Pete Townshend - Pure And Easy Lyrics
There once was a note pure and easy
Playing so free like a breathe rippling by
The note is eternal
I hear it, it sees me
Forever we blend as forever we die
I listened and I heard music in a word
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star
As people assemble
Civilization is trying to find a new way to die
But killing is really merely scene changer
All men are bored with other men's lives
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star
Gas on the hillside
Oil in the tea cup
Watch all the chords of life lose their joy
Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness
The note that began all can also destroy
We all know success when we all find our own dream
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
The simple secret of the note in us all
In us all
I listened and I heard music in a word
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star
Today is the day the sound curdles mountains
Flowing and blowing each man in its wake
Destroying itself in the end with vibration
There's nothing on earth it's challenge can take
Excepting one note
Excepting one note pure and easy
Playing so free like breath rippling by
Excepting one note
Excepting one note
Excepting one note, pure and easy
Excepting one note, pure and easy
...
There once was a note listen
There once was a note listen
There once was a note listen
There once was a note listen
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Pete Townshend Pure And Easy Comments
Am I the only that thinks Peter Gabriel imitated Townshend’s voice? Anyhow, I love this song. I like Who’s version better though!
I still prefer the version on Odds & Sods and agree with Pete it should have been placed on Who's Next. No matter how GREAT that record was & continues to be, Pure & Easy was the CENTRAL song of the Lifehouse project. I can think of at least four Who's Next songs that could've been dropped in favor of this track.
Bought this on vinyl back in the early 80's. Pure nostalgia.
Bought this album the day it was released and I’m still digging it...🎧
I wish the part at the end went on for about 15 minutes.
Eternally AWESOME !! Prolly his best song ever ! LOVE it !!!!!!
This song is so beautiful and melancholy. It makes me thinks of all the good times I've had.
Another one of Pete's masterpieces.....just beautiful.
Love this album and song! Saw the Who last night in Nashville and wish he had done this song!!!
47 years on and still awesome.An overlooked classic.
The genius.
Wanted to hear this at 2:35 just unreal. Then 4:40 The whole thing really. Thanks mister. I will surely go make the purchase.
Those are great spots, I agree - and so many others !!