Pete Townshend's Musical Rendition
| O' Parvardigar | ||||
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| Studio album EP by Pete Townshend | ||||
| Released | 2001 (United Kingdom) | |||
| Genre | rock | |||
| Label | Eel Pie | |||
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The prayer became well known after Pete Townshend, lead song writer for the rock band The Who and a follower of Meher Baba, wrote and recorded an interpretation of the prayer. While there are earlier recordings, the song reached a wide audience with the release of Who Came First in 1972. In 2001 Townshend released a solo EP, O' Parvardigar, with three versions of the song: his studio version, a live recording made in India at Meher Baba's third Amartithi in January 1972, and a German language version that Townshend recorded specifically for the opening of a European Baba Center. Other Townshend albums that contain the song include I Am (1972) and Jai Baba (2001).
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