![]() For sure, it's one of his best songs, ever. Tony from Eugene, OrI read liner notes from Townshend's compilation of demos(Scoop)where he stated that the intro was composed entirely on the black keys of the piano.I have to throw in my two cents on his singing by saying that it is so magnificent that you don't even have to know what the song is about to get goosebumps all the way down your back and both arms when you hear it. I also must comment on the beauty of the piano at the very beginning, which is simple, but the perfect for setting the stage for Daltrey's singing. Oldpink from Farmland, InIt's nice to know that nearly all other posters on here noted Daltrey's stunning vocal performance on this one, arguably his finest in a very long line of songs. ![]() "Only love can make it rain?" I love the Who, but that's just f**king stupid. But-Does anyone see the first line of the song? The title is: Love, REIGN o'er me. Nate from New York, NyThis is a fantastic song.From the opening mountainous synthesizer strains to the perfect climbing ,building vocals of Roger this is a top 3 power song by THE WHO! Pete is a genius composer/ guitarist /arrainger! Meocyber from Alma, Co -This killer song could've just as easily been on Tommy as Quad.and Barbra Streisand turned to ask me if I really wrote it." Pete Townshend wrote on his blog, "My favorite moment was when Bettye LaVette sang a very fine version of 'Love Reign O'er Me' at the Gala. in 2008 - at rehearsals, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl heard an R&B singer an predicted, "She is gonna steal the show". Ed from Lebanon, NhWhen The Who were feted at the Kennedy Center Awards in Washington, D.C.The lyrics are sung so directly, forcefully, with such intent, it is as if begging,demanding, screaming for love to reign o'er a person in this manner will make it happen. Camille from Toronto, OhOne reason for the goosebumps listening to this song is because a lead singer from a rock band, synonymous with the partying lifestyle, excessiveness, sex, drugs, ect.Only Greg Lake's work on Take a Pebble do the same thing for me. Marc from Sellersburg, InThis is my all-time favorite song.This helped the pair come to an understanding in their relationship, which Townshend now respecting Daltrey as an actor who could bring a singular passion to the lyrics. Engineer Ron Nevison convinced him to give it a chance, and Townshend came to realize that Daltrey's take was rather genius, a primal expression from his inner voice. When Daltrey let loose, it was an interpretation that shocked him, and he reflexively dismissed it. He envisioned the vocal as a whimper because the character in the song is having the most awful day of his life. Townshend confirmed this when speaking with Rolling Stone in 2019. But the great thing about The Who was that we all had the intelligence to realize when someone was putting in something valuable." When you listen to something like 'Love, Reign O'er Me,' he wrote it as an enlightened, spiritual piece of music, and I went and sang it with this scream of frustration from the street. That's always been Pete's thing: writing songs with a different lead singer in mind. The Who vocalist replied: "It's what makes The Who what it is. Roger Daltrey was asked by Q magazine March 2008 about Pete Townshend struggling to write songs for his voice.
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