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Crazy Janey and her Mission Man
Were back in the alley tradin' hands
'Long came Wild Billy with his friend, G-Man
All duded up for Saturday night
Well Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
And said, "Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?
It's about a mile down on the dark side of Route 88
I got a bottle of rose, so let's try it
"We'll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe
And I'll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
They're built like light
Ooh, and they dance like spirits in the night"
In the night
Oh, you don't know what they can do to ya
Spirits in the night
Oh, in the night
Stand right up now and let it shoot through ya
Well now wild young Billy was a crazy cat
And he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap
He said, "Trust some of this, it'll show you where you're at
Or at least it'll help you really feel it"
Well by the time we made it up to Greasy Lake
I had my head out the window and Janey's fingers were in the cake
I think I really dug her, 'cause I was to loose to fake
I said, "I'm hurt," she said, "Honey, let me heal it"
And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
And she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
She felt so nice
Just as soft as a spirit in the night
In the night
Oh, Janey don't know what she do to ya
Like a spirit in the night
All night
Stand right up now and let it shoot through me
Well now the night was bright and the stars threw light
On Billy and Davy dancing in the moonlight
They were down near the water having a stoned mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Well now Hazy Davy got really hurt
He ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey was makin' love in the dirt
Singin' our birthday song
Janey said it was time to go
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row
Felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night
In the night
Oh you don't know what they can do to ya
Them spirits in the night
All night
Oh stand right up and let it shoot through ya
Like a spirit in the night
All night
All night
All night
All night
All night
All night
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dig Jun 11, 2013 - 15:28	Like most of the Boss's output, overrated. [ Reply ]
gypsyman Jun 01, 2013 - 17:54	Straight back to high school, this is. [ Reply ]
trek_29er May 15, 2013 - 07:50	actually "Mary Queen of Arkansas" gave a glimpse of what I came to find preferable from Springsteen. early middle or late i dont think it's possible to define his "best" period. (whether its with or without the e street fellows) there's just too much good stuff throughout his career there. I like bits and pieces of just about every album he put out.......that said, I'll throw born to run into the campfire, every couple months listen to human touch on vinyl with the gfriend, and for sure i'll keep nebraska loaded into the trucks cd player and always close by [ Reply ]
Lyndra_Ski May 10, 2013 - 19:34	May I reply to both of you oldsaxon and neuticle. Go to YouTube. Look up "Candy's Room" and the way he performed it in the 70's, and then the way he performed in the 21st century at the Paladium or Troubadour or something. Clearly, clearly people, the 21st century version is far harder, far more rock n' roll than his pretty-boy version in the 70's. Remarkably better. I think life's hard knocks can actually make you more of a rock 'n' roll artist, in some cases. Also, well-seasoned experience can add to a talent, too. neuticle wrote: well put [ Reply ]
Lyndra_Ski May 10, 2013 - 19:29	Geez people, it was a good song, but not great -- he had much better ones during that time. [ Reply ]
kcar Apr 30, 2013 - 22:53	WayUpNorth wrote: No blasting from me ... I agree 100%. This was some amazing, original stuff — he was very gritty and bohemian then. He was my idea of the perfect man: a brilliant, sensitive, edgy, non-conformist. Then the record company got hold of him and turned him into a buff super-hero type. "Born in the USA" was the start of that corporate bit. Springsteen went away from singing about Jersey and blue-collar stuff. People complained that "The River" was a bit of a sellout too when it came out, IIRC. Sadly, you don't hear a lot about "Nebraska" ('82) which rejected commercial FM as much as "Born" embraced it. [ Reply ]
unclehud Apr 13, 2013 - 21:22	Always liked this, no matter who or which version. Maybe it's because hazy memories of similar nights flashback into my head. [ Reply ]
Carl Apr 13, 2013 - 21:22	lexica wrote: Snarkiness points: 10. Accuracy points, correct-assessment-of-musical-history points, and evaluation-of-artist's-ongoing-and-current-musical-impact points: 0. Thanks for playing! We have some lovely parting gifts for you… (signed, Born in 1970 and Thus Have No Sentimental Attachment to the Song, Having Been Too Young to Recognize It at the Time) Accuracy points, "correct"-assessment-of-musical-history points, and evaluation of artist's-ongoing-and-current-musical-impact-points-as far-as-we-RP-listeners-of-a-"certain-demographic"-are-concerned: 3. [ Reply ]
lexica Mar 30, 2013 - 19:35	Thin_Air wrote: I can only imagine that this sounded ok in 1973 - but it has not worn well - my bed ridden drunken sot of a great aunty is in better shape as we head into the final third of 2012 - even at 95 years old (bless her) there is something about her that makes BS look just a tad shallow. Snarkiness points: 10. Accuracy points, correct-assessment-of-musical-history points, and evaluation-of-artist's-ongoing-and-current-musical-impact points: 0. Thanks for playing! We have some lovely parting gifts for you… (signed, Born in 1970 and Thus Have No Sentimental Attachment to the Song, Having Been Too Young to Recognize It at the Time) [ Reply ]
Redstrat Feb 27, 2013 - 08:59	JrzyTmata wrote: I think Manfred Mann sucked the spirit right out of the song. Amen [ Reply ]
JrzyTmata Feb 27, 2013 - 08:47	bronorb wrote: finoufk wrote: [ Reply ]
msymmes Jan 09, 2013 - 17:49	A really great album too! [ Reply ]
gjeeg Oct 07, 2012 - 14:57	Dude walks into our freshman dorm room, winter 1972-1973, says, "Behold gentleman! I bring you the future of rock and roll..." Dude was from Jersey shore area (we were in college in Upstate New York.) We were there at the start. Privileged. [ Reply ]
tlew Sep 23, 2012 - 12:04	Don't care for this version of Bruce's, but IMHO,gd this one rocked! http://brucespringsteen.net/albums/live1975-85 - cd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-S1X-fyk4&feature=related [ Reply ]
Pedro1874 Sep 23, 2012 - 11:22	Another reason why I love RP - you come across beauties like this! johnjconn wrote: First time I saw Springsteen was 78 during the Darkness tour. He jumped off stage into the crowd, stood on a chair about 7-8 rows back from the stage and sang this song. One hand on the mic as he sang, the other hand was busy pushing the girls hands off of his package as they kept grabbing him 4 or 5 hands kept massaging him. He had a smile while he sang. If the song went any longer, who knows what would have errupted Good to be the boss! [ Reply ]
goya Sep 23, 2012 - 11:19	This is probably the first time I heard the studio version after listening the live versions for years. Great [ Reply ]
msymmes Sep 23, 2012 - 11:16	Can I bump this up to a TWELVE? [ Reply ]
Thin_Air Sep 06, 2012 - 01:57	I can only imagine that this sounded ok in 1973 - but it has not worn well - my bed ridden drunken sot of a great aunty is in better shape as we head into the final third of 2012 - even at 95 years old (bless her) there is something about her that makes BS look just a tad shallow. [ Reply ]
lazylemming Aug 22, 2012 - 23:28	My favorite Springsteen tune. Thanks for playing this one! [ Reply ]
treatment_bound Jul 22, 2012 - 13:33	All "duded up" right now for a Sunday afternoon barbecue, and damn glad this came on. [ Reply ]