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Well, if "Bell Boy" gets a page, why shouldn't this. Much of the section about Meher Baba comes from the liner notes, but I couldn't find the information to reference online.
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{{Infobox Song
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#REDIRECT [[Quadrophenia]]
| Name = Drowned
| Artist = [[The Who]]
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| Album = [[Quadrophenia]]
| Released = October 19 1973
| track_no = 13
| Recorded = 1 June 1973 at [[Olympic Studios]] and "[[The Kitchen]]" in [[Battersea]], [[London]] [http://beta.thewho.net/linernotes/Quad.htm]
| Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]]
| Length = 5:26
| Label = [[Track Records|Track]]/[[Polydor Records|Polydor]] (UK)<br> Track/[[MCA Records|MCA]] (US)
| Writer = [[Pete Townshend]]
| Producer = The Who, [[Kit Lambert]], [[Glyn Johns]]
| prev = "[[Sea and Sand]]"
| prev_no = 12
| next = "[[Bell Boy (song)|Bell Boy]]"
| next_no = 14
}}
'''"Drowned"''' is a song written by [[Pete Townshend]], the guitarist for [[The Who]], for their sixth album, ''[[Quadrophenia]]''.
==Lyrics and music==
The oldest song featuring on ''Quadrophenia'' ("Joker James", though hailing from the ''[[Tommy]]'' era, did not feature on the album), "Drowned" was initially written as an ode to [[Meher Baba]] in early 1970. Townshend sang it facing the tomb of Meher Baba on his first visit to India in January 1972. According to Townshend, "When the tragic hero of Q sings it, it is desperate and nihilistic. In fact, it's a love song, God's love being the ocean and our 'selves' being the drops of water that make it up. Meher Baba said, 'I am the Ocean of Love.' I want to drown in that ocean, the 'drop' will then be an ocean itself.""<ref>http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Quad.htm</ref> The piano part was borrowed from the song "Hitchcock Railway" by [[Joe Cocker]]. The horn part was later slightly reworked and used in the song "[[5.15]]".

==Live performances==
"Drowned" is one of the most performed songs by the Who from ''Quadrophenia'', being played throughout their tours, and because it required no backing tapes, it was often performed as a full band jam. Though [[Roger Daltrey]] sings on the album cut and the original ''Quadrophenia'' tours, Pete Townshend took up lead vocals ofter the death of [[Keith Moon]] and Daltrey played harmonica. From the 1996-97 tours onwards, it has been played as an acoustic-guitar-only solo performance by Townshend.
==Personnel==
;The Who
* [[Roger Daltrey]] &ndash; [[lead vocals]]
* [[Pete Townshend]] &ndash; lead vocals in live peformances, [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar|rhythm]] guitars
* [[John Entwistle]] &ndash; [[bass guitar]], [[Horn instrument|horn]]s
* [[Keith Moon]] &ndash; [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]

;Featuring
* [[Chris Stainton]] &ndash; [[piano]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{The Who singles}}
{{The Who}}


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Revision as of 21:38, 16 February 2012

"Drowned"
Song

"Drowned" is a song written by Pete Townshend, the guitarist for The Who, for their sixth album, Quadrophenia.

Lyrics and music

The oldest song featuring on Quadrophenia ("Joker James", though hailing from the Tommy era, did not feature on the album), "Drowned" was initially written as an ode to Meher Baba in early 1970. Townshend sang it facing the tomb of Meher Baba on his first visit to India in January 1972. According to Townshend, "When the tragic hero of Q sings it, it is desperate and nihilistic. In fact, it's a love song, God's love being the ocean and our 'selves' being the drops of water that make it up. Meher Baba said, 'I am the Ocean of Love.' I want to drown in that ocean, the 'drop' will then be an ocean itself.""[1] The piano part was borrowed from the song "Hitchcock Railway" by Joe Cocker. The horn part was later slightly reworked and used in the song "5.15".

Live performances

"Drowned" is one of the most performed songs by the Who from Quadrophenia, being played throughout their tours, and because it required no backing tapes, it was often performed as a full band jam. Though Roger Daltrey sings on the album cut and the original Quadrophenia tours, Pete Townshend took up lead vocals ofter the death of Keith Moon and Daltrey played harmonica. From the 1996-97 tours onwards, it has been played as an acoustic-guitar-only solo performance by Townshend.

Personnel

The Who
Featuring

References

  1. ^ http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Quad.htm
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