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"Fire" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen in 1977 which had its highest profile as a 1978 single release by The Pointer Sisters. ==Bruce Springsteen versions== Bruce Springsteen envisioned "Fire" as a song which could be recorded by his idol Elvis Presley, the song being written during the period after Springsteen had seen Presley live at a May 28, 1977 concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia: Springsteen would allege "I sent Elvis a demo of it but he died August 16, 1977 before it arrived."〔Clinton Heylin. ''E-Street Shuffle: The Glory Days of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.'' Viking Penguin (NYC), 1st US ed., 2013 unpaged〕 Springsteen did complete a studio recording of "Fire" which was one of 52 tracks at least partially recorded which did not make the cut for Springsteen's June 2, 1978 album release ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'': these tracks were omitted on the grounds of inconsistency with Springsteen's ultimate thematic vision for that album. Springsteen's manager Jon Landau has speculated Springsteen had a special concern that, if included on ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'', "Fire" would be Columbia Records' single of choice despite being non-representative of the overall album.〔Carlin, Peter Ames, Bruce, 2013〕 Springsteen's disinterest in showcasing "Fire" on ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' reportedly did not preclude his being upset when The Pointer Sisters recorded a version of "Fire" which reached #2 in January 1979, easily besting all of Springsteen's own single releases to that point which had all had Top 20 shortfalls:〔Marc Dolan. ''Bruce Springsteen and the promise of rock 'n' roll.'' W. W. Norton & Co (NYC), 1st ed 2012. ISBN 978-0-393-08135-0 p.167〕 Springsteen's first single release subsequent to the Pointer Sisters' success with "Fire" would be "Hungry Heart" (1980) a track heavily customized to have Top 40 appeal and would reach #5 becoming the first of Springsteen's twelve Top Ten hits to date. Despite its omission from the ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' album, "Fire" was included in the set list of Springsteen's Darkness Tour and has been a Springsteen concert staple ever since. On the 1986 Springsteen concert album ''Live/1975-85'' "Fire" is represented by a December 16, 1978 performance at Winterland in San Francisco, the track being heavily edited to eliminate Springsteen's on-stage vocal hijinks. Issued as a single, this version of "Fire" reached #46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and also charted in Ireland (#18), the UK (#54), Australia (#82). The music video to promote the single was an acoustic performance of the song by Springsteen at a Bridge School Benefit concert in 1986. The studio version of "Fire" by Bruce Springsteen was first released on the ''The Promise'' box set and a video version appears on the associated ''The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story'' as part of the ''Thrill Hill Vault Houston '78 Bootleg: House Cut'' DVD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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