fɔːɹ ðɪs ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə sˈɔŋ əfˈɪʃəli tˈaɪɾəld “ˈɛlmɚ fˈʌd sˈɪŋz bɹˈuːs spɹˈɪŋstiːn”, wˈɪljəmz ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd spɹˈɪŋstiːnz vˈoʊkəl stˈaɪlɪŋz, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ spɹˈɪŋstiːnz fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv “fˈaɪɚ” wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈiːst ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
For this abbreviated version of the song (officially titled “Elmer Fudd sings Bruce Springsteen”), Williams imitated Springsteen’s vocal stylings, even though Springsteen’s first recorded performance of “Fire” was not released until 1986.