HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
Inspired by FRANK SINATRA
Written by KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
SUNG by SAMMI SMITH
"HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT"
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Trivia
Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire (written by Gay Talese) magazine interview with Frank Sinatra. When asked what he believed in, Frank replied, "Booze, broads, or a bible...whatever helps me make it through the night."
During his time as a struggling songwriter, Kristofferson wrote the song while staying with Dottie West and her husband, Bill, at their home on Shy's Hill Road in Nashville's Green Hills neighborhood.
Kristofferson's original lyrics speak of a man's yearning for sexual intimacy. They were controversial in 1971 when the song was covered by a woman: I don't care what's right or wrong, I don't try to understand / Let the devil take tomorrow, Lord tonight I need a friend.
Kristofferson's original lyrics speak of a man's yearning for sexual intimacy. They were controversial in 1971 when the song was covered by a woman: I don't care what's right or wrong, I don't try to understand / Let the devil take tomorrow, Lord tonight I need a friend.
