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I listening to this and It made me think in retrospective, back to 1975 through 1978 or was it 1979?, the years in which my girlfriend and I were unconditional fans of the Patti Smith Group with Lenny Kaye. By the end of that decade Patti said good bye to New York during a concert at the Academy of Music aka the Palladium on 14th st. She was moving to Detroit to join her love Sonic Smith. The transition in those almost 50 years have transformed her voice with highlights of a Bob Dylan.

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Superb rendition, and, yes, sadly a fitting song for our time. Very glad that you're feeling much better by this point.

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Beautiful. Great guitar work. Loved the Yoakumesque voice inflections. 💜

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⭐️👏👏👏✨well sung and well said! ❤️

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Patti forever!

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I'm really wanting bad to see video of you & Bklyn Steel doing MAsters of War !!!! Just now finding out you did that & showing video of that

THANKS so much PATTI !!! l'm a 78 y. o. fan of yours from E Village since 1965.

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I, too would love to see it. Where is it posted?

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So good ☮︎

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Thank you so much for sharing this! I felt so fortunate to be there for this on Friday. I tried to record it but became so mesmerized once you started playing it that (embarrassingly!) I forgot to press the record button :) <3

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Simply magnificent 🙏♥️

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She is

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Seventy-seven is a very fine age. Double lucky 7’s. A good number from 1950’s/60’s TV Detective show - 77 Sunset Strip.

Sending peace, health, and power for your birthday and for the New Year to come.

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Patti, you bring it in!

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For decades Patti has brought it

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Love that the decision was made to project this photograph during such an emotional piece , can imagine it must have been really something to be looking up from the floor’s perspective while this was happening. I think it’s beautiful that you’re able to continue to incorporate another’s art in this way, I really believe that our loved ones are always with us and there seem to be so many strong reminders this time of year , thank you for sharing this ✨

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Happy Birthday! Yes, please, more video would be a gift for all of us.

Happy New Year!

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Amen!

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Hi Patti saw you on the 29th amazing 🎆🙌

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Would love to see Patti!

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Preach!

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You’ve been soothin’ my soul for 40+years. Thank you and happy birthday and happy new year. I appreciate you.

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Well said Sarah

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