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Overture (The Who song)

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A-side
  
"See Me, Feel Me"

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
Track

Format
  
7-inch single

Length
  
4:00

Released
  
10 October 1970 (1970-10-10)

"Overture" is a song by English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on Tommy, although it does feature some lyrics towards the end; the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".

Contents

On 9 October 1970 song was released as the b-side of "See Me, Feel Me" - which did not chart - and was titled "Overture from Tommy".

Song Structure

As an overture the song features samples of Tommy's most famous songs:

  • 0:00 - 0:34 Adapted from "1921"
  • 0:35 - 1:01 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
  • 1:02 - 1:35 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
  • 1:36 - 1:52 Adapted from "See Me, Feel Me"
  • 1:53 - 2:20 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!" with "Pinball Wizard"
  • 2:21 - 2:58 Adapted from "Listening to You"
  • 2:59 - 3:22 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
  • 3:23 - 3:50 Adapted from "Pinball Wizard"
  • 3:50 - 5:21 Adapted from "Amazing Journey"

    • There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".

    The Assembled Multitude version

    The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at #16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

    References

    Overture (The Who song) Wikipedia
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