The Song Is Over
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"The Song Is Over" is a song by English rock band The Who
, appearing on Who's Next
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and Roger Daltrey
and piano work by Nicky Hopkins
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According to Pete Townshend the song provides "a mixture of being sad and wistful but at the same time a high point."
The mixture of the song is achieved by Pete Townshend's vocals talking of a sense the end:
and Roger's taking a sense of continuing:
The song also features quotes from "Pure And Easy" in its final bars."
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, appearing on Who's Next
Who's Next
Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who, released in August 1971. The album has origins in a rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend called Lifehouse. The ambitious, complex project did not come to fruition at the time and instead, many of the songs written for the project...
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Meaning
"The Song Is Over" was originally to be the ending song on the Lifehouse (rock opera) after the police invade the Lifehouse Theatre and the concert goers disappear.Song Structure
"The Song Is Over" is one of the tracks on "Who's Next" with lead vocals by both Pete TownshendPete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
and Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
and piano work by Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
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According to Pete Townshend the song provides "a mixture of being sad and wistful but at the same time a high point."
The mixture of the song is achieved by Pete Townshend's vocals talking of a sense the end:
The song is over, It's all behind me
and Roger's taking a sense of continuing:
I sing my songs to the wide open spaces
The song also features quotes from "Pure And Easy" in its final bars."