You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) (track)
by Bruce Springsteen
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) appears on the following album(s) by Bruce Springsteen:
- The River (track #9) (this album) (1980)
- The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Box Set) (track #9) (compilation) (2015)
- The Album Collection: 1973-1984, Vol. 1 (track #43) (compilation) (2014)
- Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans April 30, 2006 (track #16) (2017)
- Bridge School Benefit Concert, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, October 13, 1986 (track #1) (2019)
- Wembley Arena, November 11, 2006 (track #19) (2020)
- Live/1975-85 (track #15) (compilation) (1986)
- Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (track #28) (2015)
- LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (track #16) (2015)
- Chicago January 19, 2016 (track #10) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/17/2026 15:31 | NickD89 | 7,005 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 17:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,658 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 23:55 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 16:59 | Johnnyo | 45,361 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 19:28 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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He mentions "Dancing in the Dark" before it appeared as a song on Born in the U.S.A. (Edited)
Similar to, two hearts, this is a bit of throwaway filler but as always with Springsteen, thoroughly enjoyable.
fun -- if the lightest fare on the album. just a blast of a story!
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