The River (song)

The River "is a song by American singer Bruce Springsteen. It appeared on 10 October 1980 on his fifth studio album The River. In the same year, for the first time in theNetherlands as single released by CBS Records. [1]  A year later, the single also released in the United Kingdom . [2]  "The River" was never released as a single in the United States. The single came In the Top 2000 in 2011 for the first time in the top 10.

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[hide] *1 Background ==Background[ Edit] == On 22 september 1979 Springsteen played for the first time "The River" during a concert at Madison Square Garden. This performance he gave in the context of No Nukes, a series of concerts that was protested against the use of nuclear energy. The song would be initially be part of the album The Ties That Bind, but Springsteen decided to extend it with some dark, rawer songs, and he called the double album The River. [3]  the shooting of "The River" took place in July or August 1979 in The Power Station's place in Manhattan (New York). [4]
 * 2 expenditures (selection)
 * 3 chart positions
 * 4 Erwin Nyhoff
 * 5 Iris of Streets
 * 6 external link

Springsteen was when writing the text inspired by a Hank Williams's first number, called the "Long Gone Lonesome Blues". [5]  In the song Springsteen sings about the frustrations of life in the working class:[6]  ''"I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company. But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy. "''(Dutch: "I got a job in the building at the Johnstown Company. But lately there is not much work by the economy. ").

A conversation between Springsteen and his brother-in-law was the basis for "The River". He was at the time, lost his job in the construction and to make matters worse ran his marriage on the rocks. [7]  Springsteen is regarded as an icon of the American working class and the trials and tribulations of this class run like a red thread through his oeuvre. [8]  [9]  with his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey (1973) and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (1973), he released atribute to this life. He then brought on Born to Run (1975) and Darkness at the Edge of Town (1978) the struggles and frustrations to the jaw. The River with the albums (1981) and Nebraska (1982) described Springsteen the despair that may have these difficulties as a result. So goes "The River" about disappointments and expectations that cannot be fulfilled: "Is a dream a lie if it don't come true. Or is it something worse " (Dutch:" Is a dream a lie if it is not true. Or is it something worse. ")

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The song appeared in 1986 on the live album Live/1975-85. This recording was a recording of a concert on september 30, 1985 at the LA Coliseum. "The River" makes further part of the compilation albums Greatest Hits (1995) and The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003). ==Expenditures (selection)<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="64" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">"The River" is released as a single, several times including:


 * 1980 -7 ", Dutch Edition (CBSA 1179)
 * A: "The River"-4: 59

B: "Independence Day"-4: 46
 * 1981 -12 ", UK Edition (CBS A 13.1179)
 * A1: "The River"

A2: "Born To Run" B1: "Emma"
 * 1981-7 ", UK Edition (CBS A1179)
 * A: "The River"-4: 59

B: "Independence Day"-4: 46
 * 1981-7 ", French Edition (A 1356)
 * A: "The River"-4: 59

B: "Ramrod"-4: 04
 * 1981-7 ", New Zealand Edition (CBS BA 222843)
 * A: "The River"

B: "Point Blank"
 * 1981-7 ", Australian Edition (CBS BA 222789)
 * A: "The River"

B: "I'm a Rocker" <p len="17" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> ==Chart Positions<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Dutch Top 40<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Dutch Single Top 100<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Flemish Radio 2 Top 30<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===

==Erwin Nyhoff<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the third episode of the second season of "The blind auditions" from The voice of Holland on 7 October 2011 Erwin Nyhoff sang the song The River. All four coaches turned their seat to. Nyhoff chose Angela groothuizen as coach. Then came the number available as music download . After Nyhoff in the semifinals, on 13 January 2012, went through to the final at the expense of Niels Geusebroek, the song was downloaded frequently so that the single a week later at number 83 came in the Dutch Single Top 100. During the final of The voice of Holland on 20 January brought Nyhoff performed the song again. ===Chart Positions<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Dutch Single Top 100<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ====

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 * No. 35 (Flemish Ultratop 50)
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==Iris Of Streets<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the second live show of the first season of The Voice of Flanders sang Iris of Streets on February 10, 2012 the song The River. After the broadcast was equal the number available as a music download. A week later came the single at number 35 in in the Flemish Ultratop 50. ===Chart Positions<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Flemish Ultratop 50<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ====
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