I always had a soft spot in my heart for Patti Smith. First and foremost she's a great artist but she also has amazing taste. She married Fred and is on record for saying that in the 1960's her band was the Animals. How can you not love her?
The greatest artist for staying true to the practice of her art. Only Dylan could come close. Our most important voice for nearing, if not past , 50 yrs. Mrs. Smith, it feels ridiculous to say, has a catalogue beyond compare. Long live Sonic and the M.C.5. Going into that Hall thing. Congrats Gentlemen. Long may you write and sing and Long Live Palestine. From the river to the sea. Peace
An absolutely breathtaking performance!! With one acoustic guitar and one fabulous poetic voice, Fred & Patti Smith filled that hall with power and love. Thank you so much for posting this!!!
Wow, that was fantastic! I'm surprised I hadn't seen this video before. Excellent. So nice to see her singing with Fred there next to her; I'm not sure I've seen that anywhere else. (I love Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
Ron D No doubt, they have both yielded tremendous influence on those that followed.... Happy you liked the footage, and said so! Thanks for stopping by :)
Ron D: Her mid/late '90s "comeback album "Gone Again" was essentially a tribute memorializing Fred as well as mourning the passing of other musicians, writers/poets and artists who'd died in her absence from actively recording music and touring.
The power of love the house in which Patti and Fred dwell to give us people the dream the courage to be free to change the world to be a better place because of the Union of love that Patti and Fred gave us sonically speaking thank you
I was dreaming in my dreaming Of an aspect bright and fair And my sleeping it was broken But my dream it lingered near In the form of shining valleys Where the pure air recognized And my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry That the people have the power To redeem the work of fools Upon the meek the graces shower It's decreed the people rule The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Vengeful aspects became suspect And bending low as if to hear And the armies ceased advancing Because the people had their ear And the shepherds and the soldiers Lay beneath the stars Exchanging visions And laying arms To waste in the dust In the form of shining valleys Where the pure air recognized And my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power Where there were deserts I saw fountains Like cream the waters rise And we strolled there together With none to laugh or criticize And the leopard And the lamb Lay together truly bound I was hoping in my hoping To recall what I had found I was dreaming in my dreaming God knows a purer view As I surrender to my sleeping I commit my dream to you The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The power to dream, to rule To wrestle the world from fools It's decreed the people rule It's decreed the people rule Listen I believe everything we dream Can come to pass through our union We can turn the world around We can turn the earth's revolution We have the power People have the power The people have the power The people have the power The power to dream, to rule To wrestle the world from fools It's decreed the people rule It's decreed the people rule We have the power People have the power We have the power...
At the end of the day when I'm worn to the tread, I beg this anthem, into my head. Salvation via Sonic written by the Muse, provides the salve that mends my wounds. RIP Sonic; love to you Patti
Emily Lovett You are most welcome! Very happy you enjoyed the clip, and took the time to write a note of appreciation. Definitely a great live version of the song. :)
Aids benefit concert with both fronting a combined band of PSG and Sonic's Rendezvous Band Nectarine Ballroom / Second Chance Ann Arbor circa spring '92. Also sometimes being on the same stage at concerts in A2 in the later 70s etc. whether Patti or SRB.
Can't believe it took me a year to realise this was up on RUclips; I knew there was an Arista 15th Anniversary concert and was longing to see Patti's and Fred's performance, partly because there is so little footage of them performing together, and also because it is a rare appearance by Patti during her years as a stay at home mom and I love seeing what she looks like (adorable!) Thank you so much for sharing x
You're most welcome! I happen to think this is the best performance of this song that I've heard, over the years, and I'm so very pleased that many others enjoy it, as well. Thanks for taking the time to post a note of thanks, and happy you enjoyed it so much.
Sending this out to my (admittedly small) Facebook following, as we move towards one of the most important election days the US of A has ever faced. With the reminder that we could lose the power, if we don't vote like our voice depends on it
thank you for this awesome show! If you suddenly have more of Patti's performances in period from 1995 till 2005 than upload it please, its TOO DAMN RARE.
You're welcome. I'm afraid that most of the Patti Smith clips that I have, have already been posted on my channel. I cannot upload full shows, since I refuse to help giggle make even more obscene amounts of money, while the artists get a pittance for their work [additionally, one has to fulfill requirements that I'm not willing to agree to, in order to post clips over 15 minutes in length]. Sorry, but until these requirements change, this is all I have ;)
A simple and stripped down version, yes. Beautiful? No doubt, but telling that this was performed just months prior to Desert Shield / Desert Storm AKA the Gulf War. A song of its time and a song forever, right up there with 'Masters of War.'
+Stu Spaulding From what I've gathered from an Internet search, the 15th anniversary concert for Arista Records took place on March 16, 1990. See here: www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/photo-of-patti-smith-and-fred-sonic-smith-with-fred-sonic-news-photo/85850219
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Watching in November 2024, Patti......Yes.
I said 3 years ago I love this. Still do.
This version feels like screaming into the void. Just like now.
@@paultaylor914 Gerat song for everyone. I thought it would be great for the Tea Party years ago.
Excellent performance. Long live Patti Smith and the Patti Smith Group, and long live Fred 'Sonic' Smith and the MC5!
The world needs this today Patti...pray for peace ☮️
So goddamn touching, may she last a hundred years, and I miss Sonic so much!
I love her so much.
Will be played at my funeral. Yes, the people have the power. Raw beauty, Patti. RIP, Sonic. KOTJMF
Never, never a female singer scratched my soul with the same level of intensity
Amen!
Fred and Patti thanks for everything! Rest your soul Fred.....
I always had a soft spot in my heart for Patti Smith. First and foremost she's a great artist but she also has amazing taste. She married Fred and is on record for saying that in the 1960's her band was the Animals. How can you not love her?
The greatest artist for staying true to the practice of her art. Only Dylan could come close. Our most important voice for nearing, if not past , 50 yrs.
Mrs. Smith, it feels ridiculous to say, has a catalogue beyond compare. Long live Sonic and the M.C.5. Going into that Hall thing. Congrats Gentlemen. Long may you write and sing and Long Live Palestine. From the river to the sea. Peace
Utterly beautiful. RIP Sonic...
An absolutely breathtaking performance!! With one acoustic guitar and one fabulous poetic voice, Fred & Patti Smith filled that hall with power and love. Thank you so much for posting this!!!
My pleasure! It is a fine performance, for sure. Glad to hear that you enjoyed it; enough so, to post a note of appreciation. Thanks!
That's a lovely post. It's what I felt, but couldn't quite say. Thanks for being so empathetic.
And next up was Whitney Houston. Strange order for showcasing talent. Huge difference in style, but a great tribute to Clive Davis.
Wow, that was fantastic! I'm surprised I hadn't seen this video before. Excellent. So nice to see her singing with Fred there next to her; I'm not sure I've seen that anywhere else. (I love Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
A great, encouraging anthem by two of Rock's influential artists. They seemed to have a great marriage as well. Thanks for sharing!
Ron D No doubt, they have both yielded tremendous influence on those that followed.... Happy you liked the footage, and said so! Thanks for stopping by :)
Ron D: Her mid/late '90s "comeback album "Gone Again" was essentially a tribute memorializing Fred as well as mourning the passing of other musicians, writers/poets and artists who'd died in her absence from actively recording music and touring.
Such a force that is Patti Smith. These are powerful words and a powerful work.
We need this message today Patti 🙌🏻
It was so good to see Fred and Patti Smith again. It seems like only yesterday...
they were a real couple, real love, rest in peace fred.
Makes me tear up every single time 💖
Goosebumps. Every time.
The power of love the house in which Patti and Fred dwell to give us people the dream the courage to be free to change the world to be a better place because of the Union of love that Patti and Fred gave us sonically speaking thank you
✌️❤️
thank you patti and fred smith
I was dreaming in my dreaming
Of an aspect bright and fair
And my sleeping it was broken
But my dream it lingered near
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
That the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
Upon the meek the graces shower
It's decreed the people rule
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
Vengeful aspects became suspect
And bending low as if to hear
And the armies ceased advancing
Because the people had their ear
And the shepherds and the soldiers
Lay beneath the stars
Exchanging visions
And laying arms
To waste in the dust
In the form of shining valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
Like cream the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With none to laugh or criticize
And the leopard
And the lamb
Lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
To recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
As I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed the people rule
It's decreed the people rule
Listen
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
We have the power
People have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the world from fools
It's decreed the people rule
It's decreed the people rule
We have the power
People have the power
We have the power...
Timeless tune. Always relevant. Thank you Fred & Patti.
Announced as Fred and Patti Smith? 🤔
I have been in love with this Woman for over 50 years.
All blessings to you all Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️
Fred’s a big deal on his own. #MC5
She said if her name hadn’t been Smith, she would have it.
They were married
Mr. and Mrs. Smith.....Beautiful
Fantastic, thank you Fred and Patti.
At the end of the day when I'm worn to the tread, I beg this anthem, into my head. Salvation via Sonic written by the Muse, provides the salve that mends my wounds.
RIP Sonic; love to you Patti
RIP , Sonic Fred Smith, formerly of MC5 , before Sonic Youth - In a Riveting performance, here !!
From W.V.
He wasn't in Sonic Youth; that's who they got their name from. Maybe that's what you meant.
one if the best rock guitarist.
Nicholas Fanzo So so true. Fred Sonic Smith played that acoustic guitar as powerfully as Patti sang this beautiful anthem!!
Fred was part of one the greatest bands of all time. The MC5 should be in the Rock Hall!!!
two beautiful people. ♥♥ Always in our hearts
wow mamma mia the voice of Patti
Still an anthem especially in these Covid times !
A most excellent reminder during these difficult times ...
wow. that is.... perfect.
Thank yoh so much for posting, I keep coming back to this.Raw perfection and so touching.
You're quite welcome! Happy you find it so satisfying to watch & listen to, and took the time to say so :)
Oh God, they are perfect!!! Thank you for this!!!
Emily Lovett You are most welcome! Very happy you enjoyed the clip, and took the time to write a note of appreciation. Definitely a great live version of the song. :)
I'm watching this everyday now :) One of the most inspiring songs ever.
Thank you for this. I didn't know they ever performed together.
Aids benefit concert with both fronting a combined band of PSG and Sonic's Rendezvous Band Nectarine Ballroom / Second Chance Ann Arbor circa spring '92. Also sometimes being on the same stage at concerts in A2 in the later 70s etc. whether Patti or SRB.
I LOVE THIS... the power to dream!!! Vibes, music & message
wonderful voice
What pipes!
Patti Smith, thanks, congratulations from SP, Brazil.
wow!! this is awesome...history in the making
Patti Smith performed this six nights ago in Austin Texas. Also on youtube
Beyond awesome
So love this!!!
Beautiful.
Can't believe it took me a year to realise this was up on RUclips; I knew there was an Arista 15th Anniversary concert and was longing to see Patti's and Fred's performance, partly because there is so little footage of them performing together, and also because it is a rare appearance by Patti during her years as a stay at home mom and I love seeing what she looks like (adorable!) Thank you so much for sharing x
You're most welcome! I happen to think this is the best performance of this song that I've heard, over the years, and I'm so very pleased that many others enjoy it, as well. Thanks for taking the time to post a note of thanks, and happy you enjoyed it so much.
This is awesome, inspiring.
Sending this out to my (admittedly small) Facebook following, as we move towards one of the most important election days the US of A has ever faced. With the reminder that we could lose the power, if we don't vote like our voice depends on it
Biden is senile Trump is strong Patti is beautiful
Very moving; Patti and Fred sure have the power in this performance.
One of my favorites
Love this
People Have The Power
In these times of strife Patti and Fred know where it’s at
Never seen this, thanks so much for posting!
Stephan S You're most welcome! Glad you enjoyed it, and took the time to say so :) Fine performance of the song, to be sure.
Good allways gone too soon..RIPeace Fred..damn miss ya'll.
Great voice
Patti looks exquisite!
Perfecta. Que gran actuacion. Te quiero
Love it. Patti's voice reminds me of Grace Slick's.
Fred mighty lively for being departed.
Thank you sooo much for posting!
my two favorite 🎶
thank you for this awesome show! If you suddenly have more of Patti's performances in period from 1995 till 2005 than upload it please, its TOO DAMN RARE.
You're welcome. I'm afraid that most of the Patti Smith clips that I have, have already been posted on my channel. I cannot upload full shows, since I refuse to help giggle make even more obscene amounts of money, while the artists get a pittance for their work [additionally, one has to fulfill requirements that I'm not willing to agree to, in order to post clips over 15 minutes in length]. Sorry, but until these requirements change, this is all I have ;)
What's for afters? what about your private website or something? there are many sites where you can post videos. too bad it has to be so hard
I'll have to look into another option, when time permits again. Thanks for the interest.
I'd love to hear a version of this with Fred singing. He's an amazingly underrated artist.
Mr x This is way better than the over produced record version.
@@Mrx-ux4nu no way. The studio version rocks
I don’t think he sang it. Besides it meant for Patti to sing
Pure.
Goosebumps
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah.
Yes!
ROCK 'EM BACK, SONIC!
Muito amor 💗
Brilliant.
luv it!
A simple and stripped down version, yes. Beautiful? No doubt, but telling that this was performed just months prior to Desert Shield / Desert Storm AKA the Gulf War. A song of its time and a song forever, right up there with 'Masters of War.'
Thanks for this!
+Adriana Telles Ribeiro You're quite welcome :) Happy to know others are enjoying this heartfelt performance.
Epic song🫧🎶💨🎼
2021 here
2021 gang
The studio version of this song rocks
How I love you.
I wonder if he wanted to be here or playing with Wayne, Rob, Micheal, and Dennis? Miss you Sonic.
❤
Fred was in the MC5.
And Sonics Rendezvous band
🔥💘🔥
Now more than ever.
👍🏼
Yes
❤🎶🙏🙏❤🎶💃🤸
The first MTV Unplugged.
her voice reminds me a LOT of Joni Mitchell's here!
1990
SUPER SONIC
Who TF disliked this? :0
A useless azz hole jousting Beaver fan... Lol
Someone who doesn’t know what good music is 🤙🏽
Kids watching this are so confused wondering why it sounds like it was done live and there is no half naked background dancers doing a big routine.
Levellers, Diggers and Ranters
Fred co-wrote the song with his wife.He's sonic.
Please tell us WHAT YEAR this was preformed...thank you.
+Stu Spaulding From what I've gathered from an Internet search, the 15th anniversary concert for Arista Records took place on March 16, 1990. See here: www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/photo-of-patti-smith-and-fred-sonic-smith-with-fred-sonic-news-photo/85850219
Stu Spaulding Its in the TITLE...READ!!
Maybe the title was edited after Stu's question? BE NICE!
The Smiths...
put down your guns + sharp swords : people have the power
Needs more cowbell
Well it ain't MC5 ....
MC1 or what?
Lol
Do we have the power to stop what happens on 1/1/2025