: The lyrics reflected her yearning and the literal act of waiting for the telephone to ring.
While working in the same studio, producer Jimmy Iovine—who was working on both Springsteen’s and Patti Smith’s records—convinced Bruce to give the unfinished track to Patti. Patti’s Night in 1977 because_the_night
Patti Smith took the demo home and completed the song in a single night in 1977. At the time, she was anxiously waiting for a phone call from her boyfriend (and future husband), Fred "Sonic" Smith. : The lyrics reflected her yearning and the
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