Jay And The Americans - Come A Little Bit Closer

First performance: 22/07/1975

Coverinfo

Bruce covered the song only once and used it 49 times as a snippet:
 
The first couple lines of 'Come a little closer' as an intro to Rosalita
 
" In a little cafe just the other side of the border, ..She was just sitting there givin' me looks that made my mouth water"
 
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2011-01-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ
With Southside Johnny. Benefit for Ranney School. Bruce is backed by Bobby Bandiera and his band, plus Max W.einberg on drums (with Southside Johnny guesting repeatedly during the show). Photographer Danny Clinch is on stage for "Spirit In The Night" and Bruce's mother climbs on stage for a dance during "Dancing In The Dark". 
 
  
 
 
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2003-09-06 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2003-08-17 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
2003-08-16 Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA
2003-08-13 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
2003-08-08 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
2003-08-06 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
2003-08-02 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
2003-07-26 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
1985-06-09 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
1984-10-15 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
1984-09-24 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1984-09-11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-05 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA
1984-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1984-08-19 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-11 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1984-07-31 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
1984-07-24 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON
1984-07-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
1984-07-18 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1984-07-12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
1984-07-02 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN
1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
1980-11-24 Capital Centre, Largo, MD
1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX
1978-11-10 Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY
1978-09-06 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
1978-08-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1978-07-29 Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL
1978-07-12 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE
1976-08-02 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ
1976-04-10 Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, CT
1975-12-03 Music Hall, Boston, MA
1975-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
1975-10-11 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ (Late)
1975-10-02 Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
1975-09-28 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
1975-09-27 Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MO
1975-09-26 Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
1975-09-23 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
1975-09-20 Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell, IA
1975-09-16 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX
1975-09-13 Music Hall, Houston, TX
1975-07-22 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY
  

Songinfo

"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, making it the band's highest charting single. It remains their most popular song, according to Last.fm song rankings. The single served as a comeback for the group, who had not had a hit in some time. It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Wes Farrell, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit. Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song, in which, due to a poor translation, the final punch line is missing.
 
 
 

Other cover versions

Bruce on the artist

Lyrics

In a little cafe just the other side of the border
She was a-sitting there a-giving me looks that make my mouth water
So I started walking her way
She belonged to Bad Man Jose
And I knew, yes, I knew I should leave
Then I heard her say, yeah, yeah

Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of man
So big and so strong
Come a little bit closer, I'm all alone
And the night is so long

So we started to dance
In my arms, she felt so inviting
That I just couldn't resist
A-just a-one little kiss, so exciting
Then I heard the guitar player say
"Vamoose, Jose's on his way"
Then I knew, yes, I knew I should run
But then I heard her say, yeah, yeah

Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of man
So big and so strong
Come a little bit closer, I'm all alone
And the night is so long

When the music stopped
When I looked, the cafe was empty
Then I heard Jose say
"Man, you know you're in trouble plenty"
So I dropped my drink from my hand
And through the window I ran
And as I rode away
I could hear her say to Jose, yeah, yeah

Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of man
So big and so strong
Come a little bit closer, I'm all alone
And the night is so long

La, la, la, la, la, la, la (closer)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la (closer)
Ho, ho, la, la (closer)
La, la, ho (closer)
Oh, my, my...