John Entwistle pisses me off for two reasons: 1) He plays the bass so effortlessly he makes it look easy. Which it is not. 2) He died. RIP John, we still love and miss you...
I'm a huge Keith Moon fan but Kenny Jones held it down on this album. The man does not get enough credit. No matter who stepped on the throne after Keith, they were going to get a hard time from some of the fans. Any musician that has listened to Face Dances can tell you that Jones is no slouch.
The problem with radio these days is neither the station owners nor the on air people playing the music know what good music is. They will repeatedly play crap but good music like this they will not play. There is so much great music that never gets played on the radio.
I have always loved this song, it's at a time when The Who were doing stuff for a older generation. Pete's solo albums in this time period showed him at his songwriting peak. Solo albums that had no filler but unfortunately at the time very underrated and missed by many radio stations & MTV. White City & Empty Glass are two absolute must have albums by Pete Townshend. Albums that could easily sit in many people top 10 albums of all time.
my Father used to tell me to " never let go the coat"...my Father just died. Listen to the lyrics... the lyrics are deep and watch Pete. There is NOTHING lame about this song for me....don't get no more chances... forget the war dances".... and then i never let go of his coat until he took is last breath.
*nikoletta* I see that your post is three years old. How are you faring now? I lost my mother to cancer about 18 months ago, and now i am caring for my soul-sick father. Losing his wife of 50+ years changed him. I never realized it while she was still here, that it was their friction relationship that motivated my father to do things. He would get angry at her nagging him, then he would go get something done. Now with her gone, he just doesn't do anything anymore. We have a Jeep sitting in the garage with the block cap removed, & the cylinders & pistons exposed. It is just as it was when my mother's health left. We have a ceiling fan in a bathroom hanging by wires, because it burnt out, & my father removed it, but he has yet to finish replacing it. He is not who he was. She was the closest person i had on earth. I know that i am still in the grief process -and i think i will always be. The fact that i miss her is not going away. There is no "get over it". Moving on is one thing, but getting over it is a ridiculous expectation. I find that talking to her helps. Especially when i am in the kitchen. I do a lot of the cooking for my family, and being there helps me reconnect with my mother, and the many hours we spent there together since my childhood. And i try to remember all the things she taught me. And so many times i want to ask her a question again, but she always answers back that she already taught me this, and that i have to trust myself that i know what to do. And i hope my gushing made some grain of sense.
@@budahbaba7856 Be easy on him. I lost my wife or 38 years last August and have transformed into someone I do not know or care to know. I am not bad but I am just not there. When you lose your soulmate you lose yourself as well. We both died last August only I get to stay and dwell in survivors guilt and hell. If only a pact would be given where both could go at once maybe then and only then would it be fair. He is still your Dad just different and changed forever as he longs for his mate. Dont ever let go the coat!
@@eser8167 Yes. It's true. They did splurge a little for some of those late 70's major arena tours. But it was not a staple or focal point, or distraction for their live musical delivery. They were like a four ring circus with Mad Man Moon behind the skins.
@@gr.vo.3058 Yeah, I see your point. Also, funny thing is, Entwistle had blonde hair just died it black for 15 years so he'd be easier to differentiate from Daltrey.
1970s Girl Band...you just don't know what to look for...Oh Yeah...We Don't Get Fooled Again...Just ask MAN-Donna, LadyBoy Gaga, the Backstreet Girls and the Spice Boys...It is all of them...
It happened that way at all... For me!!! My first Who enjoynment. As I grow older, I can't stand anymore listening to classic rock except that old who pals! I love them and when they're gonna pass, I will be truly sad...
That is one funny thing about the Who, i have noticed. They do not seem to be an easy band to "cover", because their sound was so much more than the sum of its parts. It was not what they did, it was the way they did it. It was not what was composed, but rather the personality spiritual force behind the composition.
KENNY JONES IS A GREAT DRUMMER . VERY HUMBLE KNOWING HE HAD TO FILL IN SOME HUGE SHOE'S FROM DRUMMER GOD KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!. KENNY YOU WERE A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR THE WHO TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S.
+SickAgain75 he wasn't a good fit for songs that Keith played on. Kenney fit in w/the music that pete wrote post Moon. Pete's writing changed after keith died. Kenney's drumming fit that music, not Keith's, in my humble opinion..
+albert russo TRUE! BUT THE WHO WERE CONSIDERING BREAKING UP AFTER MOON'S DEATH IN 1978. KENNY'S DECISION TO JOIN THEM GAVE THE WHO LIFE TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S. , AND THEY CONTINUED THEIR MUSICAL LEGACY INTO A NEW DECADE.
This is the first album they did after Keith Moon died. This is my favorite song they ever played on every level. Plus having Kenny Jones from the old Rod Stewart days is a huge plus, I'm a drummer myself and I've always admired Kenny Jones as a solid drummer , as well as the Who as top shelf musicians.
Kenny is ridiculous underrated. The only drummers who I have really connected with are Kenny Jones and Keith Moon. I remember thinking Moon’s drumming on Quadrophenia sounded like beautiful war drums, like the sound of a marching army. Kenny’s drumming on Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (especially Happiness Stan) was the first time I was ever truly blown away by a drummer. He just had such finesse and power on that album. I wish he could’ve repeated that with The Who. He is the only drummer I could be satisfied with replacing Moon.
very underrated song. Love the jangly guitar on this one. Makes me think of the winter coat I wore from 15-25 years old because I was too poor to get a new one
This song is about your Family's Coat of arms But it always reminded me of a favorite Coat that I lost one crazy night. I had to get many years out of a coat and like you they were hard to come by for me also.
@@patrickgorham7679 I never knew what 'the coat' referred to so that's interesting. But I loved the song anyway - perhaps partly because the words intrigued me.
What a great song and a great album. They were at the top of their game. Even though Keith was gone, Kenny was ok, and John was there to provide such a great bass lines. When John died, that really took the wind out of the Who’s sound. They were never the same again.
To all who question Kenny’s drumming ability, you should seek out the Small Faces first album from 1966. There are times it sounds like Kieth is playing on it. Very similar style in the early years. Kenny was a very capable drummer who could play wild as Moon when needed.
To me, this album "FACE DANCES" is an underrated gem of The Who's catalog. I like the tighter drumming of Kenny Jones and the focus on melody in the songs. As an 11-year-old lad this record (and I mean vinyl record) was my first real introduction to The Who. I had heard The Who in the 70s of course, "WHO ARE YOU" had been 3 years by then and I heard alot of their other, older tunes on radio. But this album really grabbed me and combined with the videos on MTV I was sold. Heck, I really dig "IT'S HARD" as well.
Face Dances,especially the re-issue is a fabulous record and yet so overlooked...I could never understand why....Another Tricky Day alone makes it a great record.
But one song ALONE doens't make an entire album great. I recall being at my uncle's house when he played it for the first time, and he ended up not listening to the entire thing all the way through.
when a lot of people think of the who they think of baba , I can see, or won't get fooled, but there's truly some hidden gems later in their career like this one.
Every sixties band like The Who and The Rolling Stones went through this 'mellow 80s phase' is what i call it, it shows that the time was more relaxed and settling down.
At a time where Pete struggled with what material was better served for the band or himself. Did Roger struggle with getting the hang of hangin' in there someday? Many do but the lyric's more tailored to Townshend. Still, they do a fabulous job all around here. Great and rare crooning by Roger.
I know Face Dances and It's Hard get little respect from critics, but they're the two Who albums I listen to the most lately. Hidden gems, like this, throughout.
As many have stayed hugely underrated. This is my favorite Who song. The musicology and camera work takes you through a musical journey of appreciation for Roger and the band and whoever wrote this song. You are free to imagine and map the meaning of the lyrics to suit your mood. Roger takes care of inflection and facial expressions as he subtly but powerfully puts his heart into it vocally.
Simple black and white looks classy and this song is just so spiky and new for an old dog ...Ox attacking that Steinberger bass! New wavy meets old supergroup!
I've not heard this one, I've seen them live doing a greatest hits gig and also do the quadrophenia rock opera. Both amazing shows and are still rockin in their 70's.🏴🏴😁🎸🎼🤭
One of my favorites, so cool, soft rock. I listened to this in my teen years decades ago when it came out, and considered it a very spiritual song, the coat being the Cloak of St. Martin. I just went to church during holidays, but felt I had this song always as a spiritual uplift and just loved listening to it since it being soft rock & roll. I understood the song as do not lose hope, "don't let go," the coat--Cloak of St. Martin is there to protect one. It probably was not written to mean that, but whatever, subject to interpretation. Difficult to explain. Lovely song and melody, tropical happiness.
I was looking at that Rickenbacker Townsend is playing and I thought "Is that one of the one's he played back in the 60's ?" then I realized he probably smashed all of those.
American Naval coat worn by Pete here , LT(jg) rank , and in another photo I recall w/ Ronnie Lane he sports the 4 stripes of a full Captain . Perhaps Pete has a fascination with the sea ? Yeah , imagine the worth of all those old Rickenbacker's and Gibson's that he destroyed . Maybe it's best he's not sailing a Destroyer . lol
Actually,there was one Rickenbacker Pete (like his '52 American Telecaster) never took on the road,and it's the one on the album. Whether it's the same one in this video,I don't know. But,there's at least five guitars Pete has he never takes on the road (the Gretsch - which he can be seen with on another video...and while it "met it's fate" during the performance,Pete did get it repaired - the Rickenbacker 12 string, the Fender Telecaster,a Studio Use Gibson J200 and a Gibson SG).
Yea, tough to imagine. I also think of the all the Dodge Chargers destroyed for the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Between 75 and 220. If I could just have one of those Rics and one of those Chargers....that would be a good day.
The Who at their poppiest ... this was one of my favorite songs of the summer of '81. At the time, some critic remarked it was like Paul McCartney & Wings LOL.
Original Paul was replaced in 1967 by Billie Shears Campbell who is 3 inches taller, oval face instead of a round face, and hooked nose...search Sage of Quay channel...NOTHING IS REAL...
the who brill bnd Rodger daltrey excellent singer beautiful rock voice and great ballad singer brill band don't get filled again and who are you and substitute my fave xxx
So many great lines in this song “I be held responsible for Glenn behavior. I’ve lost all contact with my only savior”. “I’m sure it get hanging in there someday”. One if the last truly great who songs.
Video Number 50 on MTV August pretty awesome they really mixed it up playing Videos just like they did with Comps on Tapes,Vinyl and then CD which is amazing to be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s
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John Entwistle pisses me off for two reasons:
1) He plays the bass so effortlessly he makes it look easy. Which it is not.
2) He died.
RIP John, we still love and miss you...
seems to used his palms as fingers
he don't do anything real special
@@jasperchance3382 And YOU did?
Slight of hand technique
Beautiful comment
I'm a huge Keith Moon fan but Kenny Jones held it down on this album. The man does not get enough credit. No matter who stepped on the throne after Keith, they were going to get a hard time from some of the fans. Any musician that has listened to Face Dances can tell you that Jones is no slouch.
"Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday" - classic Pete line.
And then find a boy. Pete said that too.
Classic line by Townsend... I agree!
One of my favorite Who lines.
Classic tune, rarely played on the radio...very underrated in my opinion.
Yes! I agree!
Absolutely.
The problem with radio these days is neither the station owners nor the on air people playing the music know what good music is. They will repeatedly play crap but good music like this they will not play. There is so much great music that never gets played on the radio.
daltrey's screams at the end here are as cool as ever!!!!
I actually like Pete’s demo version better but this is good
Perhaps their most underrated song.
This is one of my favorite songs by The Who. I'm glad it was overlooked by radio, so they didn't play it to death and I can still enjoy it today.
AGREED -- MY FAVORITE TOO -- DALTREY WAS SUPERB ON THIS
❤❤❤ but why??? It's a great song
@@brendaamata9233 It IS a great song; one of my favorites. I'm just glad it wasn't played on repeat on the radio to the point of burning it out.
That's what makes it special.
Entwistle on bass. Holy crap what a talent.
Amazing
Face Dances is really an underrated album.
So was "It's Hard".
@@georgeprice7922 Other than "Eminence Front" I barely listen to It's Hard, but I do love Face Dances. Always have. Sounds like a Pete solo record.
Did you steal my money?
@@georgeprice7922 its hard хуже
Also, The drummer passed away and this album has the new drummer do it has a different sound. I like. Rip Keith Moon.
Another Tricky Day was the best song from this album.
Henry TheGreatAmerican that one and how can you do it alone were my two favorites
The Quiet One is pretty ballsy too
Another tricky day
"Cry if you want" was a cool number too.
@@gr.vo.3058that's from It's Hard, not Face Dances
This song makes me feel happy. The Who is my comfort music.
Dam these guys could just do no wrong!!!!!! I wish classic rock stations would play these hidden masterpieces....
Back in the late 70s and early 80s they did play hidden gems on what is now called classic rock stations
I agree. Been saying for years: Classic rock stations that play more/mostly B sides. We have heard "I want you to want me" too much!!!!
Their hidden masterpieces are better than most groups' top songs.
This is a fine piece of music.
Why would today's classic rock stations play masterpieces like this?? I mean there's all that bon Jovi
I have always loved this song, it's at a time when The Who were doing stuff for a older generation. Pete's solo albums in this time period showed him at his songwriting peak. Solo albums that had no filler but unfortunately at the time very underrated and missed by many radio stations & MTV. White City & Empty Glass are two absolute must have albums by Pete Townshend. Albums that could easily sit in many people top 10 albums of all time.
I don't know. I think "eminence front" is pretty cutting edge and could reasonably be accepted by a later generation.
@@mikereiss4216 Easily. It's a timeless jam. Imho.
Yes mine
@@mikereiss4216 eminence front was sadly ignored by the radio where I live, almost like once Moon was gone so was the band
Mamamamama my generation?
One of their Best.You better You Bet !Never let Go The Coat.
my Father used to tell me to " never let go the coat"...my Father just died. Listen to the lyrics... the lyrics are deep and watch Pete. There is NOTHING lame about this song for me....don't get no more chances... forget the war dances".... and then i never let go of his coat until he took is last breath.
it was a line from his guru Meher Baba. never let go of the hem of my coat in times of trouble just like footprints in the sand thing w/ Jesus.
*nikoletta* I see that your post is three years old. How are you faring now? I lost my mother to cancer about 18 months ago, and now i am caring for my soul-sick father. Losing his wife of 50+ years changed him. I never realized it while she was still here, that it was their friction relationship that motivated my father to do things. He would get angry at her nagging him, then he would go get something done. Now with her gone, he just doesn't do anything anymore. We have a Jeep sitting in the garage with the block cap removed, & the cylinders & pistons exposed. It is just as it was when my mother's health left. We have a ceiling fan in a bathroom hanging by wires, because it burnt out, & my father removed it, but he has yet to finish replacing it. He is not who he was.
She was the closest person i had on earth. I know that i am still in the grief process -and i think i will always be. The fact that i miss her is not going away. There is no "get over it". Moving on is one thing, but getting over it is a ridiculous expectation. I find that talking to her helps. Especially when i am in the kitchen. I do a lot of the cooking for my family, and being there helps me reconnect with my mother, and the many hours we spent there together since my childhood. And i try to remember all the things she taught me. And so many times i want to ask her a question again, but she always answers back that she already taught me this, and that i have to trust myself that i know what to do.
And i hope my gushing made some grain of sense.
@@budahbaba7856 Be easy on him. I lost my wife or 38 years last August and have transformed into someone I do not know or care to know. I am not bad but I am just not there. When you lose your soulmate you lose yourself as well. We both died last August only I get to stay and dwell in survivors guilt and hell. If only a pact would be given where both could go at once maybe then and only then would it be fair. He is still your Dad just different and changed forever as he longs for his mate. Dont ever let go the coat!
Bless your dad!
I won't let go the coat.
Pete Townsend! Is he a musical Genius, or what!!!!
Roger Daltry is THE Voice of the who though!!
Arguably the most prolific rock and roll musician ever
Even when they weren’t great they were fucking awesome. Love Pete.
Stefan Hamilton Um, can you tell me WHEN they weren't GREAT...please? Cause I never thought of The Who as Not Great.
Yes he is!
This Who album is very underrated IMHO
No Neck Tatoo's, Dyed Hair, Nose Rings, Gold or Diamond Teeth, All Black Contact Lenses, Lasers, Lights, Fog, etc etc etc...... Just pure talent!
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
The Who had really famous concerts with laser lights and fog. Just look at the live version of Won't Get Fooled Again that they put up from '77.
@@eser8167 Yes. It's true. They did splurge a little for some of those late 70's major arena tours. But it was not a staple or focal point, or distraction for their live musical delivery. They were like a four ring circus with Mad Man Moon behind the skins.
@@gr.vo.3058 Yeah, I see your point. Also, funny thing is, Entwistle had blonde hair just died it black for 15 years so he'd be easier to differentiate from Daltrey.
1970s Girl Band...you just don't know what to look for...Oh Yeah...We Don't Get Fooled Again...Just ask MAN-Donna, LadyBoy Gaga, the Backstreet Girls and the Spice Boys...It is all of them...
Entwistle fingers are magic!
Love this whole album. First time I listened to The Who was this album.
Then the 1982 Farewell Tour - safe to say I was hooked thereafter!
It happened that way at all... For me!!! My first Who enjoynment. As I grow older, I can't stand anymore listening to classic rock except that old who pals! I love them and when they're gonna pass, I will be truly sad...
Great alblum
A beautiful song beautifully played.
+smellthisordie Damned straight my friend, one of my favourites
.....just always liked the way it sounded.
That is one funny thing about the Who, i have noticed. They do not seem to be an easy band to "cover", because their sound was so much more than the sum of its parts. It was not what they did, it was the way they did it. It was not what was composed, but rather the personality spiritual force behind the composition.
A rare gem of a song.
Like a mix of Paul McCartney & the Police - very au courant for '81. Still wonderful now.
KENNY JONES IS A GREAT DRUMMER . VERY HUMBLE KNOWING HE HAD TO FILL IN SOME HUGE SHOE'S FROM DRUMMER GOD KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!. KENNY YOU WERE A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR THE WHO TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S.
+SickAgain75 he wasn't a good fit for songs that Keith played on. Kenney fit in w/the music that pete wrote post Moon. Pete's writing changed after keith died. Kenney's drumming fit that music, not Keith's, in my humble opinion..
+albert russo TRUE! BUT THE WHO WERE CONSIDERING BREAKING UP AFTER MOON'S DEATH IN 1978. KENNY'S DECISION TO JOIN THEM GAVE THE WHO LIFE TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S. , AND THEY CONTINUED THEIR MUSICAL LEGACY INTO A NEW DECADE.
+albert russo I agree
Daltry didn't like his drumming. Pete thought it was fine. Ringo's kid is the perfect replacement
I agree. Loved Kenny with the Faces. Now there was a perfect fit!!!
"sure to get the hang of hangin' in there someday"
Pete never looks better than when he's a Rickenbacker in his hand!
Love me some Face Dances, one of my fav records of The Who!
I agree!!
Thank-you so much for posting this in black & white!
It was recorded that way. Jim Morrison said life was better in black and white!
This is the first album they did after Keith Moon died. This is my favorite song they ever played on every level. Plus having Kenny Jones from the old Rod Stewart days is a huge plus, I'm a drummer myself and I've always admired Kenny Jones as a solid drummer , as well as the Who as top shelf musicians.
Jones did a great drum work! I love his playing in The Quiet One, Another Tricky Day, You Better You Bet, Athena, a lot of songs!
I think Athena and The Quiet One are where Kenney Jones shined
Moon can, my favorite work was with Moon- but this is terrific- KJ was under rated
@@christinecollins6648 kenny was good, but roger didnt think he suited the band. Shame, but 1 has to respect roger,s opinion, the ultimate frontman.
Kenny is ridiculous underrated. The only drummers who I have really connected with are Kenny Jones and Keith Moon. I remember thinking Moon’s drumming on Quadrophenia sounded like beautiful war drums, like the sound of a marching army. Kenny’s drumming on Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (especially Happiness Stan) was the first time I was ever truly blown away by a drummer. He just had such finesse and power on that album. I wish he could’ve repeated that with The Who. He is the only drummer I could be satisfied with replacing Moon.
I forgot about this classic! Great f'ng tune!
Pete looks good and plays good in this vid!!!!!
Love the Spanish guitar sounding solo in this 🥰
Beautifully timeless video. This and "Athena" are my secret favorite Who songs.
haha i know what you mean
I wouldn’t say they should be secret at all, Athena is one of the weaker it’s hard songs though
Honestly, in my opinion, they don't have a bad song. Pete Townshend is the greatest songwriter in the rock era.
@@KMeehan5150 tied with Ray Davies
I agree - they are both wonderful. I don't quite know why, but i love them every time I hear them. Genius
Happy Birthday today(September 16) to drummer Kenney Jones. Cheers!
I,m a battled 60,s lad .... a winner in everyway..... i can cry for keithie especially after weekend bender
very underrated song. Love the jangly guitar on this one. Makes me think of the winter coat I wore from 15-25 years old because I was too poor to get a new one
This song is about your Family's Coat of arms But it always reminded me of a favorite Coat that I lost one crazy night. I had to get many years out of a coat and like you they were hard to come by for me also.
Don't know where you get that from it is about his guru Meher Baba and his teachings.
Jangly yessss! ;-)
I LOVE jangly guitars- and the syncopation on this track is just great. I can't sit still when I hear it.
@@patrickgorham7679 I never knew what 'the coat' referred to so that's interesting. But I loved the song anyway - perhaps partly because the words intrigued me.
Kenny Jones is one of the GREATEST DRUMMERS EVER ! There are no best at anything - just many incredibly talented people .
“So I live my life tearing down the runway
Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday”
Awesome payoff line at the end.
Great tune
I Agree 100% love that Album!!!!
Hi great song I love it the. Who
Absolutely ace!
Not one of their epics, but I really like it. Cheers me up when I'm feeling low.
Not trying to be epic. Just making an impact in the eighties. A classic song for that era.
What a great song and a great album. They were at the top of their game. Even though Keith was gone, Kenny was ok, and John was there to provide such a great bass lines. When John died, that really took the wind out of the Who’s sound. They were never the same again.
If you listen to the latest LP, tho, you will hear their signature sound come through, albiet minus the Ox' bass.
gotta love this tune... makes me feel like dancing
KIETH.... KEITH I followed your chaos ..... my life is chaos 😅🤣🇬🇧🏴☠️🏴☠️🍻 ... made a wonderful living 🏴☠️
The best songwriter that ever lived ! 💪❤️🎵🎸
Classic track! One of my all time favourites, and voted 'song I'm most likely to sing when drunk' for more than 10 years running!
To all who question Kenny’s drumming ability, you should seek out the Small Faces first album from 1966. There are times it sounds like Kieth is playing on it. Very similar style in the early years. Kenny was a very capable drummer who could play wild as Moon when needed.
Look at Pete in the background dancing around ! Love it! The ultimate showman!
To me, this album "FACE DANCES" is an underrated gem of The Who's catalog. I like the tighter drumming of Kenny Jones and the focus on melody in the songs. As an 11-year-old lad this record (and I mean vinyl record) was my first real introduction to The Who. I had heard The Who in the 70s of course, "WHO ARE YOU" had been 3 years by then and I heard alot of their other, older tunes on radio. But this album really grabbed me and combined with the videos on MTV I was sold. Heck, I really dig "IT'S HARD" as well.
Just the best people to grace the earth. I love you boys.
Face Dances,especially the re-issue is a fabulous record and yet so overlooked...I could never understand why....Another Tricky Day alone makes it a great record.
But one song ALONE doens't make an entire album great. I recall being at my uncle's house when he played it for the first time, and he ended up not listening to the entire thing all the way through.
Dont let go. Dont ever let go. Love Them. ❤️
Damn I miss music television. Always loved this song, but seeing it......pushed it next level. No question, one of the most talented bands ever.
A favourite of mine.
when a lot of people think of the who they think of baba , I can see, or won't get fooled, but there's truly some hidden gems later in their career like this one.
I prefer the deep cuts to the big anthem tunes these days
TIGHT.
Every sixties band like The Who and The Rolling Stones went through this 'mellow 80s phase' is what i call it, it shows that the time was more relaxed and settling down.
Well The Who where going New Wave because bands like Duran Duran or INXS where getting popular
well actually it was cus keith dies
It shows that it's a Bill Szymczyk production.
Pete and Joe Walsh are friends. I'm sure Joe recommended him.
One the many brilliant songs by The Who - I just love this song and in my all time top 5 songs by the genius that is PeteTownsend
BS...Townsend never wrote a single song...neither did the Beatles...it's all a Lie...search Theodor Adorno Beatles songwriter...not your fault...
Best of The Who 🔥
The guitar in this song always reminds me of the guitar in Girls Eyes and Mary Anne
At a time where Pete struggled with what material was better served for the band or himself. Did Roger struggle with getting the hang of hangin' in there someday? Many do but the lyric's more tailored to Townshend. Still, they do a fabulous job all around here. Great and rare crooning by Roger.
hmm....
Yeah I have to say this just really sounds like a Pete Townshend song
I know Face Dances and It's Hard get little respect from critics, but they're the two Who albums I listen to the most lately. Hidden gems, like this, throughout.
I have to admit, this isn't my favorite who song by far, but it's far and away better than many other 80's style music...3.5 stars out of 5 in my book
I love the opening 15-20 seconds and that little synth part.
As many have stayed hugely underrated. This is my favorite Who song. The musicology and camera work takes you through a musical journey of appreciation for Roger and the band and whoever wrote this song. You are free to imagine and map the meaning of the lyrics to suit your mood. Roger takes care of inflection and facial expressions as he subtly but powerfully puts his heart into it vocally.
Simple black and white looks classy and this song is just so spiky and new for an old dog ...Ox attacking that Steinberger bass! New wavy meets old supergroup!
My favourite Who's song! Saw them live at Rock In Rio 2017, simply amazing!
I've not heard this one, I've seen them live doing a greatest hits gig and also do the quadrophenia rock opera. Both amazing shows and are still rockin in their 70's.🏴🏴😁🎸🎼🤭
@@malclee6246 Quadrophenia = the greatest Album !
10/10
this is oddly one of my favorite Who songs..
Fantastic voice...very, very flexible...like Dio.
One of my favorites, so cool, soft rock. I listened to this in my teen years decades ago when it came out, and considered it a very spiritual song, the coat being the Cloak of St. Martin. I just went to church during holidays, but felt I had this song always as a spiritual uplift and just loved listening to it since it being soft rock & roll. I understood the song as do not lose hope, "don't let go," the coat--Cloak of St. Martin is there to protect one. It probably was not written to mean that, but whatever, subject to interpretation. Difficult to explain. Lovely song and melody, tropical happiness.
I was looking at that Rickenbacker Townsend is playing and I thought "Is that one of the one's he played back in the 60's ?" then I realized he probably smashed all of those.
American Naval coat worn by Pete here , LT(jg) rank , and in another photo I recall w/ Ronnie Lane he sports the 4 stripes of a full Captain . Perhaps Pete has a fascination with the sea ?
Yeah , imagine the worth of all those old Rickenbacker's and Gibson's that he destroyed . Maybe it's best he's not sailing a Destroyer . lol
Actually,there was one Rickenbacker Pete (like his '52 American Telecaster) never took on the road,and it's the one on the album. Whether it's the same one in this video,I don't know. But,there's at least five guitars Pete has he never takes on the road (the Gretsch - which he can be seen with on another video...and while it "met it's fate" during the performance,Pete did get it repaired - the Rickenbacker 12 string, the Fender Telecaster,a Studio Use Gibson J200 and a Gibson SG).
Yea, tough to imagine.
I also think of the all the Dodge Chargers destroyed for the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Between 75 and 220. If I could just have one of those Rics and one of those Chargers....that would be a good day.
I heard he borrowed this RICKENBACKER from PAUL WELLER.
YOU CAN NEVER LET GO OF THE COAT!!! BELIEVE DAT!!!
Genius.
My favorite band of whole time! Saw then in denver 1981 on this album came out! The Who!
I love this song. It just makes me feel good.
such a catchy song....and i love the keyboard in the background, playing off the bass
no one can replace moon but this music is its own thing..and still fucking great!!
It's so nice to see(and hear) that 12-string Rickenbacker...
This track, from face dances, underrated album, great song 💿
The Who at their poppiest ... this was one of my favorite songs of the summer of '81. At the time, some critic remarked it was like Paul McCartney & Wings LOL.
Original Paul was replaced in 1967 by Billie Shears Campbell who is 3 inches taller, oval face instead of a round face, and hooked nose...search Sage of Quay channel...NOTHING IS REAL...
PT on a Rickenbacker. Good times!
Pure magic
Always loved this, bought the album when I was 13 and this was my favourite song on it. Still sounds great.
i grew up in the 80's with this who,great stuff! moon or not!
the who brill bnd Rodger daltrey excellent singer beautiful rock voice and great ballad singer brill band don't get filled again and who are you and substitute my fave xxx
Ann Muirhead great fkin singer
Have never heard this been listening to The Who since 83 wow they have no bad songs
So many great lines in this song “I be held responsible for Glenn behavior. I’ve lost all contact with my only savior”. “I’m sure it get hanging in there someday”. One if the last truly great who songs.
The Who are the greatset band ever!!
no rush is. the who have some of the worst lyrics in rock....magic bus? cmon
even way back, they were tight 🤟
Love this song
Beautiful!
Love the first line...
Cool to see John w/ the headless Bass.
I remember MTV showing this vid three or four times as day.
YEP
Yes, rotating it with "Another Tricky Day" and "You Better You Bet". MTV was at its peak.
@@haybill3000 with Pete doing his, 'I want my MTV', bit. Wow, it's been awhile...
More like 3-4 times an hour
I was about to write the same. I was a newly minted teen in Jan 82. Amazing decade.
Sometimes I wonder if The Who realized how cool they are.
I love those shy smiles early in the clip-the joy of harmonious creation!
Video Number 50 on MTV August pretty awesome they really mixed it up playing Videos just like they did with Comps on Tapes,Vinyl and then CD which is amazing to be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s
Kenney Jones was the PERFECT drummer for The Who after Keith died and this video proves it. LONG LIVE KENNEY!
Rog said in his book he thought about giving Kenney paintbrush drumsticks.