If you're not familiar with it, check out Ronnie Lane on lead vocals on "Evolution", my favorite song on Pete Townshend's "Who Came First'', a great LP as it were. I'd love to see some reactor cover this.

@@dusty4835 Although I am a fan of both Ronnie and Pete, I have somehow missed this song, in fact the whole album. I do have CD's of "Rough Mix", the album Pete and Ronnie made together (GREAT album), and a double CD compilation of Pete's solo work, which might have this song on it, I'll have to go back and check. Of the Marriot/Lane songwriting on SF's songs. Steve said that they rarely wrote together - "Ronnie wrote the more obscure songs and I wrote the hits". This is one of the reasons they broke up - Steve wanted to bust out and rock and Ronnie wanted to stay softer - classic "creative differences". They did get back together in the early 80's to make an album they called "Majik Midgets". It is interesting, but not their best work. At this time Ronnie was very ill with MS. It didn't get released until much later (perhaps after their deaths) as the record companies wanted them to tour to promote it, which Ronnie was physically unable to do.

Good to know. I figured the name was made up. Odd name.

@@willieboy3011 Named for the stinging nettles that made them itch, that grew there.

@@DawnSuttonfabfourAh, I see.

Not quite, Itchycoo Park was an amalgamation of all the parks that Ronnie went to growing up, Little Ilford Park, Valentines Park, Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats mainly. He told my dad that first hand and Ronnie wrote it, so he'd know!

@@DawnSuttonfabfour I heard it was because of the unwashed tramps who used to hang around parks.

I absolutely agree, man! I always loved this tune.........

I remembering loving this song too when it first came out in 67. They had such a unique sound.

Was he part of Savoy Brown?

@@KateBates22zabu Kim Simmonds, who died months ago.

Don't forget that Kenney Jones replace Keith Moon as drummer in WHO after Keith died. Also Ian (Mac) McLagan also had a long career as a journeyman key boarder for many outstanding performers such as the Stones and Bob Dylan.

@@cindyfalstrom7231 absolutely, they were all accomplished musicians.

That's a good rocking number 👍 I always forget that one , too for some reason. The entire Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album is a masterpiece.

It was indeed German. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat-Club

​@@rapidfirerob4with the beautiful Usuals Nerke as host.

absolute classic.

they had loads of hits!

@@charliegeorge9393 NOT in america!! nope nada just the 1. I detect you are in the u.k., the word "loads" indicates that.

@@charliegeorge9393sorry charlie...not in the united states, just itchykoo.

GROSS!

Thank you for the link. I like "Blue Murder's " cover. They really rocked it up. I think Steve would have approved. You are correct in your assesment, Steve was always a pistol, even as a little kid 🤩

Mac is gone too, Kenney is the only Small Face left.

Steve knew when to hold back and when to LET GO!

Sign of a great artist

Yes, a good one also...