Categories
Rock Daypop

Michael Stipe, Patti Smith and More Join Forces on ‘People Have the Power’

Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, Stella McCartney, Tony Hawk, and Micah Nelson, along with many artists and activists worldwide, have recorded a socially distant version of “People Have the Power” to honor the sixth anniversary of non-profit group Pathway to Paris.

Co-founded by Smith’s daughter Jesse Paris Smith and cellist Rebecca Foon, Pathway to Paris is dedicated to offering tangible solutions for combatting global climate change.

This version of the 1988 song People Have the Power, written by Smith and late husband/bandmate Fred “Sonic” Smith, features participants from 24 countries, 38 cities and six continents. Check it out at the link: here.

Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Cyndi Lauper & More Sing ‘People Have the Power’ to Encourage Voting

Via www.billboard.com
 

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com