Today's my last day in school. And when I wrote a goodbye letter to my favorite teacher, I couldn't think of a way to finish it that would describe how much I was going to miss him. And the only thing I could say was this song, as from the lines: "If you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you, and all the miles in between..." Because that's what Bruce does. He takes feelings that you don't know how to express, and writes them down word by word. Like no one else. And we all owe him thanks for that.
"Just to say I miss you babe, Good Luck, Good Bye"... to all my friends in high school. We probably will not ever see each other again, but I Loved the times we spent together...I'll miss you... Best of Luck!!!
The reason The Boss puts on such a great show has less to do with his musical ability and singing, and has everything to do with the joy and love that goes into every performance. The guys have a blast on stage, and the audience gets to come to the party. We'll all miss Clarence, who was the soul of E-Street. Rest in peace, dude.
In the 70"s my Ex worked at the Record Museum in Philadelphia. He brought this album home one night and said I had to stop cooking and listen to it. We looked at each other and laughed, we were so amazed with the music. We were hooked. At the Tower Theatre new years eve 1975 we sat 4 rows from the stage. (His job always guaranteed good seats at any venue...yeah) At the end of the concert, the crowd just seemed to float out of the theatre in silence, totally speechless. We were done. Bruce had said all there was to say. It is the best concert I've ever attended. An unforgettable experience that I treasure to this day.. I don't hear him for a while then, like yesterday, I heard Bobby Jean playing in a local store and had to stop to listen as Bruce goes right to the heart, making the day so much better whenever and wherever I happen to be. Amazing! I feel happy just writing about it! It was years before he would be accepted for what he brings. I remember talking about him and people just not being able to "get into" him which for me seemed really odd as Bruce's music was so fantastic and incredibly moving to my husband and me.
you guys, i'm 19 years old... but i was raised listening to this... the MAGIC of this song, the imagery, that girl that you all know... summer nights turn to separation by time... and you look back and you think about her... hopeing everything is wonderful... but you miss those times... that is effing MAGIC!
I once read a critics' negative review of this song, and couldn't help thinking how dam' LUCKY the guy was for NOT being able to relate. For all those who ever blew a great chance beyond redemption, when all you can do is hand it off to the Big Man and pray for healing. Good night, Clarence Clemons. Godspeed.
...yeah... if you can hear this song without getting all emotional.... then you just don't have a heart or you have never loved someone in your life... DAMN good song...
Well, Bobby Jean, as we know, is the story of a friendship lost (temporarily) when Steve Van Zandt left the Bruces band. Both of the two mothers were from Calabria, a region of southern Italy (now unfortunately famous for its mafia - called the "Ndrangheta" - which controls much of the cocaine around). In this song feels a strong bond of blood, which contains this common origin, mixed with the history of American "streets". Simply a Masterpiece....
Bruce's lyrics on this song are truly great and moving and complimented so well by The Big Man's Sax solo at the end. I love Clarence's sax solos on any Bruce song, but this is by far my favorite...
Someone sent me the link for Bobby Jean a couple of days ago. It reminds me of a guy I spent a lot of time with and was madly in love with during the early years of life. Life takes it's own direction over the years but some memories never fade.
Awwwww. This is my favourite song of ALL TIME and wouldn't be half as great as it is without The Big Man's contribution. So bummed out that he he's gone. :(
I can't express it any better than the Boss did: ". with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band". RIP, BIG MAN
I have heard this song was dedicated to Steve Van Zandt! by Bruce when he left the E street Band during the recording of the album Born in the USA. But it applies perfectly today to Clarence Clemons! Buon Anima Clarence!!
This shit reminds me of my parents. I had a shitty childhood. Neither of my parents talk to me anymore and they both live close to me. These songs are the only good memories I have of them. I really, really wish I could have seen them play while Clarence was still alive. this got me right in the feels.
bellyovabeast Hey life is shit sometimes but like Bruce once sang, "I'll be there on time and I'll pay the cost For wanting things that can only be found In the darkness on the edge of town" Stand your ground. Keep the faith. Sometimes things and people don't work out. Life is isnt a fairytale. It doesn't make it any easier saying that but facing up to it does. Just know you are not the only out there going through that. There are people all over the world going through shit. Again, does doesn't make life easier saying that, but the internet brings us all closer.
@RutgersJRS sure do get sad when i hear this how could i not, i was 21 great car loads of girls no responsibilities lived life to the fullest ..... how could i not want to cry ? its a shame that 20 years later the world is a really changed place..... i would trade my life for just one more saturday night in an 80's summer.... see how much i cry ?
The last line, "...not to change your mind, just to say I miss you babe, good luck, goodbye, Booby Jean", is one of my favourite and most poignent in all his songs.
@RutgersJRS ALWAYS - I love this man too for over 30 years now - I cannot get enough of him ever - this always gives me that sadness but so do so many other songs of his if you think about it.
this song alwasy makes me think of my HS buddy, who died in our senior year. He was a huge Springsteen fan, and it's exactly the way I felt at the time and still do...I always wished I could have just said "good bye"...
I did too, like you. One of the best songs ever written about friendship... What a shock the first time, years ago! See you in Paris in June 2008, Brucie!
I can close my eyes and remember August 9th 1985 Bruce Springsteen Concert Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago....My girlfriend and I listening to this song and so many more. This song is from the sound track that is my life.
Damn Bruce writes some of the greatest music ever. His words are so much more better than I thought when I was younger. Means so much more now cause I have grown up
@fringer166 One of the greatest SOLOS ever, sax or not. Before I officially heard about Clarence today, I thought of this tune and that solo. When I heard the news, and turned on this tune, oh man.
The 1976-86 live album which i first heard in 1992 is life changing!!! Amazing music, but I have to say, he performed recently at Glastonbury and everyone who saw it said it was the most energtic performance ever, the man is an inspiration, this is the talent that record companies fail to produce, too busy with one hit wonders, no longetivity, rock on Bruce!!
to this day still gets me so love this song as i was around 16 years old and had just such a friend and we did walk in the rain talking about our own world were we lived so loved her and a few years later we grew apart and was told she overdoses still breaks my heart miss you di.
Every once in a while you hear a song that's complexity is so wrapped up in it's simplicity that it sticks with you forever. This is one of those songs. Everytime I hear it I feel a twinge of pain, for no one in particular and yet for all my lost loves in a way. Great song.
"we told each other, that we were the wildest, the wildest things we´ve ever seen" this is soo absolutely great, what a feeling for life!! the glory days in life where everything was possible.
Happy black man on the tambourine is what makes this this entire song for me. 2021 and you’re still flawlessly killing it sir. First time hearing and seeing this from bruce got here from downbound train.
Descubri las canciones de Springsteen alla por el 80. Hoy 36 años despues me llenan la vida sus composiciones. Sus canciones. Su musica. Su vitalidad. Sin saberlo el....o tal vez si...cuanto amor ha causado en tanta gente. Thanks Bruce.
Amazing that he could have written songs with such depth when he was still quite young. And they still have the same strength. And boy, wasn't he attractive - and at 60 still is!
i was 17 yrs old cruising up and down the strip as it was called crankin this album repeatedly.And of course there was that one chick this song had a meaning for.
Today's my last day in school. And when I wrote a goodbye letter to my favorite teacher, I couldn't think of a way to finish it that would describe how much I was going to miss him. And the only thing I could say was this song, as from the lines: "If you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you, and all the miles in between..." Because that's what Bruce does. He takes feelings that you don't know how to express, and writes them down word by word. Like no one else. And we all owe him thanks for that.
We will never, ever see his like again. Rock and roll will truly die the day he departs this mortal coil.
"Just to say I miss you babe, Good Luck, Good Bye"... to all my friends in high school. We probably will not ever see each other again, but I Loved the times we spent together...I'll miss you... Best of Luck!!!
Creci con este genio de la música, y hasta el día de hoy sigue siendo el mas grande de todos.
The reason The Boss puts on such a great show has less to do with his musical ability and singing, and has everything to do with the joy and love that goes into every performance. The guys have a blast on stage, and the audience gets to come to the party.
We'll all miss Clarence, who was the soul of E-Street. Rest in peace, dude.
I'm in tears. God, this song is SO FUCKING GOOD.
InstaBlaster...
This is the greatest song on this subject ever written.
In the 70"s my Ex worked at the Record Museum in Philadelphia. He brought this album home one night and said I had to stop cooking and listen to it. We looked at each other and laughed, we were so amazed with the music. We were hooked. At the Tower Theatre new years eve 1975 we sat 4 rows from the stage. (His job always guaranteed good seats at any venue...yeah) At the end of the concert, the crowd just seemed to float out of the theatre in silence, totally speechless. We were done. Bruce had said all there was to say. It is the best concert I've ever attended. An unforgettable experience that I treasure to this day..
I don't hear him for a while then, like yesterday, I heard Bobby Jean playing in a local store and had to stop to listen as Bruce goes right to the heart, making the day so much better whenever and wherever I happen to be. Amazing! I feel happy just writing about it!
It was years before he would be accepted for what he brings.
I remember talking about him and people just not being able to "get into" him which for me seemed really odd as Bruce's music was so fantastic and incredibly moving to my husband and me.
char collings this didn't come out in the 70s
Born To Run, 1984!
@@chemostates4333 no, this song is from "Born in the USA"
@@stevenL4USorry, I was describing the Tower concert that we attended at the Tower Theatre 12/28/75.
The concert was shortly after his first album, Greetings from Asbury Park.
you guys, i'm 19 years old... but i was raised listening to this... the MAGIC of this song, the imagery, that girl that you all know... summer nights turn to separation by time... and you look back and you think about her... hopeing everything is wonderful... but you miss those times... that is effing MAGIC!
And in the blink of an eye you are 33.Time sure flies huh ? This song means even more as we get older.I was 16 when this album came out.56 now.
My song to my sister Erin who moved to LA to follow her dream. She's doing great but I miss her every day.
I once read a critics' negative review of this song, and couldn't help thinking how dam' LUCKY the guy was for NOT being able to relate.
For all those who ever blew a great chance beyond redemption, when all you can do is hand it off to the Big Man and pray for healing.
Good night, Clarence Clemons. Godspeed.
Clarence was the best ... the big man... as Bruce said: "the only sax playin' quarterback i ever knew..." WE MISS YOU SIR! Godfather of Soul!
...yeah... if you can hear this song without getting all emotional.... then you just don't have a heart or you have never loved someone in your life... DAMN good song...
Well, Bobby Jean, as we know, is the story of a friendship lost (temporarily) when Steve Van Zandt left the Bruces band. Both of the two mothers were from Calabria, a region of southern Italy (now unfortunately famous for its mafia - called the "Ndrangheta" - which controls much of the cocaine around).
In this song feels a strong bond of blood, which contains this common origin, mixed with the history of American "streets". Simply a Masterpiece....
one of my favorite songs by the Boss. The "Bobbie Jean" in this song is Dana to me.
Bruce's lyrics on this song are truly great and moving and complimented so well by The Big Man's Sax solo at the end. I love Clarence's sax solos on any Bruce song, but this is by far my favorite...
Someone sent me the link for Bobby Jean a couple of days ago. It reminds me of a guy I spent a lot of time with and was madly in love with during the early years of life. Life takes it's own direction over the years but some memories never fade.
Still love this song, after all these years. Big Man on the saxophone....doesn't get better than that! 🎷
RIP 😢
I could bust out in tears everytime I hear Bobby Jean..
Pure poetry. One of his best.
Awwwww. This is my favourite song of ALL TIME and wouldn't be half as great as it is without The Big Man's contribution. So bummed out that he he's gone. :(
This song makes me all teary eyed, and especially now that the Big Man has passed on ... :( I'm sad.
I can't express it any better than the Boss did: ". with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band". RIP, BIG MAN
I have heard this song was dedicated to Steve Van Zandt! by Bruce when he left the E street Band during the recording of the album Born in the USA. But it applies perfectly today to Clarence Clemons! Buon Anima Clarence!!
This shit reminds me of my parents. I had a shitty childhood. Neither of my parents talk to me anymore and they both live close to me. These songs are the only good memories I have of them. I really, really wish I could have seen them play while Clarence was still alive. this got me right in the feels.
bellyovabeast
Hey life is shit sometimes but like Bruce once sang,
"I'll be there on time and I'll pay the cost
For wanting things that can only be found
In the darkness on the edge of town"
Stand your ground. Keep the faith. Sometimes things and people don't work out. Life is isnt a fairytale. It doesn't make it any easier saying that but facing up to it does. Just know you are not the only out there going through that. There are people all over the world going through shit. Again, does doesn't make life easier saying that, but the internet brings us all closer.
@RutgersJRS sure do get sad when i hear this how could i not, i was 21 great car loads of girls no responsibilities lived life to the fullest ..... how could i not want to cry ? its a shame that 20 years later the world is a really changed place.....
i would trade my life for just one more saturday night in an 80's summer....
see how much i cry ?
The last line, "...not to change your mind, just to say I miss you babe, good luck, goodbye, Booby Jean", is one of my favourite and most poignent in all his songs.
the music is priceless .....
he didn't want to change her mind his love was so great he just wanted to see her one last time just to say goodbye
@RutgersJRS ALWAYS - I love this man too for over 30 years now - I cannot get enough of him ever - this always gives me that sadness but so do so many other songs of his if you think about it.
this song alwasy makes me think of my HS buddy, who died in our senior year. He was a huge Springsteen fan, and it's exactly the way I felt at the time and still do...I always wished I could have just said "good bye"...
so beautifull. best song ever. THE BOSS FOR EVER !!
The Big man has never been overlooked he is an essential part of E Street and every single fan worldwide knows it
Yes a song for all the pain and lost love in your life....miss you baby LC
Amazing, Wow! ..thank you for this awesome post..
I did too, like you.
One of the best songs ever written about friendship...
What a shock the first time, years ago!
See you in Paris in June 2008, Brucie!
BRUCE !!!!
I said goodbye to a great friend today and showed her this song. Thanks, Bruce, Big Brother Clarence, and the rest of you E Street guys :)
the solo by Clarence literally makes this song INCREDIBLE it takes a good song and makes it great.
I can close my eyes and remember August 9th 1985 Bruce Springsteen Concert Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago....My girlfriend and I listening to this song and so many more. This song is from the sound track that is my life.
amazing lyrics!!! tears everytime i listen this song....:)
What a poetry, musicality and dancing, Bruce!
What a sax, Big Man!
Damn Bruce writes some of the greatest music ever. His words are so much more better than I thought when I was younger. Means so much more now cause I have grown up
@fringer166 One of the greatest SOLOS ever, sax or not. Before I officially heard about Clarence today, I thought of this tune and that solo. When I heard the news, and turned on this tune, oh man.
RIP "Big Man". You will forever be a part of my life. You had a style and grace that will never be duplicated.
Clearances smile is so infectious. Rest in peace
Bruce just nails this song. One of my favorites. Takes me back to 12 years old with my ghetto blaster...
"I'm just calling one last time, not to change your mind, but to say I'll miss you baby, Good luck goodbye Bobby Jean" the best.
The 1976-86 live album which i first heard in 1992 is life changing!!! Amazing music, but I have to say, he performed recently at Glastonbury and everyone who saw it said it was the most energtic performance ever, the man is an inspiration, this is the talent that record companies fail to produce, too busy with one hit wonders, no longetivity, rock on Bruce!!
The 1976-1986 live album?
to this day still gets me so love this song as i was around 16 years old and had just such a friend and we did walk in the rain talking about our own world were we lived so loved her and a few years later we grew apart and was told she overdoses still breaks my heart miss you di.
Fuck, this song is so awesome.
Everything on Born In The USA is gold... Pure gold. Thanks for this album, Bruce. You're the man.
One of those Springsteen songs that I listened to at the right time, and it just hit me like a rock. Such emotion and nostalgia. Amazing.
RIP BIG MAN
Every once in a while you hear a song that's complexity is so wrapped up in it's simplicity that it sticks with you forever. This is one of those songs. Everytime I hear it I feel a twinge of pain, for no one in particular and yet for all my lost loves in a way. Great song.
Bruce Springsteen is one of my favorite artist.
This man is 100% pure Energy..!!
"we told each other, that we were the wildest, the wildest things we´ve ever seen"
this is soo absolutely great, what a feeling for life!! the glory days in life where everything was possible.
I do think that this song is an athem to the friendship.
Everytime i hear it, i feel good.
So... thank you Boss.
R.I.P. Clarence. Sad day for the e street band.
I always wanted to be Bobby Jean
"Just to say I miss you baby, good luck, goodbye"
Anyone else get goosebumps every time you get to thet bit?
No idea why though...
In my top 10 of Bruce songs, amazing.
1 of the best songs ever....rip big man!!
im glad that we got all the movies of the boss on youtube, when hes gone we need to remeber the goodthings about him.
Happy black man on the tambourine is what makes this this entire song for me. 2021 and you’re still flawlessly killing it sir. First time hearing and seeing this from bruce got here from downbound train.
Beautiful
Vasco....This is our music!
When I was 18 in 1969 Ihad a girlfriend likeBobby Jean. And I miss her to this.day.
wonderful. i have enjoyed this Video. I love the Music♥great song and video. thank you for sharing.5*****
Descubri las canciones de Springsteen alla por el 80. Hoy 36 años despues me llenan la vida sus composiciones. Sus canciones. Su musica. Su vitalidad. Sin saberlo el....o tal vez si...cuanto amor ha causado en tanta gente. Thanks Bruce.
Bruce we all love you !! you are the best .. yesterday .. now and for ever...
@moushkasasson exactly...awesome
amazing song
amazing album
amazing BOSS
Bruce Springsteen ....... alma vida y corazón, en cada canción
Thanks Clarence for all the joy you shared with us!! RIP!
Rest in Peace, Big Man! This song was your best work!
Beautiful, good luck both of you!
Great song, Great Bruce!
he is still great in concert... can't wait til the next tour... i will hit as many as i can
Amazing that he could have written songs with such depth when he was still quite young. And they still have the same strength. And boy, wasn't he attractive - and at 60 still is!
i was 17 yrs old cruising up and down the strip as it was called crankin this album repeatedly.And of course there was that one chick this song had a meaning for.
Bruce is my ultimate hero.
Long Live Bruce Springsteen!!
this song mske me always cry remembering my eart firiend maleli she mved to madrid...and I almost never know anything about her..
Ahhhh Clarence your still the man
this is my favourite springsteen song,he is just the best
I got my heart broken today.
This song makes me cry.
THE BIG MAN IS BLOWING ME AWAY
Una delle più belle canzoni di Bruce!!! Bobby Jean!!😢😅😀😍😍😘💔♥️💗🎶🎷🎸🎶💎🌟💋
The sax of Clarence Clemons is one of the most romantic things i've ever heard
Always Bruce 's time
We miss you, Big Man. :(
Great music, words and positive energy. Boss rules:)
Time and experience make this song more prevalent. You'll never make friends like that again, that's the sadness.Thanks for the post .
This song is for my best friend. Bruce is so good at capturing lost emotions.
Miss you Dave, "There was nothing nobody could say..."
congratulations to you to have such teacher!
this song always kicks my ass too.. even did back in 84 when it was new. beautiful stuff.
BUONA FORTUNA MIO FRATELLO.....1984.
Clarence
Its amazing how Clarence holds that hi note for all those measureswow. Unreal!
I never get tired to hear this song.
BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOCE!
el jefe.saludos de gto. mexico
Those were the days !