Live 16 Oct 2002 version
[Spoken intro:] Keep those cameras rolling, one more for the folks out in TV-land.
One, two, one two three four
I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
Come home in the morning, go to bed feelin' the same way
I ain't nothing but tired, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
Message just keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
Check my look in the mirror, wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere, just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere baby, I just know that there is
Can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
You sit around getting older, there's a joke here somewhere, it's on me
Shake the world off my shoulders, come on baby (come one baby)
Come on baby (come one baby), come on baby (come one baby), have a laugh on me
One two thee
Stay on the streets of this town, they'll be carving you up alright
They say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action, sick of sitting 'round here tryin' to write this book
I need a love reaction, baby gimme just one look
Can't start a fire sitting 'round cryin' over a broken heart
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
Can't start a fire worryin' about your little world fallin' apart
This gun's for hire (this gun's for hire), this gun's for hire (this gun's for hire)
This gun's for hire (this gun's for hire) even if we're just dancing in the dark
Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Hey baby! (Hey baby)
Heyyyyy!
The above lyrics are for the live 16 Oct 2002 performance of DANCING IN THE DARK at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, during The Rising Tour. The song was the last on the TV broadcast (see the below section).
Video for the complete 16 Oct 2002 concert was released in 2003 on the Live In Barcelona DVD (see the below section).
Two month into The Rising Tour, the first half of the 16 Oct 2002 concert at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, was broadcast live at the time across Europe on MTV Europe and VH1 UK. A tape of the broadcast was later aired by CBS in the United States on 28 Feb 2003. The entire concert was released on 18 Nov 2003 on the Live In Barcelona DVD. This was the first time that an entire Springsteen concert was documented with an official release in either audio or video. The video is directed by Chris Hilson and produced by Jon Landau, Barbara Carr, and George Travis. Audio is recorded and mixed by Brendan O'Brien and the video is edited by Thom Zimny.
No equivalent audio-only album release was made, but SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT from this show was officially released as a bonus track on the Lonesome Day European maxi single in 2002, and SHE'S THE ONE and BORN TO RUN were officially released on the US-only promotional CD sampler Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band PBS Exclusive in late 2005. Videos of WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY, MARY'S PLACE, and DANCING IN THE DARK were also included on the "Tour Edition" of The Rising album in 2003.
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Disc 2:
Notes:
In addition to its release on the Live In Barcelona DVD, video for the live 16 Oct 2002 performance of DANCING IN THE DARK was also included on a bonus 5-track DVD that came with The Rising album "Tour Edition", which was issued in Europe and Australia. The 5-track DVD was also issued separately in Europe for promotional use only.
List of available versions of DANCING IN THE DARK on this website:
DANCING IN THE DARK [Album version]
