If I Was the Priest
~ Song
Annotation
Letter to You – Studio Sessions|Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. – Studio Sessions|Brucebase Wiki|Springsteen Lyrics
Annotation last modified on 2022-09-27 20:10 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Bruce Springsteen (in 1972) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-if-i-was-the-priest-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/260772 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0058170402 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q100934916 [info] |
| work list entry: | http://brucebase.wikidot.com/song:if-i-was-the-priest [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1972-05-03 | If I Was the Priest (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA; version 4) | Bruce Springsteen | 5:50 | |
| 1972-05-03 | If I Was the Priest (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA; version 4) | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | |
| 1972-05-03 | If I Was the Priest (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA) | Bruce Springsteen | 5:27 | |
| 1972-05-03 | If I Was the Priest (audition, 1972‐05‐03: Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E, New York City, NY, USA) | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – chris javaruski, multicam and video edited with the official audio from the Springsteen archives download) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:33 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – OhioRails) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:25 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – Spring‐Nuts) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:23 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – The Stone Pony ES) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:19 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; from Springsteen’s official live download site at live.brucespringsteen.net) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:19 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – Brian Reiss) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:21 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – Springsteen & Rock Music, video edited with the official audio from the Springsteen archives download) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:17 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – mkcooper, from Springsteen’s official live download site at live.brucespringsteen.net) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:20 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – GTR🎸ALIVE) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:13 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube – Lana DeVille, multicam and video edited with the official audio from the Springsteen archives download) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:19 |
| 2023-02-14 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐14: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA; YouTube –hannir2) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:38 |
| 2023-02-16 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐16: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USA; YouTube – Badlands72, from Springsteen’s official live download site at live.brucespringsteen.net) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:56 |
| 2023-02-16 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐16: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USA; YouTube – Springsteen & Rock Music, video edited with the official audio from the Springsteen archives download) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:00 |
| 2023-02-16 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐16: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USA; from Springsteen’s official live download site at live.brucespringsteen.net) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:00 |
| 2023-02-16 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐16: Moody Center, Austin, TX, USA; YouTube – MASAMI KATOH) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:44 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA; YouTube – Tim Hollandsworth) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:12 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA; YouTube – thepriceyoupay) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:46 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:29 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA; YouTube – OhioRails) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:35 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA; YouTube – Rene Slegers) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:21 |
| 2023-02-21 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2023‐02‐21: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA; YouTube – Nobody Special) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:24 |
| 2024-05-05 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐05‐05: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:20 |
| 2024-05-05 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐05‐05: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK; YouTube – Springsteen & Rock Music, video edited with the official audio from the Springsteen archives download) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:18 |
| 2024-05-05 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐05‐05: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK; YouTube – Opag DX) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:35 |
| 2024-05-09 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐05‐09: Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:22 |
| 2024-05-12 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐05‐12: Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:47 |
| 2024-06-12 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐06‐12: Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 7:45 |
| 2024-06-29 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐06‐29: Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:01 |
| 2024-08-18 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐08‐18: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:00 |
| 2024-11-03 | If I Was the Priest (live, 2024‐11‐03: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 8:15 |
| If I Was a Priest (1972) | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:36 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 6:51 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:38 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:35 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:37 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 6:02 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:45 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 6:02 | ||
| If I Was the Priest | Bruce Springsteen | 5:39 | ||
| If I Was the Priest (guitar) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:22 | ||
| If I Was the Priest (live at Bok Center, Tulsa, OK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:22 | |
| If I Was the Priest (piano) | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:44 | ||
| If I Was the Priest #1 | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Was the Priest #2 | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Was the Priest #3 | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | ||
| If I Were the Priest | cover | Allan Clarke | 4:05 | |