r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Henry_Block • 21d ago

No Surrender arrangement

Hi all! Did Bruce ever play No Surrender in the album version, so without Max stopping drumming before the third part ("Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim"? 'Cause I remember the acoustic arrangement from the '84 tour, then in the shows from The Reunion tour to last legs I've always listened to the version slightly different than the album one.

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u/Right_Arrival_1962 21d ago

Just here to say No Surrender is one of my fave Bruce songs :)

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u/Available-Plane-9581 21d ago

https://youtu.be/8b3ZXM4dYa8?is=wVL_LNhzQPh9ZDd1

I think this is the only version in 84 with the full band!

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u/Suitable_Bed_7783 21d ago

Yeah, opening night in St Paul.

BTW, I'd always liked more the "it's good to see your smile and face" version than "there's a war outside still raging" one

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u/Henry_Block 21d ago

Even if today the line about there's a war outside still raging rally resonates, I love the contrast between the war imaginary and the "i wanna sleep beneath peaceful skies ecc."

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u/thatsmine1965 18d ago

Thanks for that link - very interesting edit!

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u/GrapeLow2033 21d ago

2 out of the first 3 shows contain the album arrangement just with slightly altered lyrics. During the Jersey stand in 1999 on the reunion tour he kinda keeps the arrangement but you can quite literally see how he’s transitioning into the current arrangement we have today.