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SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT 
Live 07 Jul 1978 version
Whoa!
Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin' hands
'Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-Man, duded up for Saturday night
Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?
It's about a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight
Well, I got a bottle of rose, let's try it
We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe, I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
They're built like light
Ooh, and they dance like spirits in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Well, baby don't know what they do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Hey!
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Well, Wild Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust from out of his coonskin cap
Cried, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you're at, at least it'll help you really feel it"
By the time we made it up to Greasy Lake I had my head out the window; Janey's fingers in the cake
I think I really dug her; I was too loose to fake
Said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let me heal it"
We danced all night to a soul fairy band
She kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
Felt just right, just as sweet as a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Well, baby don't know what it do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Let's go!
Big Man! Excuse me!
Well the night grew bright, the stars threw light on Billy and Davy
Dancin' in the moonlight
We were down near the water in a stone mud fight
Killer Joe passed out on the lawn
Well, Hazy Davy got really hurt, he crawled into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey were makin' love in the dirt, singin' our birthday songs
And Janey said, "Hey little brother, don't you think it's time that we go?"
We closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row, felt just right
Bam!
We moved like spirits in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Well, baby don't know what it do to you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
Stand up and let it shoot right through you
Like a spirit in the night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
Baby, that's right
Like a spirit in the night
Like a spirit in the night
Like a spirit in the night
Ah!
Page last updated: 08 May 2011
Info
The above lyrics are for the live 07 Jul 1978 performance of SPIRIT IN THE
NIGHT at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, CA, during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Tour. The song was played in its traditional full-band arrangement.
This concert was originally broadcast live on the now-defunct local KMET-FM
radio station, and later became one of the main source concerts for the Live/1975-85 box
set which includes eight recordings from this show, including SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT.
The Live/1975-85 Box Set
With the Born In The USA album and tour, Bruce Springsteen & The E
Street Band reached the highest level of rock stardom. Columbia Records was expecting a follow up
studio album and tour that would, like it's predecessor, achieve a huge commercial success.
Instead, Springsteen released Live/1975-85, an over-three-hours-and-a-half-long live
compilation album consisting of 40 tracks recorded at various concerts between 1975 and 1985.
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The set was produced by Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, and Bruce Springsteen, and
hit the stores on 10 Nov 1986. It was released as a box set with either five vinyl records, three
cassettes, or three CDs. Live/1975-85 is the first album to be credited to "Bruce
Springsteen & The E Street Band" instead of "Bruce Springsteen" only.
The highly-anticipated live album generated advance orders of more than 1.5
million copies, making it the largest dollar-volume pre-order in the history of the record
business at the time. Record stores around the country found fans waiting in line on Monday
morning before opening and one New York store reportedly sold the album right off the back of the
delivery truck. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart and also became the
first five-record set to reach the top 10 and the first to sell over a million copies.
Live/1975-85 is the second-best-selling live album in U.S. history based on RIAA
certification. It has been certified by the RIAA for 13 times platinum, trailing only Garth
Brooks' Double Live.
Live/1975-85 disc 1 track listing (CD format):
- THUNDER ROAD [18 Oct 1975 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- ADAM RAISE A CAIN [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) [31 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- PARADISE BY THE C [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- FIRE [16 Dec 1978 at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA]
- GROWIN' UP [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- BACKSTREETS [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- RAISE YOUR HAND [07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA]
- HUNGRY HEART [28 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- TWO HEARTS [08 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
Live/1975-85 disc 2 track listing (CD format):
- CADILLAC RANCH [06 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) [29 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- INDEPENDENCE DAY [06 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- BADLANDS [05 Nov 1980 at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ]
- BECAUSE THE NIGHT [28 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- CANDY'S ROOM [08 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [29 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- RACING IN THE STREET [06 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND [28 Dec 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY]
- NEBRASKA [06 Aug 1984 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- JOHNNY 99 [18 Aug 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ]
- REASON TO BELIEVE [19 Aug 1984 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- BORN IN THE USA [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- SEEDS [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
Live/1975-85 disc 3 track listing (CD format):
- THE RIVER [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- WAR [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- DARLINGTON COUNTY [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY [19 Aug 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ]
- THE PROMISED LAND [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- COVER ME [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- I'M ON FIRE [19 Aug 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ]
- BOBBY JEAN [21 Aug 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ]
- MY HOMETOWN [30 Sep 1985 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA]
- BORN TO RUN [19 Aug 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ]
- NO SURRENDER [06 Aug 1984 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [20 Aug 1984 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
- JERSEY GIRL [09 Jul 1981 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ]
Other Official Releases
Besides it release on the Live/1975-85 box set, this live 07 Jul 1978
version of SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT appears on a few other official releases.
In 1987, it was released on the Born To Run Live UK maxi single CD5
(cat# CBS BRUCE C2). SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT is an extra track not included on the 12-inch issue of
Born To Run Live.
01- BORN TO RUN [live 19 Aug 1985]
02- JOHNNY 99 [live 19 Aug 1985]
03- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [live 07 Jul 1978]
04- SEEDS [live 30 Sep 1985]
The track was also included that same year on Bruce Springsteen & The E
Street Band Live: Born To Run, a UK-only box set containing two 7-inch singles: Born To
Run and Spirit In The Night. Both singles carry catalogue number CBS BRUCE B2. The
Born To Run single is available separately in the UK with minor sleeve and labels
variations (cat# CBS BRUCE 2), and was also pressed in Holland (cat# CBS 650842 7), Spain (cat#
CBS 650842 7), Ireland (cat# CBS BRUCE 2), and Australia (cat# CBS 650842 7). The Spirit In
The Night single is exclusive to this box set release.
Single 01, side A: BORN TO RUN [live 19 Aug 1985]
Single 01, side B: JOHNNY 99 [live 19 Aug 1985]
Single 02, side A: SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [live 07 Jul 1978]
Single 02, side B: BECAUSE THE NIGHT [live 28 Dec 1980]
Along with SEEDS [live 30 Sep 1985], SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT [live 07 Jul 1978]
also appears on a two-sided 10-inch acetate issued in the UK by CBS Mastering Studios around 1987.
This track coupling never saw an official release.
In 2005, the live 07 Jul 1978 version of SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT was included on Bruce Springsteen
& The E Street Band PBS Exclusive, a US-only promotional CD sampler exclusively available
to donors supporting the "Public Broadcasting Service" (PBS) programming with a $60 "pledge", and
contains 7 live tracks compiled off the Live/1975-85 box set, the Live In New York
City album, and the Live In Barcelona DVD. This release has catalogue number COL
82876 75932 2.
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Available Versions
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Credits / References
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake). Scans and info for
the some of the above official Springsteen releases are taken from the
Lost In The Flood
website.
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