Pete Townshend - Save It For Later
The original song was released by the UK ska band 'The Beat' in 1982. It was a popular song in the US but it was Pete Townshend who was able to change the structure of the song and give it a fresh feel.
It was just as The Who broke up and Townshend went solo that he took this song on a few years later. What he had done was strip the song down to a skeleton form and simplicity format.
Pete regularly performed this song on tours, but he did struggle with the tuning. He had to contact Dave Wakeling of The Beat to get the correct tuning, which turned out as D A D A A D instead of D A D G A D which he originally presumed. He also played on the words and suggested that there was as another meaning behind the song but it was a tongue in cheek comment.
Pete Townshend released a version of Save It For Later on his 2006 re-issued album White City : A Novel as a bonus track, the album was originally released in 1985.
The main structure of the song is a basic structure where the verse and chorus are song to the same repetitive melody of the song.
A great song that is great to play along to as well as creating your own style.
Song Rating : 8/10
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