A Quick One, While He's Away (track) by The Who
Year: 1966
From the album A Quick One (track #10)
A Quick One, While He's Away appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- A Quick One (track #10) (this album) (1966)
- The Who Live At Hull 1970 (track #9) (2012)
- BBC Sessions (track #19) (2000)
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5/100  | 04/10/2024 10:34 | TradeShark | | 31/100 |
90/100 | 02/02/2024 13:49 | talinhosgameplay | | 85/100 |
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The album's climax and one of the first attempts at an operatic song like this. The story might be simple (a man is away and his wife cheats), but this kind of song had to start somewhere. It's an enjoyable ride all throughout as the Who tries different tempos and styles to tell the story, the best probably being the final "cello, cello, cello" bit. Alongside So Sad About Us, it's the record's best song.
mdbaxter 12/09/2019 19:31
The "Cello, cello, cello"part is likely an influence on The Unicorns "Jellybones"
Bi11LL26Y 11/13/2017 15:11
Good song, I really like Green Day's version as well.
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