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Track: Rough Boys
Artist: Pete Townshend
Album: Empty Glass

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Name: Pete Townshend
Spotify Genres: art rock
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British guitarist, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and author, born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, West London, England, UK. He is best known for his more-than 50-year association with the rock band [a=The Who], as co-founder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist. Established and owned [l=Pete Townshend's Home Studio] (a series of six home studios). In the early 1970s, he unveiled a number of companies under the umbrella of [url=/label/269086]Eel Pie[/url], which incorporated the studios [l=Goring Studios], [l=Boathouse Studios]/[l=Oceanic Studios, Twickenham]/[l=Eel Pie Studios] (in Twickenham, London), [l=Eel Pie Studio, Soho, London] and [l=Grand Cru Studios]. He sold the studios in 2008. In 1983, Townshend received the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who. Grammy Award winner in 1994 (Best Musical Show Album, for [Link]) and again in 2001 (Lifetime Achievement Award). In 2001, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement. Son of [a=Cliff Townshend] and oldest brother of [a=Paul Townshend] and [a=Simon Townshend]. Owner of [a=Towser]. On 20th May 1968, he married Karen Astley, thus becoming son-in-law of [a=Edwin Astley] and brother-in-law of [a=Jon Astley], [a=Virginia Astley] and [a=Alison Astley]. He and Karen's children are [a=Emma Townshend] (born 28.3.1969), [a=Aminta Townshend] (born 24.4.1971) and Joseph Townshend (born 1989). He and Karen separated in September 1994 and finally divorced in 2009. He then secretly married [a=Rachel Fuller] in Twickenham, London, in December 2016 (more than two decades after their romance began).

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Release: Pete Townshend - Rough Boys
Year: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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LYRICS

Tough boys
Running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys
Under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys
Come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you

I wanna see what I can find
Tough kids
Take a bottle of wine
When your deal is broken
Ten quid
She's so easy to find
Not a word is spoken
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I'm still pretty blissed here
Tough boy
I'm gonna carry you home
You got pretty pissed dear

Gonna get inside you
Gonna get inside your bitter mind

Rough boys
Don't walk away
I wanna buy you leather
Make noise
Try and talk me away
We can't be seen together
Tough kids
What can I do?
I'm so pale and weedy
Rough fits
In my Hush Puppy shoes
But I'm still pleading

Tough boys
Running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys
Under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys
Don't walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys
Come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you

I wanna see what I can find!