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"Cousin Kevin" is a song by The Who, written by John Entwistle. It appears as the eighth track on the The Who's fourth album and their first Rock opera, ''Tommy'' (1969).〔Tommy (album)〕 The song is about the album's protagonist, Tommy, being bullied and tortured by his sadistic cousin Kevin. ==Background== According to John Entwistle, Pete Townshend commissioned him to write this song and "Fiddle About" during a discussion in Detroit during the "Magic Bus" tour, which would make it July 13, 1968. Townsend told Entwistle to "Write something horrible."〔http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Tommy.htm〕 Entwistle said, "I actually based ''Cousin Kevin'' on a boy who lived across the street. Our parents thought we should play together, and he was completely sadistic. Musically, I wanted the piece to sound both sinister and childish, so I came up with a kind of 'Chopsticks' theme on the piano to make it sound like a simple children's song."〔http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Tommy.htm〕 "Fiddle About" and "Cousin Kevin" were the only two songs on ''Tommy'' written by John Entwistle. When asked why he wrote the songs "Fiddle About" and "Cousin Kevin", Entwistle replied:
In an early song list, this song followed "Fiddle About" and was preceded by the bridge song "Cousin Kevin Model Child" which was finally released on the 1998 rarities compilation album ''Odds & Sods''. It was then followed by a song called "''Dream (School Song)''.The Who rarely performed "Cousin Kevin" in the live version of ''Tommy''. Entwistle sings the lead vocals with prominent harmony from Townshend, which is often mistaken for the lead. The original LP has the vocals centered, the guitars in the left channel, and bass in the right. The remastered version has Entwhistle's vocals in the center, Townshend's vocals panned left and right, the 12-string guitar in the right channel, and the electric guitar in the left channel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cousin Kevin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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