{"id":5725,"date":"1988-02-17T11:00:38","date_gmt":"1988-02-17T19:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2026-02-07T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:05:50","slug":"matr-darlene-love-bruce-springsteen-and-the-cbs-orchestra-today-i-met-the-boy-im-gonna-marry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/02\/17\/matr-darlene-love-bruce-springsteen-and-the-cbs-orchestra-today-i-met-the-boy-im-gonna-marry\/","title":{"rendered":"Today I Met the Boy I&#8217;m Gonna Marry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2011, Darlene Love was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bruce joined Darlene and the house band on stage at the induction ceremony for three of her songs, including her 1963 hit, &#8220;Today I Met the Boy I&#8217;m Gonna Marry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MLAbXua2WxU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Only parts of the song were broadcast, but it documented the only time Bruce is known to have played this song. Watch it here, intercut with excerpts of Darlene&#8217;s acceptance speech, acknowledging Bruce and Steve:<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-6fI9NRMy-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='568' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/6fI9NRMy?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Today I Met the Boy I&#8217;m Gonna Marry<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> March 14, 2011 (New York City, NY)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> March 14, 2011 (New York City, NY)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 November 12, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One time only: Bruce joined Darlene Love at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, teaming up on &#8220;Today I Met the Boy I&#8217;m Gonna 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Hall of Fame performances with U2 and Darlene Love? Guest appearances with Robert Gordon and Conor Oberst? A pristinely recorded 1972 rehearsal? You decide--there's too many to chose from.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Kingdom of Days&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Kingdom of Days","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/kingdom-of-days\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Early-Uber-Collection-Front.jpg?fit=800%2C685&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Early-Uber-Collection-Front.jpg?fit=800%2C685&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Early-Uber-Collection-Front.jpg?fit=800%2C685&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Early-Uber-Collection-Front.jpg?fit=800%2C685&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7166,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/08\/22\/cover-me-a-fine-fine-boy\/","url_meta":{"origin":5725,"position":3},"title":"A Fine Fine Boy","author":"Ken","date":"August 22, 1988","format":false,"excerpt":"Thirty-three years after he first covered it in concert, Bruce joins Darlene Love on stage for one of her greatest hits. Listen to both performances inside.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/darlene-lovedef.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/darlene-lovedef.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/darlene-lovedef.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/darlene-lovedef.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/darlene-lovedef.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6804,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/03\/19\/matr-bruce-springsteen-and-darlene-love-da-doo-ron-ron\/","url_meta":{"origin":5725,"position":4},"title":"Da Doo Ron Ron","author":"Ken","date":"March 19, 1988","format":false,"excerpt":"It's up for debate whether Darlene Love's vocals are anywhere to be found on the original recording, but she certainly was front and center with the E Street Band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in 2009.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dadooronron.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dadooronron.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dadooronron.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dadooronron.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21253,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/24\/roll-of-the-dice-here-she-comes-walkin\/","url_meta":{"origin":5725,"position":5},"title":"Roll of the Dice: Here She Comes Walkin&#8217;","author":"Ken","date":"September 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Bruce often leads in to live performances of \"I Wanna Marry You\" with a gorgeous, unreleased song that pre-dates it by several years.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Roll of the Dice&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Roll of the Dice","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/roll-of-the-dice\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/girl-walk.gif?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/girl-walk.gif?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/girl-walk.gif?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/girl-walk.gif?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5725"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66266,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5725\/revisions\/66266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}