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Originally Posted by vivfox
Good choices. It looks like you will really enjoy these songs. Did you know that Patti Smith is a cover artist on Because the Night? Yeah it's a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen. However, I don't think he released his version until AFTER she had a hit with it. I'm sure someone else will let us know...
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Actually I'm not sure you could call her version a cover as Smith is listed as a co-writer, along with Springsteen, on Because The Night
Springsteen originally wrote it for the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album but couldn't find a place for it. Smith was working at the studio next door and he gave it to her and she re-wrote the lyrics from a female perspective. A studio version of Springsteen's take has never been released but he often performs it in concert. There's a live version on his Live 75-85 album.