What a great series of shows. I saw him 3 times on the river tour in LA yet I still kick myself for not going to these shows! Granted, I had to work but man.
@@stephenbuffery180 The girl from Ipanema did! As did Renee Fladen (Walk Away Renee), who is still beautiful at 74. It occurred to me that we are talking about three of the greatest songs ever written.
Written by Mark Barkan, my ex brother in law........ sadly Mark passed away today and this is a great tribute to him, R.I.P. Mark
R.I.P., he has a flamingo on his gravestone as a tribute to this song
So sorry for your loss. I love this song. Mostly the original. Wanted to hear Springsteen’s version.
Left us with a classic buddy
Classic song. I'll always adore Manfred Mann's 1966 version
RIP, I think Bruce did it justice .
I was there that night. Best setlist ever!!
saw the Manfreds two days ago , 80 ish ,played this and many other hits they wrote /sung . small venue ,really enjoyed .
My grandpa Mark, wrote this song in 1966, and I just released my cover of it on my RUclips channel! I would greatly appreciate any support I can get
For real? Tommy Vann and the Echoes used to play it in Baltimore in the '60's. Check their version on RUclips.
I love this song. Always tried to find it on bootlegs.
For once Springsteen covering Manfred Mann and not the other way around. :) (wriiten by Mark Barkan).
Great story and I always loved this song.
What a great series of shows. I saw him 3 times on the river tour in LA yet I still kick myself for not going to these shows! Granted, I had to work but man.
Great song, great guy, came to Newcastle in the 80s gave a load of money to striking coal miners
Every guy has had that pretty flamingo that they hoped they'd see again and again
Still hoping buddy clocks ticking
@@stephenbuffery180 MYASHMITA
@@bubu345 might have to clarify that bubu
@@stephenbuffery180 lol her name ASHMITA
@@bubu345 got it 👍
the boss knows how to woo a lady. love the man . love his music.
I love this.
Love this!!
No fucking Grey Poupon. Only the Boss can get away with this. Amazing!!!!!
I was there! ❤️
Great song, not even Springsteen could spoil it.
He tried though lol. Elvis Costello does a better version.
@@LS-ly8gl Yes, Costellos version is good.
Thanks Bruce but I think that Paul Jones and the Manfreds still own it.
Agreed. 😉
no doubt
Great rendition, he finnish it of beautifully.
Már megint megleptel egy gyönyörű szép dallal nem is gondoltam volna hogy ilyet is enekelsz 👍ne ad fel soha sem mondj le az almaidrol
Ironic...Manfred Mann kicks ass with Blinded by the Light and Springsteen kicks ass with Manfred Mann's hit Pretty Flamingo...
This was actually an Everly Brothers song. Bruce has been performing this song since at least 1975.
@@samfisher6606 Good info - I had no idea
@@samfisher6606 yeah I heard a great Springsteen bootleg of this in about 1977
Boss
Once he shuts up, he shows a lot of respect for and does a great version of a fabulous song which was a number one in the UK but did nothing here.
Personally, I always loved the stories leading up to the songs
The great Mark Barkan wrote this
I wonder if the 'pretty flamingo' ever knew that this song was about her.
They seldom do
@@stephenbuffery180 The girl from Ipanema did! As did Renee Fladen (Walk Away Renee), who is still beautiful at 74.
It occurred to me that we are talking about three of the greatest songs ever written.
bro what typa tv is that? ?
Assume background music: )
Seems a bit tired here. Listen to Manfred Mann's original for the better version.
Respectfully disagree.
Silvio on bass
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I prefer the Rod Stewart version. A hundred times better.
Mods rule
Give me Paul Jones and Manfred Mann. Sadly, this is a very weak version.
There was a much better version on a bootleg vinyl in about 1977 .....
Unimpressed.
I remember when Bruce could still sing ...
why don't you stand on a stage, singing your songs, hero?
@@LeslieJayBoschPhoto Done it - much better than him too ! And FYI, it's not Bruce's fucking song
@@buckfaststradler4629 ha ha ha ...of course you have and now you hang around on youtube being a little bitch
@@zdelany6963 SO should Bruce instead of trying to recreate his glory days but revealing himself to be just an out of tune geriatric
@buckfast what do you think about last live performance of little Steven ?
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Another made up story