PETE TOWNSHEND Rough Boys 1993

[MichaelDinaswirled]

Totally excellent!!!!!!



[dockaiser]

If Elvis is the king and I#m the kaiser - Pete is the God of RnR

[skidrow75]

Is this his "coming out" song?

Great song but the lyrics are haunting.

[FaithHealer1]

@skidrow75 I believe it's a comment on how the style of the UK punks at the time this was written looked very similar to the US gay liberation movement. I think he makes a point of not denying or confirming his sexuality cause he feels it shouldn't matter.

[birddoc47]

EPIC!

[ak2689]

cant believe this got rejected as a who song,love this song,love pete townshend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[gabbysawhorse]

The song was a passing glance at punk rock.

Discussing the male personae in any sense always carries with it homoerotic overtones. As Camille Paglia states, all men are less, not only smaller physically but sensually (spent) after sex.

As to Petes sexuality or more importantly, his talent as a songwriter, his greatness comes from a sense of androgyny, or, a blend of gender personae. He is not Gay.

[TheSanityInspector]

Didn't he actually claim to be bi in an interview, several years ago? Maybe he just meant that he had indulged himself in some Rock God pleasures, back when.

[seandublinxxxx]

That's a very insightful remark.

The Who had the dynamic range of a Luftwaffe Raid over Coventry with the all the machismo to match. I can understand why Daltry didn't want to sing these lyrics.

Listening to Pete's two Scoop albums was a real eye-opener for me in terms of his song writing abilities, many of his songs as recorded by The Who totally fail in retrospect when you listen to Townshend's original demos , especially Behind Blue Eyes.

[mickyvas]

he is gay who cares a great talent

[ins7777]

Simon Phillips baby!

[kitakashiwa]

Pistol Pete singing between the sheets

[xyaqua]

Pete townshend will never be fully apreciated, ever.

[tethystheone]

Pete can get rough with me any time

[JanetEsq]

Listen - he says "her" and she" - the narrator of the song is female. Ya like it rough boys?

[playidd76]

"Rough Boys," do you like it rough, boys?

[woogerboogerman]

I always admired Pete , he is truly awsome!!!!!!!!!!

[kitakashiwa]

rough toys under the sheets

[1934rod]

Pete is not a rock god ,he is THE rock god.

[spiritos22]

There were rumors of gay-ish Pete. I don't mind at all.

But this song IS gay-ish.

"Tough boys..under the sheets..I wanna get inside you.."

I would get inside HIM lol.

[zigzagbigbag]

what a talent...doesnt get much better than this.

[TheFlatpick]

Really good!

[kcslk]

The man is legendary....SO talented....so cool

[FatManKiller]

god beat and everything,but the lyrics are really gay

[foppa123]

this song means a lot to me.

[12stringsforme]

Hey that's Pino on bass.

[ak2689]

andsimonphillips

[wisesatyr72]

Great audio quality on this and Pete looks cool w/his telecaster

[kitakashiwa]

2.54 try 2.05ish whew!

[Catsarecrazi99]

2:54 PETE IS ONE ENERGETIC DUDE

[RDL1984]

Are the rest of band the same who recorded David Gilmour's About Face (1984) album?

[kitakashiwa]

Pistol Pete n Dave give it the rough boys work out...

[surfocaster]

Phil Palmer on guitar, Pino on bass - Awesome! Thanks for this!

[hamtrak]

Yeah,Simon Phillips!

[kitakashiwa]

you have to listen to the video from '80 after this... I can't decide which treatment is better

[carbon4me]

This is a high end rocking song by one of the greatest artists of all time........Thanks Pete

You Rock..................

Northern California

[kitakashiwa]

rough toys under the sheets...yeah pistol pete!

[EntysWeb]

I want to kiss YOU Pete!

[foppa123]

terrific tune

[kitakashiwa]

anybody have the "Rough Boys" video from 1980?

[knockoutdrops]

Great clip. I was at this show. The whole concert is on DVD now, gladly since my VHS copy crapped the bed years ago.

[schillid]

I was at this show too. This was great rock n roll in downtown Brooklyn.

Pete also performed Psychoderelict.

[Planktontwo]

What an album this is! Pete is the best!

[bigbigjoel]

The original is from "Empty Glass". Great album.

[kitakashiwa]

Rough toys under the sheets!!!

[BelmontShore]

Don't know if you've seen it year, but Exquisitely Bored is on here

[coondawg]

i really wish i could find his videos from cowboys - great post tho thanks