Townshend, Pete - Give Blood Lyrics






(Give blood) But you may find that blood is not enough
(Give blood) And there are some who'll say it's not enough
(Give blood) But don't expect to ever see reward
(Give blood) You can give it all but still you're asked for more

(Give blood) But it could cost more than your dignity
(Give blood) Parade your pallor in iniquity
(Give blood) They will cry and say they're in your debt
(Give blood) But then they'll sigh and they will soon forget

(We're heading for the day of reckoning, I'm telling ya. It's all building up to something, something that can only be redeemed with fire.)

Give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers

(Give blood) But you may find that blood is not enough
(Give blood) And there are some who'll say it's not enough
(Give blood) But don't expect to ever see reward
(Give blood) You can give it all but still you'll be asked for more

So give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love, give love and keep blood between brothers

Give your love and keep blood between brothers
Give your love and keep blood between brothers
Give love, give love, give love and keep blood between brothers
Give love, your love, and keep blood between brothers
Give love and keep blood between brothers





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  1. A.... S....

    3:03 Simon plays some beats that are nearly identical to the end of the bass solo towards the end of “Dancing Men”, track 1 of Burning for Buddy vol. 1 album

  2. M.... T....

    Simon Phillips the MASTER!

  3. G.... T....

    Isnt that Guy from The who ? 😁

  4. K.... S....

    Damn - and Sanborn on bari!

  5. C.... W....

    There's something about seeing
    (and hearing) this with a full band...'
    Awesome!

  6. P.... V....

    I forgot how fricken good this tune was!

  7. J.... M....

    When did you make this song?

  8. I.... R....

    References and sources listed at bottom of document]

    Jan 13, 2003 Townshend arrested by British police in child porn investigation.

    He was given a tip-off that the police were going to raid his home three days before they arrived.

    His credit card usage to access a child porn site was traced to him through Operation Ore the British counterpart of the US Operation Avalanche.

    When confronted by the British police, he admitted using his credit card to access a child pornography website.

    Townshend claimed he was researching a book which has never been written. At another time he claimed he was researching child porn to protect his son.

    He confessed guilt to a crime. He was thus given a 'caution' from the British police and avoided a trial. (U.S. equivalent of a guilty plea with adjudication withheld – see note 1 on a 'caution' below under Reference).

    Bob McLachlan, former head of Scotland Yard's pedophile unit slammed the caution as 'totally inappropriate.' He said: 'Why is this rock star being given such lenient treatment when he has accepted a caution and therefore admits his guilt? Townshend claims he only did it for research, a common excuse used by pedophiles.' Sun050803

    His admission to using his credit card to access a child porn website and that he had viewed child pornography images was the central component of his guilty plea.

    A Scotland Yard statement stressed that access and payment for child abuse images was an offence. London Times May 8, 2003

    He had access to his attorneys at all times. He avoided charges beyond a caution as the police did not detect any images of child rape on his 14 computers.

    Townshend was never cleared of his offence and remained on the Sex Offender registry for the full five years 2003 – 2008.

    Townshend had to give a DNA sample, check in with the British police regularly and inform them of his movements during his Sex Offender registration.

    The London Times, in an article published on May 8, 2003, stated that Townshend will also have a lifelong criminal record for the caution.

    On June 22, 2006 the London Timesreported that Townshend had withdrawn an ‘ill-advised’ teen sex story from his blog which depicted graphic teen sex. He told the Daily Mail: ‘I've taken down my story. I want to make it clear that I respect the requirements of the sex offenders register without condition.’ 

    Breaking conditions of a caution results in the original offense being prosecuted in a British court.

    Confusion was introduced into the Townshend case by British investigative journalist Duncan Campbell in an article he wrote for the UK's Guardian (041907) where he stated “(Operation) Ore has dragged big names into the spotlight - such as the musicians Pete Townshend, the Who guitarist, and Robert del Naja of Massive Attack, both falsely accused of accessing child pornography.” 

    Campbell said this even though he knew that Townshend had admitted to breaking the law and had accepted the consequences. Why Campbell said what he said remains a matter of conjecture. Del Naja was cleared. Townshend wasn’t.

    Campbell’s arguments against Operation Ore, initially well received, were cast under a shadow when the computer expert he used, Jim Bates of Computer Investigations, was convicted in March 2008 of falsifying (he lied) his qualifications and given a six-month suspended prison sentence. As a self proclaimed pioneer of forensic computer analysis, Bates had until his conviction been used widely by police and prosecutors. He is no longer used as an expert witness by prosecutors. See 'How police put their faith in the 'expert' witness who was a fraud'Guardian UK March 23, 2008

    The US Smoking Gun carries an 8-page article on Townshend from 2003 (see link below). A notable quote on the Smoking Gun reads as follows:

    Townshend's paper, which he once posted on his official web site, also notes that the "pathway to 'free' pedophilic imagery is--as it were--laid out like a free line of cocaine at a decadent cocktail party: only the strong willed or terminally uncurious can resist." In the January 2002 porn treatise, Townshend notes that since 1997 he has been working on "some kind of document" relating to Internet porn, but that he feared being arrested by police who were on a "witch hunt" to catch anyone who visited illicit web pages: "Those vigilantes who research these pathways open themselves up to internet 'snoops.'"

    The FBI’s manual for law enforcement when dealing with Child Molesters –Child Molesters: a behavioral analysis(available free at the link below) - the following excerpt is of relevance when dealing with those caught accessing child pornography - titles and page numbers referenced:

     “Concerned Civilians” (P93 - 94)
    Many individuals who report information to the authorities about deviant sexual activity they have discovered on the Internet must invent clever excuses for how and why they came upon such material. They often start out pursuing their own sexual/deviant interests, but then decide to report to law enforcement either because it went too far, they are afraid authorities might have monitored them, or they need to rationalize their perversions as having some higher purpose or value. Rather than honestly admitting their own deviant interests, they make up elaborate explanations to justify finding the material. Some claim to be journalists; researchers; or outraged, concerned members of society trying to protect a child or help law enforcement.

    One especially sensitive area for investigators is the preferential sex offender who presents himself as a concerned civilian reporting what he inadvertently “discovered” in cyberspace or requesting to work with law enforcement to search for child pornography and protect children. Other than the obvious benefit of legal justification for their past or future activity, most do this as part of their need to rationalize their behavior as worthwhile and gain access to children. When these offenders are caught, instead of recognizing this activity as part of their preferential pattern of behavior, the courts sometimes give them leniency because of their “good deeds.”

    Reference
    1. What is a caution?

    In the US it is a guilty plea with adjudication withheld

    According to the British Home Office - (See conditional caution)

    Police can only issue a simple caution if:

    there's evidence an offender is guilty 

    the offender is 18 years of age or over

    the offender admits they committed the crime

    the offender agrees to be given a caution – if the offender does not agree to receive a caution then they may be charged instead

     There are no rigid rules about the particular situations in which cautions should be used – 
     this is at the discretion of senior police officers.
     Source:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/police/powers/cautioning/index.html
    2. Cops can come and get me Sun UK 011303
     
    3. Pete Townshend put on sex offenders register: Guardian UK 050803
     
    4. Fury at Townshend let-off Sun UK050803
     
    5. Pete Townshend on sex register over child porn: London Times 050803
     
    6. Smoking Gun Townshend archive (8 pages) 2003
     
    7. My suicide thoughts over porn – Townshend: Guardian UK 122803
     

     8. Townshend fails to block BBC film on pornography arrest:  Independent 032104
     

    9. Townshend withdraws 'ill-advised' teen sex story: London Times 062206
     
    10. Operation Ore flawed by fraud:Guardian UK – Duncan Campbell 041907
     
    11. UK's top computer forensics expert escapes jail: 041008
     
    12. Child Molesters: a behavioral analysis – National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (free - available in the mail or for immediate download)
     


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  9. C.... D....

    can't tell if gilmour is actually playing fast or perfectly timed delay

    C.... D....

    It's a delay but it takes a master like Gilmour to do it that well!

    C.... D....

    @Brett Garsed it sounds like he's shredding which I know isn't really his thing, but the man has his timing down and is good at making a lot from a little

  10. T.... M....

    Drummer is Fucking killer!

    T.... M....

    @Turkey Man
    Drummer = Simon Phillips.
    I agree; he's phenomenal! What's amazes me is that even 30 years on, as physically demanding as drumming is, he may be even better:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av9ckvRxnNs

  11. G.... F....

    Oh my god ...After what this creep said about KEITH MOON, I think he'd be BETTER OFF DEAD...😡😡😈. Actually, I thought he'd already committed suicide after raping 5...or 15 boys 😎. Good riddance, P.O.S.: Keith is not watching over you

  12. A.... S....

    With that band... You better run like hell! 😁

  13. A.... ....

    excellent but no surprise at all. oxiox

  14. M.... B....

    Okay I'm 51 years old, grew up in the 70s and 80s and had never seen this video..I'm blown away at the collection of musicians on that stage..the ones I recognized right off the bat, of course Townsend, and Gilmore of Floyd. You could stop right there and that would be enough.

    But, the giant behind the drums named Simon Phillips, and I could swear that's Sheila E on percussion.. then there are a couple of familiarities in the horn section. Mind-blowing! God only knows who else was on that stage.

    The sound was phenomenal. I'm going to have this song in my head all day now. 🤷‍♂️

  15. G.... D....

    just spectacular

  16. t.... ....

    Simon Phillips is a force of nature.

  17. N.... K....

    sweet background singers

  18. R.... J....

    Pete - I love ya man! But in this song you just handed the torch of greatest guitar player of the age to Mr. Gilmour as he captures the sound of the mid-80s in his solo more brilliantly than anyone (in about 30 seconds)...and you, like a true gentlemen, gave him the torch and he took it, and he lit it, and he knew exactly what to do with it! Brilliant song! Brilliant guitar solo! Pete you are wonderful and a gentleman. And sooooo….80s! Absolutely love it!

  19. L.... ....

    The Red Cross is insane for not using this.

  20. w.... l....

    DIRTY FUCKING NONCE!!!!!!!!!!

    w.... l....

    Hey, we don't need to know about your private life

    w.... l....

    @Zoned 247 I wasn't talking about MY private life, you fucking paedo apologist. Oh sorry! I forgot, Townsend was doing "research for a book" NEVER FUCKING HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE!!!

  21. f.... l....

    Townshend ... gillmour ... s. Phillips ... best ever live-event that time ... white city ... long time ago ......

  22. J.... K....

    Townsend has that English look, you are never quite sure what they are going to do next.

  23. r.... d....

    Super! Thanks! @~

  24. A.... ....

    I think there is some type of backwards programming here.

  25. j.... j....

    why do i keep coming back to this video?? not only for the great song that it is, one of my favorites,, but to see and hear david gilmour play that strat the way he does, and most important of all,,,,,, to watch simon phillips "BEAT THE LIVING HELL" outta those drums!!! what an absolute beast he is!!!

  26. Y.... ....

    Lots of well deserved recognition already here for Simon Phillips and David Gilmour so adding a shout out for Chucho Merchán's bass work. He had the unenviable task of following Pino Palladino's original studio version yet found a way to make the live performances his own. I remember the first time I heard this and saying, "Whoa! Who's on bass?" Merchán integrates into and enhances the entire song without creating any flash to call attention to himself.

  27. b.... s....

    A blood transfusion from Simon Phillips blood group could wake any dead donkey!

  28. M.... G....

    goosebumps
    soooo cool

  29. R.... S....

    Did not know this amazing drummer was a lefty till my nephew pointed it out, and his setup is for a righty. Probably like me he was always practicing on other people's sets, wow.

    R.... S....

    Simon's actually a right-hander, although quite possibly boderline ambidextrous. He sets up his kit in an open-handed configuration, like Billy Cobham :)

    R.... S....

    Ralph Siderchuck --Simon Phillips is indeed a true ambidextrous player. He says he made it a deliberate objective when first starting out, and practiced enough to make it work. I can’t think of another drummer who’s done that.

  30. E.... E....

    Part of me died in 1985, and stayed there. There was so much potential. The "future" was about to happen. I want to go back there, back to the future...

  31. M.... B....

    Loojs lije he needs blood. Maybe after his pc got found. Freaky dude.

  32. R.... H....

    simon phillips 3.44 ha ha ha best fill ever

  33. M.... E....

    What a performance, what a song, what else can i say..

  34. f.... l....

    I love this townshand because he was right in everything ... thank u man ... f.german ... keep goin' pete ..

  35. J.... D....

    Simon's fill @ 2:33
    Another cosmic leap

  36. E.... r....

    Punch in Give Blood Face the Face. That's the version ! It looks similar because Gilmour and Phillip's are wearing their same respective shirts.

  37. R.... C....

    What sucks about this performance is that the fretless bass “solo” is not performed. Instead, Gilmore played at that point. Also, I think I would’ve lost the three male backup vocalists wearing the stupid hats like the same in Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”. I believe that’s Pino on bass and Simon Phillips dominates on this. Too many backup singers in my opinion.

  38. S.... ....

    Winning.

  39. H.... S....

    Where has this been all my life?!

  40. J.... D....

    Insane band
    Brilliant

  41. D.... B....

    FU$%^&KING AWESOME !!!!

  42. M.... F....

    I wish that Pete would come up with one more album as good as "White City". It has been too damn long!!!

  43. T.... S....

    I love it!!!!!

  44. C.... L....

    This performance as AndyQ said keeps my life battery charged as well... I love Gilmour and Townsend, the entire band was just incredible.. Simon however? I can't explain it other than to say it makes me smile watching him play, he is so charged, spot on and he makes it look so easy. The man is over the top amazing.

  45. r.... ....

    maaaaan! this is unreal! THIS IS ROCK MUSIC!!! :-D

  46. J.... S....

    Dido.... Pete touchs the soul like no one else

  47. d.... ....

    what a magnificent performance by an amazing lineup! I love this song,more than a lot of Who songs actually.

    d.... ....

    I Love it more than any of the Who songs

  48. J.... W....

    WHAT.......A.........GENIUS

  49. J.... O....

    Flat-out fantastic!

  50. n.... u....

    I have been looking for this video for years! Thank you!

  51. G.... G....

    This song sucks, waste of a great band

    G.... G....

    You are in a tiny minority. Go and listen to Journey, as your penance

  52. M.... Z....

    Pete Townsend is a brilliant musician. Always loved him and his art!

  53. B.... R....

    I like the sound of the instruments, but the song lyrics part is crap...

  54. J.... R....

    What year? Simon looks like a kid....

  55. r.... c....

    Must have been a real good concert series !!

  56. d.... ....

    One of the best live recordings of all time, Philipps is unbelievable.
    Just unbelievable.

  57. T.... ....

    Where ani get this on video

  58. M.... W....

    Dave Gilmour ....... nuff said.

  59. M.... M....

    Damn, So no just killing it. Left handed drummers are just too weird to look at- especially when the kit isn't just mirrored. White City is an excellent album! Maybe my fave Pete solo record.

  60. D.... G....

    Young people please observe & listen to the art forms that preceded you!

  61. F.... N....

    Now if we could only get that entire Brixton concert remastered: the mix on the US release was criminally poor.

  62. l.... ....

    I saw this when it was first broadcast on HBO back in the mid-80's... this performance is over 300 years old and still beats the shit out of anything you will see today!!!

  63. M.... X....

    Wow they were still so young 😘

  64. m.... ....

    I would love a version of this that was just Simon on one side and the short-haired backup singer on the other. Ok, occasionally cuts to Gilmour, I guess... Very occasional.

  65. P.... J....

    TWO LEGENDS.ONE FROM THE WHO.ONE FROM PINK FLOYD.

  66. R.... M....

    Are you fucking kidding me! This song rocks endlessly! Pete, David you guys are awesome!

  67. C.... L....

    Best backup ever

  68. c.... c....

    A pound of blow consumed in this gig I bet!

  69. M.... M....

    A beautiful, powerful song. It is most definitely a fine sentiment. But not any one of us, and no country, can live up to it. It is something called "history."

  70. A.... ....

    Simon Phillips 👍🏼

    A.... ....

    Oh, he was the guy in 801! Cool.

  71. d.... ....

    Truly an amazing performance. Simon Phillips does not get the credit he deserves.. he made this track feel like it does. Awesome job Simon!

  72. A.... L....

    is das musikalischtste drumsolo, was ich je gesehen habe. trommeln in musikalischer Perfektion.

  73. v.... ....

    Huge! great video, Pete is such a good composer and performer, with Dave Gilmour, Pino Palladino on bass, the great Simon Philipps on drums, and of course with the other musicians and backing vocals, all good, this show is just awesome... Thanks for posting!

  74. B.... P....

    Definitely one of the finest musicians . and in the top 5 poets.. Where does he come up with this ?. - ah the creative spirit is so fine!

  75. s.... M....

    "Some will say its still not enough..." Ain't that the truth of it all... And Simon Phillips bulldozing that tune!

  76. 1.... ....

    Everybody stopped playing at the same time at the end of the song !...what a performance by everyone !

  77. t.... ....

    Friday June 14th is World Blood Donor Day. So...Give Blood.

  78. d.... ....

    Simon's double-kick fill at 3:44....so simple, so perfect....

  79. h.... ....

    Is Gilmour playing 2 lead lines at the same time?

    h.... ....

    househansa no, two players

  80. G.... Z....

    Per fortuna David Gilmour in quuella occasione aveva un ruolo secondario . Altrimenti non sarebbe mai stato il grandissimo che è oggi.

  81. J.... L....

    Phillips is spanking the heck out of those drums!

  82. B.... N....

    Jeez!!! What a band this was! WHY is this Brixton England VHS video NOT on an "official" DVD?????

  83. x.... ....

    My God!

  84. R.... ....

    His name is Simon Philips...

  85. B.... L....

    Too bad, i miss the extended bass bass theme at 3:03, Pino did an amazing job in the studio version ... otherwise one of the most shiny Pete Townshend gems!

  86. T.... ....

    Wow I had almost forgotten what an awesome drummer Simon Philips is his energy drives this track from start to finish.

  87. M.... ....

    Simon Phillipps on Drums :-)

  88. M.... f....

    Sigh. I need a cigarette. 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  89. R.... ....

    That Drummer is killing it. Bad ass dude. had to look him up. Had no idea he was that good.

  90. B.... B....

    never cared for this guy - Townsend wanted to front Van Halen after they fired David Lee Roth - They said no thanks - lol

  91. s.... ....

    FIRE!!!

  92. o.... ....

    The title says Pete Townshend featuring David Gilmour, BUT this performance is OWNED by Simon Phillips!!!

  93. M.... C....

    Sounds a bit like Gilmore’s Bluelight (?). Both great. Thanks

  94. A.... N....

    "It's all buildin' up to somethin' . . ."

  95. M.... H....

    Simon Phillips is under rated but wgaf he smokes and certainly has the hx with powerhouse players. Great video thank you.

  96. O.... ....

    This was incredible!!!

  97. j.... h....

    the dude on the drums WOW

    j.... h....

    Simon Philips

    j.... h....

    Please listen to the Judas Priest Album,"Sin after Sin". Simon Philips only album with JP. Personally for me it is there best album.SP keeps them tight n makes it tight every song. On top of that he is ambidextrous!! Have a good one. Papa...

  98. T.... ....

    simon phillips - awesome