Overture (The Who song) explained

Overture
Cover:	SeeMeFeelMe45.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Who
Album:	Tommy
A-Side:	See Me, Feel Me
Genre:	Rock
Length:	(album) (single)
Label:	Track
Producer:	Kit Lambert
Prev Title:	Summertime Blues
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Won't Get Fooled Again
Next Year:	1971

"Overture" is a song by English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks on Tommy, the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks".

On 9 October 1970, the song was included as the B-side of "See Me, Feel Me" – which did not chart – and was titled "Overture from Tommy".^[1]

Song structure

As an overture the song features samples of Tommys themes:

• 0:00 – 0:32 Adapted from "1921"
• 0:33 - 0:36 Adapted from “The Hawker”
• 0:36 – 0:58 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
• 0:59 – 1:33 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
• 1:34 – 1:55 Adapted from "See Me, Feel Me"
• 1:56 – 2:18 Adapted from "Go to the Mirror!"
• 2:19 – 2:55 Adapted from "Listening to You"
• 2:56 - 3:03 Adapted from “Go to the Mirror!”
• 3:04 – 3:19 Adapted from "We're Not Gonna Take It"
• 3:20 – 3:50 Adapted from "Pinball Wizard”

There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs are often combined as "Overture".

The Assembled Multitude version

The Assembled Multitude, an instrumental ensemble group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scored with a remake of "Overture" which peaked at #16 in August, 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | See Me Feel Me . Thewho.com . 2012-01-07.
2. Book: Billboard – Google Books . 1970-08-29 . 2012-01-07.