Patti Smith - Land: Horses Land of Thousand Dances 1975

Patti Smith - Land: Horses, Land of A Thousand Dances, La Mer (De)

This song, from Patti's most famous album; Horses, is a classic example of her music. Spoken-word poetry style lyrics underpinned by 3 chord rock embellished with complex & subtle instrumentals. Perfect.


The album was a huge influence on the New York punk scene (Not every punk band sounds like The Sex Pistols.)

While most punk expounded a pragmatic ethos, with simple instrumentals, short songs, simple lyrics, deriving power through repetition like a protest, Patti used complex arrangements and varied instrumental accompaniments and ambiguous lyrics.