Pissing in a River
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"Pissing in a River" | ||||
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File:Pissing in a River - Patti Smith.jpg | ||||
Single by Patti Smith | ||||
from the album Radio Ethiopia | ||||
B-side | "Ask the Angels" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Format | Vinyl (7") | |||
Recorded | Record Plant Studios, 1976 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:41 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Writer(s) | Patti Smith, Ivan Kral | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Douglas | |||
Patti Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Pissing in a River" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Kral, and released as a lead single from the Patti Smith Group's 1976 album Radio Ethiopia.[1] It was featured in both the 1980 movie Times Square and the 1997 independent film All Over Me. Nick Hornby describes "Pissing in a River" as one of 31 songs that have provided a soundtrack to his life.[2] It also appears on Smith's compilations Land and iTunes Originals.
The opening piano chord sequence forms the basis for DJ Shadow's song "Blood on the Motorway".
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