Pete Townshend - Blue, Red & Grey - (On Banjo!) Live 2005

[@MultiPetercool]

It’s in my repertoire. The problem is I can’t get through it without bursting into tears.

[@NorthernBandit1]

One the Greatest songs ever! Pete!

[@GoldShower1]

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SusQ45]

I enjoy seeing this side of Pete's playing.......the mellow side is just as intense as his rockin' side!

[@jimwelsh997]

PETE TOWNSHEND is a musical genius. Almost everyone of his songs are great. All you need to do is listen to the lyrics. I have been listening to Pete Townshend and THE WHO since late 60s. He wrote rock operas Tommy and quadrophenia. He is the greatest song writer in rock and roll ever

[@gaylasmith6566]

I LOATHE weeping, damn it! Pete Townsend can do this to me every time. Love this song...

[@WhoGroupie1973]

One of my favourite songs of all time.... plus I love Simon Townshend's groovin... :) and lmao, 2:57 "this is ridiculous..."

[@Codshead]

Genius utter Genius Thanks Pete 👍

[@mrc5653]

The who by numbers,one of my favourite ever albums just because it is✌️

[@Mike-1965]

Great from beginning till end.

[@shnootch]

the heart at the center of it. such a great singer

[@skinade69]

beautiful tune 😍respect 🙌

[@royplayer]

Pete Townshend a musical treasure.

[@sycamoresalmonpatty]

Lovely, absolutely gorgeous... because it's sung in such a heartfelt manner.

[@slds08]

What a charming song ❤

[@andybenstead7240]

I can sum up in one word with all the songs Pete has written , genius

[@J0nny61]

Genius, love this song

[@markedwards9702]

Where's me washboard? Brilliant. Thank you.

[@JCHaywire]

A banjo uke is barely a banjo. Tuned as a ukulele, scale length and strung that way as well. The body resonance is about all the banjo there is. What a lovely tone--but I would bet anything this instrument isn't the type used on the recording we know. I suspect it's a regular ukulele. I may be wrong, but that's my take on this. One of my favorite tunes by one of my favorite artists.

[@GoldShower1]

THX for the education, and I agree about the tune, and artist!

[@tntstorms7969]

Sounds pretty much like a ukulele to me.

[@Goatman333]

Yeah film is mis-titled ...it's actually a 'banjolele' ...and the original was played (on 'The Who By Numbers' ) on a standard Concert uke tuned G-C-E-A . Here y'go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqK6gWqredidhtE

[@briankehew579]

Pete started on the banjo, the regular type. BRG was recorded on a uke, this is just another way to play it I guess...

[@ronprewoznik3566]

❤️‍🔥 Love this song!

[@massakatsumeulata801]

This is the Pete!!! Thank you.

[@KrystalLake]

Lynd8 - Thank you so much for all these wonderful Pete Townshend videos - and the hours of enjoyment they've provided! Much appreciation! :)

[@rgermano22]

Love it!

[@habcats]

Thank you Pete!

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Just lovely. Almost too intimate.

[@anthonyrichard8001]

thx!

[@davidholmes5440]

I so wanted to see him smash that banjo at the end...

[@vactorsrus]

Bravo

[@coolmanjack1995]

ve always wondered if this song is on banjo or ukulele. It's in a pitch like a ukulele's would be in, but the strumming just has that little twang to make me say banjo. I now understand my problem.

[@MrJeffschuler]

ukulele. but any instrument can do it if your good enough. check out Eddie Vedder on youtube, hes a big Pete Townshend fan. the struming is mostly down, with no pic. hey !!!

[@cameroncooper4175]

Pete is playing a banjolele - a mini banjo tuned to the same pitches as a ukulele. On Who By Numbers, he was playing a conventional ukulele.

[@TheEdie1958]

Nostalgic music from the 1930s like Connie Boswell and the Boswell Sisters. The skiffle bands were quite interesting makeshifts instruments. The Poet Laureate quintessential writer philosopher highly esteemed and beloved Johann Wolfgang Goethe akin to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Cheers Sir Peter and family

[@2zwaantjes]

O damn him... he can play eff'n anything.. can't stand it.. 💘💘💘💘💘 'ridiculous'... 😂🤣😅😚

[@philknight7954]

love pete. always wondered....what is the blue red and grey exactly?

[@bzfgt1]

Colors of the sky

[@GoldShower1]

@@bzfgt1 Never thought 0f that

[@AndyJarman]

Sunset

[@mickwilliamson7762]

For some great stuff on Pete and his girlfriend, Rachel Fuller, check out Rachel Fuller in the Attic podcasts. There's an even better version of this great song in the episode 'in the attic 9'.

[@dominict1455]

What show is this from? (don’t feel like scrolling)

[@felorobotoscope]

That's really sad how he have a hard time singing and he realize it. He can't sing the original melody anymore. But the emotion that comes out of this banjo, (or banjolele or whatever) is intense.

[@GaryBook]

I believe it is a banjo Uke.

[@Kaila999]

This is not a banjo. Banjos have 5 strings. This is a banjolini…a ukulele with metal strings and a banjo-like body.

[@greensombrero3641]

play My Wife on that badboy banjo

[@CHAD_RAD]

Pete sounded fine. That banjo sounded like S H I T. Can't they get him a decent banjo? What is that First Act?!?

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

fuckin ey

[@1091Floyd21]

Is that lady his?

[@logophile]

Banjo ukulele, not banjo.

[@williamlynd3052]

stickler LOL

[@GoldShower1]

Hate to (well, not really) contradict Pete, however, in its original context it IS a 'rock' song!!!!!!!

[@bzfgt1]

What is this from?

[@edrock9192]

Who by Numbers

[@flowerdoodle2438]

He’s RUINING IT, Butthead!!!

[@Niels596]

Tempo too fast.

[@cowsongs]

It is slower than the studio version... 96BPM vs about 114 on the record.

[@mraybeck]

Banjolele is very much out of tune.