Patti Smith - Gloria (audio) Page

The track is a two-part suite lasting approximately 5 minutes and 57 seconds :

: Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York . Smith stated she felt the spirit of Jimi Hendrix watching over the sessions . Patti Smith - Gloria (Audio)

: An original poetic introduction written by Patti Smith. It famously opens with the line: "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine," establishing the song's themes of individual spiritual autonomy . The track is a two-part suite lasting approximately

: A high-energy, improvised take on the Morrison classic. It features a relentless, driving crescendo that merges Smith's unique spoken-word poetry with raw, protopunk musicality . Production and Influences protopunk musicality . Production and Influences