A Legal Matter
"A Legal Matter" is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by the British rock band the Who for their debut album "My Generation".
It was recorded on 12 October 1965 at IBC Studios, and released as the B-side to "
The Kids Are Alright" in the U.S.
The single was released by Shel Talmy without the permission of the Who and reached number 32.
This was an attempt to sabotage the release of the band's chosen single "Substitute" which reached number 5, as a result of a legal dispute between Talmy and the band at the time.
The subject of the song is breach of promise and
it marks the first time Townshend sang lead vocals, rather than Roger Daltrey, possibly because the song was too close to home for Daltrey who was divorcing his wife at the time.
Who biographer John Atkins describes Townshend's voice on the song as being higher and less abrasive than Daltrey's.
But "Rolling Stone" critic Dave Marsh thinks that although the vocal has some charm, it does not suggest that Townshend's voice would be good enough to be the band's full-time lead singer.
Author Mike Segretto describes the vocal as a "noncommercial adenoidal croon."
According to Allmusic critic Stewart Mason, "adenoidal whine actually makes the singer sound like he's sneaking out in the dead of night, scared to death that his wife's going to catch him."
Atkins describes the two note guitar figure used in the introduction to the song as being "memorable and catchy."
He states that the song incorporates a "short, jolting rhythm" similar to that on their more famous song "My Generation."
Steve Grantley and Alan G. Parker state that "the band sound like they have been let off the leash and really let rip to create another early classic.
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Segretto describes the melody as being "excellent."
Nicky Hopkins joins the band on piano, and Segretto claims that his "hyper piano runs contribute much amphetamine fuel to the song.
Atkins also notes the "ironic humour" of the song.
Mason also finds the song "funny."
Segretto points out that the lyrics are surprisingly misogynistic coming from Townshend, but that is softened by the "playful tone and cute lines like 'Just wanna keep on doing all the dirty little things I do."
According to Townshend the song "is about a guy on the run from a chick about to pin him down for breach of contract.
What this song was screaming from behind lines like
'It's a legal matter, baby, marrying's no fun
/
It's a legal matter
, baby, you got me on the run' was, "
I'm lonely, I'm hungry, the bed needs making.'
I wanted a maid, I suppose.
" Marsh suggests that the protagonist really doesn't want to marry because "he's terrified of discovering who he really is (boring, middle-class and conventional.)
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Several commentators noted an influence from the Rolling Stones on this song, particularly their song "The Last Time.
" For example, Segretto states "A Legal Matter" has "a nagging, droning riff that may share DNA with 'The Last Time.'"
Mason states that the song "proves conclusively that Pete Townshend was working on a different plane than just about every other songwriter in London in 1965."
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Michelangelo Faggioli
Michelangelo Faggioli( 1666–1733) was an Italian lawyer and celebrated amateur composer of humorous cantatas in Neapolitan dialect.
A founder of a new genre of Neapolitan comedy, he was the composer of the opera buffa" La Cilla" in 1706.
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter best known as the guitarist, backing and secondary lead vocalist, principal songwriter, co-founder and leader of the rock band
The Who.
His career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the band grew to be one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 20th century.
Pete Townshend is the main songwriter for the Who, having written well over 100 songs for the band's 12 studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia", plus popular rock radio staples such as
"Who's Next", and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles,
bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations such as "Odds & Sods" (1974).
He has also written more than 100 songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs.
Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays keyboards, banjo, accordion, harmonica, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesiser, bass guitar, and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums and as a guest contributor to an array of other artists' recordings.
He is self-taught on all of the instruments he plays and has never had any formal training.
Townshend has also contributed to and authored many newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, and he has collaborated as a lyricist and composer for many other musical acts.
Due to his aggressive playing style and innovative songwriting techniques, Townshend's works with The Who and in other projects have earned him critical acclaim.
He was ranked No. 3 in Dave Marsh's list of Best Guitarists in "The New Book of Rock Lists", No. 10
in Gibson.com's list of the top 50 guitarists, and No. 10 again in "Rolling Stone"s updated 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
In 1983, Townshend received the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement; in 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who; in 2001, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of the Who; and in 2008 he received Kennedy Center Honors.
He and Roger Daltrey received The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA on 21 May 2016.
Alexandru Cristea
Alexandru Cristea( 1890 – 1942) was the composer of the music for" Limba Noastră", current national anthem of Moldova.
Petrus de Domarto
Petrus de Domarto( fl. c. 1445– 1455) was a Franco- Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
He was a contemporary and probable acquaintance of Ockeghem, and was the composer of at least one of the first unified mass cycles to be written in continental Europe.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Fran Villalba (composer)
Fran Villalba( Asunción, 7 November 1978) is a Paraguayan film composer and pianist.
He has composed scores for many short films and featured films.
He is best known as the composer of the award- winning Paraguayan film" 7 Boxes"( 2012).

Question: What is the award that the composer of song A Legal Matter earned?
Answer: Kennedy Center Honors