In 1978 (February) I purchased Queen's "News of the World" and was stunned by the song 'All Dead'. I never recaptured that sense of dread until I first heard this tune. And those last few lines socked me in the gut. Artistry.
I’m reading about the act of vandalism to the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall Path in Northumberland. This song came into my head. “Way up there near the Roman wall.” Sad.
Pete Townshend: "Roy Harper did a version of North Country Girl based on a version done by Bob Dylan...and I do a version, based on the version done by Roy Harper." [Pete introducing the song before he played it live at the 1998 'A Day in the Garden' concert.]
basically the idea is that he changes the story of the song to talk about what happens when there's a fallout and one of the only unaffected place is this bit of north country where this girl he knows lives. So he's hoping she's still there and he can just spend the rest of the end of the world with her.
"She didn't suffer when the fallout sprayed." For those of you who are clueless, this song was recorded in 1982, at the height of the cold war, when everyone thought ICBMs were about to fly. Look for *The Day After,* right here on YT.
Pete played this song in his concerts with a melody close to Bob Dylan's original version, i prefer Pete's studio version with the new arrangements! Does somebody know if there is a live version that sounds like this one?
Great song from a very underrated album
Townshend’s voice is at its best on this solo album.
Nearly flawless
I’ve always preferred Pete’s voice to Roger’s
I can listen to Pete Townsend for hours.
OH YEAH!
i think this album was very underrated=Awesome!!!!!! Classic Pete!!!!!!!
"Chinese Eyes" is a GREAT ALBUM; Townsend himself is a very underrated solo artist. But he did have that band that was pretty big, too!
Who?
A song recommended by my BFF. I love you JP💋
Agreed this is nothing short of brilliant.
OmgSoRigged Poker
This sort of thing. Rush of course. Peter Gabriel. Can you say progressive?
How could anyone not think this a better version imo??Nice bridge and backing vocals....
In 1978 (February) I purchased Queen's "News of the World" and was stunned by the song 'All Dead'.
I never recaptured that sense of dread until I first heard this tune. And those last few lines socked me in the gut.
Artistry.
I’m reading about the act of vandalism to the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall Path in Northumberland. This song came into my head. “Way up there near the Roman wall.” Sad.
REAL ARTIST
PETE=ART, Talent, meaning and thought provoking poetry.
Meanwhile garbage tops the charts today....
Reminds my of my trip through Eire in the mid seventies. God what was I in love with a girl from Youghal and what a fantastic time it was together!!
The master 😍😍😍😍😍
Pete Townshend:
"Roy Harper did a version of North Country Girl based on a version done by Bob Dylan...and I do a version, based on the version done by Roy Harper."
[Pete introducing the song before he played it live at the 1998 'A Day in the Garden' concert.]
great song.... very deep
love this album
basically the idea is that he changes the story of the song to talk about what happens when there's a fallout and one of the only unaffected place is this bit of north country where this girl he knows lives. So he's hoping she's still there and he can just spend the rest of the end of the world with her.
An album better than Empty Glass and I like Empty Glass
freakin' awesome
"She didn't suffer when the fallout sprayed."
For those of you who are clueless, this song was recorded in 1982, at the height of the cold war, when everyone thought ICBMs were about to fly. Look for *The Day After,* right here on YT.
zaxxxon pretty sure he was talking about the stinking Brits treatment of Irish prisoners and the fallout from the bombs and violence in Belfast.
Yep
"For I am exiled in a lonely place."
Class x
Pete played this song in his concerts with a melody close to Bob Dylan's original version, i prefer Pete's studio version with the new arrangements! Does somebody know if there is a live version that sounds like this one?
LOVE...But to dare to interpret Pete's meaning of this song is insane. Not in a thousand yrs...
ce disque devrait etre remboursé par la sécurité sociale ( francaise, bien sur!! ). un grand disque .merci .arnaud
@2eak Same song.
"She didn't suffer when the fallout sprayed."
What the hell's that all about?
AllBobsAllTheTime pretty sure he’s talking about the fighting in Ireland with the IRA and the Brits
Good cover but what's up with the goofy 'fall-out sprayed' lyric right at the end?
Follow God and Jesus Christ..he will show the way
nope.
sorry.... but better than Dylan's.IMO
Yeah - a little goofy.
75% of this is ripped off from Bob Dylan's 'Girl of the North Country' - a far superior song in fact,
DrBenway83 which was not written by Dylan
uh, yeah it was... tho dylan copped a tiny bit from 'scarborough fair'
Townshend is great, but this is terrible.