Re: Favourite Townshend lyric

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:25:31 -0400
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Surprised no one hit this one yet:
There once was a note, pure and easy,
playing so free, like a breath rippling by.
And:
I listened and I heard, music in a word,
and words when you played your guitar.
"brodieman" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> Following on from the Moon thread, whats everyones favourite Pete lyric -
> say no more than 2 or 3 lines? Listening to "Let's See Action" earlier
> today, I think -
>
> "Take me with you
> When you leave me
> And my shell behind us there."
>
> Beautiful. I didn't think I could appreciate such a lyric outside of
> adolescence, but thats the genius of Townshends writing.
>
> Lets hear some responses - this is the first thread I've started in AMW
> after many years of lurking - don't make me look stupid!
>
> :)
>
> -B