Alternate studio version
Once we were kids playing king of the mountain on the end
World came charging up the hill, and we were women, we were men
Yeah, we stood by each other's side, each one fighting for the other
And we swore until we died we'd always be blood brothers
Hoo hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo
Now the hardness of the world ??? slowly grind your world away
Making nothing but a fool's joke out of promises made
It's a long and dirty ride and there ain't much cover
No one running by your side, my blood, my blood brother
Whoa!
Through the houses of the dead past those fallen in their tracks
Always moving ahead and never looking back
Now the moon's dirty light shines 'cross the highway unfurled
And this love burns inside me like the last light in the world
And the night is shining bright like some mystery uncovered
I'll keep moving through the dark with you in my heart, my blood brother
Whoa!
Whoa!
The above lyrics are for a rock version of BLOOD BROTHERS recorded in January 1995 at The Hit Factory in New York City, NY. See the official studio version for more details. This version was released in 1996 on the Blood Brothers EP.
The alternate studio version of BLOOD BROTHERS was included on the Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- compilation album.
The alternate studio version of BLOOD BROTHERS was released in November 1996 on the Blood Brothers promo EP, a Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band release exclusively available as a bonus with the Blood Brothers video, VHS format only. The EP was issued in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.
In 1997 the alternate studio version of BLOOD BROTHERS was also included on the second UK issue of the Secret Garden EP which was released to promote the Jerry Maguire movie soundtrack.
Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- is a Bruce Springsteen compilation album released by Sony Music Japan in 2023. The compilation, which was exclusively released in Japan, consists of previously released 35 audio tracks and 62 video tracks. The collection is part of a 26-title reissue campaign to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's debut album. The series, issued in three waves (25 Oct 2023, 22 Nov 2023, and 20 Dec 2023), includes 25 albums originally released between 1973 and 2014 plus a new compilation album that includes all of Springsteen's singles released in Japan from 1975 to 1999. All audio CD's were manufactured using Sony Japan's Blu-spec CD2 format.
Disc 1: (audio CD)
Disc 2: (audio CD)
Disc 3: (DVD)
Disc 4: (DVD)
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