Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with PETE TOWNSHEND!

Sure, OK Johnny, Pete Townshend is truly one of the elite songwriters and guitar players of his generation. Some will say a good test of an artist is how they sound outside their own music. Give them someone else's music and see how well they represent.

Gladly, a cover from The English Beat, 'Save it for Later' that'll smash your expectations up all over the stage like a guitar.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ENGLISH BEAT!

Johnny's always been a big fan of this song by English Beat, 'Save It for Later' from 1982. He was pretty positive on that second British invasion starting with the Clash and Sex Pistols era of the late 70's and by the early 80's the English Beat were a staple on Johnny's turntable.

You know who does an AMAZING cover of this song? Pete Townshend. We'll save that for later...

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with PETE TOWNSHEND!

Johnny is a big believer that if you're going to remake a song you should bring your own vision to it with certain different creative ideas than the original. This cover by the great Pete Townshend had eluded Johnny's ears until this week. Townshend's cover of the English Beat's hit 'Save it for Later' is a cut above 99.9% of most covers. The use of those Tommey-esque rapid fire guitar riffs overlayed with piano in lieu of the familiar saxophone on this is fantabulous. Just leave it to the guy who wrote Tommy, Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Who are You, and a Quick One While He's Away could arrange the shit out of an already great song. Wrapping up another Music Series is Pete Townshend with 'Save it for Later'