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Live 05 Apr 1995 (Ed Sullivan Theater) version
[David Letterman (spoken intro):] They're gonna do another song; we have to pause for a commercial, we'll be right back.
From a tenement window a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner things got real quiet real fast
He walked into a (Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Talking 'bout a (Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Well, I'm all alone, I'm all alone
[Clarence Clemons:] Well, kid, you better get the picture!
I'm on my own, I'm on my own
And I can't go home
Play it, C!
They made that change uptown
And the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city
All the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half
(Tenth Avenue freeze-out)
Talking 'bout a...
Come on, band!
Oh, oh, it ain't nothing but the Tenth!
Oh, it ain't nothing but the Tenth!
Well, they made that change uptown
And the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city
All the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half, hey!
Tenth Avenue
I'm talking 'bout the Tenth!
All right!
[David Letterman (spoken outro):] Yeah! All right! Now you got a show! Thank you!
The above lyrics are for the live 05 Apr 1995 performance of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, NY, during the taping of an episode of the Late Show With David Letterman. The song was played with the E Street band, in a strange and largely instrumental arrangement. The song was only played in part, and most of the performance took place during a commercial break; only the parts in bold (including the spoken intro and outro) were broadcast on television.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT on this website:
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Album version]