The River
~ Song
Annotation
The River Studio Session Info
The Essential Studio Sessions Info
Lyrics from springsteenlyrics.com
Lyrics from brucespringsteen.it
All known live performances
Annotation last modified on 2020-02-14 22:04 UTC.
Relationships
| publisher: | Bruce Springsteen (in 1979) |
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| lyricist: | Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980) |
| composer: | Bruce Springsteen (in 1979) |
| publisher: | Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-the-river-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/34285 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0052056890 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=997 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q2406167 [info] |
| work list entry: | http://brucebase.wikidot.com/song:the-river [info] |
| later translated versions: | Het water |
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| version of: | Oh Angelyne |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1979-02-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:04 |
| 1979-08-26 | The River (version 6) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:54 | |
| 1979-08-26 – 1979-08-29 | The River (version 6) | Bruce Springsteen | 4:56 | |
| 1979-08-26 – 1980-04-24 | The River (version 9) | Bruce Springsteen | 5:01 | |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:09 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:21 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:32 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:24 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:32 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:03 |
| 1979-09-21 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐21: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:51 |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:41 |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:08 |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:04 |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:51 |
| 1979-09-22 | The River (live, 1979‐09‐22: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:05 |
| 1980-09 | The River (rehearsal, 1980‐09: Clair Brothers Audio, Lititz, PA, USA) | Bruce Springsteen | 7:40 | |
| 1980-09 | The River (rehearsal, 1980‐09: Clair Brothers Audio, Lititz, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-09 | The River (rehearsal, 1980‐09: Clair Brothers Audio, Lititz, PA, USA) | Bruce Springsteen | 6:03 | |
| 1980-09 | The River (rehearsal, 1980‐09: Clair Brothers Audio, Lititz, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:28 |
| 1980-09 | The River / The River (rehearsal, 1980‐09: Clair Brothers Audio, Lititz, PA, USA) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:43 | |
| 1980-10-03 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐03: Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-03 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐03: Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:00 |
| 1980-10-03 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐03: Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:02 |
| 1980-10-03 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐03: Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:22 |
| 1980-10-03 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐03: Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:11 |
| 1980-10-04 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐04: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:55 |
| 1980-10-04 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐04: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:16 |
| 1980-10-06 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐06: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:59 |
| 1980-10-07 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐07: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:05 |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:31 |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:40 |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:08 |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:39 |
| 1980-10-09 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐09: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-10 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐10: Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:28 |
| 1980-10-10 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐10: Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:43 |
| 1980-10-11 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐11: Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 9:15 |
| 1980-10-11 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐11: Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:59 | |
| 1980-10-13 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐13: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:52 |
| 1980-10-13 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐13: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:38 |
| 1980-10-13 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐13: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-13 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐13: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:39 |
| 1980-10-14 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐14: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:40 |
| 1980-10-14 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐14: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:46 |
| 1980-10-14 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐14: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:46 |
| 1980-10-14 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐14: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:55 |
| 1980-10-17 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐17: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:43 |
| 1980-10-18 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐18: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:35 |
| 1980-10-18 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐18: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:46 |
| 1980-10-20 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐20: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:38 |
| 1980-10-20 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐20: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:18 |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:43 |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-24 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐24: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:48 |
| 1980-10-25 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐25: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:53 |
| 1980-10-25 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐25: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-10-25 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐25: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:52 |
| 1980-10-25 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐25: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:52 |
| 1980-10-27 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐27: Oakland‐Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:27 |
| 1980-10-27 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐27: Oakland‐Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:08 |
| 1980-10-27 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐27: Oakland‐Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:28 |
| 1980-10-28 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐28: Oakland‐Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:11 |
| 1980-10-30 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐30: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:46 |
| 1980-10-30 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐30: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:17 |
| 1980-10-31 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐31: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:01 |
| 1980-10-31 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐31: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:17 |
| 1980-10-31 | The River (live, 1980‐10‐31: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:20 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:35 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:35 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:33 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:41 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:33 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:36 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:35 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:37 |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-01 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐01: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:37 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:08 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:16 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:14 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:51 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:13 |
| 1980-11-05 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐05: ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:13 |
| 1980-11-08 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐08: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
| 1980-11-08 | The River | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
| 1980-11-09 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐09: Special Events Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:54 |
| 1980-11-09 | The River (live, 1980‐11‐09: Special Events Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 6:47 |
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