Frederick

Name: Frederick
Uploaded: 1979-01-01
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: Patti Smith wrote "Frederick" as the lead single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave, dedicating it to MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, her future husband. Its melody is an homage to Bruce Springsteen's live arrangement of "Prove It All Night".

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1979 70s rock

Patti Smith wrote "Frederick" as the lead single from the Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave, dedicating it to MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, her future husband. Its melody is an homage to Bruce Springsteen's live arrangement of "Prove It All Night".