From her 1975 album Horses. This is based on the Morrison tune, but its lyr… Read Full Bio ↴From her 1975 album Horses. This is based on the Morrison tune, but its lyrics are reinvented for the nascent punk rock movement, retaining only the chorus, and adding possibly ironic allusions to the sacred versions. It memorably begins, "Jesus died for somebody's sins / But not mine".
which was later adopted as a slogan by the punk band Crass

Gloria
Patti Smith Lyrics

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Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
Meltin' in a pot of thieves
Wild card up my sleeve
Thick heart of stone
My sins my own
They belong to me, me

People say "beware!"

But I don't care
The words are just
Rules and regulations to me, me

I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed
And I go to this here party and I just get bored
Until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing
Humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter
Oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
And I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
Ooh I'll put my spell on her

Here she comes
Walkin' down the street
Here she comes
Comin' through my door
Here she comes
Crawlin' up my stair
Here she comes
Waltzin' through the hall
In a pretty red dress
And oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
And I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine

And then I hear this knock on my door
Hear this knockin' on my door
And I look up into the big tower clock
And say, "oh my God here's midnight!"
And my baby is walkin' through the door
Leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge
And oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine
And I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah-ah made her mine

And I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name
She whispered to me, she told me her name
And her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G-l-o-are-i-a
G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria

I was at the stadium
There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me
Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth
I didn't hear them I didn't see
I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock
And I heard those bells chimin' in my heart
Going ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
Counting the time, then you came to my room
And you whispered to me and we took the big plunge
And oh you were so good, oh, you were so fine
And I gotta tell the world that I make her mine, make her mine
Make her mine, make her mine, make her mine, make her mine

G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria

And the tower bells chime, 'ding dong' they chime
They're singing, "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine"

Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a
Gloria, g-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria

G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria

Overall Meaning

The song Gloria by Patti Smith is a rebellious and sexually charged rock song that fuses punk, blues, and garage rock. The lyrics are a mix of Smith's own poetry and a modified version of the song Gloria by Van Morrison. Smith begins by rejecting the idea of a savior and asserting that her sins are her own responsibility, setting the tone for the rest of the song. She then describes being at a party but becoming bored until she sees a girl outside and feels a strong sexual attraction. The song becomes more intense as Smith describes taking the girl back to her room and making her mine, followed by the tower bells chiming and repeating the word Gloria.

The lyrics of the song are rebellious and sexually charged, embodying the punk ethos of the time. The use of the name Gloria is a nod to Van Morrison's song of the same name, but Patti Smith changes the meaning of the name and dominates it with her own sexual desires. The combination of punk and blues in the song is an example of how Patti Smith fused different genres to create her unique sound. The lyrics of the song are also notable for their rejection of traditional morality and the idea of a savior.

Line by Line Meaning

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
Although Jesus died for others' sins, he didn't die for mine.

Meltin' in a pot of thieves
I am surrounded by corrupt people.

Wild card up my sleeve
I have a secret weapon that I can use at any time.

Thick heart of stone
I have a tough exterior and am not easily moved emotionally.

My sins my own
I accept responsibility for my own wrongdoings.

They belong to me, me
No one else can be held accountable for my sins.

People say "beware!"
Others warn me to be cautious.

But I don't care
I disregard their concerns.

The words are just Rules and regulations to me, me
I don't consider other people's opinions or rules to be important.

I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
I have a confident and self-assured demeanor.

I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed
I feel free to do as I please in any situation.

And I go to this here party and I just get bored
I find social events unappealing.

Until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing
I spot an attractive person outside.

Humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter
The person I see is engaging in provocative behavior.

Oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
I am physically attracted to this person.

And I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
I am overcome with desire and intend to pursue this person.

Here she comes
The person I desire is approaching.

Walkin' down the street
She is approaching on foot.

Comin' through my door
She enters my home.

Crawlin' up my stair
She ascends the stairs in my home.

Waltzin' through the hall
She moves gracefully through the hallway.

In a pretty red dress
She is wearing an attractive red dress.

And then I hear this knock on my door
Someone knocks on my door.

Hear this knockin' on my door
I hear the sound of knocking.

And I look up into the big tower clock
I glance at the clocktower.

And say, "oh my God here's midnight!"
I am surprised that it is already midnight.

And my baby is walkin' through the door
The person I desire enters my room.

Leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge
She rests on my couch and whispers seductively to me, and I decide to take the risk.

And oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine
Our encounter was satisfying in every way.

And I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah-ah made her mine
I am proud of my accomplishment and intend to share it with others.

And I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name
I request that she tell me her name, and she complies.

She whispered to me, she told me her name
She speaks softly and reveals her name to me.

And her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G-l-o-are-i-a
Her name is Gloria, spelled out letter by letter.

I was at the stadium
I was present at a sports arena.

There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me
Many girls were calling out my name.

Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth
Girls named Marie and Ruth were among them, but I didn't pay much attention.

I didn't hear them I didn't see
I was focused on other things and didn't notice the girls.

I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock
I look up at the clocktower.

And I heard those bells chimin' in my heart
The sound of the bells ringing gave me an emotional response.

Going ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
The sound of the bells was repetitive.

Counting the time, then you came to my room
I was anticipating the arrival of someone special to me.

And you whispered to me and we took the big plunge
The person I was waiting for enters my room and we engage in intimacy.

And oh you were so good, oh, you were so fine
Our encounter was satisfying in every way.

And I gotta tell the world that I make her mine, make her mine
I want everyone to know that I have claimed this person as my own.

And the tower bells chime, 'ding dong' they chime
The sound of the bells from the clocktower continues to resonate.

They're singing, "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine"
The bells seem to be reminding me of my earlier assertion that Jesus didn't die for my sins.

Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a
The chorus repeats the name of the person I am interested in, Gloria.

Gloria, g-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
The chorus continues to repeat Gloria's name.

G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
The spelling of Gloria's name is repeated before saying her name.

G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria, G-l-o-are-i-a, Gloria
The spelling of Gloria's name is repeated again.

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Royalty Network, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Van Morrison

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk

3y↑8

Its iterally pc to hat on christians. Its seen as brave, heroic and standing up to the man.

Everyone who feels alone catches on to this and goes along with it to feel accepted.

Meanwhile christians are minding their own business they are villifies by everyone.

People would dream of insulting another religion like that, yet its open season to hate on christians. And people feel like they're doing something good by dissing christians.

What you realize is that there is another lost soul looking to calm the rage inside them. People are using chrisitans as a scapegoat for their problems. But if they did more research they wouldn't.

People hate what they don't understand and have a hard time admitting they are wrong. Until I realized that we have gone 50 years moving away from christian values. We got rid of decency laws and have things gotten better?

Since 67 culture has been moving away from christianity. Is culture heading in the right direction?

I realized I was fighting against good, we have been standing up against what right to promote what's wrong and say things like 'it's not my place to say' when people do wrong.

Thats what patti said about the sexualization in pop music 'oh it's not my place'. You know damn well you would want your daughter be a backup dancer in pop musice today.

Because you people are too scared to stand up for what's right and instead go the easy way, because you're too afraid to rock the boat and recive judgement. If standing for what's right will make people turn on you, you're feeling shallow acceptance currently. It will never be fulfilling, that rage inside you will still persist, you're only chasing temporary distractions.

They only way to remove it is it live right, but most Westerners don't want to hear it. That's how we went from Mj not being allowed to dance with no shirt on, to musice videos looking like porn today.

This is the culture our naivety is creating. We want to be down, we don't want to stand up for fear of being seen as 'the bad guy'.

@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk

3y↑1

Have you noticed how it's cool to hate on Christians. To blame them for societies issues, while they do nothing.

But we wouldn't dream of insulting any other group because it would be ra*ist.

If you think about it these trends are using us as pawns to re establish the power structure of the US.

Every movement starts slow, but like any revolution eventually one powerful group is replaced by another and we are being used for that purpose.

Don't be naive to think people don't want to overthrow or destroy countries who have been imposing their morals from their first world status. People covet what other have

@gintaretrumpaite1138

6y↑1.1K

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
Meltin' in a pot of thieves
Wild card up my sleeve
Thick heart of stone
My sins my own
They belong to me, me

People say "beware!"
But I don't care
The words are just
Rules and regulations to me, me

I-I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed
And I go to this here party and I just get bored
Until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing
Humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter
Oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
And I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
Ooh I'll put my spell on her

Here she comes
Walkin' down the street
Here she comes
Comin' through my door
Here she comes
Crawlin' up my stair
Here she comes
Waltzin' through the hall
In a pretty red dress
And oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
And I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine

And then I hear this knockin' on my door
Hear this knockin' on my door
And I look up into the big tower clock
And say, "oh my God here's midnight!"
And my baby is walkin' through the door
Leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge
And oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine
And I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah-ah made her mine

And I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name
She whispered to me, she told me her name
And her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is G-L-O-R-I-A
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria

I was at the stadium
There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me
Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth
I didn't hear them I didn't see
I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock
And I heard those bells chimin' in my heart
Going ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong.
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong
Counting the time, then you came to my room
And you whispered to me and we took the big plunge
And oh. you were so good, oh, you were so fine
And I gotta tell the world that I make her mine make her mine
Make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine

G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria,
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria

And the tower bells chime, "ding dong" they chime
They're singing, "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine."

Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A,
Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria,
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria,
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A

All comments from YouTube:

@danno698299

4y↑2.4K

I see her sometimes at the Starbucks by my job in Soho. She’s a sweet older lady now. Always tips the workers according to the barista, who had no idea who she is hahaha.

@g59Maddi

4y↑71

that’s awesome!

@Laertes1962

4y↑78

just the way she was before, honey!

@kittenfuud

4y↑31

Perfect! Hey fellow Patti-ite (ha!)
from a person in Seattle that's witnessed the magic every show from 78 to 04 - ain't it grand!

@watchth1ngs

4y↑73

like you're gonna call Patti Smith a sweet old lady.... 8-) lol

@dvelasquez4174

4y↑7

Soho Tampa?

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@estelamatta9179

1y↑48

This Is an underrated and undervalued MASTERPIECE OF 1970S rock/pop culture.Edgy yet smooth. Patti Smith at her best.

@davidconnor9978

1y↑1

Hello

@talyobirdsey

6w↑2

Not undervalued or underrated. It’s understood to be one of the peak moments of early punk

@johndegruchy5372

Yup. Back in the '70s we all owned this album, and Gloria was played over and over @@talyobirdsey

@mirenitxa

She is eternal

@goodolarchie

7y↑581

This album is a triple dose of rock and roll fueled poetry

@petertoppi4438

6y↑25

I said that opening line to my pastor he didn't think it was funny

@guritevzadze314

3y↑6

@@petertoppi4438 haha? what did he say? or did he get heart attack instantly?

@carmenalcazar9387

1y↑2

Pienso exactamente igual

@cherylnagy126

29w↑2

why confine yourself to triple, let's do infinity

@beatrizscatolin5201

3y↑115

this is just phenomenal. The crazy urge to dance around the room, spin around, shake my head and just exist there. My God.

@chrisharro

2y↑2

Her energy is just incredible, as is her band. To my mind there's only one better cover version in rock - Jimi's version of All Along The Watchtower.

@beatrizscatolin5201

@@chrisharro your comment made my day and really brightened me up. As soon as I get out of school today, I'll see the cover you talked about and I'm come here later to talk about what did I think !!! Thank you so much. Have a super nice day, Chris! 🙂

@desireec.crooks78

1y↑1

I know that feeling!!! Its tripled when i sing it onstage. And i sing with every nuance of hers, i dont wanna change a thing!!!

@RHYGAR1

42w

well said

@civil.rights.8026

32w↑8

What attracts me about Patti Smith is her fearless attitude to express her free will. She must be the Real Punk Rocker!

@michaelnoller3441

4y↑57

Never gets old. I bought this album when it came out, blew my mind, energy more than any female rocker alive. One of the best covers of Gloria ever. Now she's a rock goddess. My girl.

@estelamatta9179

23w↑40

This is one of the greatest rock recording in modern history.

@Spiteyishere

15w↑4

gotta love them rock recordings from ancient history tho!

@jsteel715

Calm down. It's just a cover of someone else's musical creation.

@vp5984

3y↑20

I read a few pages of her book Just Kids, and just the beginning was already enough to get me dazzled at her story. She got out of her parent's house with no money, just a suitcase with books and pencils, and went to NYC, without having not even a place to stay. And somehow she survived. If I stay in the middle of the city for just 24 hours I am already desperate for shelter. It's just crazy how different can be the choices people make, and the different lives they can live if they have the courage to pursue it.

@ChristineJSmith16

1y↑14

Heard the opening line and became a life-long fan; no turning back.

@tomw.6511

6y↑190

Patti Smith is magic and real at the same time.

@Nazzz65

6y↑5

That's a good way to put it Tom.

@Broatch6

5y↑2

amen to that

@cohoegravitino5559

3y↑31

They perform this song like they're founding a new church. Rock pure.

@966933393

4y↑9

I first heard Patti Smith Horses album in 1975/76.I purchased it immediately.I just turned 65 & still jam to that album.Patti Smith is a Living Legend. Jesse James

@alexmarshall4331

You and me too....born '54....just played it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again 👉🇬🇧👈👉🗿✌️

@rogerpalmer3522

3y↑33

One of the best performances in the history of rock and roll. Some have equaled it; no one has surpassed it.

@df5295

4y↑23

She spells Gloria so fast it blends all together! I love it! 😀

@elmerexpress

6y↑169

First chords and opening line - instantly unforgettable. And it still is, 43 years later.
She was to be called "the punk queen" back then. And for a good reason.
A classic!

@Bacopa68

2y↑1

Look up her version of "You Light Up my Life ". Very different from the original and the Boone cover. She NEEDS the light, she begs for it.

@johnkuthe1

34w↑2

Patti Smith is a Punk Laureate! :-)

@dhiaouni1409

5y↑14

One the best albums of 1975.
Fantastic music. And that fabulous Mapplethorpe cover photo.

@antediluviano

1y↑31

i had the pleasure to see patti live in 2019, she still has this powerfull and beautiful voice, shes a goddess!!!

@Acap350

1y↑4

So cool, love her

@dawnsmoke2586

19w↑1

Agree 100%. Love this Woman ! ♥️🥰♥️

@pigmeatmartin9418

6y↑458

My girlfriend bought this album for me for my 17th birthday, the year it was released. When I heard her growl out "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine" on the intro to this, the opening track, you could have knocked me over with a feather. I knew from that day on, there was someone out there like me, and she kicked ass.

@maciescott1383

5y↑6

that was my birthday

@FirCorred

4y↑2

@Pigmeat Martin @macie scott - hi! We're all still here and all still the same, I suppose. Maybe you'll want to kick me, but then again, maybe you'll enjoy Billy Idol, Cyberpunk Album, song: Heroin. It has a well known and by some of us, well loved, chorus. If you don't like it, I apologize. https://youtu.be/7tMFs-5FlWk

@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk

3y↑8

@michaelnoller3441

3y↑1

Glad your gal had good taste.

@mappplesirrup8473

2y↑6

@@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk are you alright? you seem to be struggling a little bit

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@thkoby

6y↑817

Greatest opening line to a song in the history of music

@patlrampros

5y↑12

No doubt. Bring it on Patty and rock our souls.

@restlesswave

5y↑5

greatest lyric in history

@ericcarvalho7356

4y↑5

She in the history of music????????
You're dreaming.....

@christiancristof491

4y↑31

@@ericcarvalho7356 she pretty much is yes lmao

@kittenfuud

4y↑4

Another great opening line belongs to her as well, from Ask the Angels - " Mooooooove!"

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@GeorgenotSmith

7y↑78

Fantastic music. And that fabulous Mapplethorpe cover photo.

@molliediel918

4y↑1

GeorgenotSmith God Bless Her...

@movid3369

Amazing cover (song) & cover (photo) Viva Patti

@billybobbubbawubba9457

6y↑125

Anybody noticed how perfectly the band crafted their part?

@bretkindell6887

5y↑17

They were tight. Great musicians

@ujustluvmydoggystyle

4y↑12

She had a hell of a band. Last I knew they still played with her.

@rupafitzgerald3124

4y↑6

Oh yes. Perfect.

@krisscanlon4051

4y↑9

I agree and say John Cale a million times over...got them in shape.

@michaelreidperry3256

2y↑4

Thank you, Lenny Kaye, for making Patti Smith possible. You all brought so much to our lives.

@ikexyup

28w↑6

I just saw her play this live in Portland recently. So amazing.

@HandleGF

6y↑1.5K

She has a wonderful story about the only time she met Jim Morrison, when she was unknown and hungry. Elektra parties were the best for stealing food from, cos the food was always set up between the main room and the entrance. She's in there one evening, thinking she's alone, stuffing bread and fruit into a bag, when a man's voice from a corner says, "Those hamburgers are pretty good too." So she quickly takes a few of them and says thanks. Jim just nods.

@conjured_up_skeletons6178

6y↑73

She's got a funny story about World Champion Bobby Fischer as well, whom she met, it's on YouTube, the line "I mentioned something about chess which I wasn't supposed to, and so he gave me a look, took off his hoodie, and said...'Do you know any Buddy Holly songs?'"—is memorable!

@conjured_up_skeletons6178

6y↑49

No.

@DvLnDsGyZ

5y↑5

lol

@SuperYoupitralala

gros connard...!
@@DvLnDsGyZ

@sasasousa7374

5y↑17

he thought she was a boy (said in her biography)

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@shesfine9426

4y↑97

how can someone put a thumb down on such a
masterpiece...
some people really don't understand anything to what music is made of....
the full record is one of the best Rock ever released. Just unforgettable....!

@nichtsein5860

shut up

@xXDarthKushGoonerXx

4y↑1

@@nichtsein5860 you probably listen to new school rap lol

@nichtsein5860

moron

@worldinmyeyes9807

Masterwhat? This crappy piece of musical malfunction? In Guantanamo they probably tortured inmates with it. Poor inmates!

@Hampsonful

3y↑1

No taste.

@blndrhed

4y↑5

She is so brilliant. That album is a masterwork.

@TinaNWood

4y↑15

"jesus died for somebodies sins but not mine" - damn girl!
3.10 omg that chord drop on “o” kills me every time, absolutely brilliant

@DaCycleDawg

2y↑10

I still have my original vinyl copy of 'Horses' that I bought at the Tower Records in San Diego in 1975. Friends didn't quite understand what I loved about the album.
I don't spin it often, but when I do, I spin it loud with the windows open.

@mccartney7762

3y↑10

greatest opening line to any album ever

@benjamina.murphy4313

4y↑3

Greatest opening line to a song in the history of music
I‘m nearing my 50‘s. HOW did I miss out on this woman??

@karenbaumgartel6077

5y↑53

I‘m nearing my 50‘s. HOW did I miss out on this woman??

@monkeyslobber

5y↑15

Sounds like you didn't.

@ybe7011

4y↑7

I'm 44 and had heard of her but in my teens and later was into similar music but I don't think they played her much on the radio. Could be why.

@Alphacentauri819

4y↑5

Karen Baumgartel it’s so humbling..I’m in my mid 40’s and discovering so many artists I’d never heard of, including her. Wow

@davebuchan81

4y↑8

There are too many great artists to hear them all in your twenties. You left this one a bit late, she's been one of my all-time favourites for a long time now. Be glad that you have lots of stuff to catch up on if you still discover gems like her later in life :)

@Alphacentauri819

Thomas Headley thanks!

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@anthonyw4627

50w↑26

It may be 45 years plus but some songs are timeless. There are great songs on Horses but this is on a level of its own. Poetry set to music with that infectious accelerating tempo and muscularly narcistic storyline. And to top it off, one of the best song lines ever written - great at the start but even better at the end as the song reaches the crescendo... "but not mine".

@chicchitammuottocifa

22w

Whoever keeps track of songs in years is blind

@daneb.mcfadhen9896

7y↑136

Even now. today. she is changing my life. not a god. not a goddess. otherworldly. a true artist. i won't bow, just spread my arms wide and dance on her floor

@raphberton3738

Patty Smith Frédéric

@raphberton3738

Rolling stone sympate for t

@raphberton3738

6y↑1

Rollins stones sympathique for the devil

@davidosullivan5546

6y↑4

Great comment.

@Cita31253

Perfect

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@Shy-xm4kn

2y↑12

This song gives me goosebumps everytime.

@modkit4851

6y↑15

Amazing! I'll never forget the day my Dad played this to me along with 'Piss Factory', I never looked back!! I've sadly now inherited these amongst his vinyl so it's a tad bitter sweet but just so f**kin' good! thanks for reminding me!

@maliamckinney1311

4y↑1

Your Dad was a cool dude. Not many people had vinyl Piss Factory.

@martinfiaysr4942

5y↑15

3.10 omg that chord drop on “o” kills me every time, absolutely brilliant

@maria617

42w↑4

An artist in every sense of the word.

@nicke.424

3y↑68

That first lyric has to be one of the best opening lines of any song or album ever

@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk

3y↑1

@sorayaq9329

3y↑23

@@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk oh yes, Christians, the most oppressed group in America lmao GTFOH

@jessebalboa4545

3y↑2

Lol cry harder

@LutherE.Bolkart

3y↑6

@@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk I must have dementia, cuz I dont remember asking.

@averymoore2130

3y↑15

I know someone commented on how this condemns Christians. I don't see it that way. She's making a powerful statement that she's strongly independent, that her sins or her faults are her own and not to be upheld to any deity or messiah for them to be redeemed or forgiven. She owns her own shortcomings and is perfectly fine with that.

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@staffanolofsson8201

4y↑10

It is 2019. I am 74. I listen to this song. It is the first time I hear it. I is soon winter. I like Patti Smiths singing in this song very much. I think I shall listen to it again. I like to remember how it was.

@FirCorred

4y↑1

@Staffan Olofsson - hi! It's now Feb 2020. Did you get over the winter all right? There are versions of Patti Smith singing this song in 2018 and 2019 here on youtube. Please find them, watch and listen. We don't all have Patti's health and power, but she can be an inspiration. Enjoy! Don't be sad,please. You're not alone, ever.

@alanmurphy7538

7y↑10

It was the vinyl album to have when I was a student. She is and was a true artist.

@bretkindell6887

You are so correct sir

@justjay926

4y↑3

Patti is iconic. She lived to make amazing Music etc. Love this Album. Bought it on release. Horses is a seminal work👏👏👏❤

@russellfitzpatrick503

3y↑3

Hail to the Bard of Belfast, from whom I heard this version in Dublin in 1978. Before meeting the lovely young Mrs F in Glencoe

@metalguru61

2y↑5

Patti Smith’s mind-bending poetry and feverish worldscape found the perfect sonic-amplified home in her group’s convergence of 60s garage driving neo-visual proto-punk rock and lovely piano-keyboard-laden reveries.

@TVEyeDirt1970

6y↑1.4K

I like Van Morrison's version. I love the Doors version. But I've never heard anyone do Gloria better than Patti Smith.

@jimsaunders4136

4y↑26

Try Hendrix version.

@ChristophTungersleben

4y↑3

he's best

@anthonywalsh785

4y↑19

the best version is by the group them which featured van morrison as the lead singer.

@marthadunkley6758

4y↑5

Them <---

@yewchewb67

4y↑1

have a listen to razorlights version......its called in the city

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@randychubey5457

2y↑4

Still the best ever cover of Gloria, the likes of Patti Smith come along so little that we should cherish them .

@xd_guy894

4y↑4

Possibly the most brilliantly-written song I ever heard

@wandydeoli5780

6y↑38

One the best albums of 1975.

@ybe7011

4y↑1

Ok that explains it, the year I was born which is why I'm just now finding her version. I just knew Van Morrison's.

@michaelnoller3441

3y↑1

God that was a great year.

@ucopiedyibo1959

2y↑1

all time

@bieberbelieber11001

5y↑16

3.10 omg that chord drop on “o” kills me every time, absolutely brilliant
Greatest opening line to a song in the history of music

@hli1787

1y↑3

I just discovered Patti a couple of days ago…. I’m so impressed:)

Wild card up my sleeve

@davidnobes6180

3y↑7

This album helped get me through the death of a loved one. I had this and Jeff Healey on repeat.

@DharmaRains

6w↑1

Beautiful woman and quintessential writer - keep on rocking in the free world, dear spirit!

@Diegofstoll

2y↑1

Thank you for being my best teacher in the forgotten art of crying. Toda la Gloria para usted.

@tranbichthuy983

4y↑12

This album is a triple dose of rock and roll fueled poetry
I love this song. I almost named my son Gloria.

@BLACKFURRYRAT

4y↑3

always have loved Patti & her music

@angeladarbenzio2597

3y↑1

Bought this album when it was first released.
When I feel old I listen to it.
Rock and roll never forgets
I love you P.S..

@spaceclown7650

1y↑2

Best version of Gloria I've ever heard.

@soaringvulture

52w↑1

Not to mention everybody else.

@Mark-334

3y↑17

This song is amazing live - sung by Patti with such passion, even in 2015 forty years after it was first recorded. Stood near the front at Manchester Apollo, next to my daughter - special, special moment.

@andrewjohnston4076

19w↑4

There isn't a artist good enough today to cover this song

@wwonka52

18w

OMG she is 76. just learned sh'es in hospital in Italy ill in the midst of touring there.

@marthagardea2653

2y↑6

She is still The Bad Ass. Rocker from our time. ❤

@Tipperary757

3y↑5

Great memoir of hers, "Just Kids." She lives/breathes art. Wonderful stories about NYC.

@daver5586

3y↑5

I truly believe that Patti 's version is the best something about her voice and her delivery

@Siberglow

2y↑4

Beautiful song, I love the way she sings

@brealistic3542

I can honestly say there has never been a talent like her. She is on another level.

@m.s.769

6y↑16

A true artist. Brilliant.

@TomasRothfuss

1y↑4

…she was one of those hero’s to me, love her for ever…

@TheRickh3

4y↑4

Greatest version of this tune I've ever heard...including the original.

@daver5586

3y↑2

Have to add that this version always brightens my attitude and know it's going to get better

@christinebruneau8908

6y↑3

oh la la cette reprise de Gloria !!!! superbe !!!! la meilleure !!!! merci Patti !!!!!

@russellsims8197

6y↑21

It's the piano at the start that does it for me

@alexmarshall4331

4y↑3

September 2020...I have just played this for the umpteenth time...I love it...my daughter loves it...my grandaughter loves it....for us this is the premier version...from post Lockdowntown south east London lalala...keep well..keep rocking...we love you Patti S ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@danthebeachman

4y↑2

The best cover, ever, of Them's "Gloria"!

@jimdursosingersongwriter9470

3y↑2

Best rock n roll song ever written and recorded.

@saidadlani5326

20w↑3

I LOVE HER SLOW MUSIC,,IT S A SOURCE OF HAPINESS,NEVER FED UP❤

@katiechurchill8996

6y↑1.5K

"jesus died for somebodies sins but not mine" - damn girl!

@Chino_does

6y↑20

Katie Churchill I know that got me. From the start.

@paulgittleman133

6y↑15

1975 wow what song

@motownJUNK99

6y↑2

Katie Churchill 🙌🙌🙌

@glenncooper1060

6y↑69

Maybe the greatest opening line on any album, ever.

@pajefoster2494

6y↑6

A separate reality, nobody else like her!

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@SwitcherooU

6y↑2

What a song, what an album, what a cover.

@athanaisdc

intensity of energy and inspiration is exhilarating and even piercing through

@tonybates7870

1y↑9

Masterpiece.

@ProductionsElisa

6y↑8

For Patty "Gloria" forever!

@bradleybrisk8808

4y↑9

I saw Pattie LIVE in Milwaukee back in the late 70's. The night before her concert was scheduled, Kieth Richards and the New Barbarians performed. At the time, the Stones were going through one of their " break ups". For weeks I listened to radio advertisements for the spectacle. In the radio adds, they promised " special guests", non specific, but much of Milwaukee were led to believe that the rest of the Stones would reunite for the concert. Kieth and the New Barbarians did indeed perform. Short concert, just a little longer then an hour on the stage. When they finished, we all expected to see Mick, or some semblance of the Stones to return to the stage, and live up to the hype of which they led us all to believe would happen. It didn't happen, and the concert venue was quickly destroyed by us baffled concert goers. We had tickets to see Pattie the next night. Security EVERYWHERE. No place for us then young concert goers to even light up a joint. Pattie did great though. Excellent performance, but when it came to her encore, she didn't want to physically leave the stage, for as she said " I'm afraid that if myself and the band leave the stage, then security wouldn't let us come back on stage." So, in the class move that Pattie did was to have herself and the band lay on the stage floor until she felt as though the voices of us all was enthusiastic enough for them to rise, and indeed play an outstanding encore. Is there anyone out there that was there that night with myself, my friends, and Pattie?

@alexmarshall4331

4y↑8

Just played again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.....👉✌️👉🌈👉💎👈

@stacyann825

4y↑3

Love how and when they used this in the movie Wonderland!! Great soundtrack!!

@Only1HZ

23w↑5

On this day in Music - 10 Nov 1975
Patti Smith released her debut studio album Horses. Produced by John Cale, Horses has since been viewed by critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums in the history of the American punk rock movement, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. Horses has also been cited as a key influence on a number of acts, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, R.E.M. and PJ Harvey.

@RawOlympia

Damn Patti, I am so glad I lived in NYc then and had this cassette in the old Saab, the only place I had to listen to it. You are awesome.

@civil.rights.8026

38w↑1

Now I am having control over myself.
Thank YOU, Patty.

@gintaretrumpaite1138

6y↑1.1K

@abeerabdelwahed

6y↑12

gintarė trumpaitė Thanks sister 💐🌿

@jasoncarpp7742

5y↑42

I love the opening line in the song: "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine."

@Broatch6

5y↑8

amen

@rebeccahall4494

My love Jimmy..❤️

@spinningreelsofrhyme

5y↑18

This song is legendary.

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@kluge2000

5y↑13

misheard lyric confession. i had this album as a kid and for years i thought the song went;
"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine.
me i know, how it feels, while called in my sleep."
which i thought was an awesome lyric.

@GreatbarrierislandtourismCoNz

4y↑2

Definitely sitting way near the top of my personal top 10 albums of all time...

@user-ug1ik1le3f

Saw her in 76 in san Diego and she kicked ass The queen of punk

@nathalietougris8535

4y↑5

Grande poétesse the queen of rock and Roll love just love

@lavi7498

6y↑4

God give me her voice!

@joshbrown8114

5y↑1

This album is a triple dose of rock and roll fueled poetry
Never heard of that song before. It sounds quite alright.
Never heard of that song before. It sounds quite alright.

@thomasobrien447

Its just music
Dig it

@icydelon

2y↑2

this is absolutely one of the greatest songs ever istg

@soaringvulture

52w

fer sure, whatever an istg is.

@icydelon

52w

@@soaringvulture i swear to god, dear

@garbanzobeenbeenzeen6835

6y↑16

C'est magnifique!

@ledneryxlsunghka1005

4y↑6

Anybody noticed how perfectly the band crafted their part?
So sou um velheiro.
Sentindo o mar.

@alexmarshall4331

4y↑1

That's the tenth times 10 I've played it.... It just don't get any better than this....that chorus GLORIA.. G. L. O. R. I. A. GLORIA G. L. O. R. I. A. GLORIA G. L. O. R. I. A............. 👉💎👈👉🇬🇧👈

@alexmarshall4331

THANK YOU!! CHEERED ME RIGHT UP...here in lockdown south east London lalala 💯%

@bode7164

4y↑8

"Jesus died for somebody's sin but not mine", way to start a career. One of the best covers too (of one of the best songs ever), WILD.

@aliceschorbach

3y↑3

she is great,she is exceptional!!

@mataform

5y↑9

She has been a heroine of mine since punk years. The band work so well with her .....brilliant stuff.They move with her poetry driving it on.

@helenday3451

7y↑780

I love this song. I almost named my son Gloria.

@JuanManuelEslavaGordillo

7y↑116

That's the joke

@itsprinceprecious4859

7y↑3

Love u bro

@Darkosan

6y↑7

*I love this song so much I almost named my son Gloria.
Fixed it for ya.
No need to thank me, I'll be here all week.

@nicobruin8618

6y↑16

Well, this world is rough and with a name like that you've gotta be though.

@ericknutson8679

6y↑22

A Boy named Sue

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