My favorite among Patti Smith's songs. This one meant a lot to me in my youth when I was disillusioned by nationalism and political culture was already toxic. (My favorite graffiti in the early 1980s was "U.S. Out of North America". The chaotic movements of the song will always fit perfectly with the youthful realization that the adults can't always contain the fires they set. I was not the first person to feel "cast adrift", without identity, a name. So many images of riots in the streets, unsettling, passionate, necessary.
"Life During War Time" is a similar song. I always suspected that song was an ode to this one. Is that possible. Both evoke adventure, danger, commitment, and so many other youthful attractions. Living off the beaten track, and being quite young during the tumult of the 50s, I found the sense of riots in the streets as almost an historical record of that time when they were rioting in Chicago. Today it's Baltimore.
"Dancing in the Streets" is a perfect antidote to the somber mood evoked by Citizen Ship.
My favorite among Patti Smith's songs. This one meant a lot to me in my youth when I was disillusioned by nationalism and political culture was already toxic. (My favorite graffiti in the early 1980s was "U.S. Out of North America". The chaotic movements of the song will always fit perfectly with the youthful realization that the adults can't always contain the fires they set. I was not the first person to feel "cast adrift", without identity, a name. So many images of riots in the streets, unsettling, passionate, necessary.
"Life During War Time" is a similar song. I always suspected that song was an ode to this one. Is that possible. Both evoke adventure, danger, commitment, and so many other youthful attractions. Living off the beaten track, and being quite young during the tumult of the 50s, I found the sense of riots in the streets as almost an historical record of that time when they were rioting in Chicago. Today it's Baltimore.
"Dancing in the Streets" is a perfect antidote to the somber mood evoked by Citizen Ship.