Uploaded by theseeker23 on Nov 29, 2007
The Song Is Over by The Who, 1971
"The Song Is Over" was to be the finale to the Lifehouse movie, beginning as Bobby and the crowd vanish and continuing through the end credits.
The song quotes from "Pure and Easy" in its final bars, and from a 1967 song called "Party Piece for Rael" which Townshend wrote for his never-finished rock opera Rael.
Pete Townshend's original demo was released on his 1999 solo album Lifehouse Chronicles.
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what a band...
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The group's most beautiful, moving and emotional song....
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@TruthAxe does one of his songs cause his spirit to rise out of the speakers and molest you?
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@TruthAxe Correction, Keith Moon wrote the bits about Uncle Ernie. But anyways, we need more people like you. enslaving yourself to people's thoughts and just announcing out there (to random people like us who most likely do not even know you) to make yourself. Why don't you pick up your balls and do what you truly believe. If this is it, Petes personal life is different from his music. no need to hate on his music. What's going to happen, is he going to rape you through the screen?
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You amuse, @rockfan363. Mere words have so triggered you into rage that you tremble while you write "you sick fuck."
HA HA HA Peto-phile.
No wonder why he wrote Tommy, especially, the bits about Uncle Ernie — a rock opera FANTASY indeed.
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@TruthAxe So you came here to prove that you hate paedophiles? What is that, fighting a feeling? Why did you come all the way over here to prove you are not one? Its not like we know your name. Otherwise stop feeling so paranoid, you sick fuck.
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@TruthAxe Pete was on those websites for resurch against child porn, it was just a misunderstanding, you pinhead.
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@TruthAxe kid porn? pete is one of the best songwriter of all time...great guitarrisr...and the only think you can say is "pete townshend child porn"
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This is probably the Who's most beautiful song. I don't know why, but I think it sounds like a Christmas song.
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This is really the most beautiful WHO song of all of them. With Pete's and Roger's contrasting Vocals and Keith and John's excellent work it is the perfect WHO song. Thanks for Posting Oh yeah and Nickey Hopkins Piano is Tops!!!
tricorn1776 3 months ago 14
The climax of Who's Next, their best album. This song & The Doors 'The End' always play in my mind when something crucial ends in my life, be it a relationship, job, whatever. Sheer brilliance.
aquamarine094 4 months ago 5