A Quick One, While He's Away
The Who
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"A Quick One, While He's Away" is a song from The Who's 1966 album "A Quick One."
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LengthThe song is significantly longer than most of the songs being released at the time, clocking in at roughly nine minutes.
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Genre definingIt is often credited as the first rock opera, predating The Who's own full-length rock opera, "Tommy."
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Song StructureUnlike most conventional songs of its time, "A Quick One, While He's Away" is made up of six shorter works, making it more similar to classical works with multiple movements.
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Story-TellingThe song's narrative spans infidelity, remorse, and reconciliation, unfolding as a mini-opera.
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CompositionIt was composed by Pete Townshend, the band’s guitarist.
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Live Performances"A Quick One, While He's Away" was performed live at the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus, a concert film event from 1968. This remains one of its most famous live performances.
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Famous CoverThe song was covered by Green Day during their live album "Bullet in a Bible."
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DistinctivenessThe song is marked by unconventional and distinct vocal excitations, singing the word "cello" in the place of an actual cello performance.
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Cultural ReferencePart of the song is included in Wes Anderson's movie Rushmore.
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