As I spent the next decades working in the film industry, and seeing a hundred-plus Bruce shows, I wrote, directed, and produced countless films where I wanted to use Bruce's music. Letter To You is Bruce Springsteen's twentieth studio album. "I grabbed that moment and said, 'We want to make a film of the book, will you help us?' As Springsteen made his way down the red carpet, the two friends had their cameras out and stood on each side of the carpet hoping to capture a moment with the star. I | Three versions of I'LL STAND BY YOU are in circulation. I'll Stand By You, alternately titled I'll Stand By You Always or Song For Harry Potter, is a previously unreleased song by Bruce Springsteen, originally written for the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and later appearing on the soundtrack and end credits of the film Blinded By the Light. In late 2001 both Sony and Anthony issued press releases specifically promoting the Springsteen composition and mentioning it would be one of the tracks on Anthony's forthcoming album Mended (and likely the lead single off the album). His desire to become a writer was inflamed when he discovers the music of Springsteen. Chadha got an invite and she took Manzoor as her plus-one. Every single actor who appeared in the film was British. S | Bruce Springsteen's 20th studio album released on 23 Oct 2020 on Columbia Records. Translation of 'I'll Stand by You Always' by Bruce Springsteen from English to Spanish Song Info. U N Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh. This certainly would have sent John running for the hills, ending our working relationship forever. R | The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's official studio version of I'LL STAND BY YOU as released in 2019. There were minor media reports/sightings at the time (late-February to late-March 2001) of Springsteen and various members of the E Street Band coming in and out of the Hit Factory in New York City, NY. "I thought it was very, very generous of him," Anthony told Billboard. [Springsteen] just delivered this song. But we can only make it with Bruce's permission. Sometime in early 2001, during post-production on the first Potter movie, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, Springsteen made the song available to director Chris Columbus. It was officially released on 23 Oct 2020 on Columbia Records. I'LL STAND BY YOU is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and first released on the soundtrack album for the 2019 movie Blinded by The Light. S | I'll stand by you always, always, always "And I think it's the ultimate compliment, when someone like that thinks you're worthy of singing a song he wrote for his son". Just close your eyes Springsteen wrote back a few weeks later saying that he understood the situation. When Greetings From Bury Park came out, he sent her a copy and she told him, "I'm gonna have to make this into a film. We look at Bruce Springsteen's greatest hits like 'Born to Run,' 'Dancing in the Dark,' 'Born in the USA,' and more to … W | I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, ... Song Lyrics. G And when the light comes we'll laugh my love at the things that the night had us so frightened of E | It's about time I played the man, took a stand where I belong Yeah, forget about the old friends and the old times ... Bruce Springsteen Lyrics. O | L | A lyric video for I'LL STAND BY YOU was released on Bruce Springsteen's YouTube channel on 22 Aug 2019. I'll stand by you always, always, always ... [Chorus] Bb Eb Bb F I'll stand by you always, always, always Bb Eb Bb F I'll stand by you … album: "Letter To You" (2020) One Minute You're Here. You wake me in the night To your tears falling down Come let me dry them for you I wish I could tell a story Chase away all those ghosts And I needed to know if he needed to make any changes." ", During post-production on Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, Columbus got a call from an executive at Warner Bros. telling him that Springsteen wrote a song for the film. Talk to Jon.' "I'll Stand by You" was originally written for the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone soundtrack, but wasn't included in the final production of the film.. Springsteen's release of the song now with Blinded By the … It would be the first time in our film where we would not hear a British voice. The following day a CD of the song arrived at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England. (I'll stand by you always, ooh ooh, ooh ooh) 9 In doing so, he seemingly verified the basic truth in the story. "We re-recorded the track in 2018," producer Ron Aniello said. I'll stand by you always, always, always But Springsteen knew Manzoor, who'd been to 150 Springsteen concerts. "My first reaction was sheer joy. 'I'll Stand By You' was one of the most beautiful songs I had ever heard, one the most elegant and emotional songs that Bruce had ever written." ", The following day Jon Landau had a picked up a copy of the book. This song was copyrighted under the title "I'll stand by you always" (see the "Studio Recording" section below) and was titled "Song For Harry Potter" on a Columbia Records in-house promo CD-R (see the original studio version for more details). The above lyrics are for the original studio version of I'LL STAND BY YOU. And, of course, with him was Jon Landau, Barbara Carr, Tracy Nurse, who we met that night. It's the finished recording that was copyrighted on 13 Jun 2001 and was apparently donated for the Harry Potter movie. She said, "Because obviously I couldn't put it out until he's seen it. C | V | We didn't go to Bruce first, he just delivered it. The visual features the lyrics … Back to America. 4 | And until then W | Letter To You. I'll stand by you always, always, always Some tracks from The Rising are likely candidates that might have been recorded (or attempted) at these early 2001 sessions. X | [...] The sets were historically British. Otherwise, it will never work. I'll stand by you always, always, always 3 | V | Until you awake Warner Bros Music President Gary LeMel, who was involved in the Potter music, was asked by USA Today about the Springsteen song but said he preferred not to comment publicly. M | Lyrics to 'I'll Stand by You' by Bruce Springsteen. (I'll stand by you always, ooh ooh, ooh ooh) "I'd waited over 25 years for a Bruce song. In September or October 2001, Bruce Springsteen donated I'LL STAND BY YOU to Latin/Salsa star (and fellow Sony artist) Marc Anthony who then recorded a cover version of it. But it was something that I thought would have fit lovely. P | Springsteen's song, however, "slightly shifted the mood of the film from England to back across the pond. In an October 2016 interview on BBC Radio 2, Simon Mayo read a listener's question to Bruce Springsteen asking if it was true that he once wrote a song for a Harry Potter film called "I'll Stand By You Always." U Last Man Standing. I'll stand by you always, always, always However, the song was ultimately rejected. Z, 2003-2020 - Lebanese Tribute to Bruce Springsteen, The official studio version, from which the above lyrics are transcribed, is actually the same as the. "As you would expect with Bruce, he was incredibly gracious and understanding and made me feel a whole lot better with one line: 'You gotta do what's right for your movie.'" A finished recording of the song was filed at the United States Copyright Office on 13 Jun 2001. J | [Verse 1] You meet me in the night With tears falling down Come let me dry them for you I wish I could tell a story This song was copyrighted under the title "I'll stand by you always" (see the "Studio Recording" section below) and was titled "Song For Harry Potter" on a Columbia Records in-house promo CD-R (see the original studio versionfor more details). At the time it was reported that this was due to Harry Potter novelist/creator JK Rowling's contractual stipulation that no commercial songs of any type be used in the Harry Potter film series. I'll stand by you always, always, always You wake me in the night to your tears falling down, come let me dry them for you "So I started writing... and writing... and twelve pages later, I finished what was part apology, part explanation, part historical journey of my own personal relationship with Bruce and his music." ", In 2010, Springsteen came to London for the UK premiere of The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town documentary at the London Film Festival. "I went to sleep that night thinking, 'My dream has finally come true. T | Y | "But deep in my heart, I feel I still owe him one. Chadha then went out to the front and put the lights on, and as she recounted, "He walked over and gave me a big hug and a kiss and he said, 'Thank you for looking after me so beautifully,' which was like the most amazing thing that I could've, you know, ever expected. We'll fight here together 'til victory is won, come take my hand 'til the morning comes He was inspired by Harry Potter books that he was reading to his children at the time. The track was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and mastered by Bob Ludwig. O | "I never forgot that. I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always ", Another problem was that composer John Williams had already written a full eight minutes of an orchestral piece to end the film. Together we'll chase those thieves that won't leave you alone out from under the bed, out from over our home Ill Stand By You chords by Bruce Springsteen. "My fucking heart leaped into my throat," Columbus wrote. R | Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh List of available versions of I'LL STAND BY YOU on this website: ( | A story of heroes that fight on at any cost of a kingdom of love to be won or lost When Simon Mayo of the BBC asked Springsteen why it wasn't used in the Harry Potter movie, he replied, "You'd have to ask them." You meet me in the night With tears falling down Come let me dry them for you I wish I could tell a story Chase away all those ghosts You got inside of you A story of heroes who fight on at any cost Springsteen believed that Anthony was the right singer for the song. E | "The only person we had to please was Bruce. Letter To You. A later special edition of Mended with bonus tracks also did not include the song. J | I'll stand by you always, always... Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh Aniello is also credited as engineer and mixing engineer, Toby Scott is credited as engineer, and Rob Lebret is credited as engineer and mixing engineer. 2003-2020 - Lebanese Tribute to Bruce Springsteen ©2014 - … Gurinder Chadha is a friend with Sarfraz Manzoor, and a big Springsteen fan too. Had I done that, John would definitely not have scored the subsequent two Potter films." But you know, it just didn't feel right to have a song. Bruce Springsteen -- Bonus Tracks CD-R EP - Columbia (no catalog number) - USA, 2001 Promo CD-R EP given exclusively to some very few top executives at Columbia Records. Columbus listened to it in his office, alone. The Power Of Prayer. ", Three years later, when the film was not yet completely but almost finished, Chadha went to New York City to show it Springsteen during a day off in his Springsteen On Broadway concert residency. In connection to the new film, Blinded By the Light, which revolves around Bruce Springsteen's music, The Boss has released a song he wrote long ago for another major film. ", In a November 2016 interview with Uproxx, David Heyman, who's the main producer of the Harry Potter film series, praised the song, but said that it was rejected because they had to do "what's right for the film." It consists of 12 tracks, all written by Springsteen, and clocks at 58:17. There has been no explanation as to why the Springsteen composition was omitted from the album and was never later released by Anthony. I'll stand by you always, always, always And when the screening finished, everyone was waiting for his reaction. List of available versions of I'LL STAND BY YOU on this website: ( | Last edit on Aug 25, 2019. Over the following years, Columbus met Springsteen several times, but they never discussed the song. [Fades out]. Springsteen confirmed that that he did and that the song wasn't eventually used, but he didn't explain why. I know here in the dark tomorrow can seem so very far away I | Not sure when." 4 | They started working on the script, and "we knew that we didn't have to please financiers or anybody for this," Chadha said. I still feel I owe him something, for setting me on a path that led to my beautiful career, and for giving me a future.". And John Williams' roaring score was also, in its heart, extraordinarily British." M | L | These are the best Bruce Springsteen songs, ranked. At some point I'd like to get it into a children's movie of some sort because it was a pretty lovely song. I'll stand by you always, always, always At least one artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's I'LL STAND BY YOU. The CD-R was burned on 31 Oct 2001, right around the time when the track was being offered up to the Harry Potter producers, and about a week before the Live In New York City DVD was released. These are (in chronological order): For the official studio version of I'LL STAND BY YOU, some overdubs and work was done in early 2018 and early 2019. 5 | Q | 1 | All the other songs that Springsteen copyrighted in 2001 and 2002 were released on The Rising, but I'LL STAND BY YOU was not written or recorded for that album, as explained in the previous section. K | As Columbus explained, "the first 130 minutes of the first Harry Potter film were intensely, deeply British. 1,387 views, added to favorites 62 times. But we usually didn't have the budget, or we were turned down by the record company. T | Bruce Springsteen – I’ll Stand By You Lyrics. A | A lyric video for Bruce Springsteen’s long-awaited track I’ll Stand By You has been released. 01- I'LL STAND BY YOU [Original studio version] 02- MY HOMETOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version] 03- … ... I’ll Stand By You by Bruce Springsteen. I'LL STAND BY YOU was initially recorded on 28 Jan 2001 at Thrill Hill Recording, Springsteen's home studio in Rumson, NJ. Burnin' Train. I wish I could tell a story, chase away all those ghosts you've got inside of you And I couldn't use it. [...] And he looked at us and said: 'Sounds good. With her support, Chadha and Manzoor were able to talk to Springsteen about the film and make it a reality. [Spoken:] Three, four. Bruce Springsteen wrote I'LL STAND BY YOU sometime between 1998 and 2000. There's a small possibility that I'LL STAND BY YOU was cut with the band during these sessions at the Hit Factory, but the versions that surfaced were recorded earlier in January at Thrill Hill Recording, Springsteen's home studio in Rumson, NJ, with Springsteen handling most, if not all, of the instruments. Bruce Springsteen - I'll Stand by You. B | "Song For Harry Potter", which clocks at 5:32, is I'LL STAND BY YOU. Manzoor also co-wrote the film's script. C | "So it's really thanks to Tracy who made it all happen," Chadha said. The CD-R contains three tracks: "Song For Harry Potter", "My Hometown (Live)", and "This Hard Land (Live)". Some of the above info is taken from Brucebase and from a USA Today article. H | X | D | It's a promo clip displaying the song's lyrics over scenes from the movie Blinded by The Light. G "[Springsteen's] vocal and piano was much earlier. And we just used the songs as we wanted to use them. H | He added: "It was pretty good, it was a song I wrote for my eldest son, it was a big ballad that was very uncharacteristic of something I'd sing myself. Set in 1987-1988 in the British town of Luton, the film tells the coming-of-age story of Javed, a British-Pakistani Muslim teenager who's looking for a way out from poverty and from his conservative family. K | ", A few days later, after reading about the David Heyman interview with Uproxx on Backstreets.com, director Chris Columbus wrote to the website to clarify a few details. If you have any corrections or comments, please contact me via the below form or by email: var1 = "mail";var2= "to:";username = "webmaster";at = "@";domain = "springsteenlyrics.com";document.write ("" + username + at + domain + "");. See the official studio version for more details. 12 of these were included in the film's soundtrack album. Here the ghosts and the goblins can rise from your dreams to steal your heart away Janey Needs A Shooter. And then I said would you like me to change anything, is there anything you want more of or less, and he said, 'Don't change a thing, just leave it, I love it.". A | They had a little screening in a private room and Springsteen came with John Landau and some friends and works colleagues. The song features on the soundtrack to the new film Blinded By The Light , which is based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s memoir Greetings From Bury Park and explores the impact Springsteen’s lyrics had on him while he was growing up in England in the 1980s. "Here was my chance, my opportunity to finally have a Bruce song in one of my films." B | The two live cuts are the ones that appeared on Live, a 2-track CD single that was exclusively given away in 2001 as a freebie with purchases of the Live In New York City home video in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. 6 | Now I know it can feel like you're slipping away, at night you'll get lost in that deep dark place I'll stand by you always Springsteen recognized him, walked to him, and told him, "I read your book, it's beautiful", as Chadha recounted during a Q&A session at the film premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. And what I had to do was find a way of using the songs as if he'd written the songs for our movie." It was the "Chuck Plotkin / Toby Scott" studio team behind the dials for these Hit Factory sessions, not the soon-to-be-hired "Brendan O'Brien / Nick Didia" team. And finally, I received one of the best songs he'd ever written. 5 | Bruce Springsteen originally wrote this melodic ballad for the 2001 movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but it was never used.The public finally got to hear the song when it was included on the soundtrack of the 2019 Boss-inspired film Blinded By The Light. F | 1 | Difficulty: novice. '", The next day, the song was synched up with the film's final credits, but there was one issue. 6 | He listened to it over and over and played at home it for his wife and kids. First he explained that he was a huge Springsteen fan and he credited Darkness On The Edge Of Town for inspiring him to become a screenwriter and kicking off his career. Bruce Springsteen – I'll Stand By You Always Lyrics [Verse 1] You meet me in the night With tears falling down Come let me dry them for you I wish I could tell a story Chase away all those ghosts You got inside of you A story of heroes who fight on at any cost ... More Bruce Springsteen lyrics Bruce Springsteen has released a lyric video for “I’ll Stand By You,” a previously unreleased song that appears in the new movie Blinded By The Light. The film uses 16 different Bruce Springsteen songs (18 versions in total) in its soundtrack, listed below in order of appearance. N They sent the script to Springsteen through Tracy Nurse. Z, 2003-2020 - Lebanese Tribute to Bruce Springsteen. He read it, and a couple of weeks later they got a message back from Nurse that Springsteen said, "I'm all good with this. According to Sony's logs, the track was mixed on 19 Feb 2019 at Stone Hill Studio, Springsteen's home studio in Colts Neck, NJ, and was mastered by Bob Ludwig on that same day. Columbus was devastated. 9 However, this website u… I'll stand by you always, always, always P | Q | The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's official studio version of I'LL STAND BY YOU as released in 2019. 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