I am huge fan of Suicide; Alan Vega and Martin Rev account for well over 30 cds in my music collection. I have not one Springsteen CD. Although not to my taste I respect this man. This is the best cover I have ever heard (not just of Suicide). I can see he undertands Suicide and does not try to copy them. The song is minimalist, improvised and passionate; it is the spirit of Suicide not an imiitation . As powerful and beutiful as the original. And to do this as an encore for HIS audience..wow!
I saw Springsteen twice during this tour and the best song was the last....Dream Baby Dream! The show in Bridgeport, CT (my hometown), Alan Vega was there and Bruce introduced him. What a thrill!
My respect for Springsteen grew even more when I found out that he was using this song to close his shows. This song has been a favourite of mine for over a quarter of a century. Keep those dreams burnin', baby.
got this on a 10" vinyl. brilliant cover version of song by SUICIDE,a true legendary electronic / pioneering duo fro 70"s New York. Alan Vega is a god !!!!
Saw him do this at the Albert Hall in 2005. He made many brave moves that night. Opening with Reason To Believe through a bullet-mic was indecipherable but mesmeric like a David Lynch scene. Then he ended with this,a song probably no one in the room had heard before but finished the night off the the perfect note
Springsteen's were in Max's Kansas City, the NY nightclub where he got signed to Columbia Records; he gave songs to max's stars Patti Smith (Because The Night) and Robert Gordon(Fire, which was covered a few years later by the Pointer Sisters) and he was clearly a fan of Suicide; the Max's family sticks together!(yes, even Madonna who got her start there as a rocker in the late 70s,before 'going disco'),which is why she had Iggy & The Stooges induct her into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
@strangeparty you're right and Suicide were a massive inspiration for his Nebraska album, you can it hear it especially at the end of bruces State Trooper the screaming into the mic the same way Vega did in "Frankie Teardrop" at around the midway mark. Bruce is a fan.
Springsteen knows music, back in '84 mentioned Suicide being a huge influence on his recording "Nebraska". Suicide is one of the most underrated pioneers of punk and the type of music Zorn and Sonic Youth would later do. Joe Strummer's future in the Clash was sealed when he saw Bruce in London. Bruce eventually met with the Clash when they first came to the US.
Mickey, I'm paying a compliment Bruce. Mr Springsteen is performing a cover of a song by Suicide. I'm a Suicide fan, not a Springsteen fan; and for me to come here and say that I love and respect Bruce Springsteen's version of a Suicide song is surely something positive.
If you liked this performance, you must check out the other one here on youtube from jenshenrik. When he stands up in that one it's like he's almost in a trance he's so into it...Aaaazing!
Bruce Springsteen doing a cover version of a song by SUICIDE!?!? (Alan Vega & Martin Rev.) I knew "State Trooper" was inspired by their work, but Wow! I'll give Bruce credit for putting more personal soul and vocal emotion into this than Vega & Rev do, turning a love song into something just shy of a hymn.
I never put it together until now, but I wonder if Alan Vega also being from Jersey (or NY) and singing in a certain faux southern rockabilly accent must’ve been inspiring to Bruce.
@shorty30586 Hey Shorty! Maybe u are still alive, it has been 3 years. I saw him a few time on this tour. You could knocked the couple of thousand people overe with a feather when he played this! I watched and very few times I saw a audience react in this way and I have been to many, many different concerts. Thanks Bruce!
Lovely. Reminiscent of, but nowhere near as unhappy as, Motion Picture Soundtrack by Radiohd. I think it's just that keyboard sound. It cracks me in two. The second Suicide album's got a welter of good stuff, eg. Shadazz, Diamonds, Fur Coat...('cool' typified in song form)...well worth checking out. Oh, and the rockabilly Ghost Rider you can find on YT is phenomenal.
Nothing official, but almost any bootleg from the second half or the "Devils & Dust" tour should have it. He played it a LOT once he "discovered it on that tour.
Looks like this song is for Amy Winehouse today ! R.I.P Amy Repose en paix, mon amie So that's it ! You flied Alors voilà, tu t'es envolée ? too flash, too soon. en un éclair trop rapide ! running back to devils and dust retrouvant démons et poussière after a whole life of lust après toute une vie de lucre you closed your dark balloons refermant tes sombres ballons and for sure in stars you high-skied. aspirés par le ciel étoilé. - Gil Minorque-Meilud
You know what Alan Vega thinks: "At the end of the interview, when asked what's his favorite Springsteen song, Vega answered "'Dream Baby Dream.' On my death bed, that's the last thing I'm going to listen to. I'll play it at my funeral."
cool cover. You know what's funny is if the real Suicide had ever opened for him, they would have been pelted with garbage--just like when they opened for the Cars!
surely reaches the original and maybe even exceeds by far suicide ... sorry to be positive about that ... but THIS is the definite proof of springsteens good taste in music things ...
You must be joking. But, I'll assume you're serious, but then I would be making an... oh well.... dream baby dream. PS: It's phony cool to think that Suicide is superior to Springsteen in anything.
I am huge fan of Suicide; Alan Vega and Martin Rev account for well over 30 cds in my music collection. I have not one Springsteen CD. Although not to my taste I respect this man. This is the best cover I have ever heard (not just of Suicide). I can see he undertands Suicide and does not try to copy them. The song is minimalist, improvised and passionate; it is the spirit of Suicide not an imiitation . As powerful and beutiful as the original. And to do this as an encore for HIS audience..wow!
Mesmerizing and the same message he’s been sharing with us since the beginning. So apropos!
I love this song. It's so mesmerising, brilliant in its simlicity. I also love the way the organ just keeps on playing when he stands up :)
Fascinating cover song to close each night of the Devils & Dust tour. Thanks for posting.
I saw Springsteen twice during this tour and the best song was the last....Dream Baby Dream! The show in Bridgeport, CT (my hometown), Alan Vega was there and Bruce introduced him. What a thrill!
Life is so unfair,how the fuck can one man have so much talent?
My respect for Springsteen grew even more when I found out that he was using this song to close his shows. This song has been a favourite of mine for over a quarter of a century. Keep those dreams burnin', baby.
tell you wot bruce you just went right up in my book for this, AWESOME
outstanding Bruce, not afraid to experiment !!!
A stunning performance.....right up there with the original. Haunting and beautiful.
How beautiful, Bruce just breaks my heart - he is so lovely!
Love this! the sound fits with the aesthetic of both Suicide and Nebraska.
What an immensely beautiful and not least passionate interpretation. Stunning!
got this on a 10" vinyl. brilliant cover version of song by SUICIDE,a true legendary electronic / pioneering duo fro 70"s New York. Alan Vega is a god !!!!
Tillägmar denna till min kära soulmate som dog för tidigt för 8 år sedan Rip Siw
Thought i had died and gone to heaven when i first heard this! amazing performance,it cannot get any better!
Saw him do this at the Albert Hall in 2005. He made many brave moves that night. Opening with Reason To Believe through a bullet-mic was indecipherable but mesmeric like a David Lynch scene. Then he ended with this,a song probably no one in the room had heard before but finished the night off the the perfect note
This song just gets stuck in my head and its incredibly addictive to listen to!
Genius at work
Thank you for putting this up!! I'd wanted to hear this again. Great ending to a great show.
yeah agreed, i saw him in dublin and toronto in 05
Springsteen's were in Max's Kansas City, the NY nightclub where he got signed to Columbia Records; he gave songs to max's stars Patti Smith (Because The Night) and Robert Gordon(Fire, which was covered a few years later by the Pointer Sisters) and he was clearly a fan of Suicide;
the Max's family sticks together!(yes, even Madonna who got her start there as a rocker in the late 70s,before 'going disco'),which is why she had Iggy & The Stooges induct her into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
@strangeparty you're right and Suicide were a massive inspiration for his Nebraska album, you can it hear it especially at the end of bruces State Trooper the screaming into the mic the same way Vega did in "Frankie Teardrop" at around the midway mark. Bruce is a fan.
Springsteen knows music, back in '84 mentioned Suicide being a huge influence on his recording "Nebraska". Suicide is one of the most underrated pioneers of punk and the type of music Zorn and Sonic Youth would later do. Joe Strummer's future in the Clash was sealed when he saw Bruce in London. Bruce eventually met with the Clash when they first came to the US.
When my time comes, I hope I go out listening to this song...
Oh man, so beautiful!
beautiful. rip alan vega
Beautiful.
Awesome! Thanks for posting that, man!
What a wonderful lullaby...
we all have dreams that we have. Plus we need to have to reach for the dreams to give us the push to keep going
I really like this cover.
HELL YEA!! Here's to catching lots of shows! :D
I love the original but Bruce's cover is stunningly beautiful, epic, even. Wished there was a studio version, too.
He will always be my dream.
Who on earth could give this a thumbs down?
Hypnotic......
The organ stops playing when he stands up, what we hear is the synthesizer (which someone else in the band handles...)
Mickey, I'm paying a compliment Bruce. Mr Springsteen is performing a cover of a song by Suicide. I'm a Suicide fan, not a Springsteen fan; and for me to come here and say that I love and respect Bruce Springsteen's version of a Suicide song is surely something positive.
Holy shit,I love Suicide's song,I never knew Springsteen did a cover. So epic.
yes, springsteen, yes.
really great cover
This takes me to Heaven !!
wish i had this on cd
the most beautiful song from NY band SUICIDE!!!
I am a big Suicide fan but got to say Springsteen does a great version of the song.
open your eyes Zach, i just want to see you smile....love mama
Great version.
awesome! so Bruce uses the music and some of lyrics of both Suicides "Keep Your Dreams" and the chorus of Suicides "Dream Baby Dream".
approx zero
and that is why it is so wonderful
Props to "the Boss" for doing such a great song...
If you liked this performance, you must check out the other one here on youtube from jenshenrik. When he stands up in that one it's like he's almost in a trance he's so into it...Aaaazing!
ooops! I meant, "aMaaazing" in the comment below. Also the sound quality is much better in the other one too...check it out. You won't be sorry!
Bruce Springsteen doing a cover version of a song by SUICIDE!?!? (Alan Vega & Martin Rev.) I knew "State Trooper" was inspired by their work, but Wow! I'll give Bruce credit for putting more personal soul and vocal emotion into this than Vega & Rev do, turning a love song into something just shy of a hymn.
I never put it together until now, but I wonder if Alan Vega also being from Jersey (or NY) and singing in a certain faux southern rockabilly accent must’ve been inspiring to Bruce.
Alan Vega and Suicide were a huge inspiration to Bruce. It's well-documented.
@shorty30586 Hey Shorty! Maybe u are still alive, it has been 3 years. I saw him a few time on this tour. You could knocked the couple of thousand people overe with a feather when he played this! I watched and very few times I saw a audience react in this way and I have been to many, many different concerts. Thanks Bruce!
That song is from Suicide!
i love Suicide!
thx for this!!!!
Anyone know if there is a Springsteen DVD with Dream Baby Dream?
Bruce has just released a studio version of this track. Go to his home page to listen.
G.
The organ can be put on repeat.
dude that'd so be bad ass.
Lovely. Reminiscent of, but nowhere near as unhappy as, Motion Picture Soundtrack by Radiohd. I think it's just that keyboard sound. It cracks me in two.
The second Suicide album's got a welter of good stuff, eg. Shadazz, Diamonds, Fur Coat...('cool' typified in song form)...well worth checking out. Oh, and the rockabilly Ghost Rider you can find on YT is phenomenal.
Его голос достигает до самого сердца трогает Душу ни единой толики фальши
scaruffi
Why do people argue about others taste in music? Isn't music suppose to speak to each of us in our own individual way?
rip
it is good.
I love this ' rock'n roll harmonic ' at 1:10
Wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it here. I heard he really is impressed by "Frankie Teardrop" too.
I'm a big big fan of Suicide, but this interpretation is ok, it's personal and that is why it is interesting.
@drstevie
I have the same record. It's an excellent tribute record.
The one before this was always the Promised Land. Search for an acoustic version of that.
Nothing official, but almost any bootleg from the second half or the "Devils & Dust" tour should have it. He played it a LOT once he "discovered it on that tour.
alan vega
May 2005, Jersey? This must of been the concert with the sound failure.
el boss
Damn....
Looks like this song is for Amy Winehouse today !
R.I.P Amy
Repose en paix, mon amie
So that's it ! You flied
Alors voilà, tu t'es envolée ?
too flash, too soon.
en un éclair trop rapide !
running back to devils and dust
retrouvant démons et poussière
after a whole life of lust
après toute une vie de lucre
you closed your dark balloons
refermant tes sombres ballons
and for sure in stars you high-skied.
aspirés par le ciel étoilé.
- Gil Minorque-Meilud
It's pretty funny how the organ still plays when he stands up to sing.
Still a great song though
where is the original?
This is a cover of a band called SUICIDE.... if you like bruce, you will love Suicide. I promise. Buy SUICIDES first two releases. Good stuff.
I loved this. Too bad the quality sucks.
at 3.54 he just walks away from the organ?
drime baby drime
the original is definitely better, but I like both versions because they do different things with it
You know what Alan Vega thinks: "At the end of the interview, when asked what's his favorite Springsteen song, Vega answered "'Dream Baby Dream.' On my death bed, that's the last thing I'm going to listen to. I'll play it at my funeral."
I think this version is amazing but who's playing the keyboard after 3:54?
cool cover. You know what's funny is if the real Suicide had ever opened for him, they would have been pelted with garbage--just like when they opened for the Cars!
Talk is cheap,just watch it again!!!!
Hey, silly people... It's not a contest.
The sound quality kinda sucks.
a bit candy assed version of a punk classic.. but not bad. the boss can pull it off
surely reaches the original and maybe even exceeds by far suicide ... sorry to be positive about that ... but THIS is the definite proof of springsteens good taste in music things ...
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You must be joking. But, I'll assume you're serious, but then I would be making an... oh well.... dream baby dream.
PS: It's phony cool to think that Suicide is superior to Springsteen in anything.
you are wrong.
yeah, he does. shit.