Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend (2012)
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About the artist

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is a co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, a British rock band formed in the 1960s. His aggressive playing style, songwriting approach and authorship of two rock operas with the Who, as well as other projects, have brought him critical recognition. Townshend has written more than 100 songs for 12 of the Who's studio albums.

Top songs

  1. Let My Love Open the Door
  2. Rough Boys
  3. Face the Face
  4. Let My Love Open The Door (Live)
  5. And I Moved
  6. Give Blood
  7. Slit Skirts
  8. A Little Is Enough
  9. Behind Blue Eyes
  10. I Am An Animal
Show all 100 songs
  1. Gonna Get Ya
  2. Jools And Jim
  3. My Baby Gives It Away
  4. Keep On Working
  5. Empty Glass
  6. Cat's In The Cupboard
  7. Pure And Easy
  8. The Real Me - Demo
  9. The Sea Refuses No River
  10. Corrina, Corrina
  11. Hiding Out
  12. Sheraton Gibson
  13. Save It For Later - Live
  14. White City Fighting
  15. Secondhand Love
  16. Brilliant Blues
  17. Stop Hurting People
  18. Cut My Hair - Demo
  19. Crashing by Design
  20. English Boy
  21. April Fool
  22. Misunderstood
  23. I Am Secure
  24. North Country Girl
  25. Let My Love Open The Door (E. Cola Mix)
  26. Time Is Passing
  27. Heart To Hang Onto
  28. Come to Mama
  29. A Friend Is A Friend
  30. Let My Love Open The Door - E. Cola Mix
  31. Punk - Demo
  32. Let's See Action
  33. Exquisitely Bored
  34. Annie
  35. Magic Bus
  36. Prelude
  37. Pure And Easy - Remastered 2017
  38. Predictable
  39. Somebody Saved Me
  40. Let My Love Open The Door [August 1980]
  41. Street In The City
  42. Won't Get Fooled Again
  43. Dirty Jobs - Demo
  44. Communication
  45. Pinball Wizard
  46. Is It In My Head? - Demo
  47. Love Reign O'er Me - Demo
  48. Any More - Demo
  49. I've Had Enough - Demo
  50. Fill No' 1 - Get Out And Stay Out - Demo
  51. Drowned - Demo
  52. Quadrophenia - 4 Overtures - Demo
  53. Mary
  54. Bargain
  55. Save It For Later
  56. Evolution
  57. Uniforms (Corp d'esprit)
  58. Is It Me? - Demo
  59. Keep Me Turning
  60. Love Reign O'er Me
  61. Quadrophenic Four Faces - Demo
  62. Doctor Jimmy - Demo
  63. Face Dances - Pt. 2
  64. Parvardigar
  65. Face Dances Part Two
  66. The Seeker
  67. Amazing Journey
  68. Nowhere To Run
  69. Till The Rivers All Run Dry
  70. Now And Then
  71. Stardom In Action
  72. You Better You Bet
  73. Forever's No Time At All
  74. We Close Tonight - Demo
  75. Content
  76. Christmas
  77. I Am Afraid
  78. You Came Back - Demo
  79. I'm One - Demo
  80. Rough Mix
  81. Get Inside - Demo
  82. Overture - Demo
  83. Joker James - Demo
  84. I'm One
  85. Sheraton Gibson - Remastered 2017
  86. Dirty Water
  87. Helpless Dancer - Demo
  88. Outlive The Dinosaur
  89. There's A Heartache Following Me
  90. Pure & Easy

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