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UCRs top 100 classic rock songs list brings us to #79: Pete Townshend "LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR"
Released in 1980, "Let My Love Open the Door" was the single pulled from what's often called Pete Townshend’s first "official" solo album – though it followed Who Came First and Rough Mix.
The mesmerizing keyboard that pulls you in may be considered the blueprint for many ‘80s hits that would follow; it's simple but extremely catchy. During a 1985 radio special called My Generation, it was said that Townshend’s manager hated this song and felt it should have been left off the album. He later called Townshend and apologized when "Let My Love Open the Door" became a big hit, eventually cracking the Top 10.
A few different renditions of this song exist, like the far slower 1997 E. Cola Mix included on the Grosse Pointe Blank film soundtrack. If you were a fan of the television show Burn Notice, you probably also recognized a remake of the song used as its ending theme.
Taking on a spirit of its own, "Let My Love Open the Door" is occasionally interpreted as a religious song, with lines like “There’s only one thing that’s going to set you free and that’s my love." Townshend has commenting obliquely on the matter by saying “Jesus sings,” but the song's intended meaning, if it has just one, has yet to be fully explained.
Released in 1980, "Let My Love Open the Door" was the single pulled from what's often called Pete Townshend’s first "official" solo album – though it followed Who Came First and Rough Mix.
The mesmerizing keyboard that pulls you in may be considered the blueprint for many ‘80s hits that would follow; it's simple but extremely catchy. During a 1985 radio special called My Generation, it was said that Townshend’s manager hated this song and felt it should have been left off the album. He later called Townshend and apologized when "Let My Love Open the Door" became a big hit, eventually cracking the Top 10.
A few different renditions of this song exist, like the far slower 1997 E. Cola Mix included on the Grosse Pointe Blank film soundtrack. If you were a fan of the television show Burn Notice, you probably also recognized a remake of the song used as its ending theme.
Taking on a spirit of its own, "Let My Love Open the Door" is occasionally interpreted as a religious song, with lines like “There’s only one thing that’s going to set you free and that’s my love." Townshend has commenting obliquely on the matter by saying “Jesus sings,” but the song's intended meaning, if it has just one, has yet to be fully explained.
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Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door - 8/7/1993 - Brooklyn Academy of Music (Official)
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door Recorded Live: 8/7/1993 - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY More Pete Townshend at Music Vault: http://www....
Thank you my friend TSgt Joe C. for posting the music video of Pete Townshend performing "Let My Love Open the Door"
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door - 8/7/1993 - Brooklyn Academy of Music (Official)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhQOjMHaDY
Let My Love Open the Door written by Pete Townshend
Lyrics
"When people keep repeating
That you'll never fall in love
When everybody keeps retreating
But you can't seem to get enough
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart
When everything feels all over
Everybody seems unkind
I'll give you a four-leaf clover
Take all worry out of your mind
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart, to your heart
I have the only key to your heart
I can stop you falling apart
Try today you'll find this way
Come on and give me a chance to say
Let my love open the door
It's all I'm living for
Release yourself from misery
There's only one thing gonna set you free
That's my love
That's my love
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
When tragedy befalls you
Don't let it drag you down
Love can cure your problems
You're so luck I'm around
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart"
FYI SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) ChristensenLt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton Cynthia Croft SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave HooverSSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips CPT (Join to see) SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG Walter Craig CPT Paul Whitmer CPL Douglas ChryslerSgt Albert Castro
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door - 8/7/1993 - Brooklyn Academy of Music (Official)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhQOjMHaDY
Let My Love Open the Door written by Pete Townshend
Lyrics
"When people keep repeating
That you'll never fall in love
When everybody keeps retreating
But you can't seem to get enough
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart
When everything feels all over
Everybody seems unkind
I'll give you a four-leaf clover
Take all worry out of your mind
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart, to your heart
I have the only key to your heart
I can stop you falling apart
Try today you'll find this way
Come on and give me a chance to say
Let my love open the door
It's all I'm living for
Release yourself from misery
There's only one thing gonna set you free
That's my love
That's my love
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
When tragedy befalls you
Don't let it drag you down
Love can cure your problems
You're so luck I'm around
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart"
FYI SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) ChristensenLt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" PriceSGT Jim Arnold Maj Robert Thornton Cynthia Croft SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave HooverSSG William Jones PO3 Craig Phillips CPT (Join to see) SPC Randy Zimmerman 1SG Walter Craig CPT Paul Whitmer CPL Douglas ChryslerSgt Albert Castro
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We have a running joke at work. This song was on and he asked "Who's Milo?" we still crack up about it! Thanks brother Joe!
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