Live 15 Oct 1999 version
[Spoken intro (Bruce Springsteen):] Got a close friend of mine, lives here in, here in Phoenix. Gonna have him come up and sing a song with us. He's, uh, in my opinion, this is, uh, one of the greatest living soul singers of all time, Mr. Sam Moore, the original Soul Man. Come on, Sam! The teacher! The teacher!
| Sam Moore: | Coming to you on a dusty road |
| Good loving, I've got a truckload | |
| And when you get it | |
| You got something | |
| Don't worry, 'cause I'm coming | |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| Sam Moore: | I got what I got the hard way |
| I'll make it better | |
| Each and every day | |
| So, honey, don't you fret | |
| You ain't seen nothing yet | |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| What? | |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| Play it, Bruce! | |
| Moore and Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| Sam Moore: | I was brought up on a side street |
| Learned how to love, before, before | |
| Oh | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | What Sam said |
| So hold on, Sam | |
| 'Cause I'm coming | |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| I'm a Soul Man | |
| Sam Moore: | Grab the rope |
| And I'll pull you in | |
| Give you hope | |
| And be your only boyfriend, yeah (yeah) | |
| Yeah (Yeah) | |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Oh! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | I'm a Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Soul Man |
| Sam Moore: | Soul Man |
| Bruce Springsteen (spoken): | The great Sam Moore! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | He's a Soul Man! |
[Spoken outro (Bruce Springsteen):] Sam Moore! Whoa, that was fun!
SOUL MAN is a 1967 song by Sam & Dave. See the original Sam & Dave version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 15 Oct 1999 performance of SOUL MAN at America West Arena in Phoenix, AZ, during The Reunion Tour. The song featured a guest appearance by Sam Moore on vocals. As far as it's known, that was the first time that Bruce Springsteen performed SOUL MAN in full.
Other versions of SOUL MAN were also officially released.
SOUL MAN was performed once during what is known as The Reunion Tour (132 dates, April 1999 to July 2000), on 15 Oct 1999 in Phoenix, AZ. The song featured a guest appearance by Sam Moore on vocals.
Steven Van Zandt occasionally played a snippet of SOUL MAN for his solo during TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT on The Reunion Tour. See the live 03 Jun 1999 version of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT for an example.
Between 2002 and 2011, Bruce Springsteen played private benefit shows for schools and colleges that his kids attended ─ Rumson Country Day School of Rumson, NJ, and Ranney School of Tinton Falls, NJ, and Boston College of Chestnut Hill, MA. SOUL MAN was performed at 4 of these fundraisers, always at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, and backed by Bobby Bandiera and his band. On these shows the song was played in a full-band arrangement. The song featured Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, and Lisa Lowell on 13 Apr 2002, Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell and Max Weinberg on drums on 14 Apr 2002, Patti Scialfa on 25 Apr 2004, and Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, and a four-piece horn section on 22 Oct 2011. The latter performance also featured a guest appearance by J.T. Bowen on shared lead vocals.
SOUL MAN was performed during all three 2003 Asbury Park holiday shows. These concerts were billed as "Bruce Springsteen with The Max Weinberg 7 and Friends", with The Max Weinberg 7 serving as the house band, and Springsteen bringing guests on and off the stage throughout the shows. On these shows the song featured a guest appearance by Sam Moore on vocals. See the live 08 Dec 2003 version for more details.
SOUL MAN was performed off-tour on 29 Oct 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, during the first of the two Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25th anniversary concerts. The song was played with Sam Moore on vocals, backed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. This performance of SOUL MAN aired on HBO a month later and was officially released on The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts home video in 2010. See the live 29 Oct 2009 version for more details.
SOUL MAN was performed off-tour on 25 Feb 2012 at The Press Room in Asbury Park, NJ, during a surprise appearance at a gig with Boccigalupe and the Badboys. The song was The song was played in a full-band version. See the live 25 Feb 2012 version for more details.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of SOUL MAN on this website:
SOUL MAN [Live 15 Oct 1999 version]
