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As I lie amongst the heather bed High above the ocean’s roar
Looking first through my own digital catalogue for songs with Time in them, I happened across this album and this song. I did a post on it back in March 2025. The next part is from the original post:
Max from PowerPop posted about this album in December of last year (read it here) and I immediately became intrigued. After listening to it on repeat at Spotify, I bought it used at discogs and was blessed enough to find the, “Limited Edition Deluxe Package” with six bonus tracks. I enjoyed flipping through the booklet, seeing the many photos of Meher Baba, who the album is dedicated to, and learning about the album and its songs.
I’m glad I revisited this song. American Songwritersays, “Pete doesn’t even appear on … ‘Forever’s No Time at All’.” This is confirmed in the album liner notes by Pete:
“The words of this were written by Mike McInnerny’s wife, Katie. Billy Nicholls sings and plays acoustic. Caleb Quaye plays everything else. Caleb appears courtesy of Dick James Music.”
On Pete’s website, there are more notes on the song. Since I couldn’t copy and paste them, I just took a pic of what Pete says:
Forever’s No Time At All (Track 3)
Written by: William Morris Nicholls, Kate Mc Innerney
And nothing sure is forever
When forever's no time at all
As I lie amongst the heather bed
High above the ocean's roar
I seem to hear my name being called
Yet who am I waiting for
And I love the lover who loves with
All the love he has and more
And now that the summer's ending
And your baby cries out to sea
I do feel that I am drowning
In the love that you're sending me
And now that the summer's ending
And your baby cries out to sea
I do feel that I am drowning
In the love that you're sending me
Jim Adams is the host of Song Lyric Sunday. This week Jim says find a song that mentions Time.
Thank you for the shoutout Lisa! I’m glad you took to this song and that album. Something about Pete is his solo albums don’t really sound like The Who…and as much as I love the Who…I’m glad they don’t. I’m also glad you enjoyed it…I was finding out also and yea it’s really good.
Max, are you surprised he had nothing to do with writing and performing this song? I know I am. I was thinking that’s some kickass acoustic guitar when I first heard it.
Clive I don’t know if you’ve heard The Who version of The Seeker, but I haven’t. Pete does it on this album and I adore it, but others who’ve heard The Who version like the original better. Maybe whichever one you’ve heard first and gotten used to? There should be a musical term for that phenomenon, eh? :)
Excellent and informative write up for this song. I had not heard it before- but it def gave me a Who kind of feel (I think it is the vocals are reminiscent of Tommy) I don’t recall experiencing on any other Townsend solo project songs. Isn’t it amazing he wasn’t even one of the writers!
I think this is my first time listening to a Pete Townshend solo song, and this was nice and peaceful, but as you said Pete did not play on this track and I should probably check out more of his stuff. Thanks for sharing your music, Lisa.
Jim you might find the rest of the album pleasant. My copy has 6 bonus songs on it also. I think Steve is on the right track in saying the recording quality isn’t the greatest. This is an album that needs to be remastered.
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Thank you for the shoutout Lisa! I’m glad you took to this song and that album. Something about Pete is his solo albums don’t really sound like The Who…and as much as I love the Who…I’m glad they don’t. I’m also glad you enjoyed it…I was finding out also and yea it’s really good.
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You are welcome on the shoutout :)
Max, are you surprised he had nothing to do with writing and performing this song? I know I am. I was thinking that’s some kickass acoustic guitar when I first heard it.
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Yea it’s odd that he only wrote a few songs on that album…I like this regardless! But of course it wasn’t even meant to be released I don’t think.
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Max, looking through the booklet, it appears he was caught up in the rapture of his guru. I’m glad someone decided to release the album!
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Thanks for introducing me to this Lisa, not heard it before it has quite a retro feel about it 🙌❤️
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My pleasure on the introduction, Ange <3 Retro is a good description of the sound.
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A new one for me, and I really like it. Thanks for the introduction!
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Clive thanks so much. The whole album is a gem in my mind.
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I’ll try it out 👍
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Clive I don’t know if you’ve heard The Who version of The Seeker, but I haven’t. Pete does it on this album and I adore it, but others who’ve heard The Who version like the original better. Maybe whichever one you’ve heard first and gotten used to? There should be a musical term for that phenomenon, eh? :)
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I agree with those who say the original is better: the difference is that Daltrey is a much better vocalist than Townshend.
I’ve no idea what that term might be, but it’s a good thought.
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I agree, Daltrey’s voice is one of the great voices.
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Excellent and informative write up for this song. I had not heard it before- but it def gave me a Who kind of feel (I think it is the vocals are reminiscent of Tommy) I don’t recall experiencing on any other Townsend solo project songs. Isn’t it amazing he wasn’t even one of the writers!
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V, thanks for listening and your impressions. The whole album is a beautiful gem. Yes, when I saw that he wasn’t I was taken aback.
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I had a housemate in 1972 who played this album a lot. It sounds like it was mixed by someone wearing earmuffs or working underwater. But I like it.
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lol, Steve! From what Max said, some/all of it wasn’t expected to be released. I wonder if they could remaster it and bring it up to the surface?
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I think this is my first time listening to a Pete Townshend solo song, and this was nice and peaceful, but as you said Pete did not play on this track and I should probably check out more of his stuff. Thanks for sharing your music, Lisa.
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Jim you might find the rest of the album pleasant. My copy has 6 bonus songs on it also. I think Steve is on the right track in saying the recording quality isn’t the greatest. This is an album that needs to be remastered.
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New for me, Lisa. I like it! Great write up and info.
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Thanks, Nancy!
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Welcome, Lisa
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So this was a new song for me, Lisa. Thanks for sharing it. It was really rather good. 🥰
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So happy you liked it, Christine :)
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This song sounds very familiar to me, though I can’t specifically recall why or how. In any case, I like it. (K)
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It’s a good’n and I was glad to learn it was written by a woman.
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wow, an awesome song selection Li! 🌹💝😁 I loved it! 💝🌹💜💜
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New to me. I enjoyed it, especially the bass and violin. Thanks for sharing it.
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Marina, glad you enjoyed it. You are most welcome.
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Nice sounding little song, and I like it and the music. :)
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So happy you do, Barbara. It’s a gem.
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