The Who's "Tommy" (pt. 6) - Cousin Kevin (Model Child)

Cousin Kevin Model Child / Cousin Kevin

Performed by the Avondale Theatre Company. July 16-18, 2009. The production was put together in three weeks of building and rehearsals at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The cast and crew was made up of current high school students, alumni going all the way back to the class of 1991, younger kids in the school district, and three teachers.

I (the music director and guitarist) dedicate this performance to diehard fans like me who agree with Roger Daltrey about the Broadway version's orchestrations sounding too watered down and not enough like The Who.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• The Who
• Tommy
• The Who's Tommy
• Cousin Kevin
• Cousin Kevin Model Child
• Pete Townshend
• Roger Daltrey
• John Entwistle
• Keith Moon
• Avondale Theatre Company

[hicast1]

huh i was wondering if kevin was related to ernie

[sbamkmfdmdfmk]

@hicast1 Other versions never explicitly say that they're related but we decided to use the outtake song "Cousin Kevin Model Child" to establish that relationship between the two.

[Luileadolfo]

Brilliant inclusion to TOMMY. It is a mistery why THE WHO did not include this song on the original album. It fits perfectly !! John Entwistle penned both songs !

[sbamkmfdmdfmk]

@Luileadolfo Thanks!!! I always wondered the same thing on why they left it off. And Keith's singing just made it more fun. Glad you enjoyed it!

[mrsjessicaalexander]

um, what song was that?

[sbamkmfdmdfmk]

@mrsjessicaalexander The first part was called "Cousin Kevin Model Child" - it was an outtake originally sung by Keith Moon from when The Who recorded Tommy in 1968/69 and wasn't released until their 1973 compilation "Odds & Sods". We decided to add it to our production - as far as I'm aware, it's the first time the song has ever been performed.

[tetails]

some critique allot of the song's lyric's were missed in there.