The Legends Of Music on Instagram: "Patti Smith performing “Because The Night” Live in 1978 on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978 “Because The Night” was originally written by Bruce Springsteen who created a demo with his song idea precisely on the 1st of June, 1977. However, Bruce’s demo consisted of lyrics, which feature the song title, but there weren’t any verses present. For a very long time after the song’s creation, Bruce struggled to find the right lyrics for it and he shelved the song un