The Who - A Quick One, While He's Away

Written by Pete Townshend
Recorded at IBC Studios, Pye Studios and Regent Sound, London in the autumn of 1966. Pete's first rock opera contains six separate songs, 'Her Man's Gone', 'Crying Town', 'We Have A Remedy', 'Ivor The Engine Driver', 'Soon Be Home', and 'You Are Forgiven'. Along the way the unnamed heroine pines for her absent lover, selects Ivor as a substitute, regrets her folly when her man returns, confesses her indiscretion and is ultimately forgiven.John:"We wanted to put 'cellos on the track but Kit Lambert said we couldn't afford it. That's why we sing 'cello, cello, cello, cello,'...where we thought they should be."

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[auerstadt06]

You uploaded this wrong.

[Grafietstift]

@auerstadt06 Why.

[SmappleMcWingers]

"Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello......"

[abt7217tc]

@britbaby777 btw, if you take my advice and listen to the r&rc version, watch the one posted by chadstone30 as opposed to the one posted by SolidAir89. SolidAir89's is slowed down a bit. Hope you take my advice. I think you'll really enjoy that version. Everyone does. Cheers!

[abt7217tc]

@britbaby777 i can understand MAYBE why you might not like this particular version as much (i recomend this one only for hardcore fans like me :D). However, it cannot be denied that the rock and roll circus version is not only the best live performance of this song, but perhaps the best live performance The Who ever made. Give that one a try and i guarantee you'll forget Green Gay ever existed.

[britbaby777]

@abt7217tc Many people would agree with me...

[abt7217tc]

Little known fact: When The Who performed this opera live, Pete humorouslly introduced it as a tale of an unfaithful wife who was seduced by a trian driver, who is latter forgiven by her husband. However, Townshend revealed in an inerview sometime during the early 2000's that the opera was about a female child who was abducted and molested by the old man, who is latter forgiven by her father. Pretty weird, but it only makes the whole story more epic.

[abt7217tc]

@britbaby777 no you don't

[landonarbuckle]

@aprilglaspieable no, they probably just smashed them all before they got to using them

[BBQFanNo1]

It has been said that Psychedelic Music came in 1965-66. That is so true.

[Alexjep93]

i love epic long songs like this, bohemian rhapsody and jesus of suburbia xD

[cindy85123]

I FU#^ing LOVE this!!



[britbaby777]

@StJimmyRocks92 I like Green Day's better.