The Punk and the Godfather
The Who * Track #5 On Quadrophenia
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Album Quadrophenia
- #1
I Am the SeaThe Who
- #2
The Real MeThe Who
- #3Quadrophenia
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- #4Cut My Hair
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- #5The Punk and the Godfather
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- #6I’m One
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- #7The Dirty Jobs
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- #8Helpless Dancer
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- #9Is It In My Head?
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- #10I’ve Had Enough
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- #115:15
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- #12Sea and Sand
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- #13Drowned
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- #14Bell Boy
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- #15Doctor Jimmy
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- #16The Rock
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- #17Love Reign O’er Me
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- #18Quadrophenia - Introduction- The Story
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The Punk and the Godfather by The Who
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The WhoWrited by
Pete TownshendAbout
In “The Punk and the Godfather”, the protagonist of Quadrophenia, Jimmy, goes to see a mod band perform, only to be disappointed that the band were just part of the mod culture that made up the audience.
The name on the US version is “The Punk Meets the Godfather”.
The Punk and the Godfather Lyrics
[Verse 1: Punk 1]
You declared you would be three inches taller
You only became what we made you
Thought you were chasing a destiny calling
You only earned what we gave you
You fell and cried as our people were starving
Now you know that we blame you
You tried to walk on the trail we were carving
Now you know that we framed you
[Chorus: Godfather 1]
I'm the guy in the sky
Flying high, flashing eyes
No surprise I told lies
I'm the punk in the gutter
I'm the new president
And I grew and I bent
Don't you know? Don't it show?
I'm the punk with the stutter
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
[Verse 2: Punk 2]
We tried to speak between lines of oration
You could only repeat what we told you
Your axe belongs to a dying nation
They don't know that we own you
You're watching movies, trying to find the feelers
You only see what we show you
We're the slaves of the phony leaders
Breathe the air we have blown you
[Chorus: Godfather 1]
I'm the guy in the sky
Flying high, flashing eyes
No surprise, I told lies
I'm the punk in the gutter
Woo! I'm the new president
And I grew and I bent
Don't you know? Don't it show?
I'm the punk with the stutter
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
[Bridge: Godfather 2]
I have to be careful not to preach
I can't pretend that I can teach
And yet, I lived your future out
By pounding stages like a clown
And on the dance floor, broken glass
And bloody faces slowly pass
The numbered seats in empty rows
It all belongs to me, you know
(Okay!)
[Verse 3: Punk 1]
You declared you would be three inches taller
You only became what we made you
Thought you were chasing a destiny calling
You only earned what we gave you
You fell and cried as our people were starving
Now you know that we blame you
You tried to walk on the trail we were carving
Now you know that we framed you
[Chorus: Godfather 1]
I'm the guy in the sky
Flying high, flashing eyes
No surprise, I told lies
I'm the punk in the gutter
Whoa, yeah! I'm the new president
And I grew and I bent
Don't you know? Don't it show?
I'm the punk with the stutter
[Outro]
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
(My, my, my, my, my g-g-g-g-generation)
The Punk and the Godfather Q&A
Who wrote The Punk and the Godfather's ?
The Punk and the Godfather was written by Pete Townshend.
Who produced The Punk and the Godfather's ?
The Punk and the Godfather was produced by The Who & Kit Lambert.
When did The Who release The Punk and the Godfather?
The Who released The Punk and the Godfather on Fri Oct 26 1973.