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词条 Substitute (The Who song)
释义

  1. Inspiration and writing

  2. Performance history

  3. Chart performance

     Weekly charts 

  4. References

{{Infobox song
| name = Substitute
| cover = Whosub.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Cover of the 1966 Italy single
| type = single
| artist = The Who
| album =
| B-side = {{ubl|"Circles (Instant Party)" (UK)|"Waltz for a Pig" (US)}}
| released = {{Start date|1966|03|04|df=yes}} (UK)
{{Start date|1966|04|05|df=yes}} (US)
| format = 7"
| recorded = {{plainlist|
  • 12 February 1966
  • Olympic Studios, London

}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Power pop[1][2][3]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=47}}
{{Duration|m=2|s=59}} (US)
| label = Reaction (UK)
Atco (US)
| writer = Pete Townshend
| producer = Pete Townshend
| prev_title = My Generation
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = A Legal Matter
| next_year = 1966
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Substitute (The Who song).ogg
| description = "Substitute"
}}
}}

"Substitute" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by Pete Townshend. Released in March 1966, the single reached number five in the UK and was later included on the compilation album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy in 1971.[4] In 2006, Pitchfork ranked "Substitute" at number 91 on the "200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[5]

Inspiration and writing

"Substitute" was primarily inspired by the 1965 soul single "The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Pete Townshend became obsessed, particularly, with the line, "Although she may be cute/She's just a substitute." This had then led Townshend "to celebrate the word with a song all its own."[6]

For the American single, released in April 1966, the line in the chorus “I look all white but my dad was black” was changed to “I try walking forward but my feet walk back.”[4] The complete second verse and chorus were also edited from the US release, reducing the track's length to two minutes and fifty-nine seconds.[7]

Performance history

The song remains a familiar fan-favourite and was performed at most of their concerts.[3] "Substitute", along with "I Can't Explain", have served as the group's opening numbers since 1971.[8] It appears on the Live at Leeds album, as well as Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.[9]

On the album Live at Leeds, Townshend comments on the song by saying:

{{quote|We'd like to play three hit singles from our past for ya. Three selected hit singles, the three easiest. There's "Substitute", which we like. [crowd cheers] Thank you. That was our first number four [crowd laughs]...[10]}}

In 1976, radio pirates interrupted BBC programs in the south and southwest of England by overpowering a feeder station in Wrotham, Kent. The fake program, which started at 11:00pm and ran for 35 minutes before government engineers regained control, fittingly began with "Substitute".[11]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

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Chart (1966)Peak
position

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Theo Cateforis|title=Are We Not New Wave?: Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-MVrM3zKrHQC|date=7 June 2011|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=0-472-03470-7|page=129}}
2. ^{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Moerder|title=The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – Part Three: #100-61|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=16 August 2006|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6403-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/|accessdate=15 November 2015}}
3. ^Unterberger, Richie. {{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/substitute-t4217659 |title=Substitute – Song Review |accessdate=2014-05-09 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407063313/http://www.allmusic.com/song/substitute-t4217659 |archivedate=7 April 2011 |df= }}. AllMusic. Rovi.
4. ^{{cite book|author=John Atkins|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcdRcQMWEVQC&pg=PA324|year=2000|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0609-8|page=324}}
5. ^{{cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6403-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/|title= The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s|last= Staff|first= Pitchfork|date= August 16, 2006|website= Pitchfork Media|publisher= Condé Nast|access-date= November 15, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/smokey-robinson-and-the-miracles-the-tracks-of-my-tears-20110526|title= Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 'The Tracks of My Tears'|date= April 7, 2011|website= Rolling Stone|publisher= Wenner Media}}
7. ^{{cite book|author=Mike Segretto|title=The Who FAQ|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghmXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT187|date=1 March 2014|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-4803-9252-6|page=187}}
8. ^{{cite book|author1=Chris Charlesworth|author2=Ed Hanel|title=The Who: The Complete Guide to Their Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gTU5AQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-84449-428-6|page=16}}
9. ^{{Allmusic|class=song|id=mt0034145442|label=The Who - Substitute|first=Bill|last=Janovitz|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}
10. ^{{cite book|title=The Who - Uncensored on The Record|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCxjT2Jpv_4C&pg=PT40|publisher=Coda Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-908538-83-3|page=40}}
11. ^{{cite book|title=Pirate Radio Stations: Tuning In To Underground Broadcasts|publisher=TAB Books|isbn=0-8306-9268-1|page=90}}
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