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  2. Because the Night - Wikipedia

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    "Because the Night" is a rock song from 1977 written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith [2] which appears on the 1978 Patti Smith Group album Easter. On March 2, 1978, the song was released as a single, and was commercially successful, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [ 3 ] and No. 5 in the United Kingdom , which helped propel ...

  3. Patti Smith - Wikipedia

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    In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [1] and number five on the UK Singles Chart. In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture . [ 2 ]

  4. Blinded by the Light - Wikipedia

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    Springsteen wrote this and "Spirit in the Night" in response. According to Springsteen, he wrote the song by going through a rhyming dictionary in search of appropriate words. The first line of the song, "Madman drummers, bummers, and Indians in the summers with a teenage diplomat" is autobiographical.

  5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Wikipedia

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    "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a Southern Gothic murder ballad, written in 1972 by songwriter Bobby Russell and first recorded by his then-wife singer, comedian and actress Vicki Lawrence. Lawrence's version, from her 1973 album of the same title, went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart after its release.

  6. Because (Beatles song) - Wikipedia

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    "Because" is a song written by John Lennon [2] (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on their 1969 album Abbey Road , immediately preceding the extended medley on side two of the record.

  7. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Full Poem and History - AOL

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    Question: Those who believe Henry Livingston, Jr., wrote A Visit claim he wrote the poem in what year? Answer: 1807 Question: Christopher Clement Moore was believed to have written A Visit for whom?

  8. Nights in White Satin - Wikipedia

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    Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium [9] and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward. Hayward said of the song, "It ...

  9. The Night Before (song) - Wikipedia

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    "The Night Before" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 film Help! and soundtrack album of the same name. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Described as a pop rock or rock and roll song, its lyrics reflect on the singer's last night with his lover before ...