Here Comes The Night

Album

Single

Label

Decca Records

Genre

Pop rock

Composer(s)

JAMES MC CULLOCH;NICK GILDER

Entered Chart

May 29, 1965

Peak Date

Jul 17, 1965

Released

5 March 1965

Recorded

October 1964 Studio Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

Catalog #

Parrot 9749

B-Side

"All for Myself"

This song was written by Bert Berns and was released as a single in 1965 with "All For Myself" as the B-side. It was the biggest hit for Them, who were from Belfast, Ireland but still considered part of the "British Invasion." Van Morrison was Them's lead singer. He left the band in 1966 to pursue a solo career, and Them changed their name to The Belfast Gypsies and released one album before reverting back to their original name. They released four more albums before splitting. Bert Berns (a.k.a. Bert Russell) was a talented songwriter and producer whose life was tragically cut short in 1967 at the age of 38 by a fatal heart attack. Among his writing credits are "Twist And Shout" (Isley Brothers, The Beatles), "Hang On Sloopy" (The McCoys), "Piece Of My Heart" (Erma Franklin, Janis Joplin), and "Tell Him" (the Exciters). His production credits include Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters.

Whoa, here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa whoa whoa yeah

I could see right out my window
Walkin' down the street, my girl
With another guy

His arm around her
Like it used to be with me
Whoa, it makes me want to die
Yeah yeah yeah

Well, here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah

There they go
It's funny how they look so good together
Wonder what is wrong with me
Why can't I, accept the fact she's chosen him
And simply let them be
Whoa whoa whoa

Well, here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa whoa whoa yeah

She's with him he's turning down the lights
And now he's holding her
The way I used to do

I could see, her closing her eyes
And tellin' him lies
Exactly like she told me, too
Yeah yeah yeah

Well, here it comes
Here comes the night
The long, the long and lonely night
Night, night, night, night, night, night

Whoa, here comes the night