Patti Smith performs Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2016

[@StephanieSoressi]

She will never know how much this performance helped me in life, and what it taught me about dignity & recovery from my own anxious errors in life.

[@ankeunruh7364]

She knows.

[@susannabonke8552]

Great spirits never fail. Like you n me.

[@amymorgenstern5813]

I know. And I loved how supportive the audience was!

[@1999zrx1100]

Can’t imagine the pressure, I’m such a fan now. 😊

[@Javonne222]

Showing the more vulnerable you are the more you will be loved❤️

[@Violetcas97]

In that apology she became the song, she embodied every word that flows through its verses, in her humility she lay bare and naked its humble lyrics, she couldn’t have been better

[@ankeunruh7364]

Everyone who tried a Dylan song on stage knows how hard it is to become yourself in the midst of your voice and the words... that's why so very few risk it.

[@Sagefarooqeazam]

👍

[@gregorcollins]

Thank u :)

[@nvgpeter]

I’ve watched this 20 times and I think you capture my own sentiment. Her performance touched my soul. A rare example of a person who truly understood and felt the emotion of the song and delivered in a personal expression that even Dylan couldn’t equal. ♥️ Humbled by the beauty. ❤️

[@lakrone1]

1000% ….

[@TheTinyAutistsGuideToTheGalaxy]

All pretense was sucked out of that room. We are vulnerable children wandering in an often brutal wilderness and Patti Smith reminded us - using Dylan's words - of that.

[@richardmorrison9928]

well said

[@nnenennene]

This is what poetry and music is all about. This year I will be 40 grown up in freedom....but I feel the emotion....thank you Mr Bob Dylan

[@redbarron9709]

Brilliant comment

[@briankennendy2330]

Patti Smith is steeped in poetry imagery transcedence and the wonderful woman is integrity and the power and hope of the forgotten ones!

[@ankeunruh7364]

If we are willing to sing, we will find new songs.

[@shannononefield]

This is how to honor your art while recognizing your own imperfection. Start, humbly apologize, and start again. And that itself is perfection.

[@lakrone1]

Pure perfection…..

[@elizmoynihan]

Beautifully put.

[@PalmSpringsCindy]

Imagine being in her shoes…. Her performance was made more endearing by her honesty and grace

[@garynolan486]

Beautiful ❤

[@lesliecancel7852]

Beautifully said

[@randybailin4902]

Bob Dylan wrote this when he was 21 years old. Pretty extraordinary really.

[@HRaeN]

In an interview he said he could never write all those songs now and doesn't know how he did it back then. There must have been something in the water in those days because the music was extraordinary.

[@texbeaumont8134]

@@HRaeN Inside story is that he didn't write them then.

[@bl7817]

@@HRaeN I'm a mature person back in theatre class, and I'm astonished at the creativity of teenagers. Their ideas just need to be refined.

[@bluetortilla]

@@texbeaumont8134 come on. and so how did he remember them live? I guess Shakespeare didn't write all those plays either?

[@Mrhabanero11]

Smith said of her performance: "I hadn’t forgotten the words that were now a part of me. I was simply unable to draw them out. This strange phenomenon did not diminish or pass but stayed cruelly with me. I was obliged to stop and ask pardon and then attempt again while in this state and sang with all my being, yet still stumbling. It was not lost on me that the narrative of the song begins with the words “I stumbled alongside of twelve misty mountains,” and ends with the line “And I’ll know my song well before I start singing.” As I took my seat, I felt the humiliating sting of failure, but also the strange realization that I had somehow entered and truly lived the world of the lyrics."

[@peggie7126]

Mrhabanero11 That is so powerful!!!!

[@Deletethisacct0324]

I loved the performance. Elliott Smith has recordings of performances where he forgot the lyrics to his own songs and also stumbles through, sometimes laughing at himself and those are great moments. It's what's real, that I love about artists. Patty Smith should great vulnerability and at the same time respect. Brave.

[@myselfx2441]

Also she's 72 years old...If I could sing like that at 72 it would be a miracle lol

[@holliroll8789]

Love this comment

[@donnam6547]

Beautifully said

[@francescaknee-wright5176]

When she apologised with such genuine, child-like humility I burst into tears. Such an incredible performance made even more so by her incredible vulnerability and raw emotion. Wow...I LOVE YOU PATTI!!

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

It hit me every bit as hard. So real and humble. Absolutely beautiful. If anything it made the performance even more moving than she probably even intended.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Touching to the heart and soul.💜

[@sedisedita]

Me too, she communicates so much with her entire body I’m seeing her live next month, such a teenage dream 😭

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

It was the come back of the century. So brave to apologise and start over again. Other would have stormed out in tears, but Patti carried on.

[@anitaroger-fields3222]

Love you Patti.

[@1992Maton]

You know what makes me feel good? Everybody commenting on this video. Beautiful people. May God bless all of you.

[@BlueSkies.73]

Great comment! I thought the same thing. Bless you too!

[@nicuvasile208]

you are so right, we need people like those hwo watched this video and wrote what they are feeling

[@eruis3139]

Blessings to you ❤️ thank you

[@rmcguire7033]

And may God Bless you, and all the commenters on this page I am Truly Glad to have been Born in time to witness Bob Dylan...He has had a huge influence on my life.

[@cruiseguitar]

I’m in temporary, but unfortunately oh-so-rare online Heaven/ Nirvana.. reading a multitude of positive, life affirming, life- GIVING beautiful sentiments- indicating there are still lots of wonderful souls out there- I would love to meet each and every one of you and express my gratitude at your much appreciated humanity and deep love, ( maybe with a few riffs on my guitar and a couple of lines of stream- of - consciousness verse)..I’m crying tears of quiet, deep joy inside- thank you all so much, and thank you Patti- for everything.. ❤️🌈🙏🎸🇨🇦

[@christophermoffitt9044]

“Sorry, I’m so nervous”. Her humbleness made me choke. It takes more power to remain humble and human than to fight for fame. God bless you Patti.

[@stephenson19861]

Indeed, well said

[@elizmoynihan]

God Bless Patti Smith. I need that on a t-shirt. Patti is a lesson in humility. Humbleness need never be humiliating

[@nualacarey5810]

This song is beautiful. The lyrics are incredible. I always loved Bob Dylan. Patties rendition of the song is just so pure and powerful. Thank God for the artists in our world

[@Francine-r7z]

I have no words for to express what I see hear and feel,only tears..Thank you Patti Thank you Bob..☮️🇺🇦🪶

[@j3nny3lf]

She is a powerhouse. I have loved her since I first heard her music in 1977 at the age of 13. I am 58 now, and still paying close attention to her. She says important things to us all.

[@michaeldonovan3959]

So thankful to have walked the earth the same time as Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. Patti's nerves and emotion performing this classic among Europe's elites is so poignant, heartfelt, ironic, it is impossible to not get emotional.

[@lucyweir5923]

It was at the point at which she forgot the words, apologised with such beauty and humility, and began to sing again, that I really started to listen. Patti, you carry in your voice and in your heart the agonising insight into the depth and terror of those who feel. Wonderful, sexy, original and mesmerising, but above all, breathtakingly brave. Break the rules! Make mistakes! Begin again! You are the heart of light. Thank you.

[@lindamaryweir]

I thought i had written that at first. apparently Dylan said something like;' nobody mixes up lyrics as much as I do.' what an anomalous audience with diamond encrusted royalty and saudi princes - the elite

[@sharonaldridge3332]

Lucy Weir ..that is beautifully 'said'..thank you..!

[@rayaqin]

she didn't forget the lyrics, just was anxious and emotional and she froze.. there is an interview about this on yt

[@eduardopereiramartinsgomes6548]

Great elegy!!!!!!!!!!! I thought of the word eulogy but elegy is the better word as one is referring to iconic giants of music and poetry and literature who are everything but formal.By the way I think it was too formal a ceremony for Bob and Patty and the incident, even though unintentional,of course,was somehow good to break the ice.They absolutely beamed at the last part that was so breathtaking and some just sat there touched by her performance that was so poignant.Bob and Patty can both do that to different kinds of audiences .As a matter of fact Bob Dylan may have shrunk away at the very formality of the event as I don,t think anything so pressing could possibly have come up that might have kept him from being present.I guess that if geniuses didn,t do unexpected things they wouldn,t be geniuses !

[@mollygraham7687]

beautiful

[@diane9247]

Dear, dear Patti Smith, this is the version that made me cry. How much we need this song, now.

[@herminefrederix9043]

Kippevelmoment.....

[@DerOgraf]

diane9247 absolut

[@megankeller4821]

Yes, me too -- and I cry again every time I watch it.

[@richardkerver3563]

Yes, must confess it touched my soul and its was a hard rain that fell.

[@davidmatticks2921]

I can't watch or listen to this in public, I'll look like a 60 year old man in tears. Beautiful cover of a beautiful song, awesome performance. Worked for me today though, I had a little piece of fiberglass insulation in my eye, I think It's gone now.

[@davidbrizuela1042]

I always read this comment section with tears in my eyes

[@charlesscott7748]

Patti Smith is clearly transcendent here, but just want to add a shout out to whomever put together this beautiful arrangement. Stunning. The steel guitar is perfect and so brilliantly played. The guitar player is passionately perfect. The whole arrangement is nigh unto sublime.

[@PaganFaerie]

YES YES YES❣

[@lizcoello1095]

I loved Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan both. Now I love Patti Smith🙏❤️😊

[@richardthelionheart5594]

Absolutely. That whing, screeching, lilting steel guitar just made this arrangement.

[@joemcgill4436]

I like Patti but.....nobody does Bob better than Bob

[@captsatch]

@@joemcgill4436 Then Bob should have manned up and appeared rather than having his friend be embarrassed because she forgot his lyrics. Bob's "cooler than everyone" routine got old in the sixties, he is a coward for leaving her hanging.

[@Danochapo]

One of the greatest and most moving performances ever.

[@lakrone1]

1000% accurate

[@MarkZook]

Absolutely

[@debbiebeaulieu6787]

Agree 💯

[@jonmorr777]

It’s the imperfections that make it perfect this is the greatest song ever written sung from the soul of the most beautiful soul 💎💜💎

[@CaspersGhost618]

Absolutely!

[@missymissymiss5192]

Jesus she’s so real. I love the way she presents herself. No artifice, just human. So beautiful.

[@Seajunkie]

She’s so truly REAL it’s incredible

[@brendawilliams8062]

Beautiful

[@felixetienne-edouardpfeifl9996]

Yes, isn't it interesting that her disarmingly simple style of self-presentation here--especially (the not particularly attractive hair, the rather strange suit)--are the outward display of humility that allows her also to stop and honestly say, she has lost her way. I love revisiting this video--she's marvelously dear.

[@youremybiggestfan]

Lovely lady / Tito Sweden I felt really bad when she forgot the lyrics and got really nervous.. its understandable tho.. I would even be able to sing a song infront of a couple homeless people nodding of on heroine. I mean not even that... i couldnt handle the pressure. I would feel ashamed and start doing heroine myself to numb the cringe

[@lp8005]

Yes, yes that's right. Patti is so wonderful. We love Patti ❤

[@GFitz22]

One of the purest, honest and beautiful performances I have seen.

[@HenryDixie]

Truly.

[@jaypeckay5898]

fool

[@shaqmac1458]

I have to agree. Brought me to tears And truly grateful that she made me listen to every single word

[@samchandlerllc5104]

@Miles North that only made it more powerful.. endearing even

[@adelaidemarie]

Miles North imagine there is a World of People all with Different criteria for good. For Me I Loved it, it did Not break Up the moment , it Added to it. It’s nice to Know the people We respect Are Human with human problems. So......for Me it could Not have Been Any better, it is Pecfect

[@Kate-f1n]

Thank you Bob, Thank you Patti! This music, this Voice z hitting hard. Right now. Here, in 11/2024.

[@FlamingSwordOfWisdom108]

This song saved my life. I’m gay. I was owned by my family. I was homeless. I joined the military. I’m a veteran. I’m alive because of this song. Thank you.❤

[@rosh_lal_music]

And we are blessed to have you with us!

[@pvmy105]

Just Amazing at the Nobel Ceremony

[@madgeflonzelay5530]

I was sent this video by my gay best friend, who calls himself my gay fiance because I once gave him a neon green ring, and he says this song saved his life too. I'm glad you are still with us.

[@nicolettaskarlatos]

Best of luck to you dear friend

[@davidrobsonmusic]

Only a true legend like Patti Smith could turn a mistake into something even more beautiful than what was intended. Now it's both an iconic performance, and also a life lesson on how to respond to our own slip-ups.

[@adilmohammed3828]

One doesn't just listen to a Dylan song. You see it. Each verse is a painting. A portrait. Of ourselves.

[@pamelarossetti568]

Wow

[@manuellagal6154]

Adil Mohammed beautiful

[@eduardopereiramartinsgomes6548]

I guess that they say definitions have to be concise and not overly elaborate and I think you really got it right and put it right.How else can you define and describe a Dylan song?

[@exaltica]

You see it, you feel it and you'll breathe it.

[@panyoporter7095]

Stunning

[@augustinadriancristea5873]

If this makes you cry that means you're still human. I love you all! May our paths meet forevermore, and our roads lead to a light-driven future. You are not alone!

[@willowtreecenter4579]

I totally agree.

[@claytontharp8902]

Blessings to You. Yes, I join you in your humanity. Blessings, HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!

[@reason5591]

Grateful for your words Augustin

[@joadhenry]

thank you

[@pjay5964]

Ive listened to this many times. Its so powerfully emotional.😢🎶💕❤🎶💕❤🎶💕❤🎶 Love ya Patty!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dudleycunningham]

She apologized about being “nervous,” and my mind reeled: that she’s so passionate about honoring Dylan and the audience and the spirit of the song and what the moment and the Prize means to her. And that elevated the whole thing and moved me deeply.

[@Broatch6]

Yeah Dylan would love it He's famously said that no one messes up his lyrics more than he does

[@andyfletcher3561]

Of all the things Patti Smith may have envisioned for herself over the years, I say with a fair amount of confidence that, to be there, in that moment, for that reason, at that time, was about as far from her mind as anything could be. That she was the one invited had to be such an honor for her. Nervous? I should think so...For me, she was perfect...

[@AnnaLVajda]

Maybe she was nervous about the vision of the song not just performing it.

[@CaspersGhost618]

She had absolutely no need to apologise, and I got no notion of nerves from Patty while she was singing, a true professional

[@portiaschaeffer1894]

A whole lifetime in a seven minute song; each pause caught us crying. Thank you Patti Smith and Bob Dylan.

[@LONGMAN772]

Her stumble in the delivery gave even more life to Dylan's incredible song!

[@robertogiovanelli1709]

Bah....

[@Jefchang1]

PATTI IS SO TALENTED AND YET SO HUMBLE. WHAT A LOVABLE LADY. THANK YOU PATTI.

[@baddoggie101]

It isn't nervousness that is her obstacle, she is obviously feeling the poetry of the song.

[@kalpanaruhela]

This performance is absolutely beautiful. It makes us realise that the perfection that we seek is unnatural. There is beauty in simplicity and honesty. Simply accepting that you have made a mistake really makes it okay.

[@bodywise007]

brings tears to your eyes. Just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago. Even more so. Sung with such sweetness and emotion.

[@junetakesover]

suddenly everybody became human. that's the power of patti smith.

[@shunliu9625]

Many words I can not understand (I come from China).But she made me cried for one thousand times

[@patrickspoint]

You may not have understood all the words, but you understood the song fully

[@MP-id2po]

Beautiful comment

[@kandibazaar]

@@MP-id2po It is a song that describes what is happening to people all over the world -- war will do that to you. After all is said and sung -- nuclear bombs are on the horizon......Singing this song in Sweden was a difficult one because the song was about peace and love and yet we still have a long ways to go my friend. It indeed is a hard rain gonna fall -- that is if we the people don't do something about it.

[@tomjohnsen51]

Perhaps the most incredible display of class, talent, integrity and humility I've ever seen. Patti, you are awesome!

[@tdb517]

Pure class indeed.

[@bluesfun]

At 2:05 the guitarist looks a bit worried, but after that humble and deeply moving "I apologize, sorry, I'm so nervous!", only a few seconds later he sweetly smiles (2:12). This whole moment is a perfect definition of humanity.

[@ph3578]

that is her son

[@user-mv6he6gl8m]

@@ph3578 really?

[@damian9439]

Omg you can actually tell he first looks nervous and then reliefs as Patti apologizes

[@superloose5632]

The guitarist looks a lot like Frank Zappa’s son Dweezil?

[@BlueSkies.73]

@@ph3578 is he really her son?? :-)

[@lindyashford7744]

Coming to this in the late autumn of 2022, and am absolutely sure that this was not a senior moment or even forgetfulness or mistiming at all, but Patti being so profoundly moved by the words and who she was singing for and too that time suspended for her and the moment slipped away. Her recovery was brilliant, and her lapse in terms of performance was intensely moving, so the audience was pulled into the power of the words themselves and their timeless meaning. I did not see this at the time, I was going though my own hard rain. It seems very relevant to these precarious fraught times in ‘22. Dylan himself is a very flawed performer but a consummate poet. It was fitting that he did not attend this ceremony with its powerful audience, but later accepted the honour. And fitting that someone of his generation was powerfully able to move such people for that moment in time. Truly one of those moments in time when all the barriers come crashing down.

[@michaelmelling9333]

If you honestly think Dylan is a flawed performer, I will respectfully suggest that you take a few minutes to watch the KZbin video of him performing this Masterpiece at The Concert for Bangladesh. In my little opinion, it's off-the-charts great and (if you watch it) I'm sure you'll agree! 🙂👍💝 January 19, 2023

[@lindyashford7744]

@@michaelmelling9333 of course I do not think he cannot perform his own magic, but he has his off moments.

[@laconja1]

@@lindyashford7744as many artist have. It shows their humanity.

[@fearandloathing75]

This is the most beautiful version of A Hard Rains Gonna. Fall because this artists authentic soul NEVER fails her. Patty Smyth inspires every generation lucky enough to show up and hear the timeless message sung by this awesome woman and by others born of a unique generation. Priceless.

[@FantasticBabblings]

There is another singer named Patty Smyth. This is Patti Smith.

@@FantasticBabblingsSome learn from the mistakes of others. Some point them out. Sad!

[@tpf4292]

Bob Dylan is one of the most well-deserved Nobel Prizes for Literature

[@Neuroneos]

This is moving on so many levels. Barriers have been shattered with this performance. The ultimate punk-rock bohemian singing a folk genius' words at the Nobel prize ceremony, it's as if Rimbaud had read one of his poems at the french academy in the 1870s. Patti is very well read, she knew exactly what all this meant. Maybe that's why she got nervous. Brilliant performance anyway.

[@andyfletcher3561]

I think between the moment, and truly feeling lyrics...

[@lisadooney6739]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@j.c985]

Patti herself is also an exceptionally gifted poet, she possesses the ability to make people think, cry, laugh, squirm, transcend and fall in love with her words.

[@Pom2.0]

I cried. We all cried. I couldn't speak for a few minutes.

[@nancho21]

+1

[@robertlitwin3206]

You’re damn right - from Platter Chatter on Tuesdays from 1959 to 1963, and you never saw me cry. Till now

[@rogerparker4468]

Yeah, if you had a heart you would be weeping tears of love

[@Broatch6]

Exactly . Exactly what Dylan wanted Why he made the song so hard

[@12dougreed]

Why?

[@JohnT_72]

seeing this for the first time today. As someone who suffers from anxiety in front of crowds, I am so touched by her poise and grace as she recovers from that agonizing and debilitating rush of nervous adrenaline. I'll be watching this many many more times. Thank you Patti Smith!!!

[@謝育霖-f8f]

How she express her mind and thinking was so wonderful ,then I remember her name Patti Smith,so appreciate.

[@65minimom]

Who wouldn''t have anxiety singing in front of that crowd?

[@WitchidWitchid]

That wasn't due to crowd anxiety and nervous adrenaline. It was from a spell that was cast a few seconds before. . That stern looking woman with the black hair tied back and the heavy eyeshadow in the audience who turned to face her and glared at her She is probably a witch and cast some sort of spell causing that to happen. Fortunately she recovered from the spell and gracefully finished the song.

[@tampadan7128]

A true classic! I play this video several times a year…..Patti was just wonderful.

[@ryanb.472]

I love this. The humanity. The humility. Wonderful.

[@rinathecat6199]

I saw Smith back up Dylan on tour. During her set she recited a poem, really just a flow of single words and short phrases. The audience was entirely thunderstruck, no cheering or applause, just a collective murmuring "oh my God". Everyone was slack-jaw paralyzed by her words. I never saw anything more powerful ever.

[@Dana9437]

do u remember the poem?

[@sagargarg7055]

long shot but do you remember it now?

[@DAS1962]

I can only envy you

[@Lucasmatheus211]

@@Dana9437 it's on netflix now. Go check

[@gangsteru1994]

@@Lucasmatheus211 check what? what is the name of the documentary?

[@seabrookthemagnificent9580]

Patti showed class when she forgot the lyrics. The humility displayed is worthy of Mr. Dylan himself.

[@randomguy7059]

she didnt forget lyrics

[@benbielenberg853]

She actually stopped as she got emotional

[@gumbostanley362]

I don't know if she forgot or not....but does display class with a capital "C"......as does the audience (a king and queen, ambassadors, scholars and on and on). Can anyone imagine if this were in front of an American audience? Those present certainly would not applaud - some may have laughed. Additionally, a multitude of "news" sites on the internet would have picked it up, politicized the entire event, trivializing it simultaneously. SNL would have satirized, cable news would have panel shows debate the matter ad naseum, The thinking public would be the poorer.

[@mariasoto171]

Patti, I have listened to this song over 500 times, yes over 500 times.. you are so humble and amazing.. Bob's song brought to life and always remembered... you are a Rock Star and Bob is our Poet Laurette ...I am so humbled to hear Bob's and your voice.. Amazing..so glad that I am alive ...we are the same generation... I grew up with both of you and I am so glad both of you have been a major part of my life. Maria

[@moescholl2742]

Seabrook the Magnificent she reckons she was overcome with emotion- she said she'd been singing the song since she was a teenager. agreed she handled it well though

[@samanyamanav6928]

Patty is my living inspiration. She is the most humble celebrity in the world. Her singing, her writing, her attitude, her thinking, is just awesome. Rare beauty in this hard world. If i get rich i will definitely build your statue in my dream sculpture park. LOVE YOU PATTS.

[@messiahles]

The apology elevated this song and the lyrics to another level. I love and have heard this song many times by several different artist but have never cried before because of this song... until now.

[@netirtifar6875]

By apologizing to start again she literally described the life long path of every winner their and everywhere. I am having one of those bad days. This practically made my day. Thank you.

[@ankeunruh7364]

You gave an exact explanation for this award going to Bob Dylan!

[@alchemist1111]

She saved it by just being human.

[@LeeAnneG]

It’s all so beautiful and I feel connected to the world.

[@mikaellindroos1594]

Simple as that m

[@TheOilkd]

I've been a Dylan fan since 1964. i have listened to many of his songs over 1,000 times. I could never get all the lyrics right. I love Patti and love this performance.

[@nedludd7622]

Me too. This is my favorite Dylan sont.

[@mtlsixshooter]

This song is bigger than any artist, I dont blame her for being nervous. This song was beautifully sung and delivered. Truly a golden offering.

[@mjblue84]

Beautiful. As humans we trip, we fall, but we get back up and do it again. Humility is a beautiful thing. Not a weakness but a strength. Thank you Patti.

[@juliagamafernandes]

The grandmother of the punk movement was nervous to sing, human like all of us

[@DanielBoudreauxNP]

🖤

[@cindyfischer9194]

❤️❤️❤️

[@NancyEMcGill]

Human like the elites in which she's performing?

[@walluvalkama3927]

The fact that Patti Smith is asked to perform this song in front of the "elite" says something. You must learn to seperate the creme de la creme from the financial war-mongering elite who actually pull the string and makes this world a living hell

[@anshulbhandari9870]

Grandmother??😂😂 She is the Godmother of Punk

[@sudipchatterjee]

The words, the prosody, the meter, sublime. Patti Smith, bravo ! And what a song to choose for such an occasion ! Bob Dylan will be pleased if he chooses to watch this some day.

[@butterflyperson1378]

Yeah, there aren't many artists who can stumble and start again and then stumble again, and still come up with such a powerful and memorable performance.

[@diane9247]

It was imperfect. It was exactly what was needed. I could say the same about Dylan.

[@richjasso]

And what a recovery. She may have been nervous but the audience appreciated her sweet honesty and sincerity. She was, imperfectly perfect.

[@philippinepalestra]

I think it's the power of the lyrics that made her nervous. A poet herself, she does get stabbed and stopped by words. Still, indeed, a nice recovery, and a moving performance.

[@johnbismarck3841]

Perfect in its imperfection. If she did it intentionally it was a sublime act.

[@rr7firefly]

After I heard Patti sing here I searched for her interviews over the years. I went as far back as the one with Tom Snyder (she was such a sweet and shy young girl). I discovered that she has depth beyond imagining. I am encouraged to keep believing in things that make life meaningful and that renew my resolve to find creative solutions to our problems today. When Patti speaks you can see that not every famous person has sold out to the highest bidder. All is not lost, my dear friends.

[@sharonaldridge3332]

Noe Berengena ..thank you. I think and feel that way also..at age 73..!

[@peterbetts858]

Noe n Sharon i mite be preaching to the choir here but listen to Bob s song Dignity .

[@janettestaton1182]

She really is worth seeing live. She sure knows how to hold a room

[@Kathern-lv9nv]

2024... No one could have sung this better than you Patti Smith! You are so real and have such feeling in and for this song. Very humble before all the people and to listeners from around the world. No one is above the other; this is why you were chosen to sing this song there before the elite. They to felt this and understood it. They understood your humbleness without any judgement ... I believe that. As they applauded you, they applauded the reality, the meaning, and the depth of why this song was written. I've listened over and over and admire the heart you placed upon this song, dearest Patti Smith...Thank you!

[@robinbrahm3662]

I agree when she said how nervous she was...you can't get more human than that. Thank you Patti..maybe someday the rest of the world will catch up.

[@juliabel2]

I'm BAWLING at her vulnerability, combined with the beautiful poetry of Dylan!

[@Kelly-nm4kw]

Hello Julia, How are you doing?

[@alixschwartz3715]

This is one of the most beautiful and moving performances ever recorded; we are all so lucky to be able to look at it again and again at will. It seems in these difficult times that I need to hear it at least twice a year. Thank you, Patti Smith, for who and how you are; thank you for showing us things that we need to see.

[@rockandrollbuddha9902]

Four times... No! Wait! Five Times! Five times a year.

[@edeneverly2573]

Oh my heart. I cried. She’s so special. Bless her.

[@sergev5063]

Je pleure aussi

[@nefunk6185]

I amazed by a fact that Dylan wrote this song at his early 20s . Its so inspiring to new generation people like me .

[@RadioCaledoniaMusic]

Every time I watch this video I feel that human beings have a lot to evolve and that hope needs to remain alive in the hearts and minds of new generations. Thank you, Dylan, for giving us this beautiful song.

[@Oceanmachine27]

If anything, I think her stumble only added to the performance. Made it more human. God knows I was in tears by the end.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Well, the hard rain came on a little sooner than expected, it seems.

[@davidorbach5406]

Leonard Cohen said about Bob Dylan :" We were trying to be poets but Bob Dylan stole the bank. He got the Nobel prize"

[@fraserwilliamson9507]

We love you Patti. Beautiful and made even more so by your vulnerability.

[@bhakuu]

I come back to this performance every now and often! A wonderful performance indeed!

[@robertwiesler381]

This is a fantastic version BECAUSE OF the mistakes and the beautiful apology Patti Smith is a great performer

[@CaspersGhost618]

This is my first time hearing this song, I think it's the perfect version of the song to hear first

[@dougemerson8628]

Bob Dylan couldn't have made a more impressive performance for his award,for his greatness,than having the all-encompassing sweet, humble siren Patti Smith showcase his genius with her own.

[@i.m.a.nonymous8232]

This has to be one of the most touching moments ever.

[@paganpoet3]

I was an 11 yo Greek boy back in 1985 holding a book with his lirics when i first listen to the "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" ..His laconic music and poetry just blew me away.....Bob is the reason i know how to read and write in English...The best teacher i ever had in my life...Thanks Mr.Robert Allen Zimmerman...

[@williamgissy7248]

paganpoet3 , well said

[@oughtssought1198]

great place to start learning the language

[@photist100]

Patti my baby, you are by far the best interpreter of the song, thank you for all your real true self. Always with you.

[@catherinehourihan3768]

It is in our vulnerabilities that our perfection lies. She is so gracious and humble and real as well as an amazing artist, a beacon in these times of influencers and narcissism.

[@mariasoto171]

Bob Dylan, my life long hero, one who has sang my life..I am 70 and your words and songs have defined my life. You deserve this award, as you have made me and others look at life and know what good deeds we can do..A hard life...but.... a way into a great life.. thank you ..

[@ahyaok100]

As I get older I listen to old songs like this and cry. Younger people might not understand that. Its not they they don't feel things deeply. I would never presume that they don't but life just adds up. Thats the best I can explain it.

[@elmakim478]

still makes me cry.

[@Ingrid0410]

Elle Eldridge me too! Why did this song make me sob?

[@SrQueque]

This is the most beautiful thing on KZbin.

[@2000sborton]

Such a powerful song being sung to such a prestigious audience. These were and are the movers and shakers of our planet. That was the King and Queen of Sweden who hosted this with other members of Royalty sprinkled through the audience. You really had to be someone special to be invited to this. And Patty knew that. Knowing the song that she sang and WHO she was singing it too would cause any one to be nervous. This is one of the many songs that showed Bob Dylan's true genius. He wrote this in the 60's. To have written those lyrics which apply so much to the disastrous events of now required extreme insight and a fair degree of prescience back then. For those of the younger generations, do not let your parents and grandparents get away with saying that they didn't know what was happening back then. They knew. They knew because artists such as Dylan were telling them. It was unfortunate that Ms. Smith faltered when she did. But her recovery. That showed what strength she has and what a professional she is. A lesser person would have walked off of the stage in tears. The shock and terror that she must have felt upon realizing that she just did a supreme screw up must have been immense. But, the fact that she pulled herself together so quickly and with such grace speaks volumes about who she is as a performer and as a person. Wow.

[@davidwest8026]

Nothing short of a brilliant performance. Raw, vulnerable, touching

[@gloriaschwazenhag2252]

Yesyesyes

[@robinlikes2learn]

Anyone reading this will surely agree that we were blessed to be alive at the same time as Bob Dylan!

[@Neuroneos]

And Patti Smith!

[@AlisonWild]

I love you, Patti Smith, always have. What a fantastic thing you have done for us. The meaning of this moment rang so loudly through you.Nobody else could have done this the way you did, with such grace & love & humility.

[@gloriaschwazenhag2252]

And when she was finally to able to get beyond herself and feel the song, it was beautiful. And amazing.

[@kingsman6975]

It was beautiful I love it

[@laayers6249]

Patti, you are so real and so beautiful. The best rendition of this already amazing song ever.

[@richardthelionheart5594]

Beautiful. Beautiful. And a great arrangement.

[@magoulianitissa]

Awarding Bob Dylan with this Nobel was the best thing that the Academy did. The performance of Patti Smith was very moving and exceptional! The words of Bod Dylan's poem should shake us up.

[@gumbostanley362]

Yes indeed.....partially, and very partially, atones for the travesties of Gore and Obama.

[@egodust11]

Her nervous-hung interlude was the most penetrating moment of human tenderness that was lost on no-one...a timeless triumph of our united inner Secret unveiled.

[@kerryevans1562]

Incredible.. It took me 50 years But I finally get Patti That was deadly Greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters

[@Broatch6]

Yeah it took me years 2

[@anneliamohara2842]

Up the Dubs ! Great version !

[@patoliterato]

One of the best performances I've ever seen 👏👏👏👏Bravo!!!!

[@hallettscove]

I love this stellar and deeply felt performance of Dylan's great song, including the heartfelt, "I'm sorry I'm so nervous" when she stumbled.

[@tamarajay7676]

When she messed up the second time and continued singing, her voice had so much emotion in it. This performance gave me the chills ! Patti's still got it

[@JaneyBall]

Can't say how many time I've watched this; I'm covered in gooseflesh, every time.

[@juliannececil4610]

She said in an interview she didn't forget the words she FROZE,and then Bob Dylans son said the family loved it and Dad says no one screws up as bad as him! Lol!

[@daniyalnaqvi2569]

Do you have the link of Bob's son talking about it?

[@jackal242]

I literally just came from that interview. :)

[@CidYoung-REALTOR]

Jakob Dylan?

[@motivationquotesauditorium7258]

I don't believe that

[@landynasman1012]

@@motivationquotesauditorium7258 det är sant.

[@nuclearjesus421]

That pedal steel guitar really lifts this version up to another dimension. Jaw dropping performance.

[@JCroozy]

One of the most inspiring performances to ever take place. We are lucky to have watched it. I also cannot ignore the magic that the pedal steel guitar is capable to create. It is without doubt the best match for such a deep song.

[@ayanokojikiyotaka6988]

4:56 is such a powerful moment. The orchestra picks the song into a whole new level and people just cant stop their eyes tearing up. You can see a woman trying to wipe those tears while the man beside her is in just awe of the beauty of the soul that this song portrays . His face expression was similar to mine. There's no better appreciation than this . What a legend . Bob dylan , No one comes close to your songwriting mastery. What a melancholy. what a time to feel alive and feel such emotion.

[@matss54]

Fun fact , the woman wiping a tear were the culture minister at the time

[@beaurzaiz]

Patti Smith is amazing... so beautiful...

[@davidmatticks2921]

I'm with you.

[@boullaouirachid8155]

It's so beautiful

[@jansenepart]

Dear, dear Patti Smith, this is the version that made me cry. How much we need this song, now. What an incredible great artist you are ! We love and respect you ! GREAT !!!!

[@theresaheyer537]

love both Dylan and Patti....great human beings to emulate or admire...thank you for posting

[@tomashize]

Wow. Her nerves make this even more powerful and moving. Such humanity and such amazing poetry

[@RicaMartini]

If we could only be a little more Patti Smithy at times, sometimes, or all the time... what a great world it would be.

[@angelaxsacbe]

True!

[@kitfox9126]

I think this is the most stunning performance I've ever seen. A great and graceful lady, an overwhelming song.

[@writetothepoint1960]

Patti Smith rocks, and Mr. Bob Dylan is very worthy of Nobel prize (lit)

[@sautnerg]

It was worth developing youtube just that we can watch and cry all over this video again and again

[@SimonTilsley]

Such a beautiful performance with Patti Smith showing incredible grace and humility. Thank you Bob and thank you Patti.