Bruce on the artist
2024-04-24 Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Bruce Springsteen appears at the second annual American Music Honors, a presentation of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University. The 2024 honorees are John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne (inducted by Jon Landau), Mavis Staples (inducted by Darlene Love), and Dion DiMucci (inducted by Steven Van Zandt). Bruce himself
inducts Mellencamp.
All credits to the original photographer
2021-06-09 SiriusXM Studio, New York City
During his From My Home To Yours show on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, just before playing John Mellencamp's 'Don't need this body', Springsteen mentioned that he collaborated with his "good friend" Mellencamp. "I've played on a few of Johnny's tracks on his upcoming record," he said. "We had a great time out there in Bloomington, Indiana." The following day, during a phone call with host Jim Rotolo on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, Springsteen elaborated more. "I worked on three songs on John Mellencamp's album, and I spent some time in Indiana with him," he told Rotolo. "I love John a lot and he's a great songwriter, and we've actually become very close. And I've had a lot of fun with him. So I sang a little bit on his, his music... he's got a terrific record that I think is coming out in the fall, I think, you know, I'm not exactly sure."
Bruce performed 8 times live with John Mellencamp:
2024-04-24 Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Bruce Springsteen appears at the second annual American Music Honors, a presentation of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University. The 2024 honorees are John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne (inducted by Jon Landau), Mavis Staples (inducted by Darlene Love), and Dion DiMucci (inducted by Steven Van Zandt). Bruce himself inducts Mellencamp, with the two duetting on Bruce's first ever performance of "Small Town", and returns to close the show with two of his own classics and for an all-performer rendition of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" led by Staples. Brian Williams serves as the evening's host and The Disciples Of Soul act as house band.
2024-03-10 New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
Bruce makes a surprise appearance with John Mellencamp to duet on "Pink Houses".
2023-11-06 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY
Bruce makes an unannounced appearance at the seventeenth annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit, joining John Mellencamp for the live premiere of "
Wasted Days".
2022-11-05 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Bruce inducts Jimmy Iovine into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. He and John Mellencamp return to close the ceremony with a tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis, backed by the Zac Brown Band and Roy Bittan.
2019-12-09 Beacon Theatre, New York City
At Sting's 30th Anniversary Rainforest Foundation Benefit
2009-05-03 Madison Square Garden, New York City
Clearwater Concert in honor of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday
2004-10-11 MCI Center, Washington, DC
Finale of the Vote For Change concert series
1988-05-26 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA
Lyrics
How many summers still remain
How many days are lost in vain
Who's counting now these last remaining years
How many minutes do we have here
Wasted days, wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days
How much sorrow is there left to climb
How many promises are worth a dime
And who on earth is worth our time
Is there a heart here that I can call mine
Wasted days, wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days
How can a man watch his life go down the drain
How many moments has he lost today
And who among us could ever see clear
The end is coming, it's almost here
Wasted days, wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days
Wasted days, wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days
Wasted days, more wasted days
We watch our lives just slip away to more wasted days