"Because the Night," written by Springsteen but discarded during the sessions for Darkness on the Edge of Town, got some lyrical tweaks by Patti Smith and in 1978, became her biggest hit. Stipe has long touted Smith as an inspiration: They dueted together on R.E.M.'s "E-Bow the Letter" and Stipe has even published a book of photographs of Smith on tour, Two Times Intro. With a chance to channel his inner Patti, Stipe didn't disappoint, working the upper reaches of his vocal register and singing "they can't hurt you now" with real passion. Stipe, wearing a sharp white suit (with a Kerry T-shirt underneath), also provided some of the freakiest dancing ever seen onstage with the E Street Band, flailing and spinning with abandon. When Springsteen played an epic guitar solo, Stipe just stood agog, eventually falling to his knees, as if he was observing closely so he could report back to Peter Buck about this unfamiliar rock idiom. more
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