Watch Patti Smith cover Rihanna's “Stay” live

Back in late December, Patti Smith marked her 67th birthday with a special show at New York’s Webster Hall. Among some of her own classics, the singer also performed a cover of Rihanna’s “Stay”, what she dubbed as “the 2013 song of the year”.

The rendition can be streamed in the clip below, with Smith forgetting a few of the lyrics admittedly due to her own nerves. The night also saw her take on tracks by John Lennon and pay tribute to the late Lou Reed.

Watch this clip beneath, via NME:

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