Bruce Springsteen - Trapped

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   Does anybody remember hearing Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped" (live, from the "We Are The World: USA For Africa" album) on the radio in '85?

I ask because my local top-40 station played it, but cropped all of the crowd noise (7 seconds' worth) at the beginning.

I'm sure they simply cued the record past the crowd noise...  but I'm wondering if this was standard for stations at the time.

(The song reportedly went to #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks charts.)

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NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bruce Springsteen - Trapped Posted: 05 November 2010 at 11:34pm
	Does anybody remember hearing Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped" (live, from the "We Are The World: USA For Africa" album) on the radio in '85? I ask because my local top-40 station played it, but cropped all of the crowd noise (7 seconds' worth) at the beginning. I'm sure they simply cued the record past the crowd noise... but I'm wondering if this was standard for stations at the time. (The song reportedly went to #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks charts.)
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 November 2010 at 4:13am
	"Trapped" got a ton of airplay on my local rock station and I did hear it a few times on the Top 40 stations. I also played it on my college radio station at the time. I don't remember cueing past the opening crowd noise. BTW, the song DID top Billboard's Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks in May of 1985. Edited by Paul Haney

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 November 2010 at 6:34pm
	i heard it many times in the nyc market in 1985.....do not recall what station, maybe z-100 or wplj....was it ever released as a B-side of any springsteens hits during that period? Edited by edtop40
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995wlol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 10 December 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote 995wlol Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 November 2010 at 7:20pm
	"Trapped" received heavy airplay on Twin Cities top 40 WLOL in '85. "Trouble In Paradise" by Huey Lewis & the News and "4 The Tears In Your Eyes" by Prince also got a lot of airplay off of the "We Are the World" LP as well.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 November 2010 at 10:14pm
	I can't find it as a B-side, only as tracks on various bootleg Springsteen compilations & the USA For Africa album. I remember Prince's "For The Tears In Your Eyes" video, but can't remember if the song actually played much on the radio around here.
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2013 at 7:16pm
	Resurrecting this thread briefly... Was this song EVER released on a 7" single? Discogs doesn't list it anywhere as a single, and that really shocks me...
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2013 at 8:14pm
	Gene: I've never seen "Trapped" on a 7" single as an a-side or b- side. I bet if it had been an a-side it would have sold and/or charted well. I heard it on south Florida radio quite a bit back in '85.
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

sriv94 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 September 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote sriv94 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2013 at 9:03pm
	I heard it a lot in Chicago as well. The Essential CD version trims out about four of the opening seven seconds of crowd noise.
	Doug --------------- All of the good signatures have been taken.

NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 July 2013 at 8:33pm
	If you look hereyou'll notice May 11th, 1985 it DID go to #1 on the mainstream rock charts. I don't find it hitting the Billboard Hot 100, likely because it wasn't released as a single. (SEE: Madonna - Into The Groove.) KELI in Tulsa pounded the snot our of it in '85, and they were top 40 at the time. Thanks for the info!!
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 July 2013 at 8:39pm
	And as Ed mentioned, it got lots of airplay in NY. All the rock stations of course, but most notably Z100 played it a ton. Bruce was at his height, so i have no doubt this would have been top 10 had a single been released.