Springsteen, Bruce - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) Lyrics






Sandy the fireworks are hailin'
Over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stony faces
Left stranded on this warm July

Down in the town the circuit's
Full of switchblade lovers
So fast so shiny so sharp
As the wizards play
Down on Pinball Way
On the boardwalk way past dark

And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open
Like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York virgins by the score

And Sandy the Aurora is risin' behind us
Its pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never
See you again
Hey Sandy girl
Na na baby

Now the greasers
Ah they tramp the streets or get busted
For sleeping on the beach all night
Them boys in their high heels
Ah Sandy their skins are so white

And me I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades
Bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk
Where they all promise to unsnap their jeans

You know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
And they kept me spinnin'
Didn't think I'd ever get off

Oh Sandy the Aurora is risin' behind us
Its pier lights our carnival life on the water
Runnin' underneath the boardwalk oh with the boss's daughter
I remember Sandy girl
Na na na na na baby

Sandy that waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night
She said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore

She worked that joint under the boardwalk
She was always the girl you saw bopping down the beach with the radio
The kids say last night she was dressed like a star
In one of them cheap little seaside bars
And I saw her parked with lover boy out on the Kokomo

Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin' fortunes better than they do
For me this boardwalk life's through
Babe you oughta quit this scene too

Sandy the Aurora's rising behind us
Its pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever

Oh I mean it Sandy girl! Na nah na nah na na baby
Yeah, I promise Sandy girl, sha la la la la baby





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  1. A.... R....

    Without Danny, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band would have been a great rock and roll band, but would not have been a great sea shore rock and roll band. Danny gave us the salt water taffy, the smell and sound of the waves, the cotton candy and the miniature golf. For me, that difference is as wide as the Atlantic Ocean. I miss you in the band, Danny. Thank you for everything.

  2. E.... F....

    Un brano dolcissimo e un tributo a Danny commovente. Ancora grazie boss 💓💓

  3. M.... Z....

    Every 4th of July I make a point of playing this song

  4. c.... ....

    RIP Danny.

  5. V.... B....

    Finalzinho...recordar é viver 🤔💓💓

  6. V.... B....

    Como AMOOOOOO 💘 essa vóz....e essa pessoa iluminada 💎🙏🙏🙏🇧🇷Rip Danny

  7. a.... d....

    Grandissima interpretazione di Bruce con il caro Danny!!!😇😇🤩😍😘🎸🎷🎶🎶🎶💎💎💎🌟🌟🌟♥️💔

  8. J.... W....

    Atlantic City NJ guy here.... boardwalk memories for me

  9. J.... W....

    Sandy Trexler

  10. C.... F....

    Oh my God. Makes me cry every time I see this. I think of the stories Bruce tells of the early days when he and Danny and the other original members of his band were struggling to make it and get their break. Unbelievable the 40+ year run they had together, occasional side projects notwithstanding. Rest in Peace, Danny and Clarence!

  11. R.... J....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDygM8sJWT4

  12. G.... B....

    have you ever fallen in love with Sandy, i JUST DID!

  13. R.... D....

    K espetáculo maravilha!!!!!!

  14. M.... D....

    "Troppo Bella questa Canzone"Sandy"💋❤️💖

  15. J.... H....

    Happy 70th Bruce Springsteen and thanks to you and the E Street Band for a lifetime of music and memories!

  16. a.... d....

    Grande dolcissimo Dany!! 😇😇😇♥️💫💫

  17. C.... M....

    ❤BRUCE BOSS👐❤💛💙🎶🎸🎧🎶😍DIVINE😇✌

  18. V.... B....

    Perfeição divina Bruce Springsteen 💘 Love 💘 Love 💘Rip Danny 🎹🎹💓

  19. M.... L....

    J'aime beaucoup le clin d'œil, aux tout début du groupe. E Street Bande.

  20. B.... R....

    Rest Danny. You were a great musician. Thank you for all that you gave us.

  21. V.... B....

    AMOOOOOO 💘 Love 💘 forever 💕💕💕

  22. A.... M....

    Happy 4th everyone! RIP Danny.

  23. S.... C....

    The only song about me!!! SANDI... I have seen them 5 times all in different cities... But always with my best friend GIF!!!

  24. V.... B....

    RIP Danny 🎹🎹💓and Clarence 🎷💓😥😥

  25. G.... G....

    Probably my favorite song of my life. And this rendition being the one. So utterly beautiful. Thank you, Mr. Springsteen. ❤

    G.... G....

    Gregory Gonzalez it is one of those songs that does not get played on the radio stations at all

  26. M.... ....

    The Boss!

    M.... ....

    Hi, T Man - I'm always loving Boss and always greets you !!!

    M.... ....

    It's a pleasure to " meet" you !!!

  27. L.... L....

    This man sings a lot about the carnival for never being there. Anyhow, love his music for yrs. He has inspired many people to write songs or play some kind of music. My youngest son who plays guitar, he couldnt wait to start playin real music. He went through guitars like candy. I almost went without stuff just to pay for all the guitars he had bought. He is grown now has a daughter of his own. I hope he remembers when he was young, how I completely supported him, I hope he does the same for his daughter. Bruce, you have always been an inspiration to so many and I want to take a moment and thank you. Thank you!

  28. r.... s....

    Ciao a te BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN io sono iscritto il tuo canale su YOUTUBE il giorno di 12 di giugno 2019 alle ore 11:07 minuti e quando io ho il tempo libero io guardo il tuo canale su YOUTUBE per vedere che cosa c'è di bello ciao e buona giornata a te da RENZO STELLINI

  29. U.... P....

    Stupenda è ancora poco 💖🎸🎼🎤🎼🎷🎹

  30. I.... T....

    I am crying right now.

  31. V.... B....

    I Love 💘 Bruce Springsteen 🎸🎤 forever💕💕💕

  32. S.... E....

    I would forget this song in an instant, if I could.

  33. U.... M....

    Isn't it funny that music is the only constant in our lives? People come and go, friends come and go, people we love die, or just move on. But the music is always there.Really miss songs like this, really speaks to the heart.A truly touching moment given the atmosphere of this period in time. I was moved by it. Bruce is a legend in his own mite.I was there to witness his rise to the pinnacle of musical craftsmanship.

  34. O.... M....

    I lost a good friend named Sandy... and I need to hear this song 😥😥😥😥

  35. V.... B....

    A vida é mesmo um sopro...descanse em paz Danny 🎹🎹💕

  36. J.... O....

    Sad and lovely.

  37. m.... ....

    Part of my youth dies among this.

  38. V.... B....

    R.I.P Danny 🎹🎹🎹💓

  39. T.... N....

    It smells like spring

  40. V.... B....

    I Love Bruce Springsteen 💘 forever💕💕💕

  41. 8.... ....

    Thank you Danny, everytime we put on a record from greetings to the river there 's always you that makes the different, it was youri talent that made those songs special!

  42. V.... B....

    AMOOOOOO cada detalhe o ritmo e a voz do Bruce,fico sem palavras...💘🎸🎤 O acordeon arrepia 🎹🎹💘essa noite sonhei com você Bruce eu segurei em seu braço e falei...queria tanto te encontrar antes,saiu uma lágrima dos seus olhos,por ver tanta verdade nos meus 😥

  43. S.... F....

    Bruce said to Danny....I love you at 6:57. So much class. This was their last performance and they knew the cancer was taking it's toll. @2:30 is also a split second of lifelong friendship

  44. V.... B....

    Bruce e sua banda🎸🎤🎹🎷💘vou ama- Los até o findar dos meus dias 🙏😥💎💎💎💞💞💞💞08/04/2019

  45. V.... B....

    Thank you 💘 Love 💘 Love 💘 Bruce Springsteen 🎤🎸🎷🎼🎼🎼 R.I.P. Danny 🎹🎹💓

  46. V.... B....

    AMOOOOOO 🎸🎤🎹💎 Bruce Springsteen ser iluminado que Deus criou 🙏💓💓💎

  47. D.... S....

    I named my dog after Sandy love this song

  48. D.... Q....

    It's heartbreaking watching this performance. Danny's accordion rises perfectly with Bruce's guitar. I remember logging on a few days later to see he had passed. I have no shame to say I just broke down and wept, for a man I'd never met, but the fact he was a huge part of my life. RIP to the Phantom and Big Man.

  49. K.... R....

    I promise ill love you forever...?

  50. G.... T....

    Born and raised in Jersey. Summers down the shore. I'm 64 now and go there year 'round. This is what it's all about.

  51. N.... J....

    Bitter-sweet. Finest and most emotional being Danny and his last time on stage

  52. M.... B....

    The best 💗💗

  53. J.... L....

    I'm reading Bruce's 2016 autobiography (on kindle now) and in chapter 69, he speaks of the last time/concert Danny Federici played - in March 2008 in Indianapolis, this song. This is what Bruce said in chapter 69, about that song, and his band mate: "He wanted to play once more the song that is of course about the end of something wonderful and the beginning of something unknown and new.

    If we didn’t play together, the E Street Band would probably not know one another. We wouldn’t be in a room together. But we do . . . we do play together and every night at eight we walk out onstage together, and that, my friends, is a place where miracles occur . . . old and new miracles. And those you are with in the presence of miracles, you never forget. Life does not separate you. Death does not separate you. Those you are with who create miracles for you, like Danny did for me every night, you are honored to be amongst."

    Springsteen, Bruce. Born to Run (p. 459). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.

  54. T.... I....

    Rest in peace, Danny. Thank you for everything.

  55. J.... L....

    Long live Brooooooce. Come to UK...

  56. A.... S....

    So today heading into my 62nd year , I found that the Christmas Lights are Carnival Lights Forever .. Hello from Toms River , NJ !!

  57. M.... E....

    Lindo lindo lindo ❤👏👏👏👏🎶🎶🎶💞💞💞

    M.... E....

    Espetacular 👏👏👏🎹🎼🎼💓

  58. B.... R....

    RIP Danny. Gone too soon.

  59. R.... D....

    This song has always moved me and I've turned a few people on to Bruce by playing it. This is so touching. RIP Danny and Clarence.

  60. J.... L....

    Hope to see him in 2019, never seen him live...

    J.... L....

    Let's hope he's back out for another tour in the next couple of years.

    J.... L....

    You’ll be Blessed if you do , saw Bruce in Concert twice .. I cried for the First 5 minutes and someone passed a Doobie and that had me Dancing .. Long live the Boss from Toms River NJ

  61. A.... S....

    Wish I could copy the end !!!

  62. m.... p....

    Yes bruv

  63. M.... B....

    💓💓💓💓

  64. M.... B....

    I love you.
    BRUCE

  65. O.... R....

    54 people have trouble working their youtubes machine

  66. R.... D....

    That last minute gets me, everytime.

  67. D.... F....

    So beautiful

  68. N.... D....

    Svaki puta kada čujem o u stvar suza sama kane na oko.. Bio sam u Asbury Parku; rodnom gradiću The Bossa. Nalazi se na pol' puta od NYC i Atlantic Cityja točno na Jersey Shore.. i prekrasan je9

  69. A.... C....

    Got introduced to this song by some friends of mine at Montclair State college... it was from a bootleg album call the great white boss. It became embedded in my memory.
    I've been searching for a Loveless girl like Sandy ever since then.
    So I can love her.

  70. P.... H....

    Balling as I watch this for the umpteenth time

    P.... H....

    Balling and Bawling are two different things... just saying.
    (This Sandy version is sadly wonderful.)

  71. m.... ....

    R.I.P Danny and thank you for music you brought us.This song stays my menories all my life for my first real love

  72. V.... S....

    Awesome video with Bruce and Danny! R.I.P. Danny.

  73. D.... F....

    Such a beautiful song yet oh so poignant.🎼♥️🇦🇺

  74. D.... G....

    One of my favourites songs!! <3

  75. B.... D....

    Sad and beautiful at the same time.  RIP Danny.  Jersey pride.

  76. D.... T....

    Our tribute to two giants: Dani and The Big Man..............for ever.

  77. G.... W....

    God bless 🙏🏻 New Jersey will never forget you my brother 😢

  78. M.... S....

    Danny delivered the news to Bruce that his melanoma was terminal right before this show. From Bruce's autobiography;

    "Danny appeared with us for the last time at Coseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 20th, 2008. In the band we all knew this was it. We wouldn't see Danny onstage again."

    Heartbreaking. And I guess to those wondering why the infamous Cincinnati show performed two days later felt off, now you know why.

    M.... S....

    Was at the Indy show!

    M.... S....

    What happened in Cincinnati?

  79. J.... 1....

    Being a kid who lives 2 towns away from Asbury Park, where I have been several times, this song means the world to me and makes my heart sing!!!

  80. t.... ....

    I miss Danny Federici .......

    t.... ....

    todd11561 omg. Me too

  81. E.... P....

    I've heard this about 200 times and each time the warm tears trickle down.

  82. d.... m....

    What an incredible tribute to a lifelong brother......amazing.......

  83. T.... B....

    Goospimpel,thanks a lot!
    Ton

  84. J.... F....

    Oddly...this is a song he should never perform again. I love it, but it''s a young mans song. It shouldn't be sung as nostalgia. Just don't work that way. Love the Boss either way.

    J.... F....

    I went to Asbury Park every weekend in the 70's, this song makes me still able to feel the excitement of the boardwalk,rides, the smell of boardwalk food and the ocean.

  85. J.... O....

    Forever beauty of a song here, & surely was always a fav of mine, XO!!

  86. M.... P....

    After that it will never be the same again. Live long Danny. We the E Street fans will always miss you.

  87. c.... h....

    Love it. Just finished reading Bruce's book.Goodness gracious.

  88. B.... K....

    The only thing better than that is the Jersey Girl August 25 2016 MetLife Stadium with the engaged couple.

  89. J.... G....

    Happy 4th Bruce & Danny Fans from Flemington, N. J.

  90. K.... C....

    Happy 4th 2017 from Boston!

  91. m.... o....

    This song's brilliant mood and lyrics take me back to summers many decades ago down the jersey shore enjoyed with friends and youth. The poignancy of Danny playing his last gig on earth ties in the memories of lost friends from those days. Thanks boss and RIP to all those who've created such a rich tapestry of memories for me.

  92. d.... o....

    I'm pretty sure this is from Danny's last and only performance with E street on this tour. And Bruce knew he wasn't doing well. Danny asked Bruce if they could play this one last time. The song reminded him of when they were young. R.I.P to the phantom.

  93. r.... ....

    Mijn dochter heet Sandy... Guess why...

  94. D.... J....

    Long Life to E Street Family

  95. J.... F....

    Wow-such passion. U2onTV I didnt know this fact of last version...thank you for sharing.

  96. J.... M....

    for Sandy!