Patti Smith: O'Holy Night

På sitt første album Horses fra 1975, i første setning på selve åpningslåten "Gloria", sang Patti Smith at "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine". Det var vel ikke akkurat noen søknad om å få synge på julekonsert i Vatikanet. Men der er som kjent lov å justere kursen, så i fjor sang faktisk Patti Smith en nydelig versjon av "O'Holy Night" nettopp på julekonserten i Vatikanet:



Den TV-overførte konserten, der hun også sang sin gamle hitlåt "Because the Night", skrevet av Bruce Springsteen, gikk åpenbart bra, Så bra at hun ble invitert tilbake i 2014. I den anledning er hun intervjuet av The Guardian om sine tanker om å synge for paven, og uttaler at:

"Smith responded with customary fire. “I’m not playing to the Pope,” she snapped with classic ferocity. “He may not even be there! But I expect there’ll be a bunch of cardinals …” (Audience applause, laughter.) “It’s a Christmas concert for the people, and it’s being televised. I like Pope Francis and I’m happy to sing for him. Anyone who would confine me to a line from 20 years ago is a fool!” (Much applause.) “I had a strong religious upbringing, and the first word on my first LP is Jesus. I did a lot of thinking. I’m not against Jesus, but I was 20 and I wanted to make my own mistakes and I didn’t want anyone dying for me. I stand behind that 20-year-old girl, but I have evolved. I’ll sing to my enemy! I don’t like being pinned down and I’ll do what the fuck I want, especially at my age … oh, I hope there’s no small children here!” (Huge applause.)"