Dancing Barefoot - First Aid Kit (Patti Smith cover)

First Aid Kit performing Patti Smith's Dancing Barefoot.

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[garygrainger]

I never tire of this. The audience goes from polite to captive. And when Patti cries, I get the feeling she's thinking that at last someone really got it.

[lyannass]

Pattis's face near the end gets me every time. I don't think she was expecting them to include her poem, and just hearing her words parroted and sung back to her so lovingly clearly moved her. Such a beautiful performance.

[Polarmusicprizeofficial]

Our most viewed upload ever. And there is a reason.

[sme]

The way that Johanna shivers. The way they dropped all other distraction from the beginning of the song and really focused on the words, their impact, and their meaning. These girls are fucking phenomenal. Folks will revere them like Bjork, Kate Bush, and miss Patti Smith with time.

[gpeddino]

When Johanna begins the poem during the final part, it's just mindblowing.

[michelle]

These two young women are perfection. When you get Paul Simon, Emmilou Harris and Patti Smith getting so moved by their performance you know you've nailed it. Pure talent.

[AdamTheWilliams]

I don't think they've ever done a cover where the original artist is present and doesn't cry... I was lucky enough to see these girls live, and they are just other-worldly. Inexplicable beauty.

[czarinas.]

i never realized how dark and intense johanna's voice was until i saw this. there's so much emotion in this performance. almost looks like she's in a trance...just wow

[lindsaywilson]

It is not just their voices but the intense physicality of their performance, on stage but looking like at any moment they will explode into a different plane of existence.

[stylianosisaakidis]

this is not what I expected.
these kids doing an almost acapella version of this great song...from yesteryear.
letting the lyrics shine through in a very personal way...
great and then again great...

[dlc]

The heck of it is, these young ladies hadn't even been born when this song was written. Patti should be proud that this reaches and inspires a new generation of artists.

[Bremaro]

Met Patti Smith and she said she wrote this for her husband. My favorite. What a stunning tribute to both of them. Absolutely gorgeous.

[keithbate]

These Girls' made Paul Simon cry, Made Patti Smith cry. They made me cry too !
One of the great modern acts.

[OrangeCopperTop]

It really is one of the most Sublime love songs I've ever heard, originally Patti Smith's song, but obviously First Aid Kit nailed it. I always tear up when I see Patti's tears for her love lost to death, it's a sharp pain yet also beautiful. I think the world would be a better place to live if we could all experience such love such love in our lifetimes.

[nilsolsen]

 
If tough punk queen Patti can shed a tear, I do not see any reason why I should not. This is an amazingly beautiful cover of my favourite Patti Smith song ever. Very well done, girls!

[centuriesofblood]

These sisters are so incredibly talented. They can do almost any kind of song, write brilliant lyrics and make exquisite harmonies. And do the best rendition of this song imaginable.. Oh, God, I fell for them!!

[diagonalley]

Johanna sounds exactly like Patti smith when she says the poetry (my favourite

[kateheredia]

I can never get over this cover the song is amazing and this band is amazing

[jezebeljones]

This is what I like to see...young female songwriters paying tribute to pioneering female songwriters. The sisterhood!

[fifimelville]

Both their voices together capture the essence of Patti Smith’s voice. So brilliant.