ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: January 5th 1974; Bruce Springsteen performs Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) for the first time at a concert at Joes Place in Boston. The song would become a live favorite and Bruce would often play it as an encore. This is Springsteens musical autobiography. After touring relentlessly around the Jersey Shore, he finally signed a record deal and got some money. The audience always went crazy when Springsteen sang: The record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance. He got a $25,000 advance from Columbia Records when he signed his first record deal, proving to his father and others who doubted him that he did have a real job. Springsteen called the song, A kiss-off to everybody who counted you out, put you down, or decided you werent good enough. He considers this the best love song he ever wrote. He says Its proof that a love song does not have to be slow or sappy. This is Springsteens most popular live song. It was the song before the last encore at most of his shows from 1974-1984. The live film clip of this is the closest thing Springsteen had to a music video until he started making them in 1984, starting with Dancing In The Dark. This was one of the first songs to showcase Clarence Clemons on sax. With his bright suits and imposing size, he quickly became the most popular member of the E Street Band. After appearing on the covers of Time and Newsweek in October,1975, he sometimes changed the words to Tell your papa I aint no freak, cause I got my picture on the cover of Time and Newsweek. Springsteen never liked his nickname The Boss, and sometimes sang: You can call me Lieutenant, Rosie, but dont ever call me Boss. He wrote this to be a live show-stopper. He was inspired by the Soul revues in the 60s where the artists would pour all their energy into their final song, and just when it seemed to be over, keep playing. He knew his audience would remember this when he played it. Here, from 1975 is, the once and forever greatest live song I personally have ever seen, Rosilita (Come Out Tonight) being performed by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.....Enjoy!
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:49:04 +0000
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