The Sea Refuses No River - Pete Townshend cover

So.. another Pete Townshend cover...this one is also off of the ' All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes ' recording...I guess it's my favorite Townshend solo record..though..Empty Glass is also a fave... When I search for solo Townshend covers here on Youtube..there isn't a whole lot to choose from...just a few...so I thought I'd pay homage to a favorite songwriter and guitarist by covering his solo material...I realize this song is not that well known and only dyed in the wool Townshend fans will know it...but what can I do ?..I love this song !!...again..this is another tough one vocal wise..so please excuse all bad notes (there's alot)!!lol!

The Sea Refuses No River
By Pete Townshend

I remember being richer than a king
The minutes of the day were golden
I recall that when the joint passed 'round
My body felt a little colder

But now I'm like a sewer channel
Running lime and scag
Let me get at the master panel
Let me at my stack

The sea refuses no river
And right now this river's banks are blown
The sea refuses no river




Whether stinking and rank or red from the tank
Whether pure as a spring there's no damn thing stops this poem

The sea refuses no river
And this river is homeward flowing

I have seen a trace of strain in other's eyes not spoken
I must admit that I enjoyed their pain,
But this time it's me that's broken
I demand for you and his, this must be the time
When we decide what freedom is, turn water into wine

For the sea refuses no river
We're polluted now, but in our hearts still clean
The sea refuses no river
We tried not to age, but time had its rage
We're washed over stones from babes into clones of the mean

The sea refuses no river
Won't deny this sulphorous stream

There was a fool in a dressing robe riding out the twilight hour
Lonely and cold in an empty home trying to assess his power

But now he's like a stream in flood,




swollen by the storm
He doesn't care if he sheds his blood




Let him be reborn




The sea refuses no river
Remember that when a beggar buys a round

The sea refuses no river




When rain fills the gutters, no time for stutters This is our chance to sing and to dance and to clown
The sea refuses no river, and rivers were sprung to drown

The sea refuses no river
No pecking code respected for the damned
The sea refuses no river
Whether starving and ill or strung on some pill
Just 'cause you own the land, there's no unique hand plugs the dam

The sea refuses no river,
and the river is where I am

The river is where I am

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[soxrock2007]

Dude! Now I really hate myself as a guitarist. That was poetic and beautiful,,,,Pete would be honored. I have to get my ax and start over now. WOW. Just brilliant-thank you so much...I am adding you to my favorites next to Pete Townshend and Mark Knopfler! Again- thank you

[Eddie629]

Hey soxrock !! Thanks for the great comment ! Cheers!!

[BryanEddy09]

pete is a serious influence on my music.

nice playing dude! subbed.

the sea refuses is one of my favorites too.

he really knows how to grab you slit skirts too.

i love the version roger did on his tribute .

pete notoriously writes stuff too hard to sing .

[Eddie629]

Thanks very much for the really great comment Bryan !!! Townshend rules !!!

[PJNARS]

WHEREEE can I find that(Roger's verision?) I read in an interview that he thought this song would've made a good WHO song. Where CAN i find it?

[Eddie629]

Hey PJNARS !!...you can find it on a live cd called ' ROGER DALTREY - A Celebration- The music of Pete Townshend and The WHO '....a fantastic recording !! Cheers !

[dmkramerica]

Beautiful,

[bobdylanspants]

Very beautiful!!

[macandrewes]

sweet version of a real beauty...you've got it man.

[1960jack]

Bravo! dude! I wish I could play guitar like you!