Because tiki *hearts* you

[tikific]

Link to Megaupload of Bruce Springsteen's original version of Because the Night MP3, one of my favorite ever Brooooce numbers. There's an angel hiding in there! Because, angels do that.

Here are the lyrics. It was cowritten with Patti Smith, who's also just incredible:

Take me now, baby, here as I am
Hold me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand, as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
Love is a ring on telephone
Love is an angel, disguised as lust
Here in our bed 'til the morning comes
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand, as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
With love we sleep,
with doubt the vicious circle turns, and burns
Without you, I can not live,
forgive the yearning burning
I believe in love too real to feel
so take me now, take me now, take me now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
I say: Because the night belongs to us

BTW, if you're too danged young to remember Patti's version of the song, it's perfectly amazing, but it's pretty easy to find, whereas this one is only on that crazy Darkness on the Edge of Town box set. We got to hear Bruce sing this live in concert. I've heard Nils Lofgren also does an amazing cover.

Patti is a longtime girlcrush. I *heart* Bruce because he is a shameless romantic; he is from New Jersey; and his lead guitarist played a mobster on The Sopranos. How could one person possibly be more awesome?

I've begun to assemble a little angel playlist. Maybe I'll get unlazy and post another song at some point.

Comments

[nugatorytm.livejournal.com]

Seekrit Room?! Hells yeah! I would kidnap Skwis and Toki and hold them hostage and make them do porns together.

[tikific.livejournal.com]

Why do I get this feeling if ANY OF US really had a seekrit room, it would come stocked with Dethklok boys? :D

Not that I am any different. :D Though mine would probably also have Shirtless Chris Cornell & Joseph Gordon-Levitt in that suit.