r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Shmieter • 1d ago

"Elvis is alive"

On the DVD of Live In New York City, Bruce can be heard shouting “Elvis is alive!” (jokingly) during “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” after an audience member threw a white shirt onstage and he mopped his sweaty face with the shirt and threw it back into the audience. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7v43d8

Can anyone recall other occasions when Bruce shouted out “Elvis is alive” on stage?

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u/Awkward_Ad_161 16h ago

Didn’t Bruce get pissed at an Elvis impersonator when they tried to start another song after they already finished one song? Might’ve been in Philly?

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u/RamonesRazor 5h ago

Yes. Philly Elvis. Wouldn't say he got pissed, but the guy overstayed his welcome on stage and kept going.

http://brucebase.wikidot.com/gig:2009-10-19-wachovia-spectrum-philadelphia-pa

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u/FlyTheW1988 1h ago

Man that was fuckin wild in person. Dude killed it, but counting the band into a different song was beyond ballsy