Favorite Patti Smith Song

[BurtWorm]

Poll question: Favorite Patti Smith Song

[jonnyblitz]

1. Pissing in a River

watching it rise. that one . also, "Paths That Cross" is right up there for me, too.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Frederick. Well, I like it, anyway.

[AliceWonderland]

6. Frederick

I chose Dancing Barefoot but yeah, Frederick should be there too. "My soul surrenders, astonished to death."

[supernova]

10. Frederick for me

Made me always wish I'd dated a Frederick! ;-)

[blondeatlast]

16. Wow--forgot that one.

[soothsayer]

3. i went with dancing barefoot

which surprised me cuz i was thinking gloria or because the night or rock & roll n-word, but then dancing barefoot popped into my head and....ohhhh it's too hard to choose

[BurtWorm]

4. I haven't even chosen yet

because I seriously have to think about it. Free Money used to be one of my top 5 all-time favorite songs. It probably was number one on my personal charts for a time. But Dancing Barefoot is such a haunting song. And Gloria is...what can I say? I'm also totally crazy about Glitter in Their Eyes. I just have to give this some thought.

[nostamj]

5. Land

hands down and NO question.

[ornotna]

12. Absolutely !

I agree with that one, Land is my choice as well.
Great song.

[jpgray]

7. People say I'm crazy for liking Television and not Smith

But that's the way I am, I suppose. It's not bad music, I just never feel like listening to it.

[mr blur]

8. No, you're not!

I feel exactly the same way. And Tom Verlaine, for all his awkwardness/waywardness, doesn't have any of the "I'm a serious poet/artist" crap that comes out every time Patti Smith opens her mouth to do anything other than sing.
That said, "Horses" is a great album and so is "Easter" and even about half of "Radio Ethiopia"

[tigereye]

9. hard to pick just one

but Dancing Barefoot is probably my favorite. I love her... finally got to see perform twice in the last 2-3 years. She is an amazing performer, whether all rock and roll or poetry and art.

[jonnyblitz]

14. Dancing Barefoot used to be my favorite but I overplayed it.

I hate it when I do that.

[NashVegas]

18. "Serious Artist"

I once had the honor of conducting an hour-long interview with Mrs. Smith.

Serious, yes. Serious artist? She was as humble as they come, a direct communicator, and a very, very, very nice person.

[BurtWorm]

19. That's my impression.

She also has more of a sense of humor than meets the ear, and an honest appraisal of herself. And I like both her and Tom Verlaine.

[mitchum]

11. "Free Money" and "Space Monkey" (for the yell)

[peekaloo]

13. Piss Factory

[maxanne]

15. Privilege

with Free Money and Gloria in second and third places.

[NashVegas]

17. Gloria/Horses Medley - Live

one of the most cathartic concert experiences I've ever had. WOW.

[Demonaut]

20. Warrior, she danced around in a tight fitting outfit too.

best vid and song

[mitchum]

21. HAHAHAHA

you're a funny one

[Demonaut]

22. why?

she sang it with Scandal.

[Demonaut]

24. oops! sorry...i was thinking of Patti Smyth

lol what a dunce.

[paulk]

23. "we three"

but the opening lines to "Gloria" changed my life...