![]() ![]() On each of the 70 days leading up to Bruce Springsteen’s 70th birthday (on Sept. 15 on the country’s pop chart.Īccording to Brucebase, Springsteen performed it 438 times between 20. It was not released as a single in the United States, but it was a single in some other countries, and had some success. But listen to the straightforward Rising version, below, and remember what it was before it was transformed, in the course of hundreds of concert performances, into something else.īackground facts: Springsteen released “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” on his 2002 album The Rising. Some hardcore fans have grown tired of the antics I imagine some may object to the song being included so high on this list. In concert, over the years, Springsteen has emphasized the song’s easy-going catchiness, making it into an extended sing-along, often with a child selected from the audience to sing the chorus ( see below). ![]() ![]() At least two years before: Springsteen played an early version of it with the E Street Band at the soundcheck of a Reunion Tour show in the summer of 1999, but the song didn’t make it into the show itself. Unlike most of the material on The Rising, “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” was written before 9/11. This entry was posted in 1980, General by Fred. It’s streaming right now on both Live365 and TuneIn apps! On this week’s broadcast, hear all the Progressive Rock from that year along with a few other surprises - all from the year 1980. The top TV shows in 1980: Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard, M*A*S*H*, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, Little House on the Prairie, Alice, Three’s Company, One Day at a Time, Too Close for Comfort, Magnum P.I., and Diff’rent Strokes.įavorite movies from 1980: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, The Blues Brothers, Airplane!, Raging Bull, Caddyshack, Ordinary People, 9-to-5, Friday the 13th, Somewhere in Time, The Blue Lagoon, Private Benjamin, Altered States, Dressed to Kill, Xanadu, American Gigolo, Urban Cowboy, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Stir Crazy, Bronco Billy, and The Jazz Singer. spacecraft, Voyager 1 flew by the planet Saturn CNN launched as the nation’s first 24-Hour all-news TV network.Mount Saint Helens in Washington state erupted after 123 years, killing 60 people.John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman on December 8th.Republican Ronald Reagan was elected president.The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.RU-486, the abortion pill was released in France.The World Health Organization announced the worldwide eradication of Smallpox.Gold prices soared to $835 per ounce on the London Market.The U.S., Japan & West Germany boycotted the Olympic Games in Moscow to protest military intervention in Afghanistan.You could build a new house for $68,714.We were also in the midst of the “Urban Cowboy Era” that year - where several twangy-based tunes found their way onto Pop and Rock radio. The biggest star of 1980 was an unknown “yacht-rocker” named Christopher Cross - who burst onto the scene with three chart-topping hit singles from his debut album. But there were a few shining moments, including Pat Benatar, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Blondie, and Bruce Springsteen‘s “The River”. 1980…not one of the most innovative and exciting years musically. ![]()
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