My City of Ruins - Live at Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland - 07/31/12

Springsteen wrote this about Asbury Park, New Jersey, a resort town near where he grew up. Springsteen went there a lot when he was young, and watched it deteriorate as he got older. It is now mostly neglected.

This took on new meaning after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the US. It became a message to New York City about rising from the ruins.

Springsteen first played this in December 2000, on his US tour with The E Street Band. He performed it only at a few shows in New Jersey.