A lovely gesture from The Boss.
has made Charlie Bird's “final wish” come true by dedicating the song Land of Hope and Dreams to him at his RDS gig over the weekend.The former RTÉ broadcaster, who has Motor Neuron Disease , has been a big fan of Springsteen for decades and got to meet the Boss backstage before Friday night’s concert.Bird tweeted yesterday:"Last evening I was blown away brought to meet Bruce Springsteen backstage before concert. We had a couple of hugs and I used my voice app to talk to him.
Springsteen played the song during the encore of his first of three sold-out concerts in Dublin. Before he started to play, the New Jersey legend said:"This is for my friend Charlie Bird." What a magical moment for me and my beautiful wife Claire. Bruce was so kind and a fantastic human. I played my voice app and I really believe we connected. I told Bruce Land of Hope and dreams was on my bucket list, and he said he would play it for me. And God he did. I love him
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