Live 07 Dec 2001 version
[Spoken intro (Bruce Hornsby):] I'd like to play one of the great accordion songs in music history. The song that made the accordion famous...
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | (I believe in miracles) |
| (Where you from) | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| I believe in miracles | |
| Since you came along | |
| You sexy thing | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Where'd you come from, baby? |
| Now how did you know that I needed you? | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | I just knew |
| Bruce Springsteen: | How did you know that I needed you so badly? |
| How did you know that I'd give my heart gladly? | |
| Yesterday I was one of the lonely people | |
| Now you're lying next to me and whoah, | |
| Making love to me | |
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Sing it girls! |
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | Where you from |
| Bruce Springsteen: | You sexy thing |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Yeah, yeah |
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Since you came along | |
| You sexy thing | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Come on Bruce! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Whoah! |
| You are hot and sexy! | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Hey Big Man! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Where did you come from, angel? |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Oh yeah |
| Bruce Hornsby: | How did you know I'd be the one? |
| Did you know that you're everything I beg for? | |
| Did you know everybody prayed for every day | |
| For your love and satisfaction | |
| Now you're lying next to me, giving it to me | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Whoah! |
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Where you from | |
| You sexy thing | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Sexy thing, sexy thing |
| Hornsby and Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Since you came along | |
| You sexy thing | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Big Man! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | I've always wanted to say this... Blow, Big Man, blow! |
| Whoah! | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Come on! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Do it again! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Bruce! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Whoah! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Ah ha! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Alright |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Ah ha ha ha ha! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Alright! |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah! |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Let's break it down now, horns! Hit me! |
| Ah, let's hear the singers sing it now... Here we go... One, two, three four! | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| (Where you from) | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah, I believe in miracles |
| (Since you came along) | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Oh, let's hear the people do it! |
| I believe in miracles | |
| (Where you from) | |
| Come on! | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Oh you sexy thing |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah |
| (Since you came along) | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Where you from |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Come on band! Hey! |
| I believe in miracles | |
| (Where you from) | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Ah, one more time, everybody kick it back there! | |
| I believe in miracles | |
| (Since you came along) | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| One, two, three, hey! | |
| I believe in miracles, come on! | |
| Where you from | |
| You sexy thing | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah |
| Bruce Springsteen: | I believe in miracles |
| Since you came along | |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah |
| Bruce Springsteen: | You sexy thing |
| Bruce Hornsby: | Yeah |
| Bruce Springsteen: | You sexy |
| You sexy | |
| You sexy | |
| You sexy | |
| You sexy | |
| You sexy | |
| (Where you from) | |
| Hit that thing boys! | |
| (You sexy thing) | |
| Hit it band! | |
| (I believe in miracles) | |
| Alright, here we go! | |
| Where you from | |
| You sexy thing |
[Spoken outro (Bruce Springsteen):] Whoah! That is one sexy man with an accordion, that's all I can say! Let's here it for the Alliance Singers! A very tall sexy man. Alright, alright.
YOU SEXY THING is a song ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY Hot Chocolate in 1975 . See the original Hot Chocolate version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 07 Dec 2001 performance of YOU SEXY THING at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ, during the fourth of the five 2001 Asbury Park holiday shows. The song was performed as a duet between Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Hornsby with The Alliance Singers on backup vocals.
Bruce Springsteen performed five Asbury Park holiday shows in 2001 (01, 04, 06, 07, and 08 December). 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.
YOU SEXY THING was performed during two of the five 2001 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. The song was performed as a duet between Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Hornsby with The Alliance Singers on backup vocals.
A snippet of YOU SEXY THING was sometimes used during The Rising Tour as part of MARY'S PLACE, during Springsteen's introduction of the band, particularly Patti Scialfa.
A few lines of YOU SEXY THING were sometimes used during the Working On A Dream Tour as part of RAISE YOUR HAND.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of YOU SEXY THING on this website:
YOU SEXY THING [Live 07 Dec 2001 version]