Let My Love Open The Door

actually pete meant this to be a very spiritual song, about god's love, (not in xian sense, of course, look up meher baba). But he sang it in first person and it ended up sounding like pop fluff, like some high school kid trying to get a date.

awesome song.....not too deep lyrics.....but great song

I think rodneyj's right about Townshend's wanting this to be a spiritual song, and he was a follower of Meher Baba.

I don't think the song sounds too fluffy, though. It might, except that you can tell from Pete's voice that he's completely sincere, which is what makes it such a beautiful song.

This is a real strong song about a promise to someone that he'll take of them if they let his love "open the door" to who they are. The message is basically, I love you and I know we can save each other because that what love does. The mood of the song is very hopeful.

fucking good song

I always found it thought-provoking that this song would be followed some years later with "Secondhand Love" from The White City album. I always wondered what happened in Petes' life in-between the two songs.

In the beginning of this song, does it sound like Final Fantasy music to anyone else?

btw, do you think it coincidental Townshend recorded an entirely new version of this song for John Cusack in Grosse Pointe Blank? Watch the scene in which the song is played and you'll get it.

Pete's not gay! Why does everyone think that? He may be bisexual, I don't know, but he's married and has kids! This song is great, a pure pop song, but I still love it!

In the liner notes of Pete's Anthology cd, he sums it up sweet and simple... "Jesus sings".