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57 Channels (And Nothin' On)

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First time played on: 16/11/1990

Latest time played on: 26/06/1993

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Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episode: 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)

Source: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

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Lyrics

I bought a bourgeois house in the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
We switched 'round and 'round 'til half-past dawn
There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on

Well now home entertainment was my baby's wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish

I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
I came home and I pointed it out into the stars
A message came back from the great beyond
There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on

Well we might'a made some friends with some billionaires
We might'a got all nice and friendly
If we'd made it upstairs
All I got was a note that said "Bye-bye John

Our love is fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"

So I bought a .44 magnum it was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast
'Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for disturbin' the almighty peace
Judge said "What you got in your defense son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"
I can see by your eyes friend you're just about gone

Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on...
Fifty-seven channels and nothin'
Played in:
16/11/1990Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
17/11/1990Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
06/05/1992The Bottom Line, New York, NYUnited States
09/05/1992GE Building (NBC Studio), New York, NYUnited States
05/06/1992Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
15/06/1992Globen, StockholmSweden
17/06/1992Globen, StockholmSweden
20/06/1992Mediolanum Forum, MilanItaly
21/06/1992Mediolanum Forum, MilanItaly
25/06/1992Festhalle, Frankfurt am MainGermany
26/06/1992Festhalle, Frankfurt am MainGermany
29/06/1992AccorHotels Arena, ParisFrance
30/06/1992AccorHotels Arena, ParisFrance
03/07/1992Plaza de toros Monumental, BarcelonaSpain
04/07/1992Plaza de toros Monumental, BarcelonaSpain
06/07/1992Wembley Arena, LondonGreat Britain
09/07/1992Wembley Arena, LondonGreat Britain
10/07/1992Wembley Arena, LondonGreat Britain
12/07/1992Wembley Arena, LondonGreat Britain
13/07/1992Wembley Arena, LondonGreat Britain
23/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
25/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
26/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
28/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
30/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
31/07/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
02/08/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
04/08/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
06/08/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
07/08/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
10/08/1992Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
13/08/1992The Centrum, Worcester, MAUnited States
14/08/1992The Centrum, Worcester, MAUnited States
17/08/1992The Palace, Auburn Hills, MIUnited States
18/08/1992The Palace, Auburn Hills, MIUnited States
21/08/1992Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, OHUnited States
22/08/1992Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, OHUnited States
25/08/1992Capital Center, Largo, MDUnited States
26/08/1992Capital Center, Largo, MDUnited States
28/08/1992The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAUnited States
29/08/1992The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAUnited States
02/09/1992World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, ILUnited States
03/09/1992World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, ILUnited States
22/09/1992Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
24/09/1992L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
25/09/1992L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
28/09/1992L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CAUnited States
29/09/1992Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CAUnited States
02/10/1992Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZUnited States
03/10/1992Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZUnited States
06/10/1992Arco Arena, Sacramento, CAUnited States
12/10/1992Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WAUnited States
13/10/1992Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WAUnited States
15/10/1992Pacific Coliseum, VancouverCanada
17/10/1992Scotiabank Saddledome, CalgaryCanada
18/10/1992Northland Coliseum, EdmontonCanada
21/10/1992Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CAUnited States
22/10/1992Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CAUnited States
26/10/1992McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, COUnited States
30/10/1992Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IAUnited States
31/10/1992Target Center, Minneapolis, MNUnited States
03/11/1992Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WIUnited States
05/11/1992Skydome, TorontoCanada
06/11/1992Skydome, TorontoCanada
09/11/1992Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NYUnited States
10/11/1992Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NYUnited States
13/11/1992JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NYUnited States
15/11/1992Civic Center, Hartford, CTUnited States
17/11/1992Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NCUnited States
18/11/1992Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NCUnited States
23/11/1992Orlando Arena, Orlando, FLUnited States
24/11/1992Miami Arena, Miami, FLUnited States
30/11/1992Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GAUnited States
02/12/1992Reunion Arena, Dallas, TXUnited States
03/12/1992St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MOUnited States
05/12/1992Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, INUnited States
07/12/1992The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAUnited States
08/12/1992The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAUnited States
13/12/1992The Garden, Boston, MAUnited States
14/12/1992The Garden, Boston, MAUnited States
16/12/1992Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PAUnited States
17/12/1992Rupp Arena, Lexington, KYUnited States
31/03/1993S.E.C.C. Arena, GlasgowGreat Britain
03/04/1993Westfalenhalle, DortmundGermany
04/04/1993Westfalenhalle, DortmundGermany
07/04/1993Hallenstadion, ZurichSwitzerland
08/04/1993Hallenstadion, ZurichSwitzerland
11/04/1993Stadio Marc\'Antonio Bentegodi, VeronaItaly
13/04/1993Halle Tony Garnier, LyonFrance
15/04/1993Indoor Arena, SheffieldGreat Britain
16/04/1993Indoor Arena, SheffieldGreat Britain
19/04/1993Ahoy, RotterdamNetherlands
20/04/1993Ahoy, RotterdamNetherlands
23/04/1993Flanders Expo, GentBelgium
24/04/1993Flanders Expo, GentBelgium
01/05/1993Estadio Jose Alvalade, LisbonPortugal
05/05/1993Estadio Vicente Calderón, MadridSpain
07/05/1993Estadio Municipal de El Molinon, GijónSpain
09/05/1993Auditorio Monte do Gozo, Santiago de CompostelaSpain
11/05/1993Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, BarcelonaSpain
14/05/1993Waldbuhne, BerlinGermany
16/05/1993Alter-flughfen, MunichGermany
17/05/1993Maimarkthalle, MannheimGermany
20/05/1993RDS Arena, DublinIreland
22/05/1993National Bowl, Milton KeynesGreat Britain
25/05/1993Stadio Flaminio, RomeItaly
28/05/1993Stockholm Stadion, StockholmSweden
30/05/1993Gentofte Stadium, CopenhagenDenmark
01/06/1993Valle Hovin, OsloNorway
24/06/1993Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJUnited States
26/06/1993Madison Square Garden, New York, NYUnited States