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The Who — Sunrise
Album: The Who Sell Out
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Released: 1967
Length: 3:02
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You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise
You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes
And then again I'll turn down love
Having seen you again
Once more you'll disappear
My morning put to shame

You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise
You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes
And then again I'll turn down love
Having seen you again
Once more you'll disappear
My morning put to shame

Sometimes I fear that this will go on my life through
Each day I spend in an echoed vision of you
And then again I'll turn down love
Remembering your smile
My every day is spent
Thinking of you all the while

The times I've let myself down
My head's spinning round
My eyes see only you
The chances I've lost
Opportunities tossed
Away and into the blue

You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise
You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes
And then again I'll turn down love
Having seen you again
Then again you'll disappear
My morning put to shame
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one of their most very beautiful songs. love it so much. i remember when i first heard it.
Posted 8 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
2015 US Concert dates just announced!   YEEAAA!
Posted 10 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Thanks, PSD button, for introducing me to this tune!
Posted 10 years ago by Moira    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
...You can hear Towsends influence from the very beginning...
 
Well, given that Townsend was actually a member of The Who from the very beginning, it would have been hard for him to not have had influence...

Posted 13 years ago by bpkengor    [ Reply ]
It's been a very long time since I've heard this, thought Flaming Lips did a cover of it.......till I looked.
Posted 13 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Had to look, I was just going to say this sounds alot like The WHO........Doh!  You can hear Towsends influence from the very beginning. Nice.
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Nice song for the first sunrise of 2011 at 7:24 am here on the southwest Florida coast.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
What a pretty piece, sadly (and oddly) one I've never heard before.  Thanks, RP!
Posted 13 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

My favorite Who album as well.  This is a beautiful song.
as mentioned previously
 
I'd be hard-pressed to choose between this album and "Live At Leeds" but there such different entities. Sell Out has gems like this and "Rael", "Our Love Was", and "I Can't Reach You" and there is nothing at all like them on LAL. And I like all of them better than "I Can See For Miles" as good as it is and despite the fact that it's what got me to buy the album in the first place back in 1967, one of the first albums I ever purchased (of interest now that I'm over 1000 beyond that). Not really fair to compare those two albums (so why did I, you may ask? My answer: I'm not sure I did. Ok, I guess I did, but you see what I mean).

Posted 13 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
The vocal is at such a high pitch and odd echo, at first — for a second— I didn't recognize Pete - and I own this album.

I'm thinking "this couldn't be any more like the Who unless it was.....oh yeah it is ."

Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:

My favorite Who album by a mile. Justa joy from beginning to end. Even the "commercials" (Odorono) work well


 
My favorite Who album as well.  This is a beautiful song.
as mentioned previously


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
wonderful. such a sweet, sweet song. takes me back in time.
makes me think of good things.
haven't heard this in ages. love it!
Posted 14 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]

My favorite Who album by a mile. Justa joy from beginning to end. Even the "commercials" (Odorono) work well


Posted 14 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
An obscure, I suspect, Who gem. On par, in my mind, with "Our Love Was" and "Rael" from the same album. As timeless to me as anything the Who ever did.
Posted 14 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
 asusinskas wrote:
Boring, boring, BORING.

 

{#Yes}

{#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
I thought this was John Frusciante. Also, it sounds like it was recorded in a tile bathroom.

Posted 15 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
I think I heard this in an elevator once.
Posted 15 years ago by suebee3    [ Reply ]
Wow, thanks for playing this!!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Boring, boring, BORING.

Posted 15 years ago by asusinskas    [ Reply ]
Ilove that Bill plays the old Who, Kinks, Stones, Beatles and other Brit acts. Music was so vibrant back then. Unbelievably cool. {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
Love, love, love this song.
Posted 15 years ago by blash    [ Reply ]
 dogpound wrote:
what a great CD cover
Kinda presages the Champagne scene in Tommy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8T1ZR98aEA
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song; probably my favorite Who album.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 ScopArch wrote:
Great album.  Good tune!
My first Who Album.  Given to me when I was 13 by my father who received it as a promotion.
If only he hath known what he hath wrought thereby!  {#Bananajam}
 
My first album period.


Posted 15 years ago by Prodigal_SOB    [ Reply ]
Great album.  Good tune!
My first Who Album.  Given to me when I was 13 by my father who received it as a promotion.
If only he hath known what he hath wrought thereby!  {#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by ScopArch    [ Reply ]
that was absolutely horrible
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
Great song; one of my favorite albums ever!
Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
This really blows.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
o m g !
It hits me afdter 35 years !

Pete sounds like ART GARFUNKLE !!
Posted 16 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
brilliant transition from dcfc to the who...good stuff!
Posted 16 years ago by bluelight    [ Reply ]
Just when you think you have heard it all-something I never knew existed. It sounded like The Who, so I had to check. Wow. Thanks again RP, there is always something new to listen to.
Posted 16 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
robco1 wrote:
Same here! I'm shocked I never heard this before.
Can't believe I'm as old as I am and had to check to see who this was. Thanks for filling in a gap in my youth.
Posted 16 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Love hearing this!
Posted 16 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
I've never heard this before. Very
Same here! I'm shocked I never heard this before.
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Oh my god. I am a lifelong Who fan and had completely forgotten about this LP and it's pre-Tommy sounds. And this haunting gem. RP rules !... unearthing the overlooked treasures of the Vinyl Rock Era.
Posted 17 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
If these lads keep up the good work they might accomplish something.
Posted 17 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
How about a segue between this song and "Jefferson Airplane - Comin' Back to Me". EDIT: Looking at the paucity of the comments AND the ratings, I get the impression that Bill plays this track about two or three times per YEAR at best!!
Posted 17 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
I've always loved the simplicity and splendour of the line 'You take away the breath I was saving for sunrise'. I first heard it when I was falling in love for the first time, and the song always hits home.
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite albums. I cannot recommend it enough. excellent selection, Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
what a great CD cover
Posted 17 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
I\'ve never heard this before. Very
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Pete Rules!!!! And cleared of the latest charges
Posted 21 years ago by GenJonesRadio    [ Reply ]
WhoFan and audiozeb: happy boys today, yes? Cool song.
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]