Patti Smith Celebrates 74th Birthday with Poignant Song for Late Husband
Frederick: A Love Song from a Rock Icon
In honor of her 74th birthday today, we bring you the exultant song Patti Smith wrote for her late husband, Fred Sonic Smith.
Released in 1979 as the lead single from the Patti Smith Group's album "Wave," "Frederick" is an achingly beautiful love song that Smith penned in the wake of Smith's tragic death.
The song's lyrics paint a vivid portrait of Frederick, a guitarist in the band MC5 and Smith's boyfriend at the time. Smith's voice soars with emotion as she sings, "Hi hello awake from thy sleep / God has given your soul to keep / All of the power that burns in / Hi hello awake from thy sleep / All of my power burns in."
"Frederick" is a testament to the enduring power of love and the profound loss that can follow its absence. Smith's heart-wrenching performance captures the raw emotions of heartbreak and the bittersweet memories that linger long after a loved one is gone.
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