In the chorus, the singer sings that "I believe in the promised land." Different authors have different answers as to what the "promised land" represents. Now he will address his problems by blowing away anything "that ain't got the faith to stand its ground". He sings that "I've done my best to live the right way", but that has not eliminated his troubles. The singer faces difficulties, but he is now ready to face them and committed to addressing them, instead of running away from them. The singer has been working in his father's garage by day, and drives all night "chasing some mirage". Author Patrick Humphries considers Springsteen's song bleaker than Berry's.
In Berry's song, the singer leaves his Virginia home to go to the "promised land" of California. The song's title pays homage to Chuck Berry's song " Promised Land". Like several other songs on Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen had the chorus for "The Promised Land" before he was able to come up with the lyrics for the verses. but the record was still released on June 2, 1978. As a result, side two had to be remastered. After mixing, Bruce would change his mind at the last minute, ordering that Steve Van Zandt's guitar solo (comes right before the sax solo), which had been removed from the final mix, be put back in, after the record has already been sent to be mastered. The band did three takes on September 30, then came back on Octowith a bunch of new lyrics, worked on it all day (20 takes), and finished the song. Thirty days later, Bruce came to the Record Plant with the words and music he had been working on since he left Nevada, for a song called "The Promised Land". Eric came back with the photographs that were used in 2010 for The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story. On the trip, they slept in the Galaxy, saw the wilderness and got caught in a thunderstorm. Springsteen "wanted to take every single side road that we could in Nevada", according to Meola. He was also upset, because one of his heroes, Elvis Presley, had just died. After flying to Salt Lake City and renting an old red 1965 Ford Galaxy, the group set out towards Reno, Nevada, Meola looking for photo ops, Springsteen to see some of the places he envisioned in his dreams. The event that sparked "The Promised Land" into existence was a trip to Utah and Nevada on August 16–20, 1977, with photographer Eric Meola (who shot the Born to Run cover) and guitarist Steven Van Zandt. Eddie Vedder has also covered this song live. Darren Hanlon covered "The Promised Land" on Play Some Pool, Skip Some School, Act Real Cool. The box set The Promise contains video of three live performances of "The Promised Land", a 2009 performance from the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, New Jersey, without an audience, a 1978 performance from a concert in Phoenix, Arizona, and another 1978 performance from a concert in Houston, Texas. A Jlive performance in London from the Working on a Dream Tour was included on the London Calling: Live in Hyde Park DVD. A performance of the song from a 2003 concert in Barcelona is included on the Live in Barcelona video. The live album Live/1975–85 includes a 1985 performance of "The Promised Land" from a concert in Los Angeles, California. The song has been a staple of Springsteen's live shows since 1978, and has been included on several concert albums and videos. "The Promised Land" was also included on the compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen. It was released as a single in Europe, backed by another song from Darkness on the Edge of Town, "Streets of Fire", the third single from the album after " Badlands" and " Prove It All Night". " The Promised Land" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town.
The Record Plant, New York City, New York 1978 single by Bruce Springsteen "The Promised Land"įrom the album Darkness on the Edge of Town
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