"Sparks" from Tommy

I know I say this a lot, but this song is unbelievable. It's by the band The Who, and it's featured in their musical called Tommy. The musical is about a deaf, "dumb" (mute), and blind kid. It goes through his life, and actually the child ends up being a champion at pinballf (the story is fiction). The thing I like about "Sparks" is that it doesn't involve any singing. It is purely an instrumental break, and in my opinion it is the best modern song that doesn't involve voice.

Everytime I hear "Sparks" I get so pumped up. The offbeats and the drums rule the song, and I just love the whole aura of the composition. Every time there is a hit I just want to dance or do a hit myself- through dance. For me it is an incredibly moving song. I gets me so energized; I just want to jump around. I do admit that I have some bias. You see, I was in the production of Tommy when I was eight years old, and I was the main person on stage during this time of the play. However, I couldn't move since I played the deaf, dumb, and blind kid. I just fell in love with the song. Also, I think that the band that played at my community theatre did a better job than this video does with the song. I'm sure that The Who were just spectacular at the song, but the arrangement I listen to has a better balance of guitar, synthesizer, bass, and drums.

Maybe there's a reason why I just want to dance to this song when I hear it. Maybe when I had to be standing still during this whole, all I wanted to do was jump around and "sing along" (on ba). Perhaps I get energized from the song so much because I never had the opportunity to when it was so close to me.

Anyways, here is The Who performing the song. Try and listen for the melody, and perhaps you will find it stimulating as well.