One of my favorite rock performances! Tom Joad is a character in John Steinbecks novel The Grapes Of Wrath. Near the end of the story, Tom makes his famous Ill be there speech, which is also noted in the lyrics. The idea is that the ghost of Tom Joad, the spirit of working together as a community, will prevail in times of great injustice (police brutality, economic corruption, etc.). The Ghost Of Tom Joad is an acoustic album, and Springsteen released it with very little publicity. Springsteen wrote this as a rock song to complete the 1995 Greatest Hits album. Not liking the result, he set it aside and used it on his acoustic album a few months later. On the 1999 E-Street Band reunion tour, Springsteen usually played this about 2 hours into the show. Many fans took a bathroom break or got a beer. Springsteen performed this at the Grammy Awards in 1997, and Rage Against The Machine recorded this on their 2000 album Renegades... hence, if youre still reading.... comes this spectacular version.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:13:16 +0000
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