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Research Query: The Songs the Who Played in NYC
self ^ | 10/23/01 | self

Posted on 10/23/2001 9:54:06 AM PDT by MoralSense

Boy, the old brain! I thought I'd never forget the lineup of songs The Who played at the Concert for NYC, but I did. Which song came after "Behind Blue Eyes" and before "Won't Get Fooled Again"? And is "Baba O'Reilly" the song I think of as "Teenage Wasteland"?

Anybody who wants to offer any thoughts on the Who's reception, please do so. This will be the subject of my next column on Enter Stage Right.


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1 posted on 10/23/2001 9:54:06 AM PDT by MoralSense
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To: MoralSense
"Who are you" (title song of "Who Are You" album) + Baba O'Reilly is correct :)
2 posted on 10/23/2001 9:55:33 AM PDT by Steven W.
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To: MoralSense
And is "Baba O'Reilly" the song I think of as "Teenage Wasteland"?

Yep.

Which song came after "Behind Blue Eyes" and before "Won't Get Fooled Again"?

I didn't see the show, but I saw a snippet of them playing "Who Are You?" - maybe that was it.

3 posted on 10/23/2001 9:56:08 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: MoralSense
PS - remember that the last stop of 2000 campaign found W in Little Rock playing "Won't Get Fooled Again"
4 posted on 10/23/2001 9:56:42 AM PDT by Steven W.
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To: MoralSense
I was happy to see Townsend playing electric on stage again, and not being in a soundproof booth.
5 posted on 10/23/2001 9:59:06 AM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: MoralSense
They opened with Who Are You, then Behind Blue Eyes, then Baba O'Reilly and finished with Won't Get Fooled Again. The only band to play four songs. They tore the roof off the Garden.
6 posted on 10/23/2001 10:03:51 AM PDT by secret garden
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To: MoralSense
The Who was the best act on Saturday night. They were the defintion of rock n roll.
7 posted on 10/23/2001 10:14:17 AM PDT by SternTrek
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Does anybody have the "libretto" for the Operaman performance? I've been laughing about it for 2.5 days and I can't remember all the lines & rhymes.
8 posted on 10/23/2001 10:21:05 AM PDT by sanchmo
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Yes it was "WHO ARE YOU". I wished that they would sing more songs they were the best thing on the show.
9 posted on 10/23/2001 10:30:41 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: dirtboy
Oops I take that back - the best thing was the booing of Hillary, Bubba, Mark Green and Richard Gere.
10 posted on 10/23/2001 10:31:54 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: MoralSense
Listening to the lyrics for "won't get fooled again", I have come to the conclusion that this was a strong statement of libertarian beliefs. Does anyone know this to be true of them? I know it is a pretty straightforward song, but could anybody else offer any other interpretations?

BTW, it is my all time favorite song...

11 posted on 10/23/2001 10:55:34 AM PDT by Frank Grimes
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Oh Yeah!!!

12 posted on 10/23/2001 11:00:52 AM PDT by Frank Grimes
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To: Frank Grimes
Someone once referred to the young Pete Townshend as a nose on a stick...
13 posted on 10/23/2001 11:02:11 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Frank Grimes
but could anybody else offer any other interpretations?

I don't know anything about their politics, but the Who may have offered their own interpretation of their song, or at least a different take on it. According to what I read on that Humongous Concert thread on Saturday night, the last line "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" was deliberately omitted. They did not sing it.

Somehow I don't think they left it out because they feared being booed :).

14 posted on 10/23/2001 11:02:34 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: hellinahandcart
I caught that too! Brilliant!!!
15 posted on 10/23/2001 11:08:16 AM PDT by Frank Grimes
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To: Frank Grimes
Apparently they "see a difference" :-)...
16 posted on 10/23/2001 11:11:17 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: secret garden
Not just 4 songs, but long songs. Won't Get Fooled Again generally ways in at 8 minutes, Baba O'Reilly and Who Are You? are typically in the 6 or 7 range (in typical live performances, I didn't catch the show so I don't know how they weighed in Saturday). Behind Blue Eyes is the only "normal" lengthed song in that list.

And, of course, the play list proves something I've said for years. If you're only going to own one Who album it should be Who's Next, it lacks the artistry of Tommy and the grandeur of Quadrophenia, but it's 45 minutes of solid kick butt Who style Rock & Roll that really encapsulates everything The Who was and represented. And most of the bonus tracks that have been added to the CD should have been classics (Water blows me away everytime, what a song).

17 posted on 10/23/2001 11:14:14 AM PDT by discostu
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When you went to the record store and looked at all the Who single albums they were all special price exept for Who's next which was full regular price this was during the early 80's Quadrophenia is my al time favorite album
18 posted on 10/23/2001 12:04:27 PM PDT by rlwinston
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19 posted on 10/23/2001 12:10:30 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
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20 posted on 10/23/2001 12:17:27 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
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