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She is benediction
She is addicted to thee
She is the root connection
She is connecting with he
Here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me...?
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on
He, who is chosen by she
Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me...?
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
She is re-creation
She, intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation that
He is levitating with she ...
Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
'Til I lose my sense of gravity...
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine
(Oh god I fell for you...)
The plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
The mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
Grave visitations, what is it that calls to us?
Why must we pray screaming? Why must not death be redefined?
We shut our eyes we stretch out our arms, and whirl on a pane of glass
An affixation a fix on anything, the line of life the limb of a tree
The hands of he and the promise that he is blessed among women.
(Oh god I fell for you...)
| Ballzak | Posted: May 22, 2013 - 15:58 Eeee-freaking-gads. Maybe some heroine would help my ears modulate to this annoyance. Somebody out there be my heroine.... come sprinting over the broken glass and pour hot wax into my earholes. Anything. Just make it go away. Aaaaaaaahhh! PSD. I feel better already. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 11:00 marvelous... |
| pink (Germermany) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 11:23 How about his cover?? And Patti is in the audience: |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 21:14 U2 barely pulled this off... Patti is definitely NOT! |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 19:14 "She is sublimation"... Freud described sublimation as the diversion of psychic energy derived from sexual impulses into nonsexual activity, especially of a creative nature... profound... love this song... |
| leafmold | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 17:02 Eleven |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 21:00 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| Delawhere | Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 08:17 She never really did that much for me until I saw her live. I have a whole new respect for her and I am listening closely. Brilliant songwriter, an all out force of barefoot dancing. |
| drfeeleygood | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 14:08 fredriley wrote: The Mission did a great, passionate cover of this in the 90s. Indeed, that was my first exposure to the song, and until I read the comments here I thought this was Patti Smith covering The Mission :o). This original is pretty damn good, though, an easy 8. Experienced Pearl Jam cover this at Bridge School Benefit 2010, I think? It was awesome. This song has been covered quite a bit as you can see by other responses below. |
| JsDad (The other end of the telescope) | Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 20:56 Euskadita wrote: Check out Clan of Xymox cover, it's excellent imo Those are good, but the best I ever heard was from The Feelies. |
| davidg109 | Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 20:48 So good it hurts |
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 10:26 pcicatar wrote: Check out Concrete Blonde's cover of this on Spirit of 73: Rock for Choice. Check out Clan of Xymox cover, it's excellent imo |
| ch83575 | Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 10:23 Hannio wrote: Yeesh. It was pretty good until the end. The only part I like is the end. |
| dc_zee | Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 12:02 Could you please explain to me just what the hell she's ranting about with the phrase "the transformation of waste"? My guess is that it's the "waste" of the body. The energy/spirit of the body is transformed from the corporal. E.g. "why must not death be redefined?" Or.... maybe she's just taking out the garbage... |
| Jrb61 | Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 11:56 genius |
| pcicatar (Portland, OR) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 12:08 Jeff09 wrote: Check out U2's cover of this. Check out Concrete Blonde's cover of this on Spirit of 73: Rock for Choice. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 12:47 Yeesh. It was pretty good until the end. |
| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 12:27 lemmoth wrote: A year after "Ttreatment's"post, I'm beggin' Bill to consider "Till Victory" a great rocker, or RNR N, a brilliant song and when understand in context a plea for love and tolerance. "Till Victory" rocks. So does "Rock N Roll N****r", but it's a tough sell in these PC times. It was hilarious to watch Patti introduce her performance of "Rock N Roll N****r" at her RRHOF induction as a song her mom requested..."the one I do my vacuuming to..." |
| meadowwoods (Dane County, WI) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 12:25 It doesn't get better than this. |
| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 12:24 Jeff09 wrote: Check out U2's cover of this. I must admit the U2 cover is pretty awesome, and I'm much more fond of Patti than U2. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 09:30 This song is soooo beautiful... always love to hear it... |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Jul 08, 2012 - 16:05 Check out U2's cover of this. |
| treatment_bound (Duluth to Madison) | Posted: Jun 29, 2012 - 09:46 lemmoth wrote: I'm beggin' Bill to consider "Till Victory" a great rocker, or RNR N, a brilliant song and when understand in context a plea for love and tolerance. "Space Monkey" popped up randomly on my i-pod yesterday. Hadn't heard it in a long time. Still a weird "song" after 34 years. "This is just, this is just, this is just my, THIS IS JUST MY JACKKNIFE!" That prompted me to throw on Side 2 of my vinyl copy of Easter for the first time in a VERY long time. Could you please explain to me just what the hell she's ranting about with the phrase "the transformation of waste"? |
| leafmold | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 15:31 lester wrote: Great song, great Patti. Mute the ending. The ending is the best part. |
| lester | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 23:08 Great song, great Patti. Mute the ending. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 23:04 Good one from Patti! |
| matude | Posted: May 29, 2012 - 01:44 I LOVE this VOICE |
| musickat (Lake of the Ozarks) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 19:17 YES MORE PATTI SMITH !!!! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 15, 2012 - 19:12 Everybody in my hotel room just kicked off their shoes and leaped to their feet... love it... |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: May 10, 2012 - 04:03 Well worth looking out Pattii's book - Just Kids. A real insight into her life and the early music scene in NY. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 08:11 MiracleDrug wrote: here's a song that BAFFLES me as to why more modern artists don't cover... The Mission did a great, passionate cover of this in the 90s. Indeed, that was my first exposure to the song, and until I read the comments here I thought this was Patti Smith covering The Mission :o). This original is pretty damn good, though, an easy 8. |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 08:11 I don't know what I was doing in 1979 that kept me from hearing this song. Probably listening to the death throes of Led Zeppelin and wearing out my Rolling Stones Hot Rocks tape. And God forgive me: Listening to Styx and Journey. Don't judge me: I was young. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 08:08 Forest267 wrote: Great profile on her on 60 Minutes last Sunday... Yeah, she's awesome! (Except that every time I see/hear her I think about Gilda Rander's impression, and it makes me laugh/sad) |
| Forest267 (Milwaukee) | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 11:59 Great profile on her on 60 Minutes last Sunday... |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 11:58 Epic. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 14:50 Or how about radio friendly songs like Gloria and Ask the Angels |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 14:45 treatment_bound wrote: Can someone please explain why RP has only 1 Patti Smith song off Easter in the library (and ZERO off Horses or Radio Ethiopia—-i.e. no Gloria, Redondo Beach, Free Money, Ask the Angels, Ain't it Strange, etc.), and it's the one we've all heard a sh**-load of times since '78?  Side one
Side two
A year after "Ttreatment's"post, I'm beggin' Bill to consider "Till Victory" a great rocker, or RNR N, a brilliant song and when understand in context a plea for love and tolerance. |
| onelittlemoose (Mooseville, Canada) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 14:43 Not everything from the 70s stands the test of time, but this is just excellent. Yes, more Patti please. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 14:41 This song puts a spring in my step this spring day... |
| bev (Reno, NV) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 09:52 Rock goddess poet Patti. I am forever smitten with this song. |
| yaelf | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 09:50 MiracleDrug wrote: here's a song that BAFFLES me as to why more modern artists don't cover... First Aid Kit did a really good (IMO) of this song |
| kittyharker (Arkham) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 09:49 For some totally incongruous reason, this song always reminds me that I need to read Simone de Beauvoir's essay on De Sade. Weird how the mind works... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 09:46 love this song soooo much... sigh... |
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 10:12 Clan of Xymox version of this song was my top Xymox track, Now I notice it ws not their inspiration... |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 10:07 wow! didnt realize how influential this was. just listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees. |
| Wardleader (Philadelphia USA) | Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 18:03 This is a non negotiable demand for more Patti Smith, maybe you do not know what goes on in the cities of the East, but she has come with language when before her we were mute. |
| leafmold | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:42 More Patti! |
| jpgr69 (Portland, Oregon) | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:41 SpamNRice wrote: A M A Z I N G This song just wraps around me and makes me warm. In the best way. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 19:36 brilliant... love this song madly... she be my heroine... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 23, 2012 - 22:21 This song puts a spring in my step this winter evening... |