The New Cue #290 June 5: Dave Wakeling of The Beat

"Pete Townshend called up and said, 'Me and Dave Gilmour are trying to play your song...'"

Jun 5, 2023

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We hope you had a 10/10 weekend. We’re here to keep the good vibes coming with a special Story Behind The Song all about The Beat’s 1982 classic Save It For Later. Vocalist Dave Wakeling tells us about how he accidentally came up with the song, why the rest of the band initially rejected it, getting surprise phone calls from Pete Townshend,…

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