Watch: Patti Smith in Top Form, Sings ‘Dancing Barefoot’, Reads ‘The Wild Boys’ in Berlin

Patti Smith and band in Berlin.

Patti Smith sings “Dancing Barefoot” at the Apostel Paulus Kirche in Berlin on February 12, 2014.

By the way, in case you haven’t noticed, Patti Smith has never sounded better. She was always amazing live, but from the video I’ve seen this past year she is in top form.

Check out the awesome noir guitar from Patti’s son Jackson.

Patti reads from William S. Burroughs book “The Wild Boys”:

“Birdland”:

Also, here she performs “Banga” and “People Have the Power”:

The band:

Voice, guitar: Patti Smith
Piano, Bass, Voice: Tony Shanahan
Guitar, Bass, Special Voices: Jackson Smith
Drums: Sebastian Rochford

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