2257 – The Who – Athena (1982)

 

Escrita por Pete Townshend, foi gravada em junho de 1982 e lançada em agosto de 1982, no compacto que tinha A man is a man como Lado B. Saiu também no disco It’s hard, o décimo disco da banda, em setembro de 1982. Foi produzida por Glyn Johns. Na verdade, ela abre o disco. Foi escrita pra atriz Theresa Russell. Chegou ao número 28 no Billboard Hot 100. Foi na verdade o último top40 da banda nos Estados Unidos. Chegou ao número 40 no Reino Unido. Chegou também ao número 5 no Canadá. Pete Townshend tentou dar em cima da atriz mas levou um fora. Roger Daltrey e Pete Townshend dividem os vocais principais. John Entwistle adicionou sopros. Kenney Jones tocou bateria.

 

A letra:

 

I had no idea how much I need her
In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
My heart starts palpitating
When I think my guess was wrong
But I think I'll get alone
She's just a girl
She's a bomb

Athena
All I ever want to do is please her
My life has been so settled
And she's the reason
Just one word from her
And my troubles are long gone
But I think I'll get along
She's just a girl
She's a bomb
She's a bomb
Just a girl, just a girl
Just a girl, just a girl
Just a girl, just a girl
She's just a girl

Athena
My heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
I felt like one of those flattened ants
You find on a crazy path
I'd have stopped myself to give her time
She didn't need to ask
Was I a suicidal psychopath
She's just a girl
She's a bomb
She's just a girl
She's a bomb
Consumed
There was a beautiful white horse
I saw on a dream stage
He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe
Livin' in his rib cage

I felt like a pickled priest
Who was being flambed
You've got me requisitioned blondie
She's just a girl
She's a bomb
I'm happy
She's a bomb
I'm ecstatic
Just a girl, just a girl
Just a girl, just a girl
Just a girl, just a girl
Just a girl

Look into the face of a child
Measure how long you smiled
Before the mem'ry claimed
How long would children remain
How long could children remain

Athena
You picked me up by my lapels
And screamed "leave her"
I felt like waking up in heaven
On an empty meter
And now you're stuck
With a castrated leader
And I hate the creep
I didn't mean that
She's a bomb
I just said it
She's a bomb
Please She's a bomb

Athena
I had no idea how much I need her
My life has been so settled
And she's the reason
Just one word from her
And my troubles are long gone
Ooh but I get along
She's just a girl
She's a bomb
She's just a girl
She's a bomb

 

A versão do Who:

 

 

A versão de Robbie Gil and Co.:

 

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