Sparks (The Who)
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| "Sparks" | ||
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| Song by The Who | ||
| From the album Tommy | ||
| Album released | 23 May 1969 | |
| Recorded | September 19 1968 to March 7, 1969 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Song Length | 2:46 | |
| Record label | Polydor | |
| Producer | Kit Lambert | |
| Tommy Album Listing | ||
| Amazing Journey | Sparks | Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker) |
"Sparks" is an instrumental by The Who, which originally featured on the album "Tommy" (1969). It was usually performed live as a medley with "Amazing Journey", but has also appeared as part of "My Generation" on the album "Live At Leeds" (1970)). The song also makes an early appearance as the middle section of the Who's 1967 track "Rael" on "The Who Sell Out".
The track may be an early example of slack tuned acoustic guitars on the studio recording, which is in the key of C#, whereas subsequent live versions are played in the key of E.
The song was featured in the movie Almost Famous as Patrick Fugit's character, William Miller, is discovering the collection of music given to him by his sister. Even though Crowe uses the original studio recording on the soundtrack album, in the movie, he splices the beginning section of the studio version, with the middle and "Underture" sections of the live version from "Live At Leeds".
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