The Punk and the Godfather
| The Punk and the Godfather | |
|---|---|
| The Who | |
| publication | 19th October 1973 |
| length | 5:10 |
| Genre (s) | Rock , hard rock |
| Author (s) | Pete Townshend |
| album | Quadrophenia |
The Punk and the Godfather is a song by the British rock band The Who . The piece of music written by Pete Townshend was released on October 19, 1973 on the album Quadrophenia .
Emergence
The piece was recorded on November 18, 1972 at Ramport Studios . While there were no ideas of a new album when the single The Real Me was recorded in October 1972, Townshend already had clear ideas for Quadrophenia when the Punk and the Godfather was recorded the following month .
text
The song is about the young mod Jimmy, the protagonist of the rock opera Quadrophenia .
“If it was never revealed that Jimmy was once a frustrated musician I realized that, once this song was written, it didn't matter. What matters is that he looked up to his hereos in The Who, young men critically a few years older than he, and felt let down by what they'd become, and what they had allowed to happen to their music. I quoted my own song 'My Generation' as an example of the promise that Jimmy felt had been broken. "
“Although it wasn't shown that Jimmy was once a frustrated musician, after I wrote the song I realized that it didn't matter. What matters is that he looked up to his heroes in the group The Who, young men, a few crucial years older than him and that he felt let down by what they became and how they played their music had betrayed. I quoted my own song 'My Generation' as an example of the promise Jimmy believed had been broken. "