"1921" (Townshend) [2:50]

Released on 23 May 1969

The Who: Pete Townshend (guitar and vocals), Roger Daltry (vocals), John Entwistle (bass and French horn), Keith Moon (drums), with Nicky Hopkins (piano and organ?).

Recorded at I.B.C. Studios, London by Damon Lyon-Shaw (engineer) and Kit Lambert (producer).

The Who. 1969. Tommy. Universal City, CA: MCA [MCAD-10801]

Notes and Quotes

Section	Meas.	Description	Text
Intro		guitars, bass, drums, with repeated figure in piano, descending bass line
A		Lover: guitar picks up repeated figure; solo voice	a
B1		Father: end repeated figure for guitar chords; raised harmonic area;	b
B2		ends with suspension	b'
C		Mother: vocal duet over pedal tone	c
D		Mother, Father, and Tommy: two voices proclaim, the other responds; rising bass line	d
A		Father assumes the Lover's musical line	a
B1		as above	a
B2		as above	b'
E		Vamp on "Tommy" theme	e

Text
Lover: I've got a feeling '21 is going to be a good year. Especially if you an me see it in together	a
Father: So you think '21 is going to be a good year. It could be good for me and her, but you and her—no, never!	b
I had no reason to be over optimistic, but somehow when you smiled, I could brave bad weather.	b'
Mother: What about the boy? What about the boy? What about the boy? He saw it all!	c
Mother and Father: You didn't hear it, you didn't see it, you won't say nothing to no one ever in your life. You never heard it, Oh, how absurd it all seems without any proof. You didn't hear it. You didn't see it. You won't say nothing to no one. Never tell a soul what you know is the truth.	d
Narrator: What about the boy?	e

"Overture"/"It's a Boy"		"Amazing Journey"
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