Coverinfo
Bruce covered the song 5 times:
Always together with Jackson Browne
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band recorded a version for the
No Nukes album.
1989-06-30 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ
With Jackson Browne at the luxury hotel and casino on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
1980-08-16 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA
Bruce joins Jackson Browne onstage for two songs.
1979-09-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
Second MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) Benefit concert, also known as "No Nukes". "
Summertime Blues" has been reported as being played but there is no evidence of this. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" features an instrumental snippet of "
Wipe Out" after Max's introduction. Contains the infamous Lynn Goldsmith moment during "Quarter To Three" - Goldsmith (Bruce's ex-girlfriend) was taking photos, which Bruce thought she had agreed not to do. He drags her up on stage, announces her as "my ex-girlfriend" and then has her escorted away. Tom Petty joins along with Jackson Browne and Rosemary Butler for "Stay".
First of two MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) Benefit concerts, also known as "No Nukes". Twelve-song set includes the premiere of "The River". The crowd sings "Happy Birthday" to Bruce before "Thunder Road". "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" includes the "
Stagger Lee" introduction. Jackson Browne and Rosemary Butler guest on "Stay".
Songinfo
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Stay" is a doo-wop song written by Maurice Williams and first recorded in 1960 by Williams with his group the Zodiacs. The song was written by Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. He had been trying to convince his date not to go home at 10 o'clock as she was supposed to. He lost the argument, but as he was to relate years later, "Like a flood, the words just came to me." In 1960, the song was put on a demo by Williams and his band, the Zodiacs, but it attracted no interest until a ten-year-old heard it and impressed the band members with her positive reaction to the tune. The band's producers took it along with some other demos to New York City and played them for all the major record producers that they could access. Finally, Al Silver of Herald Records became interested, but insisted that the song be re-recorded as the demo's recording levels were too low. They also said that one line, "Let's have another smoke" would have to be removed in order for the song to be played on commercial radio. After the group recorded the tune again, it was released by Herald Records and was picked up by CKLW. It entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 9, 1960 and reached the number one spot on November 21, 1960. The original recording of "Stay" remains the shortest single ever to reach the top of the American record charts, at 1 minute 36 seconds in length. By 1990, it had sold more than 8 million copies. It received a new lease of popularity after being featured on the
Dirty Dancing soundtrack.
Other cover versions
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The Hollies
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The Four Seasons
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The Dave Clark Five
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Jan & Dean
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Jackson Browne
: A version of the song with revised lyrics is the last track on Jackson Browne's 1977 album Running on Empty. The song, which follows on the heels of Browne's "The Load-Out" begs the audience to stay for an encore and includes an extensive playout. It includes backing contributions from David Lindley and Rosemary Butler. Browne,
Bruce on the artist
Lyrics
Stay, aaah just a little bit longer
Please, please, please, please tell me that you're going to
And your mommy don't mind
And you daddy don't mind
If we take a little time and leave it all behind
Sing one more song
Oh, won't you stay just a little bit longer
Please, please, please say you will
Em
Say you will
Just put your sweet lips on mine
Tell me that you love me all of the time
Stay, aaah just a little bit longer
Please, please, please, please tell me that you're going to
And the promoter don't mind
And the union don't mind
If we take a little time and leave it all behind
Sing one more song
Stay, aaah just a little bit longer
Please, please, please, please tell me that you're going to
And the promotor don't mind
And the big man don't mind
Take a little time and leave it all behind
Sing one more song
Stay, aaah come on, come on, come on
Stay, aaah come on, come on, come on
Stay, aaah come on, come on, come on
One more song