Bruce performed the song 18 times and once as a snippet:

 

 

2020-01-18 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park

2014-01-18 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park

2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

2012-01-14 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park

2011-10-01 Beacon Theatre, New York City

2010-01-16 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 

2006-12-02 Starland Ballroom, Sayreville

2002-04-14 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park

2002-01-11 B.B. King Niteclub, Mashantucket

 

Bruce sings happy birthday to you as an introduction to growin' up and dedicates it to John....

 

1996-10-22 San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego

 

1995-05-00 Fogerty Residence, Los Angeles 

1988-04-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles

1975-10-23 Gerde's Folk City, New York City

 

during ROSALITA 

 

played by Nils for Bruce  

  

"Happy Birthday to You", also known as "Happy Birthday", is a song traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness World Records, it is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages. The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which has traditionally been attributed to American sisters Patty and Mildred J. Hill in 1893, although the claim that the sisters composed the tune is disputed. Patty Hill was a kindergarten principal in Louisville, Kentucky developing various teaching methods at the Little Loomhouse, and her sister Mildred was a pianist and composer. The sisters used "Good Morning to All" as a song that young children would find easy to sing. The combination of melody and lyrics in "Happy Birthday to You" first appeared in print in 1912. None of the early appearances of the "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics included credits or copyright notices. The Summy Company registered a copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R. R. Forman. In 1988, Warner/Chappell Music purchased the company owning the copyright for US$25 million, with the value of "Happy Birthday" estimated at US$5 million. Warner claimed that the United States copyright would not expire until 2030, and that unauthorized public performances of the song are illegal unless royalties are paid. In February 2010, the royalty for a single use was US$700. By one estimate, the song is the highest-earning single song in history. In the European Union, the copyright for the song expired on January 1, 2017. The American copyright status of "Happy Birthday to You" began to draw more attention with the passage of the Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998. The Supreme Court upheld the Act in Eldred v. Ashcroft in 2003, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer specifically mentioned "Happy Birthday to You" in his dissenting opinion. American law professor Robert Brauneis extensively researched the song and concluded in 2010 that "it is almost certainly no longer under copyright." Good Morning to You Productions sued Warner/Chappell for falsely claiming copyright to the song in 2013. In September 2015, a federal judge declared that the Warner/Chappell copyright claim was invalid, ruling that the copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of the song and not to its lyrics and melody. In 2016, Warner/Chappell settled for $14 million, and the court declared that "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain.