Comments on: Basement Songs: “Life to Life” by Pete Townshend

By: napstimpy

napstimpy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:09:53 +0000

Any chance of re-linking the mp3? I saw the movie on HBO a few nights ago and would love to hear the song again.

By: napstimpy

napstimpy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:09:53 +0000

Any chance of re-linking the mp3? I saw the movie on HBO a few nights ago and would love to hear the song again.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:37:59 +0000

What *is* the deal with White City? I immediately felt attracted to it, and I was a teenage girl. It wasn't until much later than I even gave thought to lyrics, and I still don't know exactly what the story was supposed to have been.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:41:07 +0000

Wasn't an easy find, but I snared a CD copy of the soundtrack off eBay about 4 or 5 years ago. One common thread is that most of the songs have the phrase “play for keeps” or “playing for keeps” somewhere in the lyrics.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:22:13 +0000

My canadian host was realllllllly gross and his (yes, his) family were equally as gross and weird. Thank God for high school field trips.

By: soundtrekkie

soundtrekkie — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:50:12 +0000

And don't forget the score to Quicksilver was done by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks. Talk about a bizarre combo of talents. And for such a random movie.

By: bvladika

bvladika — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:52:30 +0000

Ah, the infamous Canada trip. How I looked forward to that event and how infrequently I look back, but it remains a great memory. We prepped for that trip by watching Bob and Doug Mckenzie's “Great White North” until late in the night. The phrases “take off you hoser” and “I gotta pee so bad I can taste it” are indelibly etched in my mind and associated with the trip. You were always and still remain ahead of me musically as the uncovering of my favorite Townsend release, White City, came much later while a freshman in college. This, ironically, occurred in sync with my own version of the friendship meltdown due to a girl and a misunderstanding, which was repaired via the intake of more than healthy amounts of vodka. The elixir. Thanks for helping those memories rise once again, eh.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:58:52 +0000

The movie (featuring Kevin Bacon) was just called Quicksilver. The song was “Quicksilver Lightning” and was apparently written by Giorgio Moroder and Dean Pitchford. I remember debating with my parents why the movie was called Quicksilver; the eleven-year old me insisted it was because he rode a silver bike quickly, and my parents said it was a euphemism for striking it rich on the stock market. Turns out we both overlooked the fact that Bacon's character worked for Kurtzweill's Quicksilver Express Co., Ltd.

By: Jack Feerick

Jack Feerick — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:07 +0000

FAKE EDIT: Wow, was I wrong. Sorry, Pete. Sorry, Giorgio.

By: Jack Feerick

Jack Feerick — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:15 +0000

Also: Pete was bit of a themewhore around this time, wasn't he? There was a bike-messenger movie - I think it was called Quicksilver Lightning, or maybe just Quicksilver - Roger Daltrey sang the theme, but I'm pretty sure Pete wrote it; it certainly sounded of a piece with his White City-era work.