Pete Townshend - Life to Life (and US Airforce promo) Video Free Download

The only thing I know about this track is that it appeared on the soundtrack for a 1986 film called, "Playing for Keeps". Perhaps it was originally intended for the WHITE CITY album. I don't know.

Fairly decent song if you can overlook the God awful 1980s production value.

At the end, I've tacked on a radio promo Pete did for the US Airforce in 1968 or '69.

Comments

11 years ago

rgermano22

This song has a lot of classic Pete. Although the Who were dormant, we got this and Quicksilver Lightning from Roger around the same ti!me. Each song has classic attributes for both of them. Thanks for posting.

11 years ago

rog christ

This song was written before he started on Iron Man. It has a white city vibe like it could have been on that album but I believe it was written just for the movie. Too bad the movie sucked so bad.

12 years ago

josh davis

Pete recorded it during the Iron Man demos - the song even references Iron Man

12 years ago

peter james

That's why I keep listening to his songs and can't get enough- they are DEEEEEP. The first time I heard the Beatles and Led Zep and most others was the last time I had to....

12 years ago

peter james

Pete was a great song writer primarily because he read a lot of great spiritual writers. For example this song has a line that mirrors: “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” - GK Chesterton I am uncovering other DIRECT references to writers from long ago that influence Pete's songs: FR. Thomas Merton and Saint Julian of Norwich. He read these authors, trust me.

12 years ago

glennjridge

the guy who beat the shit out of roadies and strangers in bars...oh no...he wouldnt support the airforce

13 years ago

AZ456123

I cant believe Pete would promote the air force.

13 years ago

gueuzeman

Great tune, I have the vinyl LP of the soundtrack. Haven't heard it in some time, thanks for posting this!

15 years ago

Alan Brewer

This song was not a leftover or reject from another album, but was written and recorded specifically for the opening title sequence of the movie, "Playing For Keeps." (It was recorded and mixed in Manchester, England.) You can hear the lyrics "This time we're playin' for keeps" at the end of the bridge, right before Pete's guitar solo.

15 years ago

andyt293

Thank you Thank you Thank you. I love this song and it is impossible to find.

15 years ago

SodCorley

My friend had the soundtrack that this was on, but it was on cassette and is probably long gone. It's seems they would have released this as a bonus track on one of the recent re-releases of Pete's solo albums, but I'm glad we have it here at least!

16 years ago