Dancing Barefoot
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This article is about the song. For the book, see Dancing Barefoot (book).
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| Single by Patti Smith Group | ||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Wave | ||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "5-4-3-2-1" (Live) | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| Format | Vinyl (7") | |||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios | |||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Patti Smith, Ivan Kral | |||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||||||||||||||||
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"Dancing Barefoot" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Kral, and released as a second single from Patti Smith Group 1979 album Wave.[1] According to the album sleeve, the song was dedicated to women such as Amedeo Modigliani's mistress Jeanne Hébuterne.
In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol. 8 from KGSR in Austin, Texas.[2]
In 2004, this song was ranked number 323 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3]
[edit] Cover versions
- 1986 – Niki Mono & Berry Sakharof (Fuck Your Dreams, This Is Heaven soundtrack)
- 1986 - The Feelies
- 1987 – The Mission (The First Chapter)
- 1988 – The Celibate Rifles (12-inch EP, bonus track on reissued CD version of Roman Beach Party)
- 1989 – U2 (B-side to the "When Love Comes to Town" single, also on the compilation The Best of 1980–1990; features on the soundtrack of the 1994 movie Threesome)
- 1991 – Xymox (Phoenix)
- 1995 – Johnette Napolitano (Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice)
- 1997 – Die Cheerleader (Barb Wire soundtrack)
- 1998 - Sin ("Insinuation")
- 2001 – Simple Minds (Neon Lights)
- 2004 – Chamber (Solitude)
- 2005 - Lea DeLaria (Double Standards)
- 2008 – Allison Moorer (Mockingbird)
- 2010 - Pearl Jam (Performed at Bridge School Benefit October 23, 2010)
- 2011 - First Aid Kit (Performed for Patti Smith at the Polar Music Prize 2011 during the award ceremony)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Dancing Barefoot". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080112181302/http://www.pattismithland.com/sotw.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "KGSR Broadcasts Vol.8", http://www.webhostingpal.com/jdv/html/kgsr8_v.htm
- ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2004-12-09. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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