Pete Townshend 1965 Demo "I Always Say"

[eleonorage65]

ciao Piera grazie per aver caricato questa canzone. Da quando ho cominciato a conoscere gli Who (da poco accidenti a me ma mi sto rifacendo) sono continuamente sorpresa dell'enormità di materiale super eccellente che hanno prodotto a cui neppure loro non hanno dato tanta importanza. Oggi giorno con i loro "scarti" molti ci vivrebbero di rendita. Eleonora

[astronomius]

yeah, i see that about the photos. they're kind of rare like the song, thanks for posting them and the song.

it is precious, i'll play it back several times, see if i love it. Who demos are great!

btw, John's signature on 03:11, it looks like a guitar

[6wooahyaaay9]

does anyone know the chord progression in this song?

[longliveWHO515]

The main riff thing is C F F# G C (root notes)

then when it switch to "nothing gonna keep away the bad times" it goes Dm Em F D7

and "then nothing gonna keep away heaven" is C B/C (or C chord with root not of B) A G F G thats about it, i think i might be missing a chord somewhere.

[BrickLaneBetty]

Oh boys kicking ass at White House! xoxox

Love y,

SA

[EwigesM]

Never heard this before-I rather enjoyed it n this laid back day--many thanks for digging it up and posting it for the rest of us :)

EwigesM

[Swesuburan]

Anyone got the tabs for this one?

[ZosoTownshend07]

Where can I get this? Who Came First did someone say? Awesome post man!

[Swesuburan]

Yeah, you can get it on the latest deluxe edition of it.

[Nur100etc]

So did Pete write this song?  I had wrongly assumed it was a cover!

It's precious.

:-)

[CoolPomegranate]

I LOVE this song!!!!! Pete Townshend is an absolute songwriting GENIUS. That's a fact.

[progjunky]

wow, this doesn't really sound like anything they put out around this time, it's pretty cool.

[progjunky]

oh, never mind, if this was in '68 that makes more sense

[HenryPonds]

PT is GOD.... & Simon Townshend is Jesus!

[carlychalmers]

how wacky is petes suit when he is havin that teddy bear n shit tea party lmao..... haha i luv it :D

[vinylsoul1965]

Fantastic! WHY have I never heard this demo before...typical brilliant Pete!! And yes, you picked some fabulously rare shots! KUDOS man!

[Piera]

PL1b, cheers for your comments! I'm a huge lover of this song as well. Slightly different from the version that appeared as an outtake on the "Who Came First" album. I am touched by your kind words!

[PL1b]

Wow! I thought I was the only I Always Say fan out there! I just love his 'old Marshal and Rose' in this - so 'Christmas Demo'. And what an unusual song for the Pete of 1968! Good for him, right? and good for you! Cool pictures. Glad somebody did this beautiful demo by the greatest writer of the 20th century justice!

[BrickLaneBetty]

Piera! Pete just left a really nice comment on my blog about this great video of your's :)

Isn't being a Pete fan the best?

-Super Amanda

[Piera]

You are grand!

[petelady]

yes it is i love pete!

[DangerousBastard]

Cool song! Some great pictures of the boys too!

[nomad05]

was this song ever released as a fuller version with roger or the others? this is soo good

[nomad05]

thanks, this song is so good.

[VIDEOFREAK076]

Nice clip. Where did you find these photos? Most i've never seen. I'm looking for production stills from the Tommy film.

[pamdawbersdrughabit]

I believe this demo dates back to 1968, note how similar it sounds to the Tommy demos

[PL1b]

Yep, this is definitely 1968 - recorded at Studio 5, Elbury St. (where all the Tommy Demos were recorded). This was the first year Pete used pianos, and this one is definitely the one (piano) he used in 1968 for the Tommy Demos...

[malpasotom]

Thanks piera! good stuff! Nd thanks for the mini ox!

[BrickLaneBetty]

Piera, is the best! Merry Christmas xo Super Amanda

[Piera]

Ah, cheers to you mate!

[bigvdogg1]

VERY RARE PICS!THX FOR THE TREAT!

[jdj7]

Rock on Pete and Rog. R.I.P. John and Keith

[unclealbert72]

CORRECTION TO THE SONG "I ALWAYS SAY"

It's an outtake off of his first solo album "Who Came First" from 1972.

[knuckle9]

This could be from 1965. The Ox from the My Generation album is over 4 minutes long

[Zacdawac]

I never say never unless I know for sure, but my guess is, it's unlikely that this song was recorded in 1965. The lyrics are too sophisticated, the song is too long and Pete's voice is too polished.

GREAT pictures though. Interesting to see the now large and bulky Chris (Entsiwtle) as a toddler, and John, who collected cars but didn't drive, sitting behind wheel.

Pete doesn't have a sister, does he?

[Piera]

Nope, no sisters for Pete, just a couple younger brothers.

John was once asked "if you don't drive, what do you do with so many cars?" John's response: "I drink in 'em".

:)

[jdj7]

very nice pics, and cool song

[Piera]

I believe this song was JUST released as a bonus track when all of Pete's backcatalogue was re-released recently.

I don't know if it's this exact version or a polished up one, but it's now on the rereleased Who Came First cd.

I saw it at the Virgin Megastore in NY when I went to go see the Who last week, but I didn't have enough quid on me to buy it :(

[TheGreatTyrant]

Never heard this before it's Lovely!!

[lmaster65]

A 4:44 minute song; this must be after 1967.

[rebel4500]

does ayone know why Pete and Roger are hugging in that one picture?

[leeblues2]

it was the first show after Johns sad death, they walked on stage and Pete came over and hugged him, Roger looked very shocked.

[ZapShazam99]

Oh, WOW.

[hoelt]

It's great ! Thank you !

[batpuller]

never heard that song. never saw alot of those pix. thank you.

[Natters515]

It's now on the latest reissue of "Who Came First", I'm thinking he recorded it in the early 70's.

[SnugglySara]

Some of those pictures made my life so wonderful!;-)

[lenart]

65? hmmmm..maybe a later time

but is excelent!!!

[FAQFAQ]

Is this from one of the scoops? It's realy good

[Piera]

Nah, it's not on any of the Scoop releases. As far as I'm aware, this song has never been released commercially. I got this song in a bootleg of early Who recordings and this is one track that really stands out for me. I just had to post it up for people to hear :)

[dailyrecords2]

Excellent stuff! I think it's probably Pete on his own.