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SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT 
Early outtake
One, two, three, four
Hmmm
Hey now, dada dada nana
Woahhh
Whooaa
Yeah yeah
Woahhh
Hey!
I'm riding down Kingsley figuring I'll get a drink
Turn the radio way up loud so I don't have to think
Yeah 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
Well you're born with nothing, and better off that way
Soon as you've got something they send someone to come and take it away
You can ride this road 'till dawn without another human being in sight
Yeah and everybody's gone, yeah, chasing in the night
Well nothing is forgotten or forgiven, when it's last time around
I got stuff running 'round my head that I just can't live down
When we found the things we loved, were crushed and dying in the dirt
We tried to pick up the pieces, and get away without getting hurt
Well they caught us at the state line, burned our cars in one last fight
And left us running burned and blind, hmmm, chasing something in the night
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Woahhh
Yeah!
Page last updated: 03 Feb 2008
Intro
The above lyrics are for an outtake of SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT recorded in the
Jun-Jul period 1977 at Atlantic Studios in New York City, NY.
The "Yeah and everybody's gone, yeah, chasing in the night" line is
the main difference between this outtake and the
album version.
Bootleg Releases
This early outtake of SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT appears on several bootlegs,
including The Lost Masters Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love), Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 2: The
Way (Scorpio), and The Genuine Tracks (Scorpio).
![Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love) [bootleg cover art]](../../lyrics_files/bootlegs/bootleg_lm02.jpg "Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love) [bootleg cover art]")
![Bruce Springsteen -- Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 2: The Way (Scorpio) [bootleg cover art]](../../lyrics_files/bootlegs/bootleg_do1978v2-tw.jpg "Bruce Springsteen -- Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 2: The Way (Scorpio) [bootleg cover art]")
![Bruce Springsteen -- The Genuine Tracks (Scorpio) [bootleg cover art]](../../lyrics_files/bootlegs/bootleg_tgt.jpg "Bruce Springsteen -- The Genuine Tracks (Scorpio) [bootleg cover art]")
Liner notes from The Lost Masters Vol. 2 bootleg:
At 3 a.m. on May 28, 1977, a final settlement was reached in the
infamous Bruce Springsteen vs. Mike Appel lawsuit. Though details of the settlement were never
officially released, a "supposed" amicable settlement had been reached and the parties
were barred from ever suing one another again. Less than a week later, Bruce Springsteen and the E
Street Band entered Atlantic Records' new studio in Manhattan to begin recording what would
eventually become "Darkness on the Edge of Town."
With Jon Landau at the helm and engineer Jimmy lovine also participating, initial sessions seemed
to proceed smoothly. Dave Marsh claims that the first evening saw Bruce lay down no less than
twenty demos of songs he had written during the lawsuit, including the already performed live
tracks "Rendezvous," "Frankie," "The Promise," and "Something
in the Night," plus several tracks destined to wind up on "Darkness," including the
title track, and other unreleased tunes such as "Don't Look Back." Indeed, Columbia was
so confident that Bruce and Landau could record quickly that plans were laid for a holiday release
of the new LP. This was not to be, as the sessions at Atlantic ran into trouble.
The June-August sessions at Atlantic began to deteriorate for a number of reasons. Apparently,
Bruce was unhappy with the drum sound and the studio was not very comfortable, which was an
important consideration when it became apparent that the sessions would be continuing for many
more months. Eventually, the sessions relocated to the Record Plant, where "Born to Run"
was made.
Liner notes from The Genuine Tracks bootleg:
With more than two years of new songs to draw from, the
Darkness On The Edge Of Town sessions produced hours of unreleased material, much of it
every bit as good as what made it onto the finished album [...]
The versions of SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT and RACING IN THE STREET included here are tougher than the
takes that were included on the final album, and offer interesting examples of how Bruce would
adjust the tone of individual songs in order to get the effect he wanted for the album as a
whole.
Available Versions
List of available versions of SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT on this website:
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