There were plenty of banners at Bruce Springsteen’s concert at Hyde Park, song titles held above heads in an effort to persuade him to play them. He’s known to do it and so their efforts aren’t in vain. But one man had put in so much effort it actually moved me.
This man was holding up a banner asking Springsteen to play “Take ‘Em As They Come”, an obscure track, and the banner also had the following list:
Sevilla
Barcelona
Donostia
Madrid
Paris
London
These were all the concerts the man had attended, a testament to cost, distance and devotion, in an effort to get Springsteen to play the song he loved. So Springsteen granted him his wish. The man is so happy it’s quite moving.
The moral? Never stop asking. Because one day the answer might be yes.
