"Privilege (Set Me Free)" is a song by the
Patti Smith Group and released as the second single from their 1978 album ''
Easter''. The original version of the song was titled "Free Me" and was written by Mel London and
Mike Leander for the 1967 film ''
Privilege
Privilege may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Privilege'' (film), a 1967 film directed by Peter Watkins
* ''Privilege'' (Ivor Cutler album), 1983
* ''Privilege'' (Television Personalities album), 1990
* ''Privilege (Abridged)'', an alb ...
''. Patti spoke sections of
Psalm 23 over the instrumental bridge among other lyrical additions.
Liner notes
The following is quoted from the album:
:the title track from the john hayman-peter watkins production of the film privilege. a movie that
:merged the rock martyr (
paul jones) with all the images of the sixties...the cross..
:the christ..the whip and the lashes that served to veil velvet weeping balls-the eyes
:of
jean shrimpton.
Charts
Notes
External links
Lyrics
1978 singles
Patti Smith songs
Songs written by Mike Leander
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine
1967 songs
Arista Records singles
Songs written by Mel London
Songs written for films
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