Malvasia Malmsey was one of the three major wines exported from Greece in medieval times. (For other examples, see Rumney wine and Cretan wine). It is alleged that when Edward IV of England convicted his brother, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, of high treason, his private execution consisted of being "drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine," which is dramatized in Shakespeare's "Richard III". Both Monemvasia and Candia have lent their names to modern grape varieties. In Greece, there is a variety known as Monemvasia, evidently named after the port, though now grown primarily in the Cyclades. In western Europe,
Drowned (song) philosophy than mod conformism," which is his objective through much of the album. The piano part was borrowed from the song "Hitchcock Railway" by Joe Cocker. Charlesworth praises Chris Stainton's "great piano work." This piano part gives "Drowned" a similar feel to that of "5.15," on which Stainton also played. In an amazing coincidence, the studio that "Drowned" was recorded in was flooded just after the song was recorded. "Drowned" is one of the most played songs by the Who from "Quadrophenia", being played throughout their tours, and because it required no backing tapes, it was often performed as a