Redondo Beach (song)
| "Redondo Beach" | |
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| Song by Patti Smith | |
| from the album Horses | |
| Released | December 13, 1975 |
| Recorded | 1975 |
| Genre | Rock, reggae |
| Length | 3:26 |
| Label | Arista |
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye |
| Producer(s) | John Cale |
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| Single by Morrissey | ||||
| from the album Live at Earls Court | ||||
| B-side | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Live) | |||
| Released | March 28, 2005 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, CD, DVD | |||
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Earls Court, December 18, 2004 |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Attack | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
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"Redondo Beach" is a rock/reggae song written by Patti Smith, Richard Sohl and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Patti Smith's 1975 album Horses. It was also published as a poem in Smith's 1972 book kodak under the title "Radando Beach".
The lyrics relate the suicide by drowning of a young woman following an argument with the song's narrator. It has frequently been interpreted as a lesbian-themed song; Smith appeared to encourage this interpretation in her live performances, frequently introducing the song with "Redondo Beach is a beach where women love other women".
She later said that she wrote the lyrics in 1971 following a fight with her sister Linda; Linda subsequently disappeared for the day, causing Patti to worry that she had come to harm. Smith has also stated that she considers herself "beyond gender" in her artistic expression. Smith's lyrics were set to a reggae arrangement.
The song was performed by Angel Corpus Christi on I Love NY, her 1984 album of cover versions originally recorded by New York-based artists.
The song was part of Morrissey's live set list throughout his December 2004 Arena Tour. "Redondo Beach / There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" was a double A-side single released by Morrissey to promote his live album Live at Earls Court in 2005.
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