Patti Smith's biggest single boosted her to mainstream success, but it was originally a Bruce Springsteen tune that he couldn't figure out.

Writing the perfect love song is a tricky affair, as lyrics which are supposed to be sweet often slip into an unhealthy devotion that verge on creepy.

Records and could rattle off the B-side of any record, so of course he’d clocked Walecki appearing over and over again.