SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT^©

Aram's version

Well I'm riding down Kingsley figuring I'll get a drink
And I turn the radio up loud so I don't have to think
And I take her to the floor looking for a moment when the world seems right
And I tear into the guts, hmmm, of something in the night

Whoa, well you're born with nothing, and better off that way
Yeah soon as you've got something they send someone to try and take it away
Well you can ride this road 'till dawn without another human being in sight
Hmm just kids wasted on, hmmm, something in the night

Whoa nothing is forgotten or forgiven, when it's last time around
And I got stuff running 'round my head that I just can't live down

When we found the things we loved, crushed and dying in the dirt
We tried to pick up the pieces, get away without getting hurt
But they caught us at the state line, and burned our cars in one last fight
Left us running burned and blind, hmmm, chasing something in the night

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yoohoo
Yoohoo
Yoohoo...
Yoohoo...
Yeah yeah

Page last updated: 03 Feb 2008

The above lyrics correspond to Aram's version that he recorded in Jul 1996 at Kingsley Gardens Studio, Los Angeles, CA, and that was released on the following tribute albums:

Various artists -- One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen 2 CD - The Right Stuff (7243 8 59780 2 9) - USA, 1997

Various artists -- One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen Sampler CD - The Right Stuff (DPRO 70876 10927 2 1) - USA, 1997

Various artists -- The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen CD - The Right Stuff (72438 56530 2 5) - USA, 2000

Track credits:
Aram - vocals, electric guitar and harmonica
Pamela Adams - acoustic guitar
John Wolf - drums
Matt Fitzell - bass
Produced by Aram
Mixed by Jack Porter, Sound of Atlantis
Recorded 7/96 at Kingsley Gardens Studio, Los Angeles, CA

List of available versions of SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT on this website:

• Album's version (more details)
• Early outtake (slightly different to the album's version)
• Live 01 Aug 1976 version (very different to the album's version)
• Live 22 Aug 1976 version (close to the live 01 Aug 1976 version)
• Live 09 Oct 1976 version (very different to the album's version)
• Live 27 Oct 1976 version (very different to the album's version)
• Live 28 Oct 1976 version (very different to the album's version)
• Live 30 Oct 1976 version (different to the album's version)
• Live 04 Nov 1976 version (similar to the live 30 Oct 1976 version)
• Live 13 Feb 1977 version (different to the album's version)
• Live 14 Mar 1977 version (similar to the album's version)
• Live 19 May 1978 take #1 (similar to the album's version)
• Live 19 May 1978 take #2 (similar to the album's version)
• Live 31 May 1978 version (similar to the album's version)
• Live 18 Oct 2002 version (slightly different to the album's version)
• Live 07 Oct 2005 version (slightly different to the album's version)
  
• Aram's version (cover)
• Matthew Ryan's version (cover)

Liner notes from the One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen tribute album:

Since my feet could reach the pedals, "Something In The Night" has been my quintessential, "ridin' alone in the car at night" song. Since I've lived on Kingsley Drive, the opening line of this song has become my car mantra every time I pull onto my street. Thanks Bruce for making it OK to keep a messy mind.

-Aram