Springsteen gave this song
to Patti Smith in 1976 because he thought it would suit her voice. He
was also in a legal battle with his manager, Mike Appel, that kept Bruce
from recording for almost three years. It became the only hit for Patti
Smith.
When
Springsteen gave this to Patti Smith, He had the music and the chorus
written, but not the verses. She wrote the words in one night.
Smith's version made the song more of a passionate lust story, which the pre-chorus of "Touch me now" at the end of the song. When Springsteen performed the song, his lyrics were more comforting to the girl, as he took the persona of a working man ("I work all day out in the hot sun") tempering her fears with his love, telling her, "They can't hurt you now." The different versions provide an interesting contrast, as they show the perspectives of each side of the couple depicted in the song.
Smith's version made the song more of a passionate lust story, which the pre-chorus of "Touch me now" at the end of the song. When Springsteen performed the song, his lyrics were more comforting to the girl, as he took the persona of a working man ("I work all day out in the hot sun") tempering her fears with his love, telling her, "They can't hurt you now." The different versions provide an interesting contrast, as they show the perspectives of each side of the couple depicted in the song.
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