I'd be honored if some P.T. fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of SLIT SKIRTS and A LITTLE IS ENOUGH on my YT in tribute to the master of lyricism and composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.
Big Who Fan, remember seeing this live on Cable, looking back and not realizing Having David Gilmore Playing Guitar would be so Memorable and Amazing.... I miss the 80's music seen...
One of the most powerful introspective songs ever written. This man owns the stage like few others. Few have pioneered music like he has, music owes a great debt to him. Appreciate it, as we shall never see another like Pete.
@@chasgorman1086 Yeah, I came down here to see if that was David Gilmour...... This song is just such a good take on aging and masculinity and so introspective. R
I was on the 3rd row for the 1st show of the Psycho Derelict tour (Great Woods in Massachusetts). The multi-media electronics for Derelict wouldn't work so Pete proceeded to play four hours of Who and solo music. Hands down the greatest rock-n-roll show I have ever seen.
Holy crap, gotta be the best show ever! He seems to struggle with some of the singing in this vid. First concert I went to was Journey with the Tubes and Santana opening. Santana had some technical issues, wasn't the 1st time with them. Saw Santana again and they had the same issues the end time. Journey was off the chart good. But I've never seen the Who live and I wish I would've done that.
@@nickjimenez6138 one could say Pete's performance in this video is flawed but it's almost like the flaws highlight the truths he is singing about. Every time I watch this I get something new out of it.
@@MarkTulsa2024 Don't get me wrong, a bad Pete is better than most others when their at their best. It just seemed like he was having trouble with the vocals.
What I love about Pete is his ability to write a rock anthem like Baba O’Riley then turn around and write a killer pop song like Let My Love Open The Door. Both are awesome songs yet completely different and yet the second you hear either one of them you know instantly that it’s Pete Townsend.
I agree. Every song could be it's own full length movie because his songs take you right in and your feeling it and seeing what he is conveying! Ridiculously awesome music and performance!
The first time I heard this song was in 1982, maybe '81. I'm not sure. I was working at a cemetery. This song still rips my heart out. Beautiful song. For real.
I believe it came out in 1982 from his solo album 'All the best cowboys have chinese eyes'. Terrific album. I was 22 in 1982 and was going through hell. This song still resonates with my life at 58 yrs. old. A timeless masterpiece by Pete.
I am with "jackskillet ". This song made me tear up the first time I saw and heard it on MTV. I just saw The Who 2 weeks ago in Louisville Kentucky. Pete was a spiritual miracle. He still looks and sounds great !! Time has passed like The Concord. What a ride !!
American Idol poseurs learn up! This is how the real artists land on their feet when ‘forgetting’ the words… keep it moving, don’t panic! Pete T. putting on a clinic. Master class people! ❤p.s. this performance of Slit Skirts unfortunately didn’t make it onto the VHS release in 1986. Not sure how it made it to RUclips but thank you 🙏
One of Pete's best. Had he desired it, this would have been a great Who song with Roger singing backup vocals. It's fun to watch Gilmour play rock-n-roll.
This album was one of my college anthems. Pete was a good part of the soundtrack of my life back in the early 80's. Now I listen to this and I become nostalgic for life past even though I am content with where I am now. Music has that amazing affect on the soul, to send us spiraling back in time, but then suddenly crashing us right back down into the moment. Magic.
I bought this on the recommendation from a friend at the time he told me "This album is good all the way through" . I went ahead on his word and he was right the record is good all the way through. No filler on this album.
First time I heard the original I thought , this would be a tough one to pull off live. Pete does a great job, surrounded by an extraordinary supporting cast.
This song is so beautiful... Pete Townsend is one of the best song writers of our time. I was a Who fan from the age of 14. Saw The Kids are Alright 14 times. He is a true genius.. And, this song proves it.. What memories it brings back. I was 22 when this song came out, and it WAS ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
" and I know that when she thinks of me She thinks of me as 'Him'. " -damn that is such a devastating line! I LOVE this song - kinda weird with the horns when you're used to the album version.
What an amazing frigging performance! One of the best Townshend tunes of all time. And David Gilmour so young too! Pete steps back and Davis plays the solo. Don't know if that's professional courtesy, profound respect, or deference. Great stuff.
Just rediscovered this album. it was the early '80's as a teenager. Coming out of the the WHO era, having every album, and learning every song on drums. This was a poignant time in my life; I was very angry, hated parents, hated middle/high school, was an outcast that didn't have a social class to fit into b/c I saw how insecure and fake school kids were. I just avoided them all. Had not identified myself yet as a drummer, but was only a few years away from realizing my destiny. The album got wore out on a family summer trip to Mammoth Lakes, walkman knockoff was welded to my hip so I could avoid conversations w/ the parents. As an angry teen, music was my only solice. That cassette tape got stretched a bit on the that trip. Had learned every WHO tune on drums best i could (hard to copy a insane drummer like Moon). Became a professional drummer at age 21. As I listen to Simon on this album I am reminded of albums I've recorded track on... WOW, I sound just like his playing on this album... flowing, lots of cymbal work, and expressive tom melodies. Lots of space and then driving groove. funny to look back and see who I most sound like.
Great video. I like the original studio release, one of my favorites and always will be. However I really really like this version with the addition of the brass. I play it all the time and it drives my wife crazy!!
Rockpalast really did fantastic shows..Thanks. And Pete is breathtaking..really lives the sing and the lyrics. Look at his facial expressions. Love him.
Extremely excellent vocal performance. NOT an easy song to sing, very difficult melody. Boy, how good this would sound and look with today's electronics ...
When I was a kid and had mono and had to spend 2 weeks out of school I watch the kids are alright everyday, sometime twice a day. Love pete, love the who
"once she woke with untanned lovers face between her legs....." those lyrics got me in trouble. Pete has an incredible use of words with power and meaning. Long live one of the great artist in my lifetime. All the best cowboys have chinese eyes ROCKS!
i dont know why but im tearing up...unreal feeling..this...song...hard to describe what im feeling....feels good though... to moved this way...i just cant help it....its just that good...i was 23 yrs old when this concert took place....time has passed very fast....lots of love to all
Just heard this on the radio,and it was worth looking up... Mr.Shneebly on lead guitar. and the two back-up singers are hot mamas for sure... Pete never disappoints.
Always loved this song. Lookit David Gilmour backing an old friend here. Nice having a great musician for a friend to gig along with ya when you need a hand. Very nice.
I hope everyone here is a Pete & Dave fan and I hope you all hear the version of "Save it for Later" by another Dave from The English Beat. Pete talks about guitar tuning and the story of those two calling Dave Wakeling to find out the guitar tuning for that song. Anyone who is a fan of this should look it up. It is also the inspiration of "Letterman" by Pearl Jam who almost always end the song with the lyrics "Don't let me Down......." A great under rated song. I loveThe Who and all that follows!
During this time when The Floyd was deciding on what to do after Waters departed, Gilmour was rent-a-guitar for awhile - he also played on a Supertramp album and with McCartney - he did eventually reunite the Floyd
I always thought this was a very honest song about Pete's reaction to being engulfed by all the 80s music at the time, he's like, "ah, I'm burned out, the train is leaving the station and I don't care." It's brilliant. And, I must add, was better than most of the music that came out in the 80s.
@jackskillet, I couldn't agree more. That's the amazing thing about music. Isn't it? We're taken to a lonely place that we overcame, but still drawn to, if only by pride to have triumphed over.
Pete Townsend is undeniably one of the best singer-songwriters of all time
I'd be honored if some P.T. fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of SLIT SKIRTS and A LITTLE IS ENOUGH on my YT in tribute to the master of lyricism and composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.
Love the line " can't pretend that growing older never hurts " !!
IMO, Pete is the single greatest talent in rock and roll history.
Big Who Fan, remember seeing this live on Cable, looking back and not realizing Having David Gilmore Playing Guitar would be so Memorable and Amazing.... I miss the 80's music seen...
Pete cultivates you with his meaningful lyrics then backs it up with a powerful hard rock beat. Genius. Songwriters listen up.
So true Pete Townshend is a musical genius
One of the most powerful introspective songs ever written. This man owns the stage like few others. Few have pioneered music like he has, music owes a great debt to him. Appreciate it, as we shall never see another like Pete.
One of the 5 best songs Pete ever wrote: solo or for The Who. Fact.
Opinion.
But I love it.
Absolutely, and Jesus, his voice is incredible!, and how cool is it having Gilmour backing you up.
@@chasgorman1086 Yeah, I came down here to see if that was David Gilmour...... This song is just such a good take on aging and masculinity and so introspective. R
Agree!
Really sums up early middle age ennui.
I have been listening to THE WHO and Pete Townshend since the late 60s. Pete Townshend is a musical genius
Some of the best lyrics he's written in my opinion.
One of the absolute best songs in Pete's vast collection. Raw emotion.
I was on the 3rd row for the 1st show of the Psycho Derelict tour (Great Woods in Massachusetts). The multi-media electronics for Derelict wouldn't work so Pete proceeded to play four hours of Who and solo music. Hands down the greatest rock-n-roll show I have ever seen.
Mark Tulsa Oh, to listen to an audio of that unique evening.
Holy crap, gotta be the best show ever! He seems to struggle with some of the singing in this vid. First concert I went to was Journey with the Tubes and Santana opening. Santana had some technical issues, wasn't the 1st time with them. Saw Santana again and they had the same issues the end time. Journey was off the chart good. But I've never seen the Who live and I wish I would've done that.
@@nickjimenez6138 one could say Pete's performance in this video is flawed but it's almost like the flaws highlight the truths he is singing about. Every time I watch this I get something new out of it.
@@MarkTulsa2024 Don't get me wrong, a bad Pete is better than most others when their at their best. It just seemed like he was having trouble with the vocals.
@@nickjimenez6138 lol. Honestly he seemed a bit tipsy but who knows.
That one line, Can't pretend that growing older never hurts, really hits home. Pete at his best. Not a big Who fan but... Pete is a great songwriter.
No one tells a story through a song like Pete Townsend. Outstanding!!!!!
What I love about Pete is his ability to write a rock anthem like Baba O’Riley then turn around and write a killer pop song like Let My Love Open The Door. Both are awesome songs yet completely different and yet the second you hear either one of them you know instantly that it’s Pete Townsend.
I agree. Every song could be it's own full length movie because his songs take you right in and your feeling it and seeing what he is conveying! Ridiculously awesome music and performance!
I'll bet there are poeple who think the song is "Let Milo open the Door" LOL
@@jameskrys5286 Let Milo Open the Dough! 🤣
I'm continually amazed by this man's beauty and brilliance.
The first time I heard this song was in 1982, maybe '81. I'm not sure. I was working at a cemetery. This song still rips my heart out. Beautiful song. For real.
+Jesse Kaellis definitive of a generation.
I believe it came out in 1982 from his solo album 'All the best cowboys have chinese eyes'. Terrific album. I was 22 in 1982 and
was going through hell. This song still resonates with my life at 58 yrs. old. A timeless masterpiece by Pete.
@@1960jack It did come out in '82 and I used to have that album.
One of my all time fave songs. Was a sophomore at Ohio U. when this came out and brings back so many memories.... Makes me miss MTV.
@@1960jack Yes, that's the album--this one rips me up as well, so poignant and reminds me of those times...
I am with "jackskillet ". This song made me tear up the first time I saw and heard it on MTV. I just saw The Who 2 weeks ago in Louisville Kentucky. Pete was a spiritual miracle.
He still looks and sounds great !! Time has passed like The Concord. What a ride !!
Only one word for that performance, make that two...
FUKING AWESOME!
One of the most brilliant song writers ever,always loved his solo work.
Live, not recorded or lip synced. Artists do that so you can tell they are actually performing. Love it!
American Idol poseurs learn up! This is how the real artists land on their feet when ‘forgetting’ the words… keep it moving, don’t panic! Pete T. putting on a clinic. Master class people! ❤p.s. this performance of Slit Skirts unfortunately didn’t make it onto the VHS release in 1986. Not sure how it made it to RUclips but thank you 🙏
One of Pete's best. Had he desired it, this would have been a great Who song with Roger singing backup vocals. It's fun to watch Gilmour play rock-n-roll.
Oh Yeah...Simon Phillips on drums. Love watching the guy do his stuff.
I just watched this video again for 29th time, it still ROCKS, even with the forgotten
lyrics.
Anything by pete Townshend is good 2 hear. He makes me feel young again.
So young...used to love being Alive!
This album was one of my college anthems. Pete was a good part of the soundtrack of my life back in the early 80's. Now I listen to this and I become nostalgic for life past even though I am content with where I am now. Music has that amazing affect on the soul, to send us spiraling back in time, but then suddenly crashing us right back down into the moment. Magic.
A heartbreaking, beautiful song. One of Pete's best.
I bought this on the recommendation from a friend at the time he told me "This album is good all the way through" . I went ahead on his word and he was right the record is good all the way through. No filler on this album.
2019, forgot how much I loved this song, haven't heard it in so long, and this version with David Gilmour might be the best...
Agree; w the Karn, Urie, Collins version right up there too..
I thought that might be dave gilmour.
@@melissatyree566 yeah me too it’s like hey that’s David Gilmore. Hadn’t heard this in ages and ages
The Horns In The BackGround Really Make This Great.
Wish The Original Had This Much Energy !!
Kick Horns - always add life to any recording.
His voice sounds great, better than I've ever heard..
I did not expect horns and backup singers. I wish I number one on the home team..just once,,,,,
wow what a great song.
His drummer kicks some ass. He does some innovative stuff.
I would say this is one of his best!
First time I heard the original I thought , this would be a tough one to pull off live. Pete does a great job, surrounded by an extraordinary supporting cast.
Forgetting a few words is forgiveable from Pete. And yes, getting older is sooo hard.
My favorite townshend solo song.Brilliant!
he is a brilliant musician and song writer. this song breaks my heart though. There will never be another Pete Townsend. I adore him!!
one of the best songwriters of all time. this song was my go to on dates when I was 16 or so.
This song is so beautiful... Pete Townsend is one of the best song writers of our time. I was a Who fan from the age of 14. Saw The Kids are Alright 14 times. He is a true genius.. And, this song proves it.. What memories it brings back. I was 22 when this song came out, and it WAS ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome. better every time I see it. lyrics are unbelievable
You know you're big time as a rock star when you can get David Gilmour for your backing band.
Pete was my mentor. This song was released when I was 16. It hit me hard.
When you're older, you'll know.
I know...
Yes. You will.
" and I know that when she thinks of me
She thinks of me as 'Him'. " -damn that is such a devastating line!
I LOVE this song - kinda weird with the horns when you're used to the album version.
Townshend / Gilmour combo - brilliant!
What an amazing frigging performance! One of the best Townshend tunes of all time. And David Gilmour so young too! Pete steps back and Davis plays the solo. Don't know if that's professional courtesy, profound respect, or deference. Great stuff.
Luv this live version - very underrated.
Under rated by who? Wtf man
Just rediscovered this album.
it was the early '80's as a teenager. Coming out of the the WHO era, having every album, and learning every song on drums. This was a poignant time in my life; I was very angry, hated parents, hated middle/high school, was an outcast that didn't have a social class to fit into b/c I saw how insecure and fake school kids were. I just avoided them all. Had not identified myself yet as a drummer, but was only a few years away from realizing my destiny.
The album got wore out on a family summer trip to Mammoth Lakes, walkman knockoff was welded to my hip so I could avoid conversations w/ the parents. As an angry teen, music was my only solice. That cassette tape got stretched a bit on the that trip. Had learned every WHO tune on drums best i could (hard to copy a insane drummer like Moon). Became a professional drummer at age 21.
As I listen to Simon on this album I am reminded of albums I've recorded track on... WOW, I sound just like his playing on this album... flowing, lots of cymbal work, and expressive tom melodies. Lots of space and then driving groove. funny to look back and see who I most sound like.
Great video. I like the original studio release, one of my favorites and always will be. However I really really like this version with the addition of the brass. I play it all the time and it drives my wife crazy!!
I can't believe I've watched this 162 thousand times.
That is for sure David Gilmour. That was fantastic, I think I am just going to sit here and watch Pete vids all night.
Rockpalast really did fantastic shows..Thanks.
And Pete is breathtaking..really lives the sing and the lyrics.
Look at his facial expressions.
Love him.
I used to sing this song to my baby. What a song!😹😹😹😹😹
I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze
I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were
Lost in a maze
I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of
Divine right to the blues
It's sympathy not tears people need when they're the
Front page sad news.
The incense burned away and the stench began to rise
And lovers now estranged avoided catching each others' eyes
And girls who lost their children cursed the men who fit the coil
And men not fit for marriage took their refuge in the oil
No one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burned
From all this you'd imagine that there must be something learned
Slit skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirts
I don't ever wear no ripped shirts
Can't pretend that growing older never hurts.
Knee pants, Jeanie never wears no knee pants
Have to be so drunk to try a new dance
So afraid of every new romance
Slit skirts, slit skirt
Jeanie isn't wearing those slit skirts, slit skirt
She wouldn't dare in those slit skirts, slit skirt
Wouldn't be seen dead in no slit skirt
Slit skirts, slit skirt
Jeanie isn't wearing those slit skirts, slit skirt
She wouldn't dare in those slit skirts, slit skirt
Wouldn't be seen dead in no slit skirt
Romance, romance, why aren't we thinking up romance?
Why can't we drink it up true heart romance
Just need a brief new romance
Let me tell you some more about myself, you know I'm sitting at home just now.
The big events of the day are passed and the late TV shows have come around.
I'm number one in the home team, but I still feel unfulfilled.
A silent voice in her broken heart complaining that I'm unskilled.
And I know that when she thinks of me, she thinks of me as him,
But, unlike me, she don't work off her frustration in the gym.
Recriminations fester and the past can never change
A woman's expectations run from both ends of the range
Once she walked with untamed lovers' face between her legs
Now he's cooled and stifled and it's she who has to beg
Slit skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirts
And I don't ever wear no ripped shirts
Can't pretend that growing older never hurts
Knee pants, Jeanie never wears no knee pants
We have to be so drunk to try a new dance
So afraid of every new romance
Slit skirts, slit skirt
Jeanie isn't wearing those slit skirts, slit skirt
She wouldn't dare in those slit skirts, slit skirt
Wouldn't be seen dead in no slit skirt
Slit skirts, slit skirt
Jeanie isn't wearing those slit skirts, slit skirt
She wouldn't dare in those slit skirts, slit skirt
Wouldn't be seen dead in no slit skirt
Romance, romance, why aren't we thinking up romance?
Why can't we drink it up true heart romance
Just need a brief new romance
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
Slit Skirts lyrics © Spirit Music Group
What a unique and talented individual. I have loved this song since I first heard it. I just now looked up what the lyrics are. Now it has so much more meaning, even the tonal quirks in the song, some what reminiscent, querulous and heart felt about life.I love this song even more, if that's possible? Thank You, Pete Townshend!!!!
The horn section adds a tremendous kick to a fantastic tune. Thanks for posting!
Along with the backup vocals!
Is that why they are called Kick Horns ?
@@kmf65 Yes!
Brilliant, just brilliant pete.
My favorite Pete Townshend song:)
Extremely excellent vocal performance. NOT an easy song to sing, very difficult melody. Boy, how good this would sound and look with today's electronics ...
When I was a kid and had mono and had to spend 2 weeks out of school I watch the kids are alright everyday, sometime twice a day. Love pete, love the who
Genius at work. No question.
I love when he fucks up on the lyrics and coooolly continues on.....
"once she woke with untanned lovers face between her legs....." those lyrics got me in trouble. Pete has an incredible use of words with power and meaning. Long live one of the great artist in my lifetime.
All the best cowboys have chinese eyes ROCKS!
"untamed lovers"
@@martyyoung3611 thanks! im paying for it 11 years later!!!. Love the Who
@@1960jack, I hate to hear that. Best of luck!
Sorry my friend, I had to do it. "Untamed lovers". : )
My blessings to a fellow The Who lover.
One of the all time best songs....can not find it on iTunes! I loved it first as a kid and later understood it. What brilliance!
A woman's expectations run from both lanes of the range!
wow takes me back.girlfiend of time loved this song.. as I do.
WOW! Thanks so much for posting this!! I haven't heard this song in years!!! Many many memories for me! WOW!
Haunting lyrics..Pete is so talented
OMG I FKN LOVE THIS SONG!!!!! I had this record since I was a kid and now I find this.... ok life can't be so bad ;-)
i dont know why but im tearing up...unreal feeling..this...song...hard to describe what im feeling....feels good though... to moved this way...i just cant help it....its just that good...i was 23 yrs old when this concert took place....time has passed very fast....lots of love to all
Thanks for this, I think this is the only 8track I ever bought. :-)
Great tune.
love this song - thanks for posting
One of the best cruising songs of all time great memories
Simply......Amazing.
Brilliant …just brilliant!
It taught me about aging and I was only 18. Love you, Pete.
THIS SONG IS AMAZING
Great song and a great cast of players here to pull it off live too !
Just heard this on the radio,and it was worth looking up...
Mr.Shneebly on lead guitar.
and the two back-up singers are hot mamas for sure...
Pete never disappoints.
Golden Era for Pete.
Always loved this song. Lookit David Gilmour backing an old friend here. Nice having a great musician for a friend to gig along with ya when you need a hand. Very nice.
I hope everyone here is a Pete & Dave fan and I hope you all hear the version of "Save it for Later" by another Dave from The English Beat. Pete talks about guitar tuning and the story of those two calling Dave Wakeling to find out the guitar tuning for that song. Anyone who is a fan of this should look it up. It is also the inspiration of "Letterman" by Pearl Jam who almost always end the song with the lyrics "Don't let me Down......." A great under rated song. I loveThe Who and all that follows!
A classic song that reminds me of my days on the radio.
Multi talented for sure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sing it,Pete...
This, Rough Boys and Give Blood are my three favorite Townshend songs.
During this time when The Floyd was deciding on what to do after Waters departed, Gilmour was rent-a-guitar for awhile - he also played on a Supertramp album and with McCartney - he did eventually reunite the Floyd
I thought that was Gilmore so I started looking through the comments for some verification. thank you my friend
this is probably the best band pete's ever played with.
Are we counting the who?
❤ Love me 80’s Pete!
What a sweet voice
I love pete
I always thought this was a very honest song about Pete's reaction to being engulfed by all the 80s music at the time, he's like, "ah, I'm burned out, the train is leaving the station and I don't care." It's brilliant. And, I must add, was better than most of the music that came out in the 80s.
Thanks for your help on the guitar David.
Pete is and has always been my voice !
A timeless, true classic video!
You just know when you’re seeing a master at work. He will leave one hell of a legacy
@jackskillet, I couldn't agree more. That's the amazing thing about music. Isn't it? We're taken to a lonely place that we overcame, but still drawn to, if only by pride to have triumphed over.
Love this one.
He is just awesome ❤
Pete goes out and gets the best session players and singers in the business. Throw in Gilmour and Phillips, and this happens. Pure fucking magic!