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Patti Smith Group - Because the Night (Original Post) Swede Nov 2019 OP
Love it! Thank you! Ohiogal Nov 2019 #1
One of my all time favorites! FM123 Nov 2019 #2
"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." 3Hotdogs Nov 2019 #3
bruce springsteen IcyPeas Nov 2019 #4

IcyPeas

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4. bruce springsteen
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 01:40 PM
Nov 2019
Springsteen gave this song to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept Bruce from recording for almost three years. It became the only hit for Patti Smith, whose Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career is based on influential songs that are more challenging for the listener. This song made her one of the more unusual one-hit wonders.

When Springsteen gave this to Patti Smith, He had the music and the chorus written, but not the verses. She wrote the words in one night.

Smith's version made the song more of a passionate lust story, with the pre-chorus of "Touch me now" at the end of the song. When Springsteen performed the song, his lyrics were more comforting to the girl, as he took the persona of a working man ("I work all day out in the hot sun&quot tempering her fears with his love, telling her, "They can't hurt you now." The different versions provide an interesting contrast, as they show the perspectives of each side of the couple depicted in the song.
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