Coverinfo
The Detroit Medley is a medley of various songs - including in this medley, depending on the period. The song titled "Detroit Medley" refers directly to the Detroit Wheels. "Devil With a Blue Dress", "Jenny Take a Ride", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "C.C. Rider" are the core section of the medley but from time to time it blends in a variety of other songs. Often featuring guitar solos from Springsteen and piano solos by Roy Bittan.
Songinfo
'Jenny take a ride' is a 1967 song by Mitch Rider and The Detroit Wheels. "
C.C. Rider
" and "
Jenny Jenny
", combined into one song by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and recorded as "Jenny Take A Ride".
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels had a top 10 hit in the 60s with a single that combined the traditional blues song 'CC Rider' 'Jenny, Jenny' (aka 'Jenny Take a Ride'). Wanting to repeat the formula, Ryder & the Detroit Wheels paired 'Devil With The Blue Dress' — a hit for Shorty Long on Motown’s Soul label — with 'Good Golly Miss Molly', another Little Richard classic. They reached no. 4 in 1966, creating a sonic boom forever associated with Detroit. Bruce Springsteen most of the time uses all four songs for the 'Detroit Medley.'
The medley Bruce brings is based on the Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels' medley, but the core songs are originally from other artists :
- Devil with a Blue Dress On (also known as "Devil with the Blue Dress On") is a song written by Shorty Long and William "Mickey" Stevenson, first performed by Long and released as a single in 1964. A later version recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels in 1966 peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- Good Golly, Miss Molly" is a hit rock 'n' roll song first recorded in 1956 by the American musician Little Richard and released in January 1958
- See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider", "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider", is a popular American 12-bar blues song, originally recorded by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey in 1924.
Other cover versions
Bruce on the artist
Bruce had 1 performance together with Mitch Ryder
1981-08-12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
"Detroit Medley", with Mitch Ryder guesting.
Lyrics
Hey!
Oh see, see see rider
Oh see, what you have done now
Oh see, see see rider
I said see, what you have done now
Ahh you made me love you
Now, now, now your man has gone
Oh, I'm going with my baby
And I won't be back til fall yeah
Oh, I'm going with my baby
And I won't be back til fall yeah
And if I find me a new girl,
I won't be back at all
Ah Jenny Jenny Jenny
Won't you come along with me
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Jenny Jenny Jenny
Won't you come along with me
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
I worry bout you baby (spendin nights in misery)
Spinnin', spinnin' spinnin'
Spinnin' like a spinnin' top
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Spinnin', spinnin' spinnin'
Spinnin' like a spinnin' top
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Come along baby (feelin' love)
Whoo
Yeah see, see see rider
Oh see, what you have done now
Oh see, see see rider
Ah come on see, what you have done now
Ahh You made me love you
Now, now, now, now your man has gone
Ah Jenny Jenny Jenny
Won't you come along with me
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Jenny Jenny Jenny
Won't you come along with me
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Come along girl
Spin spin spinnin like a spinnin top
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)
Spin spin spinnin like a spinnin top
(Jenny Jenny whoo Jenny Jenny)