We couldn't ask for a better induction speech than this. When poetry was on the ropes during glam and punk's birth- there was Patti waiting for it to be lifted up. In the same way she courted Dylan she courted Lou- reminding us why women were the saviors of music in the late 70's and early 80's. Patti understood the spiritual significance of music- and she led the way along with Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux, Chrissie Hynde and so many more towards signifying women not just as "female" artists- but powerful true artists who needed no qualifications. She was the true poet of New York ('75-'77) when poetry had few champions. I love hearing her earnest and soul baring words.

How Patti controlled herself through this induction speech is beyond me. A wonderfully truth filled speech for an incredible friend and musician. God bless you Lou..one in a million x

in so many ways she reminds me of a sweet little girl. A very sincere smile. Her tears are so human. A very special lady

Patti how i love you🙏🏻how i know you for ages and ages

Transformer is one of the greatest solo albums, the velvet underground may not have sold millions but It made everyone start a band

@vassilyvodka2638

4 жыл бұрын

Velvet Underground are as influential as The Beatles

@sexobscura

3 жыл бұрын

all 2 of them

@revjamesgraham1

2 жыл бұрын

Just bought my third vinyl copy of Transformer after a few years away from vinyl. I cannot believe how great it is.

@cesarmonteiro4424

2 жыл бұрын

@@revjamesgraham1 bought it in 1983 at FNAC (when FNAC existed strictly in France can you imagine) togheter with paris 1919 by John Cale...

Rock 'n' Roll Animal is one of the best albums I've ever heard.

Most eloquent R & R Hall of Fame induction speech.

@kevinherbert4256

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha ha.......what a dweeb this Manhattan art scene confection is....a real nobody from central casting....Plastic Bertrand anyone?????

I was very fortunate to be at game 6 of the World Series in 2013. It was 3 days after Lou's passing. The Fenway Park Organist played Perfect Day before the game. It was a great tribute. I sure loved Lou's music. Thank you sir.

Great heart-felt induction speech, Patti!!! Made me cry right along with you over the passing of the legendary, Lou Reed.

@kirby711

3 жыл бұрын

What a touching speech for someone who touched so many

@jennalonsdale3629

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this when it aired; it was hard to watch cause she could barely get through it, he meant so much to her

@matthewblue7839

2 жыл бұрын

She seems so sincere, genuine and thoughtful.

I absolute adore her. Like Lou, Patti is a national treasure

Well said Patti. I miss Lou a hell of a lot too. :-( RIP Lou, you will always be a timeless legend!

Well, of course I love to hear Patti speak. Over the years I have come to know her better and better. A real human being, one who never speaks hollow words, and who never takes herself too seriously. Maybe that realness is what I admire about her most, aside from her music. // Nice to see Laurie Anderson smiling with admiration and approval.

@luannabbate2624

Жыл бұрын

Patti was a rock and roll Punk Saint. Still Rocking Still producing projects that are thoughful and full of deapth.

Beautiful heartfelt speech. I just wish he would have been inducted while he was still alive.

@carvercapitalequitypartner122

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing that this induction wasn't earlier as a living legend

Lou Reed kept me sane in the seventies and eighties.

A beautiful, heartfelt and emotional speech by Patti Smith. Lou is indeed very much missed.

Loved Lou. Thanks for sharing, now take a walk on the wild side!

Before October 27th 2013 I hadn't cried in probably 15 years, I haven't cried since. God I miss him.

@michaeldennistooley4271

2 жыл бұрын

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When I was in Jr. High and High School a lot of my friends were into Kiss and Boston and The Eagles. I discovered Lou Reed after I got Mott the Hoople's "All the young Dudes" album. Who wrote this "Sweet Jane" song? It's a really good song. Next thing you know I had Transformer and Berlin and Rock & Roll Animal. By '77 some of my friends were liking Lou as well.

Rock and Roll animal was a brilliant album thanks for the music Lou

@kevinherbert4256

2 жыл бұрын

what a dweeb this Manhattan art scene confection is....a real nobody from central casting....Plastic Bertrand anyone?????

What an emotional speech. Thanks Lou!

Many, many years ago in the analogue age, before the internet I sent a letter to Lou’s record company in the US just saying I much I dug “Take No Prisoners” (yeah, I know) About a year later I received a photo posted to me in London from NewYork - of Lou and signed with the words ‘thank you’. I thought that was pretty gracious of the cantankerous dude - it took a while but he got around to it!.

@patrickgoodspeedsr2653

3 жыл бұрын

Take No Prisoners is an amazing album. Lou did what Lou wanted to do. Always. That's why he's the best.

He observed, he wrote it down, he explained for the knowing and unknowing, put it to music as his form of expressing his life's moments and observations. He was an accomplished storyteller, the best of his craft. He was gifted and as gifted as the intellectual woman Patty Smith honoring his induction in the RNRHALL. This woman is a powerhouse!

@rhllnm

2 жыл бұрын

Alot like a street photographer. But adds stuff.

lou reed was a writer and song writer the greatest artist out of new York.

I love Patti Smith.

Rest in Peace Lou Reed and thank you for the incredible music

Gone, but never to be forgotten.Thank you Lou, and rest in peace.👏👏👏👏

@michaeljames4128

Жыл бұрын

Lou must be rolling over in his grave, look what these scums have done to Lou's NYC. Lou was New York City.

@travelinben1966

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeljames4128 You’re absolutely right.He wouldn’t be happy.

God bless you Lou....

Lou Reed was the the impediment of New York.. Back when New York was gritty, wild and full of creativity. Before it became comporate cultured. God I miss those days.

Thank you for your beautiful poetry of a great poet Patti. These are my people. ❤️

The Poets of New York City . God Bless Them .

I was lucky to get a copy of the "Magic and Loss" LP on Record Store Day last year. Brilliant record.

Great stuff from the heart.

I miss him so much...

Chills. Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou

Poetry ❤is the main thing !!! Forever!! !

I love her

aww much as i luv Pattie and her art This is the first time she has ever brought me to tears My first time seeing this. I thought Lou turned it down when first offered while still alive, Though i may be wrong

❤ Very Nice to play it on the guitar !

My favs are Coney Island Baby and Street Hassle.

@davidroberts6251

2 жыл бұрын

You wanna play football for the coach 👍

@novusordoseclorummcmlxxvi5487

8 ай бұрын

​@@davidroberts6251I had to play football for the coach

Lou mi manchi mi manca il modo in cui suonavo la chitarra latua cultura la tua conoscenza dei nostri lati oscuri la tua dolcezza la tua violenza le tue cazzate il tuo lato infantile ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerti ma per troppo poco tempo sei una delle poche persone che mi mancheranno per sempre

As time goes by

Sweet Lou

Too bad they waited till he was gone to give him this,Nirvana got in before lou did WTF? Come on hall of fame get your shit together!

@ArizonanSummer

3 жыл бұрын

The Velvet Underground was inducted in 1996

@wolfech1

3 жыл бұрын

The guy had one solo hit, there are bands that should have been in decades ago that will probably never get it. The rock hall is a joke, there’s no standard and it appears to be based on criteria outside of what fans want

@lamper2

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfech1 you get an F in counting and an F U from me and most here!

@wolfech1

2 жыл бұрын

@@lamper2 name his solo hits? Should be real easy….

@mylaidbacklife

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfech1 fame ain't about hits my friend

a mulher que voce foi ontem sentiria vergonha da velha que voce se transformou

Lou = RnR cool

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I felt like I was being overdramatic... getting choked up... until I saw Dave Grohl doing the same thing.

The tragedy is that we all had to wait so long for Lou's induction.

@kzinful

Жыл бұрын

David Hamilton + Iggy trolled the elites at the so-called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they laughed never getting that the joke is on them : kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5mszciGftCWhZc.html

Bowie and Ronson will get enormous plaudits for their flavoring on Transformer but Lou was more than an artist, he was a way of life, brazenly rejecting the conventional in favor of the unpopular.

i can’t help but burst out laughing when i heard that lou invited her to his hotel room and found him in the bathtub fully clothed dressed in black and he spoke for hours about gender identity struggles, political corruption, and was reciting poetry... what was he smoking🤣🤣

@pennyboardzZz

2 жыл бұрын

Meth

Seen Lou twice, late 70s, Jimmys Gigger Kc Mo...and on University of Kansas at small 1200 seat venue with balcony .First encore he back on stage 10 min,,,,2nd encore prob 20 min he on stage.About half the crowd left,,,lights on,,i was sure show was over,i didnt think he would do another encore ,,,was with two friends, we left balcony to third row wooden seats in front of stage,,,yes wooden,,i am old,,but i but no more than fifty of us in front of stage,We started rocking these chairs back and forth on floor,,making pretty goid noise,,,yelling ,,,LOU,,,,LOU,,prob 40 mins after 2nd encore,,,he walks out with his band and said take it easy, take it easy,, we were just tuning,,, then play satellite of love then sit down on a chair band took a break , and sit there and that man visited with us played 2 Solo Songs for us,,Herion and i believe perfect day,,then said u guys true rockers but gotta jam to next gig ,,blew us a kiss as he walked away,,we not loud,,LOU ,LOU,,,he pumped his fist walking off stage and helled it hi,,,,I am tearing up big-time right now writing this long comment.I was young when i first listen to his music few years after seeing him in concert.To this day he has a positive impact on me just the way he carries himself and sit down and talk to us like we were his neighbors,,, and I tell you what I truly miss Lou Reed and that's coming from a Kansas man or boy then,,,,,R.I.P Lou,,,,luv ya and miss you very much bro,,,,LOU ,,LOU,,,,

❤

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she had to go in and sing. it had to be that way.

1:45 Rachael Ray a Lou Reed fan?

Mhm, thought He would be in.there, earlier

Sometimes, I really hate The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...why the freak did they wait so long to induct him?

@allencollins6031

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Somebody knows why the crowd is booing at the end of the speech?

@NestorV

3 жыл бұрын

They were saying "Lou"

@palookamarna5900

3 жыл бұрын

@@NestorV thank you I got it now

tell me that wasn't rachael ray weeping in the audience...

@carvercapitalequitypartner122

3 жыл бұрын

Rachael ain't as bad as Anthony made out.

Its not always about money

Should have been in long before 2015.

That this occurred posthumously says EVERYTHING about this farcical “Hall.”

@danielstoddart

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget, VU was inducted in 1996. So he was alive when he was first inducted. It wasn't standard procedure at that time to induct artists who went solo a second time, that trend came later.

Jump scare 2:52

Wonder what went on in Yoko’s mind

@eostwix

3 жыл бұрын

“He would have been here you know”

Why wasn't he in it before he died

@ricimercury9490

3 жыл бұрын

Because RNRHOF is stupid

@keriford54

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he should have been, but he was already in there as a member of the Velvets

Rachel Ray should not be featured before Laurie Anderson! Goes to show why LR was black and blue.

this is very sad

;(

After he died. That sucks

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Oh sweet nuthin' She ain't got nothing at all.

one phoney inducting another is quite ironic

@pandapowersays1364

3 жыл бұрын

You are a wanker. You will live in obscurity, unknown. You will be forgotten while those you belittle will live on forever.

@markanderson1415

3 жыл бұрын

I like your real name.

@pandapowersays1364

3 жыл бұрын

@@markanderson1415 Both Patti and Lou have gained warranted fame in the hearts and consciousness of millions whether or not they are inductees of anything. They added to and transformed life in what is often a cultural , intellectual, wasteland which we endure in the West. I don't know, or care to know who "sexobscura" is. An irrelevancy in the world, obscure sums it up for sure, and likely deservedly so. Patti Smith's acceptance speech is moving and honourable, as is her acceptance of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize. Their works live beyond our mortal timeframe. The love of the people is extended to all. We live, and they journey alongside us.

@carvercapitalequitypartner122

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing phoney about Lou or Patti. Where did your comment come from?

@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731

3 жыл бұрын

Holden Caulfield has entered the chat