Help Me Make It Through the Night
Help Me Make It Through the Night ( Engl. For Help me the night to bridge ) is a 1969 by Kris Kristofferson -written song that was published in 1970. As early as 1970 it appeared in addition to the version by Kristofferson also by Ray Price (on the album For The Good Times ) and in the well-known version by Sammi Smith (on her album Help Me Make It Through the Night ).
The inspiration for this song came to Kristofferson after reading an interview with Frank Sinatra in which he said he believed in anything that helps make a night out; be it a Bible or a bottle of whiskey.
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The song tells of a man who doesn't want to spend the night alone and asks a woman to stay with him: Come and lay down by my side till the early morning light. All I'm taking is your time. Help me make it through the night. (Eng. Come and lie down with me until day breaks. All I take is your time. Help me bridge the night. ).
Only the moment counts and nothing else needs to be explained or explored: I don´t care what´s right or wrong. I won't try to understand. Let the devil take tomorrow cause tonight I need a friend. (Eng. I don't care what is right or wrong. I'm not trying to understand. I don't care what tomorrow will be, because tonight I need a friend. ).
It's all about bridging the night and neither yesterday nor tomorrow are important for this: Yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow is out of sight. And it's sad to be alone. Help me make it through the night (German. Yesterday is over once and for all and tomorrow is not yet in sight. And it's sad to be alone. Help me to bridge the night. ).
Other versions
In 1971 numerous artists recorded the song, such as (in alphabetical order) Lynn Anderson (on the album You're My Man ), Joan Baez (on the album Blessed Are… ), Glen Campbell (on the album The Last Time I Saw Her ), Skeeter Davis (on the album Skeeter Skeeter Skeeter ), Engelbert Humperdinck (on the album Another Time, Another Place ), Peggy Lee (on the album Where Did They Go ), Jerry Lee Lewis (on the album Touching Home ), Loretta Lynn (on the album I Wanna Be Free ), Olivia Newton-John (on the album If Not For You ), Joe Simon (on the album The Sounds of Simon ), Percy Sledge (on the album That's The Way I Want To Live My Life ) and Andy Williams (on the album You´ve Got a Friend ).
In 1972 the song was published several times; by Elvis Presley (on the album Elvis Now ), Hank Crawford (on the album of the same name Help Me Make It Through the Night ), Willie Nelson ( Willie Nelson: The Willie Way ) and Gladys Knight & the Pips (on single ; B. - Page: If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave) ).
Other recordings include Bryan Ferry (on the album Another Time, Another Place ), John Holt (on the album 1000 Volts Of Holt ; 6th place in the UK ) and Tammy Wynette (on the album Another Lonely Song ) (all 1974 ), Lorrie Morgan (on the album The Color of Roses ) and Anne Murray (on the album Country Croonin ' ) (both 2002), Billy Ray Cyrus (on the album Thin Line from 2016 in a duet with Kenley Shea Holm) and an unusual one Version of Bobby Darin .
In 1985, a German-language version was published by the Austrian band STS with the title Gö, you stay with me tonight
Web links
- Lyrics at azlyrics.com (Version by Elvis Presley)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kris Kristofferson: Kristofferson at discogs.com
- ↑ Ray Price: For The Good Times at discogs.com
- ↑ Sammi Smith: Help Me Make It Through the Night at discogs.com
- ↑ Crystal Gayle: Help Me Make It Through the Night on YouTube
- ^ Versions of Help Me Make It Through the Night at secondhandsongs.com
- ↑ Lynn Anderson: You're My Man at discogs.com
- ↑ Joan Baez: Blessed Are at discogs.com
- ↑ Glen Campbell: The Last Time I Saw Her at discogs.com
- ^ Skeeter Davis: Skeeter at discogs.com
- ↑ Engelbert Humperdinck: Another Time Another Place at discogs.com
- ↑ Peggy Lee: Where Did They Go at discogs.com
- ↑ Jerry Lee Lewis: Touching Home at discogs.com
- ↑ Loretta Lynn: I Wanna Be Free at discogs.com
- ↑ Olivia Newton-John: If Not For You at discogs.com
- ↑ Joe Simon: The Sounds Of Simon at discogs.com
- ↑ Percy Sledge: That's The Way I Want To Live My Life at discogs.com
- ↑ Andy Williams: You´ve Got a Friend at discogs.com
- ↑ Elvis Now at discogs.com
- ↑ Hank Crawford: Help Me Make It Through the Night at discogs.com
- ↑ Willie Nelson: The Willie Way at discogs.com
- ↑ Gladys Knight and The Pips: Help Me Make It Through the Night at discogs.com
- ↑ Bryan Ferry: Another Time, Another Place at discogs.com
- ↑ Tammy Wynette: Another Lonely Song at discogs.com
- ↑ Lorrie Morgan: The Color Of Roses at discogs.com
- ↑ Anne Murray: Country Croonin at discogs.com
- ↑ Billy Ray Cyrus: Thin Line at discogs.com
- ↑ Bobby Darin: Help Me Make It Through the Night on YouTube
- ↑ Bobby Darin: The Lost Motown Masters (2018) at discogs.com