Listen in religious silence, with mystical devotion. The girl at the grand piano, playing intentionally with disarming simplicity, the drums keeping a soft rhythmic background, and the guitar playing simple, so simple! You can hear the nylon of the strings... And Patti Smith, who's using a voice firm and controlled, but showing the tremendous power that is loading the voice, and that is the core of this song. Devastating, crushing all limits like no other song from Patti. From all the above comes the devotion, from all the above comes the prayer that we make listening to this song.
Mike Joiner You're welcome, Mike! These gems are some of the few true treasures deserving to be kept with love by us. Life would not be the same without them.
I first saw Patti in a small club in the early 70's. She was mesmerising and I was completely awestruck! Absolutely amazing. My first female crush. I still am in love with her! This is one of my favorite songs! Such power!
I was engulfed in something as boring as codes for import declaration when I got to "HS 310210 Urea" and through association had the insight that I must listen to "pissing in the river" again, one of the best songs ever!
Pissing in a river, watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices voices mesmerize Voices voices beckoning sea Come come come come back come back Come back come back come back Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free. When are you coming? Hope you come soon Fingers, fingers encircling thee Come come come come come come Come come come come come come for me oh My bowels are empty, excreting your soul What more can I give you? Baby I don't know What more can I give you to make this thing grow? Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted? Should I go the length of a river Everything I've done, I've done for you Oh I give my life for you. Every move I made I move to you, And I came like a magnet for you now. What about it, you're gonna leave me, What about it, you don't need me, What about it, I can't live without you, What about it, I never doubted you What about it? What about it? What about it? What about it? Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted? Should I go the length of a river, What about it, what about it, what about it? Oh, I'm pissing in a river.
I can feel the emotions in this breathtaking song but I can’t quite figure out the lyrics (English is not my first language of course) I wish someone could explain it to me or talk with me about it.
lyrics: Pissing in a river, watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices voices mesmerize Voices voices beckoning sea Come come come come back come back Come back come back come back Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free. When are you coming? Hope you come soon Fingers, fingers encircling thee Come come come come come come Come come come come come come for me oh My body is aching, excreting your soul What more can I give you? Baby I don't know What more can I do here to make this thing grow? Don't turn your back now, ‘cause I'm talking to you Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted? Should I go the length of a river The royal, the throne, the cry-me-a-river Everything I've done, I've done for you Oh I give my life for you. Every move I made I move to you, And then I came like a magnet for you now. What about it, you're gonna leave me, What about it, you don't need me, What about it, I can't live without you, What about it, I never doubted you (Take me back) What about it? (Take me back) What about it? (Take me back) What about it? What about it? Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted? Should I go the length of a river, The royal, the throne, the cry-me-a-river What about it, what about it, what about it? Oh, I'm pissing in a river.
Patti's voice is like magic to me.
Like some heroin?
This song never fails to bring me to tears. I love it so much.
She sings better now than she did 40 years ago. God, I fell out of love with her and now I'm back in love again.
harmoniabalanza
Why would you ever fall out of love with her?
and again and again...life comes
She sings it a bit more conventionally now than she did back then.
So true!
@@Lady_in_the_Radiator
Patti ❤❤❤
Just Wow!
Listen in religious silence, with mystical devotion.
The girl at the grand piano, playing intentionally with disarming simplicity, the drums keeping a soft rhythmic background, and the guitar playing simple, so simple! You can hear the nylon of the strings... And Patti Smith, who's using a voice firm and controlled, but showing the tremendous power that is loading the voice, and that is the core of this song. Devastating, crushing all limits like no other song from Patti.
From all the above comes the devotion, from all the above comes the prayer that we make listening to this song.
Thanks for sharing this Maurizio. Every time I hear Patti Smith she just leaves me speechless.
Mike Joiner You're welcome, Mike!
These gems are some of the few true treasures deserving to be kept with love by us. Life would not be the same without them.
Sounds a little like something i wrote under 'Ain't it strange?' from Montreaux.
Peace&Love. And merry christmas hahahahaha!
The girl at the piano is Patti's daughter Jessie.
my great channel, loved Patti. I'll remember your words. Hugs.
I'm crying. I'm so glad this is here and I can't stop crying.
I was too young when patty smith started but I heard this song in the movie All Over Me and I’m still obsessed decades later
SAME
I first saw Patti in a small club in the early 70's. She was mesmerising and I was completely awestruck! Absolutely amazing. My first female crush. I still am in love with her! This is one of my favorite songs! Such power!
Damn!! I've always liked Patty Smith but that surprised me. She's just getting better and better.
3:09 so much emotion, so much expression. Such art.
I absolutely love you 💙
She's still got it
Ya really feel the passion and pathos. Didn't ever imagine pissing in the title would ever become one of my favorite songs.
This song just guts me. It's my go-to when I need to cry
God, I love her. 💕
So beautiful
Always deeply touching. Crying/ I hope to live time enough to see alive a concert of hers.
I love this woman so much!
strepitosa. E dire che l'ho conosciuta solo grazie al film L'heure de la sortie. capolavoro, è di un altro mondo
I love ya, Patti!
Fav Patti smith
I was engulfed in something as boring as codes for import declaration when I got to "HS 310210 Urea" and through association had the insight that I must listen to "pissing in the river" again, one of the best songs ever!
My favorite Patti song--I love funeral dirges
Powerful as hell!!! ❤❤❤
Beyond words...🖤
Absolutely brilliant 😎
SUPER !!!
she's a great punk Singer!
Brilliant
At 14y.o. got Radio Ethiopia in the 70's. The song title intrigued me. Knew nothing about Patti or Lust for Life/Iggy Pop when buying both together!
That was awesome. Awesome is an overused word, but this really was.
Pissing in a river, watching it rise
Tattoo fingers shy away from me
Voices voices mesmerize
Voices voices beckoning sea
Come come come come back come back
Come back come back come back
Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon
Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free.
When are you coming? Hope you come soon
Fingers, fingers encircling thee
Come come come come come come
Come come come come come come for me oh
My bowels are empty, excreting your soul
What more can I give you? Baby I don't know
What more can I give you to make this thing grow?
Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I go the length of a river
Everything I've done, I've done for you
Oh I give my life for you.
Every move I made I move to you,
And I came like a magnet for you now.
What about it, you're gonna leave me,
What about it, you don't need me,
What about it, I can't live without you,
What about it, I never doubted you
What about it? What about it?
What about it? What about it?
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I go the length of a river,
What about it, what about it, what about it?
Oh, I'm pissing in a river.
😍👍👍👍
Amazing!!!
Ti amo mulher.
muito loka!! ameiiii rs
Eu te amo patti
I can feel the emotions in this breathtaking song but I can’t quite figure out the lyrics (English is not my first language of course)
I wish someone could explain it to me or talk with me about it.
Its about a partner leaving as far as i can tell. But feels so much more raw and in your face than your average heartbreak song.
lyrics:
Pissing in a river, watching it rise
Tattoo fingers shy away from me
Voices voices mesmerize
Voices voices beckoning sea
Come come come come back come back
Come back come back come back
Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon
Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free.
When are you coming? Hope you come soon
Fingers, fingers encircling thee
Come come come come come come
Come come come come come come for me oh
My body is aching, excreting your soul
What more can I give you? Baby I don't know
What more can I do here to make this thing grow?
Don't turn your back now, ‘cause I'm talking to you
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I go the length of a river
The royal, the throne, the cry-me-a-river
Everything I've done, I've done for you
Oh I give my life for you.
Every move I made I move to you,
And then I came like a magnet for you now.
What about it, you're gonna leave me,
What about it, you don't need me,
What about it, I can't live without you,
What about it, I never doubted you
(Take me back) What about it? (Take me back)
What about it? (Take me back)
What about it? What about it?
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I go the length of a river,
The royal, the throne, the cry-me-a-river
What about it, what about it, what about it?
Oh, I'm pissing in a river.
maybe not about a lost lover maybe about god life pissing in a river
😍🌹
Beautiful. I had something clever in mind, but then realized that I'm just a mostly talentless ass, and should shut up, and play the song again.
Magique
Adesso canta con la testa..allora con il cuore!
Came came cane.came back cane back came back...
Beautiful tribute to John Lennon. Very moving.
Takin and friends
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