Townshend, Pete - Slip Kid Lyrics
I've got my clipboard, text books
Lead me to the station
Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
I've got my kit bag my heavy boots
I'm running in the rain
Slip kid. Slip kid
Second generation
I'm a soldier at thirteen
Slip kid. Slip kid
Realization
There's no easy way to be free
No easy way to be free
It's a hard, hard world
I left my doctor's prescription
Bungalow behind me
I left the door ajar
I left my vacuum flask
Full of hot tea and sugar
Left the keys right in my car
Slip kid. Slip kid
Second generation
I'm only half way up the tree
Slip kid. Slip kid
I'm a relation
I'm a soldier at sixty-three
There's no easy way to be free
Slip kid. Slip kid, Slip kid
Slip kid. Slip kid, Slip kid
Yea, keep it moving now
Slip kid. Slip kid
Give me more
I've got my clipboard, text books
Lead me to the station
Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots
I'm running in the rain
Gonna run till my feet are raw
Slip kid. Slip kid
Slip out of trouble
Slip over here and set me free
Slip kid. Slip kid
Second generation
I'm sliding down the hill like me
There's no easy way to be free
No easy way to be free
No easy way to be free
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Townshend, Pete Slip Kid Comments
Never heard this cut before - I LOVE IT!!
No guitar here.
Awsome !
Is Pete doing a Ray Davies with the vocal?
Holy demo shit Batman, let's steal the car and then we'll be free, free to go see the 'Ooo
Bye far my Top Who number.
Hero composer to many others, but certainly in a class of his own. These demo's prove it. Thank you Pete!
JUST AS GOOD--AS THE ROGER DALTRY LEAD VERSION
and not that prelude ... stuff
great great great !
why he didn t release a scoop 5 With Demos like that and without any overdubs.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!! thriullllled Make my day
My FAV Who Album : ) 4444jcm you tube ..
love this... these demos make you see another side of the song ... incredible!!!
It's true: THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO BE FREE.
The great thing about these demos is it not only shows what a true genius Pete is for being able to hear this in his head and actually get it out to tape, it also shows how the rest of the band add their own punch to really put a finish on it.
great writer and composer... and knew he needed Roger as his muse!
Nicky Hopkins played piano ?? He played for The Beatles & The Rolling Stones , too !!
Only person I know of who played for all three. Billy Preston played for Beatles and Stones
Pete is such an incredible musician. And there were no computers those day, so no cheesing around.
there waz synthesizers.
glenn stclair - Think he means like editing software, so that Pete HAD to do everything on tape. Yeah this is a no brainer considering the date of the recording but it’s still interesting nevertheless.
very cool.
God, I am so enjoying these demos. And I thought nothing could ever cheer me again. You have restored my faith. Thanks, buddy.
My favorite and most reconizable who song from that who by numbers ,takes me back Love it..great rhythm..percussion
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One of my favorite Who-songs actually.. Pure genious mr Townshend.
LIstening feels like being 14 again, discovering The Who, when everyone was into Aqua or the Fugees or something..
Love these Demo's Just shows Pete's genuis..thought process..of songwritting
Ha, Townshends demos alone could have made some other group famous
Thunderclap-Newman! check it out
Sorry, I only know the existance of these demos. There are testimonies of a Blue, Red and Grey demo, but i supose its lost, or it has a pretty bad quality.
It's really worthy.
Don't know, maybe Hopkins wanted to play it differently.
Yeah, from the second cd of Lifehouse Chronicles.
I still have some more demos from Who By Numbers, so you can pass and check in a few days.
Thanks DarthMurray. Is this from the Lifehouse collection? Any more from Who By Numbers? I am so greedy but I love Townshend's rendition of Who songs better than the Who songs themselves.
man, that was some Great piano just before 2 min... wonder y that wasn't in the song?