It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City

~ Song

Annotation

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:Bruce Springsteen
publisher:Intersong Music Ltd.
Sioux City Music Ltd.
Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-its-hard-to-be-a-saint-in-the-city-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/29341 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0052056850 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=969 [info]
Wikidata:Q6090177 [info]
work list entry:http://brucebase.wikidot.com/stats:greetings-from-asbury-park-studio-sessions#itshardtobeasaintinthecity [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1972-05-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA; version 4)Bruce Springsteen?:??
1972-05-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA; version 4)Bruce Springsteen2:55
1972-05-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA; version 4)Bruce Springsteen3:08
1972-06-27It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (version 6b)Bruce Springsteen3:16
1972-06 – 1972-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (version 6c)Bruce Springsteen3:13
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen0:55
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen3:17
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31, late show: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band3:24
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1973-07-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐07‐31: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1973-10-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen4:06
1973-10-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:32
1973-10-31It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1973‐10‐31, late show: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:20
1974-01-06It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-03-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-03-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:48
1974-03-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-03-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:32
1974-03-03It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐03: Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen4:32
1974-03-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:16
1974-03-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-03-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen4:10
1974-03-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-03-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐09: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen4:16
1974-03-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐10: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:05
1974-03-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐10: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:12
1974-03-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:16
1974-03-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐03‐10: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-05-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐05‐09: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-05-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐05‐09: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-05-09It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐05‐09: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:12
1974-07-13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐07‐13: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; late, second show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-09-22It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐09‐22: Kean College, Union, NJ, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-10-19It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐19: Memorial Chapel Concert Hall, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen5:05
1974-10-19It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐19: Memorial Chapel Concert Hall, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-10-19It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐19: Memorial Chapel Concert Hall, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-10-26It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐26: Julia Sanderson Theater, Springfield, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:18
1974-10-29It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐29: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:52
1974-10-29It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐10‐29: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-11-01It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐11‐01: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-12-07It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐12‐07: Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1974-12-07It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐12‐07: Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1974-12-07It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1974‐12‐07: Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:14
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:06
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:06
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen3:33
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:09
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen4:08
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:09
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen3:36
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen3:59
1975-02-05It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐05: The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen3:58
1975-02-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐23: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:42
1975-02-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐23: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band3:02
1975-02-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐02‐23: Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:49
1975-07-20It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:18
1975-07-20It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:11
1975-07-20It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:19
1975-07-20It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:13
1975-07-20Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:18
1975-07-20Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐20: Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, RI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:18
1975-07-22It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐22: Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:13
1975-07-22It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐22: Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:06
1975-07-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐23: The Music Inn, Stockbridge, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:02
1975-07-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐23: The Music Inn, Stockbridge, MA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:06
1975-07-25It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐07‐25: Keystone Hall, Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:21
1975-08-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐10: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-08-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐10: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:10
1975-08-10It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐10: Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:47
1975-08-14It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐14: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen4:28
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:30
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:29
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:23
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen4:36
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen4:37
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show; WNEW‐FM re‐broadcast, 1988)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:47
1975-08-15It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:40
1975-08-15It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City (live, 1975‐08‐15: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA; early, first show)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-08-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐23: Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-08-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐23: Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:45
1975-08-23It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐08‐23: Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-09-12It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐12: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:02
1975-09-12It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐12: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen6:15
1975-09-13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐13: Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-09-13It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐13: Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen5:33
1975-09-13Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐13: Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:41
1975-09-26It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live, 1975‐09‐26: Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen6:26
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