Bruce Springsteen Set List Analysis: Will He Ever Play 'Car Wash'?

Bruce Springsteen arrives in California Friday after playing one of the most varied set lists of his "Magic" tour on Monday in Vancouver, B.C.
Opener was one of his masterpieces,"Atlantic City," making its tour debut; the mega-obscure "None But the Brave" also appeared in a show for the first time. "Trapped" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" were performed for only the second time and "Rosalita" made its fourth appearance on the leg.
For the first 15 shows on the second leg of the tour, Springsteen has stuck with three blocks of songs that get played every night."Radio Nowhere," "Lonesome Day," "Gypsy Biker" and "Reason to Believe" are up front; "She's the One," "Livin' in the Future" and "The Promised Land" are in the middle; and "Devil's Arcade," "Last to Die," "Long Walk Home" and "Badlands" close out the night. "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" starts the encore and "American Land" signals the show is about to end.
But with about 25 songs making it into each night's set list, he has come up with a number of ways to make each night special: 27 tunes have been played at only one of the first 15 gigs. And plenty have had just a handful of performances: "Tenth Avenue," "Trapped, "Lost in the Flood," "Candy's Room," "Incident on 57th Street," the Detroit medley, "Be True," "Ties That Bind" and "Loose Ends" have received two performances each; "Adam Raised a Cain," "Thunder Road" and "Backstreets" (three each); "Rosalita," "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and "Kitty's Back" (four each).  B-sides that have been played: "Janey Don't You Lose Heart" and "Rendezvous."   
With 67 different songs already making it into the sets, the game to play is what might next debut at the California shows, Friday in Sacramento, Saturday in San Jose and Monday and Tuesday in Anaheim. Here's a look was what Springsteen and the E Street band have not played since starting the second leg in Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 28.

From Magic: "Terry's Song"
The Rising: "Into the Fire," "Countin' on a Miracle," "Empty Sky," "Worlds Apart," "Let's be Friends," "Further On (Up the Road)," "The Fuse," "Mary's Place," "You're Missing," "Paradise," "My City of Ruins"
Born in the U.S.A.: " "Born in the U.S.A.," "Cover Me," "Downbound Train," "I'm on Fire," "Bobby Jean," "I'm Goin' Down."
Nebraska: Only "Reason to Believe" and "Atlantic City" have been performed.
The River: "Two Hearts," "Independence Day," "Hungry Heart," "Out in the Street," "Crush on You," "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)," "I Wanna Marry You," "I'm a Rocker," "Fade Away," "Stolen Car," "The Price You Pay," "Drive All Night," "Wreck on the Highway"
Darkness on the Edge of Town: "Factory"
Born to Run: All have been played.
The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle: "The E Street Shuffle," "Wild Billy's Circus Story," "New York City Serenade"
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.: "Blinded By the Light," "Mary Queen of Arkansas," "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?," "The Angel"
Now that "None But the Brave" and "Trapped" have made it into a set, also consider tracks from Essential: "From Small Things," "Big Payback," "Held Up Without a Gun," "Lift Me Up," "County Fair," "Code of Silence" and "Dead Man Walking."

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[Tarabithia]

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