WEBVTT - Randall’s One Song – Bruce Springsteen, County Fair 

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<v Speaker 1>And what an artist to share some music with us.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not just talking about the music we're about to hear,

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<v Speaker 1>but the man I'm about to welcome and introduce Randal

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<v Speaker 1>Abrams with Randall's one song, Randal, We're doing Bruce Springsteen today.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day is a good day in my mind to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to Bruce Springsteen. But you picked him today? Tell

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<v Speaker 1>us why?

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<v Speaker 2>Good afternoon, Thanks so much, John, I hope you're well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>So, the reason is that today is the release of

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<v Speaker 2>Tracks two The Lost Albums, which is a box set

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<v Speaker 2>compilation by The Boss. The first Tracks box It was

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<v Speaker 2>released in nineteen ninety eight, and these are unreleased songs

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<v Speaker 2>that he left off albums through Artie's career. The period

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<v Speaker 2>that is being tracked now is a slightly different one

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<v Speaker 2>to the first to the first period, and also the

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<v Speaker 2>compilation is quite different because in the case of Tracks one,

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<v Speaker 2>they were just you know, there'd be a song picked

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<v Speaker 2>from the eighties and another one left off a seventies album.

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<v Speaker 2>But in the case of Tracks two, it's actually quite

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<v Speaker 2>chronological for want of a better word, It's actually made

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<v Speaker 2>up of lost albums, which include garage sessions that he

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<v Speaker 2>did in Los Angeles in nineteen eighty three between Nebraska

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<v Speaker 2>and Born in the USA. Streets of Philadelphia sessions. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>know the song Streets of Philadelphia from the movie Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 2>It went on to win an Academy Award. But in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>using kind of drum loops and a lot of electronic music,

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<v Speaker 2>he made a full album which he never released. Then

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<v Speaker 2>there's an album called Somewhere North, which is somewhere North

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<v Speaker 2>of Nashville, which is a country inspired album, another album

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<v Speaker 2>called Twilight Hours, and another album called Perfect World. So

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<v Speaker 2>there are in fact full almost he says. In some

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<v Speaker 2>of the cases they were actually prepared as albums and

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<v Speaker 2>he just simply didn't release them. And in the case

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<v Speaker 2>of the other albums, as it were on this box set,

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<v Speaker 2>they were kind of he carefully curated the songs from

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<v Speaker 2>a from a similar period and then put them together

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<v Speaker 2>as a whole listening experience rather than as just separate tracks.

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<v Speaker 1>So, I mean, for Springsteen fans, it's an absolute treasure trove.

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<v Speaker 2>Is quite believable.

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<v Speaker 1>So out of that delievable, yeah, do you carry on?

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the other thing John to remember is

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<v Speaker 2>it's it is quite expensive. So there is a compilation

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<v Speaker 2>a two CD compilation was kind of a I won't

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<v Speaker 2>say best of, but you know, tracks chosen from the

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<v Speaker 2>from the nine albums. But the nine albums do come

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<v Speaker 2>with a massive booklet, either on vinyl or on CD,

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<v Speaker 2>which you're not going to get on the streaming services.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously if you're if you're a Springsteen fan or

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<v Speaker 2>a completist, you're going to want that book because it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to provide a context to these recordings.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hear then the song you've chosen out of this richness,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a richness within the massive a catalog of

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce Springsteen's remarkable work in his career. It's called County Fair.

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<v Speaker 3>Very when summer comes around stretch of banner across.

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<v Speaker 2>From main Street in town and field.

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<v Speaker 4>So leving in here.

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<v Speaker 3>Wilf carlsso to Reville.

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<v Speaker 4>You can see what's going about.

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<v Speaker 3>The soldiers field getting ready, brother caw down for confer Dear,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody in town will be there.

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<v Speaker 4>So here we're going down. There be little.

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<v Speaker 1>Girl along blonde hair.

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<v Speaker 4>From when near daddy. One other stuff bears maybe down

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<v Speaker 4>at the town he Fair. Now you'll be hanging time.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me get the top and that the roller coasters,

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<v Speaker 3>hurredy drop ray. Now you wasn't he even scared with

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<v Speaker 3>a baby?

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<v Speaker 4>Not the sound I'm boarded on the married Round it

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<v Speaker 4>down with the cown he.

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<v Speaker 3>Be County Fair, County Fair. Everybody in town.

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<v Speaker 5>Have not feel lost tracks that have now been found.

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<v Speaker 5>That's one of them. County Fair by Bruce Springsteen. We're

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<v Speaker 5>chatting about it with Randall, Abrams Randall? Why why would

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<v Speaker 5>songs not make it onto our albums? Would it be

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<v Speaker 5>that at the moment they don't like them as much

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<v Speaker 5>as they like some others in the format. Certainly in

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<v Speaker 5>those years meant you couldn't unless you did a double album,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, use everything. Songs perhaps too similar to others,

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<v Speaker 5>even if you know the difference on an album, they

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<v Speaker 5>maybe start losing their distinctiveness.

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<v Speaker 1>But how do you understand this?

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of things, John. Firstly, this song was

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<v Speaker 2>released on The Essential Bruce Springsteen in two thousand and three,

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<v Speaker 2>but of course it lacked the context of these sessions

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<v Speaker 2>that he did in eighty three between Nebraska and Born

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<v Speaker 2>in the USA. So a lot of things. So a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of Born in the USA, which is a very

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<v Speaker 2>eighty studio production with the e Street Band, actually grew

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<v Speaker 2>out of the Nebraska sessions. Right Born in the USA,

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<v Speaker 2>for example, was part of Nebraska, which was just recorded

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<v Speaker 2>with Springsteen and an acoustic guitar. But then the song

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<v Speaker 2>kind of transitions and makes its way into this, as

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<v Speaker 2>I say, very produced setting, and Springsteen is very methodical

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<v Speaker 2>about how he wants to record to sound. So in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of the tracks that ended up on Nebraska

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<v Speaker 2>were recorded with the EA Street Band and then discarded.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think he has that sensibility of, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he can all must record one song in three different contexts,

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<v Speaker 2>and then two's the one that he's going to use.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the other hand, you know, he said, just

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<v Speaker 2>because of circumstance and records that you know, were about

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<v Speaker 2>to be released, some something else may have been sholved.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a case that is that it's not up

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<v Speaker 2>to standard. It's just a case that, in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>how much he produces, he would think twice and so

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<v Speaker 2>and I'd rather release that. Then he starts working on

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<v Speaker 2>another project and everything that he may have, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the on the shelf, gets overtaken by a whole

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<v Speaker 2>different part of his artistry.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I imagine having had embarrassment of musical riches. Absolutely, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>Randal Abrams, thank you sharing Randal's one song and speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of musical riches, Randal has plenty, plenty more. He's also

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<v Speaker 1>just got started these back with us at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time next Friday with Randal's One Song