Jesus Was an Only Son
~ Song
Annotation
Studio and Session Info
Lyrics from springsteenlyrics.com
Lyrics from brucespringsteen.it
All known live performances
Annotation last modified on 2015-05-29 10:24 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Bruce Springsteen (from 1996 until 2004) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-jesus-was-an-only-son-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/134468 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0014186292 [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:39 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:16 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐04: Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA; take #1) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:39 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐04: Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA; take #2) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 3:23 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (take two) (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 3:23 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son #1 (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:42 |
| 2005-04-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son #2 (live, 2005‐04‐04: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 11:31 |
| 2005-04-21 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live rehearsal, 2005‐04‐21: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:27 |
| 2005-04-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live rehearsal, 2005‐04‐22: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live rehearsal, 2005‐04‐22: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:34 |
| 2005-04-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (piano) (live rehearsal, 2005‐04‐22: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (piano) (live rehearsal, 2005‐04‐22: Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 3:30 |
| 2005-04-25 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐25: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:15 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:24 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:44 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:38 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA; piano) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:44 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:24 |
| 2005-04-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐28: Nokia Live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-30 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐30: Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:53 |
| 2005-04-30 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐04‐30: Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:23 |
| 2005-05-02 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐02: Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:01 |
| 2005-05-03 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐03: Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:11 |
| 2005-05-05 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐05: Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:36 |
| 2005-05-05 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐05: Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:36 |
| 2005-05-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐07: The Lecture Hall, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, USA) | Bruce Springsteen | 6:50 | |
| 2005-05-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (with piano) (live, 2005‐05‐07: The Lecture Hall, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:12 |
| 2005-05-10 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐10: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:23 |
| 2005-05-10 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐10: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:40 |
| 2005-05-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐11: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:47 |
| 2005-05-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐11: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:35 |
| 2005-05-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐11: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 1:11 |
| 2005-05-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐11: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:04 |
| 2005-05-14 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐14: Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:00 |
| 2005-05-15 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐15: Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-05-15 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐15: Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:04 |
| 2005-05-15 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐15: Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:51 |
| 2005-05-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐17: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:52 |
| 2005-05-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐17: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:13 |
| 2005-05-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐17: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:13 |
| 2005-05-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐17: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 3:28 |
| 2005-05-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐17: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:05 |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:26 |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:31 |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:55 |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:31 |
| 2005-05-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐19: The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-05-20 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐20: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:03 |
| 2005-05-20 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐20: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:02 |
| 2005-05-20 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐20: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 8:03 |
| 2005-05-20 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐20: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:10 |
| 2005-05-24 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐24: Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:40 |
| 2005-05-24 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐24: Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:41 |
| 2005-05-24 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐24: Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 7:36 |
| 2005-05-27 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐27: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:39 |
| 2005-05-27 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐27: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 6:38 |
| 2005-05-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐05‐28: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:39 |
| 2005-06-02 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐02: Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:00 |
| 2005-06-02 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐02: Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:35 |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:42 |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:16 |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:41 |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-04 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐04: PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:18 |
| 2005-06-06 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐06: PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-06 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐06: PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-06 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐06: PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:36 |
| 2005-06-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐07: Datch Forum, Milan, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:33 |
| 2005-06-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐07: Datch Forum, Milan, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐07: Datch Forum, Milan, Italy) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-15 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐15: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:25 |
| 2005-06-16 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐16: Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:48 |
| 2005-06-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐19: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-19 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐19: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-20 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐20: Palais Omnisports de Paris‐Bercy, Paris, France) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:24 |
| 2005-06-23 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐23: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-06-23 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐23: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:36 |
| 2005-06-25 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:26 |
| 2005-06-25 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐25: Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:09 |
| 2005-06-28 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐06‐28: ICC Berlin, Berlin, Germany) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-07-31 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐07‐31: Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:22 |
| 2005-08-03 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐03: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:32 |
| 2005-08-03 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐03: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:50 |
| 2005-08-07 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐07: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:02 |
| 2005-08-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐11: KeyArena at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2005-08-13 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐13: Pontiac Theatre at GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:06 |
| 2005-08-13 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐08‐13: Pontiac Theatre at GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:16 |
| 2005-11-08 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐11‐08: Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:23 |
| 2005-11-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐11‐11: Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:02 |
| 2005-11-17 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐11‐17: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:15 |
| 2005-11-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐11‐22: Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:42 |
| 2005-11-22 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2005‐11‐22: Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 2006-10-30 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2006‐10‐30: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 4:50 |
| 2006-11-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2006‐11‐11: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:11 |
| 2006-11-11 | Jesus Was an Only Son (live, 2006‐11‐11: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band | 5:15 |
| Jesus Was an Only Son | Bruce Springsteen | 2:54 | ||
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