Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, and more joined forces for a virtual performance of Smith’s ‘People Have the Power’. The video of the performance was released by Pathway to Paris, a climate action non-profit co-founded by Patti Smith’s daughter, Jesse Paris Smith, in celebration of the organization’s sixth anniversary as well as the beginning of Climate Week NYC 2020. Check it out below.
The clip, which also encourages viewers to vote, features guests from 25 countries, 46 cities, and six continents, with appearances from Angélique Kidjo, Lenny Kaye, Tenzin Choegyal, Ben Harper, Tony Hawk, environmentalist Bill McKibben, Stella McCartney, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, and the Strokes’ Nikolai Fraiture.
