Patti Smith "Because The Night" Transcription

Originally written by Bruce Springsteen, this song just wasn’t fitting on his album Darkness at the Edge of Town, plus, he was having some trouble with the lyrics. Patti happened to be in the studio next door working on her album Easter. So Bruce gave the song to her, and she reworked the lyrics while waiting for a phone call from her husband who she was in a long distance relationship with at the time, which inspired lines like Have I doubt, baby, when I’m alone
Love is a ring on the telephone
Love is an angel, disguised as lust
Here in our bed ’til the morning comes

The drums were recorded by Patti’s drummer Jay Dee Daugherty. You can check out a transcription of this recording by clicking the link below.