me. Lol. I didn't want to miss anything. It was freaking ridiculous how good the whole show was. Backstreets was AMAZING, but it turns out I can die happy after seeing Jungleland live. It is such a masterpiece. I was so blown away by the Hammersmith concert that I've always wanted to see them perform it. The sax gives me chills every time, and his Hammersmith performance of Jungleland was on point...He put everything out there. What I wouldn't have given to have been at that show. Sigh.
It was a warm summer night and as a 14 year old kid me and two friends watched this happen the rest is history!
I went into highschool that September and everyone was listening to Boy George ..Micheal Jackson and Wham. I just couldn’t relate this was the most incredible thing that had ever happened to me and these guys was listening to Boy George!!
The greatest rock and roll band of the last thirty-five years.
"With a love so hard and filled with defeat," .. Now those lyrics capture pain!
It takes me back Bruce and I can feel it so strong, like yesterday. I was 20 years old, wandering, looking for myself on the road, in the bars, on the beach, wherever. Searching...your passion tells it all. It wasn't me with you in reality, but I feel you are singing our song, especially since my name is Terrie. All those feelings, I remember...
The wordless introduction says more about heartbreak and longing than other artists do with their words....
RiseUp1000 And there's just this pounding urgency in the piano intro as well...
Brividi!!!😘🤫bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!!😕🤔🤫😅😍😍😍😘🎸🎶🌟🎷💯
The band was the magic thing. Bruce or not, the e street band commanded the stage.
Paul Rickman There is no E Street Band without Bruce.
@@RiseUp1000 correct.🏴
Never be another like Bruce
The greatest songwriter and live performer there has ever been in my opinion....and I believe his post-Millenium material is as good as anything he has ever done.
johnnyM809 post-Millenium? This is 1975 he he
Steve Newett I know...I was just making a general point
+johnnyM809 Well...... I'm a huge Bruce fan too ( as evidenced by my youtube screen name! ) but even I have to come the realization that Bruce's may still be fired up for his passions and social causes/commentary ( The Rising, Post 9-11, to name but one ) but musically-speaking, I really haven't been in love with any of his work after Human Touch and Lucky Town. Ghost of Tom Joad was decent, but it's very obvious to me and many Bruce fans that we will never hear another Born to Run/Darkness/River level of songwriting craft again. And you know what? Considering his INCREDIBLE string of spectacularly consistent song quality and passionate Live shows, he is still head and shoulders above ALL others. So that certainly isn't me "turning" on the man :) ♫
+1970borntorun I think his work post 2000 has been phenomenal. The Rising, Magic and Wrecking Ball for instance are superb albums which in my opinion are amongst his best ever. I loved Working on a Dream as well although I know a lot of fans didn't. Considering his songwriting has basically been about the human condition and a reflection of his life and what he sees around him at various stages of his life, it's clear to me his work has evolved as he has aged but in my view the quality of his songwriting has not diminished one bit. As I say in my view he has been and continues to be in a class of his own in popular music in terms of songwriting and live performance.
+johnnyM809 Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but even the most die-hard Bruce fans and Music reviewers have thought that his spark is off and he needs to sound and be inspired again.
Born to Run is just a magnificent record and this is one of my favourite Springsteen tracks. The power of his vocals both on the album and in this performance is just magnificent. Totally committed performance from a genius.
Never again will there be such an iconic and legendary artist...we love you Bruce.
BRUUUUUUCE!
My favorite all-time Bruce song!!! Yes, Roy rules it!!!
This is Roy's song.....amazing piano
One of the best songs ever written in my opinion. Bruce is and will always be a legend.
Bruce's music is the only thing that we got left to hold to keep it up boss
Well said man👊☝️
Now that is a LOVESONG❤
He sometimes sings a lyric with so much passion and feeling that it tugs on your heartstrings and you realize that a hurt from decades ago is still etched in to the core of your being. The strange thing about it is the name that makes us uncomfortable; but reminds us that we are still very much alive with HURT. I thank him for putting it into words that make sense in the hectic world of love,
One of the greatest songs ever written
Stand back for the New Jersey Howl, When Anthems brought down the night in cascading prisms of light and Mighty Beasts growled in delight, in the Back Streets.
What a Master of Anthems Bruce turned out to be.
I been following him since I was 10 I'll be 50 August 1st my brother got me listening to him rest his soul he said you need listen to this and I have cherished it ever since
my absolute favorite springsteen song by far. the man could just hum all night and Id be in heaven
me too
You absolutely right the pure raw emotion I can feel it to the bone. I think he made tis song during he break up with his first wife.
no, written way earlier...in the 70s..see tunnel of love songs for Julianne/Patti emotions...
@@katherineheimnick8363 you’re thinking of the Tunnel of Love album. Brilliant Disguise is an absolutely incredible song.
This is the first time I have seen how Roy Bittan plays the intro. This is a good video. I almost thought he was going into "Drive all Night" but then went into the normal vamp of "hiding on the backstreets".
This changed my life. Thank you.
We swore forever friends, on the backstreets until the end.
I could listen to those first three and a half minutes forever
God they were beautiful!! 1st time seeing here in 2020
Sam Heiller you picked the best to start with.
The most amazing use of piano EVER!!!!!
Hauntingly beautiful!
Goosebumps music
i love bruce... if you haven't listened to anything songs other than the hit songs.. you are totally missing out....
Oh man...this can sent you straight to the grave...
WOW!! Just the GREATEST song ever!! At least in my opinion...hell, that's all that matters to me. Thank you, Bruce.
+Greg Phillips It's definitely one of my favorites, too.
Greg Phillips I can’t really say that Greg, because he wrote so many that I can’t remember tHem all unless I write them down, But backstreets man has to be one of his greatest! Agreed!
One of the songs, especially in this live version, that I can listen 100 oder 1000 times and fall for it every time.
the passion makes me cry every time. saw him live again two weeks ago. he gave me chills as usual x
I totally agree with the passion, but he hasn't written good material in far too long :(
Amen , just saw him again last week in Virginia Beach & I felt like I was at a Billy Graham revival.
Wrecking Ball was pretty good I thought, beat anything he'd done since the Rising. But apart from those two I'd say you have to go back to Born in the USA for anything real good.
Becky Barnes I just watched a recent interview on UA-cam from CBS This Morning and Bruce talks about having had terrible depression in his later years so I definitely feel for him on a human level, and that would go a long way in explaining the steep decline in his material lately.
I'd put 'Magic' up there among his best albums.
I saw him open a show at The Meadowlands with this tune in 1999. So good!
Give Professor Roy props for his amazing piano work. Bruce is the Yin while Roy's the Yang.
For me one of the greatest love songs ever. When the breakdown came at midnight there was nothing left to say except I hated him and I hated you when you went away..
Damn this song takes me all the way back to hanging out on the backstreets of north Philadelphia. A teenager in the 70s on the back streets. Damn what a great great time to be a teenager and on the backstreets. We were hiding on those backstreets. Is it just me or does it seem like Bruce Springsteen was right there with us. Cause a lot of his songs are like he was with us. IT'S WHY HE'S THE BOSS MUSIC FOR THE EVERYDAY WORKING PEOPLE.
If my life had a theme song it would be Backstreets easily
That intro is one of the purest sounds to Backstreets I have .. ever heard. Thanks .
Oh my Lord, just listen to this intro …let alone watch it ! Bruce, the Wizard /Professor Roy …..The Band was there ! If you were a lucky one to see Bruce and E Street during these days like I was ….we heard and saw the Legend that is today , and do not think will be ever repeated . New artist’s may try ,but , something is lost in Today’s music ……
Kid’s …listen up ! Where is YourLegend ? 64 years old …had 2 older sister’s that introduced me to Peter,Paul and Mary and all the folk stuff ,Motown and British Invasion music! I introduced them to the 70’s,80’s and this artist. The legends are leaving us . The storyteller’s stories are leaving unfinished. …….
This is one of the most ( my opinion) moving and beautiful renditions of Backstreets ….hope to never loose this video !
On the backstreets til the end, brother. That was always us. Miss you sometimes CK.
I saw him do this.. always gave me chills when he sang this.
On the backstreets until the end...
I can't wait for Jackson's concert on August 13 here in Chicago; Greg Leitz will accompany him on the guitar.
Listening to this version year by year, maybe over 300 times. When I feel lonely, the notes beat the deep in my soul. Thanks for sharing.
I'm 60, I think I can safely say I have my top ten albums of my time and this , this album is almost at the top, almost. I'm a dedicated Dyer Straits fan, but between the lyrics and the piano of this Born to Run album makes me sooo happy to be around to hear it.
f*cking genius. i love you, bruce.
So freak8ng good. Like a rick god.
LEGEND....best interpretation ever...
Great intro!
Forever my favorite piece of art.
Passion and talent to the highest level.
Narration of my soul, swear to God. Amazing.
who is watching in 2020 the good ole days !!!!!!!
俺日本人だけどこの曲大好きなんだ。聞くたびに泣きそうになる。
Magique ! Un chef- d'oeuvre et quelle interprétation extraordinaire !
Perfection. What a fuckin legend
One of my top five favorite songs ..... !!!!
His guitar solo and tone is particularly great on this version IMO
i feel that Bruce's music could've been in popluar movies or in more movies he is one of the greatest singers we still have around
Copland has 2 Springsteen songs - good choices too
Fantastico Roy al piano.... 😊🤗😍😘🎶🎹🎶🎸💘❤️💋💯🌅
i can't stop tears…. shaking my soul....
Toronto 1984.best backstreets Ever.does any one realize this?
This was of course was from the Born in the USA Tour. A lot of early Bruce fans regarded the people that jumped on the bandwagon in 84 as a little less. However, his interpretations of older songs, like this one, were great. Roy and Danny really had it down.
hey mate u got any clue what performance this was from the tour?
Ogni volta che ascolto questa song, mi vengono i brividi. A mio avviso, this song ha qualcosa in più rispetto a tutte le altre...è tristemente SPETTACOLARE!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! ❤
Yeah I didn’t know about all his obscure songs until I bought a new 2012 vehicle with serious Xm channel 20 radio! The greatest of American music history, and he is still performing at a very high level! 50 plus years Bruce you are the legitimate king of rock!
If you have never listened to the whole Born to run album you would not know this song. That album has other great songs like Thunder road and Jungle land.
❤️Beautiful song! Fantastic performance! Beautiful lyrics! I love this song! It touch my heart and soul! Thank you for this wonderful song!❤️
the best singer songwriter musician entertainer to date...still! lyrics, I will never forget!! his earlier material up to and including the river...forever my fave
The 25 plus memories are actually making my heart hurt
OUTSTANDING !!!
Incredible!
Timeless. Beautiful. Personal.
Thank you so much for this. Born to Run is just about my favorite album of all time and this must go down as one of the greatest songs of all time...the E Street Band is simply stunning. In an age of disposable pop music, songs and performances like these remind me why I love music. I was born too late to ever see Bruce in the clubs during the '70s or to catch anything on the BITUSA tour, so thanks again for the footage.
Saw him sing in concert
when music was music.
Running,running on the backstreets we swore we’d live forever trying to walk like heroes till we found we were just like all the rest had it on the backstreets “”””””””””””””””””!
What else can you say?
Straziante! Emozionante! L'inizio ! Incredibilmente bello! 😇😪😍😍🤩🤩😘😘🎶🎸🎶💘❤️💔💯💋
Saw them in Buffalo six weeks later................An inspiration to us all
me too
Love that song lyrics so good. Brilliant bruce springsteen
High on Bruce pure genius
thank you for this timeless gift of music we lived loved and laughed born to run was our stomping grounds we will be forever friends signed your angel on your chest. terry
Tan joven y tan genial como compositor y cantante, cada vez q le oigo y le veo se me caen las lágrimas, q sensibilidad, Bruce
Gracias por tu obra eterna
永遠にリピートできる
何回聴いても胸が熱くなる
Bruce touches us so deeply, hope, dreams and just how good it can be. Thank you so much Bruce.
Love the opening.....
That intro alone is a great song... :D
This is the best version of this song I have seen.
Yup. He played 15 sold-out shows to 300,000 there in 99 and 10 shows to 600,000, next door at Giants Stadium in 2003, still the record for one perfomer or band at one stand at one venue.
He's played close to a hundred shows since it opened in 80 or 81, everyone to a full house.
Not that popularity and quality are necessarily perfectly correlated, although in Bruce's case, IMHO, he is also the best. Forty years of unmatched excellence, writing songs, in the studio, and on stage.
Enjoy Fenway
That is SO INTENSE.... If your pulse doesn't race by the end of this song you are DEAD!!!
This is probably my favorite Bruce performance ever.
Changed my life
ピアノが美しい！！
素晴らしい曲だ…
Easily the best Springsteen video on UA-cam.
If that song were for me, I don't know which would be there sooner , my heart or my feet. They would be racing each other. I know one thing is for sure. If I were fortunate
enough to have your love, I would never leave you for another.
Standing ovation...
yes.I loved Bruce Springsteen and his music.Such a passionate talent.
Simplesmente sem palavras!!
Abbiamo un giovane Bruce!! Appassionato come non mai!! Da brividi!!!!😢😕😇😅😍😘💎🎸🎷♥️💫🌲⛄
One Of The Greatest Artists of All Time. My dad loves him and being from jersey its understandable lol. One of the few great things that came outta nj
+TJ Ulrich Bruce is the only great thing that came out of N.J
+TJ Ulrich Yes, agreed Are you a NYer by any chance ? I know so many people from Jersey -though I loath the state I am almost manic in my administration for Bruce and the band.He brought white blue collar, blues into the world from the land of swamps and sludgy water --no offense meant
SuzzyStohelit no im from sourh jersey
If there were a Mt. Rushmore of the greatest rock bands EVER, Springsteen would be on it. This is one of his best songs