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Bruce Springsteen — Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
Album: Born To Run
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Released: 1975
Length: 3:06
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Teardrops on the city, Bad Scooter searching for his groove
Seem like the whole world walking pretty and you can't find the room to move
Well, everybody better move over, that's all
'Cause I'm running on the bad side and I got my back to the wall

Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out

Well, I was stranded in the jungle trying to take in all the heat they was giving
The night is dark but the sidewalk's bright and lined with the light of the living
From a tenement window, a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner, things got real quiet real fast

I walked into a Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out

And I'm all alone, I'm all alone
And kid, you better get the picture
And I'm on my own, I'm on my own
And I can't go home

When the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city all the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half

With a Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out
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 z11355 wrote:
Miss you Clarence!  {#Yell}   damn!  no sax


I saw this performed live the night Jimmy Carter was elected president. Clarence retort to the brass interjections was solid, then held his own solo at the end. Second best concert I ever attended. 
Posted 2 years ago by jamesbowne907    [ Reply ]
Miss you Clarence!  {#Yell}   damn!  no sax
Posted 11 years ago by z11355    [ Reply ]
Like most of Bruce's old catalog, this song has held up very well. {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I must say this is my fav Bruce song.   Saw him in KC about '78 ?   he wore the audience out!!  but not me .
Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Great Piano!!
Posted 14 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
 canoeist wrote:
i'm sorry I just don't get Bruce Springsteen. It's OK but I can really take or leave it{#Think}
 
I got a bad case of Bruce fatigue very quickly after this LP came out thanks to a guitarist with a band I was in at the time who was a BS fanatic.

Posted 15 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
One of the very few Springsteen songs I actually like.

Posted 15 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
Woo.
just what I needed this morning.
Thanks! 
Posted 15 years ago by SirLars    [ Reply ]
 Odyzzeuz wrote:
Bruce at his screamy worst.
 
Bruce at his bellowing best!

Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
There's a little ice cream store on the beach in Belmar NJ called Tenth Avenue Freeze Out. I believe the store is named after the song.


Posted 15 years ago by rconlon    [ Reply ]
I can still remember the first time I heard this album. At a "head shop" in Martin, TN called "The Next Door" in 1975. One of my all-time favorites. Solid "10" for me. {#Clap}

Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
My best friend used to put this album on in order to drive me out of his house. Very effective.
Posted 15 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
 canoeist wrote:
i'm sorry I just don't get Bruce Springsteen. It's OK but I can really take or leave it{#Think}
 
Agreed. I do like some Bruce songs but generally they seem repetitive and uninteresting to me.

Posted 15 years ago by ord_mike    [ Reply ]
i'm sorry I just don't get Bruce Springsteen. It's OK but I can really take or leave it{#Think}
Posted 15 years ago by canoeist    [ Reply ]
If we MUST hear old BS on RP, this is the only track I care to hear once in a great while.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I looked up who was in the horn section on this one, thinking it was Southside Johnny's band. Nope: the Brecker brothers, Clarence, David Sanborn, and Wayne Andre. Holy moley. Small wonder this one cooked like it did. Still does.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
10th avenue BURN-OUT!!!
Posted 16 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
 cjdevlin wrote:


How is he pompous? He's probably one of the more humble musicians around.

 
I'm sure he is one of the greatest guys that ever walked the earth.  But his musical style is overblown, bombastic and pompous.
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:
I'm from Jersey!
You from Jersey?
What exit?
(Joe Piscopo-SNL circa 1974)

 
Funny—SNL went on the air in 1975.


Posted 16 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
boober wrote:
I'm from Jersey!
You from Jersey?
What exit?
(Joe Piscopo-SNL circa 1974)


SNL debuted in 1975. Piscopo wasn't on until several years later.

Posted 16 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
ktnsb wrote:
damn I always thought it was "Ted W. frees Al", and the rest of the song was one of those street character ballads that I was never interested enough in to follow.
I always thought it was "Tempt devil, you freeze now!"
Posted 16 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
I'm from Jersey! You from Jersey? What exit? (Joe Piscopo-SNL circa 1974)
Posted 16 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
Or "pompous".
How is he pompous? He's probably one of the more humble musicians around.
Posted 16 years ago by cjdevlin    [ Reply ]
netstv wrote:
GOOD LORD, I needed this song at this moment! Just got done writing a pissy email. Nothing to cheer me up! Have no idea what the song means or the words or anything.. just the beat!!!!
On "Wings For Wheels", the DVD that came with the BTR 30th anniversary reissue, Bruce says he doesn't even know what it means! It doesn't have to mean anything, it just has to be good, and this one succeeds! Solid 8.
Posted 16 years ago by cjdevlin    [ Reply ]
pevend wrote:
You can find a much better picture of Bruce in the dictionary next to the definition of "overrated".
Or "pompous".
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I saw Bruce last Friday in Dublin. A fantastic gig. He had the place buzzin for two and a half hours!
Posted 16 years ago by donsolaris    [ Reply ]
My favorite Springsteen tune of all time
Posted 16 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
ah... what a great tune!
Posted 16 years ago by apert    [ Reply ]
Thanks again!!! Got tickets for Bruce in Jersey on my birthday in July. Looking forward to that!
Posted 16 years ago by Zapmedia    [ Reply ]
This song is so tired
Posted 16 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
netstv wrote:
GOOD LORD, I needed this song at this moment! Just got done writing a pissy email. Nothing to cheer me up! Have no idea what the song means or the words or anything.. just the beat!!!!
Dude, i just did the exact same thing. It's amazing how many times i've had to explain to seemingly well-adjusted adults how incredibly stupid and ineffective their ideas are. Hit me with some soul, Boss.
Posted 16 years ago by alph    [ Reply ]
cant stand Bruce
Posted 16 years ago by figsout    [ Reply ]
GOOD LORD, I needed this song at this moment! Just got done writing a pissy email. Nothing to cheer me up! Have no idea what the song means or the words or anything.. just the beat!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by netstv    [ Reply ]
Love it
Posted 16 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
the song was pretty good when it came out, but it sounds extremely dated now though, like bruce himself!
Posted 16 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Bruce at his screamy worst.
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Tune !!
Posted 16 years ago by geordiezimmerman    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
"Dead devil you freezer?" Must wash my ears out...
damn I always thought it was "Ted W. frees Al", and the rest of the song was one of those street character ballads that I was never interested enough in to follow.
Posted 16 years ago by ktnsb    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
No, no. It's "Take devil you freeze out". Really, Bruce, you couldn't take the gum out of your mouth first? Bob Dylan sounds like a master elocutionist, compared to this.
so how come you're here?
Posted 17 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
No, no. It's "Take devil you freeze out". Really, Bruce, you couldn't take the gum out of your mouth first? Bob Dylan sounds like a master elocutionist, compared to this.
Posted 17 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
govna wrote:
i thought he said "tell the devil to freeze hell."
Hee hee. Me, too. Actually, I always thought it was, "tell the devil you can freeze out..."
Posted 17 years ago by ambliance    [ Reply ]
"Dead devil you freezer?" Must wash my ears out...
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
The very beggining of this song always makes me wonder if Bill is really playing a Chicago song
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Say, say it again! How much more fun can a song be?
Posted 17 years ago by TCurren    [ Reply ]
fab4fan wrote:
To say the least,his voice sounds like !!!
Preposterous. But you can turn down the volume on what is generally considered one of the best rock albums ever produced if you like. The rest of us will groove.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
pevend wrote:
You can find a much better picture of Bruce in the dictionary next to the definition of "overrated".
To say the least,his voice sounds like !!!
Posted 17 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]
jts11 wrote:
PLEASE.... PLEASE... PLEASE.... absolutely, positively NO MORE Bruce Springsteen.... please!!!!!!!!
Thank you and Amen to this! Bruce Springsteen has the worst voice I have ever heard,he sounds like he's vomiting to a music backing! I really don't know how *anyone* can stand to listen to him! He's
Posted 17 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]
woozurdaddy wrote:
BRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Thank you and Amen to this! Bruce Springsteen has the worst voice I have ever heard,he sounds like he's vomiting to a music backround! I really don't understand how anyone can stand to listen to him! He's
Posted 17 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]
You can find a much better picture of Bruce in the dictionary next to the definition of "overrated".
Posted 17 years ago by pevend    [ Reply ]
auburntigerrich wrote:
Meh. Being the first time I've heard this tune, it's nothing special. Too much cheddar. Can't swallow the horn section. 5.
It is hard to believe that there is actually someone on this planet (old enough to type) that is hearing this song for the first time in 2007....
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Can't believe. A BS song I like.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
auburntigerrich wrote:
Meh. Being the first time I've heard this tune, it's nothing special. Too much cheddar. Can't swallow the horn section. 5.
The first time you've heard this song?? Have you been under a rock?
Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
Meh. Being the first time I've heard this tune, it's nothing special. Too much cheddar. Can't swallow the horn section. 5.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
i thought he said "tell the devil to freeze hell."
Posted 17 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Oh, yes. I logged on at just the right time. This is a sweet tune. Bruce haters will just have to live with it. Thanks, Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
More Springsteen please!
Posted 17 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
Two hours into the show, breaks out 2 gorgeous beauties in bikinis to dance along with the entire band. Everyone was smiling ear to ear.
Posted 17 years ago by kjf06    [ Reply ]
PLEASE.... PLEASE... PLEASE.... absolutely, positively NO MORE Bruce Springsteen.... please!!!!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by jts11    [ Reply ]
BRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!
Posted 17 years ago by gonzafr    [ Reply ]
Wo-HOO!!! Played it! And I missed it...
Posted 17 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP!! More Boss from The Rising, please.
Posted 17 years ago by RTK    [ Reply ]
I hate anything Springsteen does.
Posted 17 years ago by electronicthroat    [ Reply ]
Huh? SIX years of freezeout from the playlist, and you play Tori Amos a million times in the interim? Shame Bill...
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]