The who overture9/19/2023 Clarke from Pittsburgh, PaPlayed by some AM stations, along with other "cover" versions like "Birthday" by the Underground Sunshine, to avoid directly competing with their hipper sister FM stations by playing the originals.Ken from Louisville, KyFor some unexplained reason, this is used in a commecrcial for an over-the-counter allegery relief medicine!.Only many years later did I hear the Who's version. Greg from Shelbyville, KyI really liked this performance.It provided the model for the earliest symphonies, which consisted of three movements. It is in three sections, the first and third in quick time and the second in slow time (allegro-adagio-allegro). It's probably uncool to say I like it better than the Who's version but "who" cares. The Italian overture became firmly established after 1680 in the operas of Alessandro Scarlatti. Susan from San Francisco, CaI love this version of the song.After searching for this version for years-thanks to Songfacts, I have finally found it. Thanks to those who made comments at Songfacts that keyed into my search words (AM COVER). It really shines at the end where the melody is resolved in a very satisfying "upnote" - unlike The Who's version that doesn't end but leads on to a darker melody. Overture (‘Tommy’, 1969) Image Credit: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty This five-minute piece, which opens Tommy and foreshadows its thematic and musical themes, was an afterthought. Larry from Dallas, TxCould this be the "cover" that beat the "original" - I think so. Joe from Melbourne, AustraliaI’d completely forgotten about this tune, until it was played on radio this morning! What memories of my childhood it brought back.
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