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"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973. It is about a young man growing up on the streets of a city, and who is trying to stay good and do what he believes is right. Unfortunately, he is inexorably dragged into some very unsaintly activities. A 1975 live version can be found on the DVD of the Hammersmith Odeon concert that is included in the Born to Run (30th Anniversary Edition) and the Hammersmith Odeon London '75 CDs.[1][2] A 1978 live version is included in the Live/1975–85 set. The song has also been covered by David Bowie.[3] John Sayles included this song in a high school lunchroom scene of his movie Baby It's You.[4]

"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
Song by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
Released	January 5, 1973 (1973-01-05)
Recorded	1972
Studio	914 Sound Studios, Blauvelt, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	3:13
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Mike Appel Jim Cretecos
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
9 tracks Side one "Blinded by the Light" "Growin' Up" "Mary Queen of Arkansas" "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" "Lost in the Flood" Side two "The Angel" "For You" "Spirit in the Night" "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

This is the song that impressed producer Mike Appel so much that he quit his job to become Springsteen's manager, even though Springsteen did not have a record contract yet.[5] This was also the first song Springsteen played at his audition at CBS Records for John Hammond, who eventually signed him to a record contract, on May 2, 1972.[5][6] The following day, Springsteen recorded "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" as part of a 12-song demo for Hammond.[5][6] The demo version of the song was released on Tracks in 1998. The version included on Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. was recorded during the summer of 1972 backed by future E-Street Band members David Sancious on piano, Vini Lopez on drums and Garry Tallent on bass.[7]

Personnel

According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:[8]

• Bruce Springsteen – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez – drums
• Gary Tallent – bass
• David Sancious – piano

References

External links

• It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City: brucespringsteen.net

На других языках

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[es] It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City

"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" es una canción escrita por el músico estadounidense Bruce Springsteen para su álbum debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.[2] en 1973. La canción es acerca de un muchacho que crece en las calles de su ciudad, y el cual trata de hacer lo que el cree que es correcto. Una versión en vivo grabada en 1975 es incluida en Hammersmith Odeon London '75.[3] La canción ha sido versionada por David Bowie. John Sayles incluyo la canción en la película de 1983, Baby It's You.[4]

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