Pete Townshend-Let my love open the door

[jackpark7927]

@iluvjoshj. That's a little bit of "genius"...what a great way to begin a life together! WOW

[iluvjoshj1]

me and my husband walked down the aisle after our wedding to this song! Good memories.

[lizvicious67]

Take Me Home Tonight :) love this song!

[SnugglySara]

We didn't get MTV when I first heard this, but if we had...

[Zastava750LE]

Along Came Polly (Soundtrack) Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door

[crazyabouttwilight23]

Dan in Real Life....

Love that movie <3

[Txchico32]

I sang this song one night at karaoke.

[nirvanachic069]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!! HES A AWESOME GUITAR PLAYER!!!!!!!!!

[Mrbooboo1972]

@nirvanachic069 Well Yeah It's Pete Townshend of The Who ..!! ;)

[amandaann07]

If this song doesn't make you happy, then nothing will. <3

[hualhayoc]

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[hualhayoc]

S P E C T A C U L A R...THANKS !!!!

[kja427]

I bet it was strange to see Mr. Townsend WITHOUT The Who back in 1980. Compared to his stuff with The Who, this is pretty serene for a project involving Mr. Townsend. What do y'all think?

[ClassicRockMan31294]

This is my favorite Pete Townshend song.

[bloodyorgasm1]

hell ya finally this video is back up. EPIC!!

[RenathaGiordani]

kk'

[Canaboy12]

this songs exactly like Roger Daltry's "You better you bet"?!!

[foxyroxstar]

..(my friend cosigned on his son or daughter's house loan and it failed sucking up much that he had saved to get a house and was checking them out!)...I'm glad he's manager of my Dear Old Dad's House and properties who is 88 years old!..I keep a laminated 4 leaf clover he gave me pinned up on a cabinet in my home hundreds of miles from here..there..(it's so funny that so many people don't know and can't see!)..the song is right!..what a price to have paid to not know but "I'm" Saying!..(he'!)

[hectorion14]

@Rockunstank Thanks. I thought he looked familiar.

[boogiefever1985]

RED DOG - great movie

[genebh1]

Pete makes it look so easy we take him for granted.He's every bit as talented a vocalist as Daltry.

[hectorion14]

I would almost swear that the drummer and bassist became the other 2 guys in Big Country (after the the 2 Scots guitarists). Can someone check this?

[Rockunstank]

@hectorion14 Tony Butler on bass--Big Country.--Simon Phillips on drums--(Mark Brzezicki was the drummer for Big Country).

[nahndeskript]

Yeah, there was always something kinda catchy about this song.

[rosssparrow]

token black guy on bass. no surprise

[KurtRileyOfficial]

@rosssparrow God forbid he's just playing bass because he's fucking good at it.

[kcullip]

For JoJo xoxo

[pjsbulldog67]

the drummer looks about 15



[crazyramus]

@pjsbulldog67 haha he totally does

[nahndeskript]

@pjsbulldog67 Yeah, I'd totally card him for beer.

[kristoscan]

My god 30 yrs on this song gets better. it's perfect!

[letgoletitbe]

nice video , thank you so much! totally enjoyed, love Pete! he reminds me of Dave Matthews cause he dances while he plays and sings, makes me smile!

[MACOSXSL]

This is the video where I discovered drummer Simon Phillips when it premiered on MTV. I have been a fan since. Just today, he signed one of my drum boxes. he is THE MAN!

[rkingsfo]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER

[Giodude93]

I've heard this in movie trailers all my life but I never realized it was by The who's guitarist.

[MisterIanPickering]

@Giodude93 ya big dope

[senseit2007]

2 people haven't let their love open the door.

[AcousticDiscoMetal1]

i'm pretty sure this song is used in every movie trailer known to man.

[crimnoist]

i kinda like the slow 1 better .. it gives you this intimate moment ..

[StormChaser121]

What Kind of organ is that that he is using in this song?? Pete calls it his "let my love open the door organ" But what kind...

[simpah007]

classic!



[shargon1111]

thumbs up if take me home tonight brought you here

[Orica27]

One of the best songs...lifts your spirit everytime.

[62636263c]

Remember when this song came out. I was 17, broke and life was hard, but know I'm 50. Peace.

[CatsEyes1717]

One of my favorite songs!



[netodojoaquim]

The kitchen of "Big Country" with Pete!

[StowAlex]

@netodojoaquim

~ I thought that was him, wasn't sure though. You confirmed it. ~

[Todd619fp]

prob one of the greatest if not the greatest song ever made.

[HustlerMitch]

thissong is just so wonderful...ive been looking for this song after i heard it on ice age 1 lol it feels so good to hear it again

[bert099]

i love :26 it just makes me happy =] and that last shake to his left lol makes me put on a simile =]

[decimated550]

@bert099

The drummer? Kinda dorky, but it's a happy feely good song, so it's alright. He wouldn't last long as a heavy metal drummer though

[MissGreenie]

@decimated550 I agree about the drummer... sorry I love the who but I think this song is dorky

[stormyweather980]

One of, if not my favorite song that was a big hit when I was born

[27thorongil]

I think that giant schnozz might have opened the door.......or maybe the British Police!

[dragonflysophia12]

Love this song

[Lorenzo84no]

oh boys...i love this song..it makes me remind the movie with john Travolta :)

[irkbeat]

Excellent song. I'd forgotten all about this one. Thanks for jolting my memory.

[LoLzerzzzz]

Does this make anyone else think of Look Who's Talking?

[LivingDeadGurlXXX]

@LoLzerzzzz agreed XD i keep thinkin of teh sprem babies lmao :D

[dragonflysophia12]

@LoLzerzzzz

Kind of. Yeah!

[Notzi1981]

@LoLzerzzzz:

I always think of "Look Who's Talking" when I hear this song.  That used to be my favorite movie when I was a little girl.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

@LoLzerzzzz No it actually makes me think of Deeds

[linkdoe25]

@LoLzerzzzz Makes me think of Mr. Deeds :)

[everjla]

nice song uum um um

[stoneguy66]

love pete...

[talenteddragon]

Banging Rock !

[pinkydisco81]

Fantastic song.

[enmakoor]

WOOOOOOOOw

[cochranexyz]

Another Video Concert Hall memory!!

[TheManolakis]

im sure im gonna get ragged on but i think in the 80's the Who did their best stuff. let the hate filled comments begin

[skitzoooo]

@TheManolakis

the who only had two studio albums in the 80s

they were okay but how is their best stuff in the 80s?

no offense at all im just asking sry if i sound offensive.

[atgskater14]

@skitzoooo

Yeah they most certainly were not the best in the 80s. Not with Kenny Jones any ways.

[richardaiken1]

@skitzoooo

Eminence Front was a great track. Definetly my favorite Who song.

[lekoos]

@richardaiken1 I LOVE eminem

[GirlyBuddy]

Brilliant in every way!

[Nips64]

LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR.......TO YOUR HEART!!

Great song!!

[mikey198885]

gotta love a bit of pete townsend :)

and this is such a feelgood song :)

[BrazuKa195]

heard this at the end of Mr.Deeds. Great movie...and this is a great song! =]

[kerbey123]

its sound like they might not open the door

[spiritos22]

Some of the best songs in the world only need three chords... (except 3 more in this one's bridge..)

[DJMoxie]

Why do people leave comments on videos that are completely irrelevant to the song? This isn't the only one I've seen this happen on.

[GirlyBuddy]

1 Million thumbs up! One of my ALL time favorites! Pete's the man!

[DJMoxie]

@GirlyBuddy The Who are rock GODS!

[sternumkick]

80's... Jr. High, girls with high hair and neon leg warmers... gotta go change a diaper... what happened?

[JorshWarshington]

Let my love open the door to your ass!

[zynic6]

love

[beetlenutz64]

old bouncy pete with his guitar and nose..

[msvamp2]

this song reminds me of my teen years thanks

[drewundead]

Best Song

[thewatchboys]

Great song, what a classic. The bassist from Big Country.. ha ha

[Waziwamba]

Happy Birthday, Peter Townshend!

:]

[mkl62]

5-19-2010. Sake's alive, sake's alive, look who's 65. Happy Birthday, Pete. You are one of the all-time greats. I will take you over these wanna-be's of today. Many happy returns and keep on rockin'.

[tampasifu]

A little-known fact about this tune - Contrary to what many people think, it is not a love song from a man to a woman. It is a song about God's love for mankind.

[MountedCapybara]

@tampasifu Well. You got that partially right. Audio Adrenaline did a cover and said that the "my love" was supposed to be about God's love. But, Pete Townshend's isn't necessarily

[tampasifu]

@MountedCapybara I got that information right from the liner notes on Pete Townshend's greatest hits album, "The Best Of Pete Townshend: Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraig­htsmokingfirestoking." Short of actually talking to the man himself, I don't know how I can possibly be anymore certain.

[MountedCapybara]

@tampasifu Oh. Well that's really cool. This song is really good

[tampasifu]

@MountedCapybara Townshend may not be a believer in a Christian sense, but he's always had an interest in mankind's relationship to God and he touches on it in much of his music. His rock operas, "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" both explored that theme. I saw an interview with Townshend once and he said the original ending to Quadrophenia showed the lead character praying for rain and getting his prayer answered.

[sunnyday431]

man i recall this video when it came it was from his empty glass album yes i said album if someone mentioned cd back in that time theyd think u were weird

[kainefenton]

@sunnyday431 well duh! like they didnt have Cd's back in the 40s silly!

[DCHurlford1]

Suprisingly cheery song from Pete, ha ha. Yeah really catchy. I've been a fan of The Who for a while but only recently started checking out Roger's solo offerings and I'll need to do the same with Pete's. Cheers for posting.

[rgrim93]

This is a great air guitar song!!!! I find myself dancing and singing to it everytime I hear it!

[tomthefunky]

@facesmall: I know your argument is probably over but this is Simon Phillips in the video. Actually, Mark Brzizecki doesn't play on this album. He played drums on Pete's next album All The Best Cowboys. Simon and Kenney Jones were the drummers on this album.

[spiritos22]

@tomthefunky

Simon Philips was alos Mike Oldfield's drummer in the 80's.

[facesmall]

I'm arguing with somebody. Please help me out. I know Mark Brzezicki, later of Big Country (as is Tony Butler on bass), plays on this album... but is it he in this video? Looks like him; but then again, it doesn't. And is it "Rabbit" on keys as well? Thanks.

[seanspade]

@facesmall I think it is. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm a huge Big Country fan.

[donsteitz]

"let my love open the door" is the definitive statement to reconciliation.

[creationsteppa2008]

Great Great song..... just a shame hes a KIDDY FIDDLER.... i wonder if hes used his massive nose 2 rape n e 1???

[flacolocoloco123]

@creationsteppa2008 wait what? he is a rapist!!

[GPhoenixMan]

@creationsteppa2008 Here's some quotes from the Internet: Townshend was arrested in 2003 in Britain as part of a child pornography sting but later cleared. He accessed a Web site containing child pornography but said it was for research for his own campaign against child porn.

Townshend said he has been a children's advocate for decades and alluded to his own confession of being abused as a child.

[cupcake852]

i rock out to this when im driving

[meggieinwv]

Love this song..Makes you wanna dance...

[loveblooom]

@meggieinwv haha very true

[minuteman3]

Maybe Simon Phillips should have played Drums during the Superbowl. He would have done much better than Zack Starkey.

[thewho6507]

@minuteman3

lol. Zak Starkey is arguably the best drummer around right now.

[minuteman3]

Your Sh$tting me right? Have you not heard of Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Kenny Jones, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Smith, Kenny Arnoff, Terry Bozzio, Steve Gadd, Steve Ferrone, Mick Fleetwood, Jason Bonham, Mark Brzezicki, Roger Taylor, Nicko Mcbrain, Hell, I could go on and on. You might want to read up on people that have real talent and not just follow in daddies footsteps. Ohh yeah, miss changes, and screw up fills, and make stupid faces during the Superbowl.

[thewho6507]

@minuteman3

Yes I have heard of them. And in their prime they were better. Now they are all in their 60's and are nowhere what they wre in their 40's. If you would look at my comment again, I said he's arguably the best one around today, as in that can still perform in their prime. He didn't follow in his dad's footsteps, he followed in Moon's. Moon taught him the drums, not that sad excuse Ringo. There is more to Zak than the Super Bowl performance, perhaps you should do a bit of research.

[acarroll1337]

let myy love open the door.. lllleet my love OH-pen the door... :)

[99storm4]

is the who going to tour this year?

[thewho6507]

@99storm4

Depending on Pete's health, there will be one in the fall.

[99storm4]

@thewho6507 SWEET

[Marvelfreak08]

pete towshend is almost a better singer than roger daltrey. they got 2 different genres of voices though.

[Tapeworm121]

Love this song, thanks for the upload!

[Michlimania]

Please. Year????

[SnugglySara]

1980.

[ePhilosopher9]

it's nice to have arpeggio, Indeed , the town send me to deliver the message that it could have been the messenger killing you so anagram for mongo says whoever the send is door opened of perception.

[peacemtn]

Gotta love the classics.

[Arkady63]

Empty Glass was the album that bridged the era of the 70s to the '80s.

It covered topics that were just coming to the forefront of popular culture and its sound was the basis for the punk and new wave that was to follow,

In terms of the culture of Rock music, this album was the most important of its time.

[SlimeTron5000]

What? This is nothing more than a solo album crafted by Pete Townshend, released in 1980.

It has been used in stupid romantic comedy movies too much that I would like to embrace a genocide.

[Arkady63]

@SlimeTron5000 To belittle this album because its songs were misused a decade and a half after its writing is inappropriate.

This song was in a silly comedy but this was not Townsend's intention anymore than Lennon's "Imagine" was meant to sell insurance in France, nor Joplin's "Mercedes Benz" was to sell cars in the UK.

Empty Glass dealt with topics that were becoming socially accpetable only during the time of it's publication, e.g. Pete's sexuality in "And I'm Moved" and "Rough Boys."

[SlimeTron5000]

Appropriateness is out of the question. Within the boundaries of this discussion, there is no such thing. According to your decision system, you are insulted.

It is apathetic if a song is "misused" in another medium. At the end of the day, it is an industry we are consuming. Welcome to the machine.

[Arkady63]

@SlimeTron5000 "Appropriateness is out of the question. " You misunderstand. I meant to say it is incorrect , without insulting you.

"According to your decision system, you are insulted." I am not,

"It is apathetic if a song is "misused" in another medium." Not true. Songs become public domain after some time or the rights are controlled by more than on party. To say that Townsend became apathetic by not surveying the use of this song is an assumption.

[SlimeTron5000]

Appropriateness is out of the question. I am not belittling this album (says you).

You are insulted. If your decision system had something in common with my values, you would agree with me. Incorrect and correct is your opinion.

Again, welcome to the machine. Think hard about this.

[Arkady63]

@SlimeTron5000 Says me? LOL! Of COURSE "says me!" I'm the one who's talking!

Just as your opinion would be "says you" no? And, yes, these are my opinions. After all, aren't you writing yours?

"Your values?" And what if I don't have your values? Are you assuming I do?

I wasn't insulted. You assume I have your values and you assume to know how I feel?

This is not that big a deal to me.

[SlimeTron5000]

"LOL! Of COURSE "says me!""

Evidently proves your decision values that post.

[Arkady63]

@SlimeTron5000 So what's your point?

[SlimeTron5000]

I am attempting the best I can to obtain a neutral point of view in this conversation.

[Arkady63]

@SlimeTron5000 A neuteral point of view? Does that mean to have no opinion? And if so, then why even discuss?

I don't quite understand what you want.

[SlimeTron5000]

Yes!

[simplybasic5]

='D !

[miwioro]

haha, just watched "look who's talkin" and had to make a playlist, i love all these songs, been meaning to do it for a time:D love this one in particular tho!!

[WROGIE80]

I dont know why people gave you thumbs down...The first place I ever heard this song was the end of 'Look Who's Talking'

[miwioro]

yeah i thought it was a valid reason to look up the song. a lot of people dont bother looking up the artists from soundtracks :(

[fearnloathing90]

greatest song to listen to, to get you out of a bad mood

[thejkr77]

Best version of this song on YouTube...

[medicvet]

@thejkr77 I couldn't agree more.

[stoneguy66]

@thejkr77 i love the acoustic version.

[jetskidrummer]

A very young Simon on drums!!

[SnugglySara]

He sure is cute!

[TheVivyRocks]

An amazing artist!

[darrell7878]

this is gods song to the world this is a song that needs to be played around the world because of evil and sin

[l3amboo]

.......i dont know about that. please keep your radical religious sentiments to yourself

[specialrockgod13]

13amboo your right. Darrel, keep those religious comments to yourself and what you said is not true one bit: that is an opinion.

[SrvSlash69]

man my dad thinks this is gay, he is crazy

[SrvSlash69]

This song is amazing it shows pete townsheds love for music and really good taste

[taufactor]

Soooo cool seeing Tony Butler of Big Country before Big Country existed. Consummate musician, him.

[whitewitch8]

who is the drummer ?

[Krzwl]

I do *believe* this is the line-up:

Drummer: Simon Phillips;

Keyboards: the ever-beloved John "Rabbit" Bundrick;

Rhythm Guitar: brother Simon Townshend;

Bassist: Tony Butler

[whitewitch8]

thanks !

[Tsujanryo]

The E. Cola mix is twice as long. But I hadn't heard that or this, wholly, before now.

I thought that would make this tune at least that long.

I was sad to hear it ending at 2:42. It should be twice that. It even sounds like it's starting to pick up and carry on to a different mood or expression.

Still good, I'll just have to hit repeat.

[AstralPixie]

To echo what other folks have said --

great song.

[rin3guy]

This great song reached #9 in 1980. His best!

[AnthonysDen]

Arguably Pete Townshend's trademark song.I've looked for this tune everywhere & can't find it until now,all thanks to you!I am forever grateful!