Because the Night - Veronica Maggio (Patti Smith cover)

Veronica Maggio performs Patti Smith's and Bruce Springsteen's co-written "Because the Night" live at the Polar Music Prize awards ceremony 2011.
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[@AsaNoGaijin]

I love how Patti sings the lyrics softly while watching the performance with big dreamy eyes. Patti is a legend.

[@bluelithium9808]

Beautiful, love how smooth her version is.

[@stevenwilliams3697]

love her voice

[@twcomics1263]

Patti was mouthing the lyrics as she was singing! So awesome!

[@gomez10969]

10000 maniacs has the best live version of this song. gives you goose bumps

[@1vjjffyi]

I love you Sweden!!!

[@hugodevay1909]

great song

[@kainbaker3940]

Awesome

[@cafeAmericano]

Okay to all the fans snobs going well Patti is the only good version take a moment. Look at this girl. Imagine the pressure she was under. The artist of the song is sitting in the audience with her kids looking at her. The polar music prize which is basically the Nobel prize of music is watching and observing her as well as the world. She created her own masterpiece here while paying homage to patty. I think Patti greatly appreciated the tone that she went with. So don't stick your nose in the air too high. She did magnificent

[@shannondelp9898]

Natalie Merchant did the best version

[@cafeAmericano]

I don't recall asking you

[@lorelaim3294]

I love her music and I think she has a really beautiful voice but nothing like the original!

[@smartfix2193]

Good Job!

[@phspalace1021]

Veronica,du gör denna låt så jäkla bra.

[@davidrobinson5180]

Great performance. I don't get the criticism in the comments.

[@JuvoII]

I agree, abit too tame.

[@altfish2]

The song was actually co-written with Bruce Springsteen

[@Polarmusicprizeofficial]

Yes of course -- corrected in the info box now!

[@thaler67]

Polar Music Prize Yes but their respective lyrics differ somewhat

[@shannondelp9898]

Where was Natalie Merchant for this?

[@nnjjiittss]

where' the power?

[@hnritube12]

You need a more powerful voice for this song.

[@taxhitman]

naw, depends on the mood. This verrsion is more sexy, romantic. Prefer blondes. Smith never shaved her armpits!!

[@viktoriadevenyik]

I don't compare her voice or her vocal style to Patti but I don't think her voice is that good, it's just kind of 'okay'.

[@rileys.2975]

she is much better in swedish to be honest

[@ensamwargen]

So true. They shluld have put Miss Li on this one.

[@mrnordjr]

Agree it sucks and ... this song is not co-written.

[@nirameganirg4738]

I'm sorry you guys. She does'nt do this song any justice at all.

[@BigWater59]

Flat crap.

[@PaulBriden]

Sorry, she looks great but she does not have a voice as good as Patti Smith for this song.

[@voderick]

the aim is not to sound 100% like the original punk!
the aim is to your own version.....

[@journeyman6752]

weak.