Your Ten Favourite...Who songs

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Your Ten Favourite...Who songs

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In honour of the superb new "Endless Wire" record and tour and in no particular order ...

Pictures Of Lily
Armenia City In The Sky
The Real Me
Slip Kid
Baba O'Riley
I Can't Explain
5:15
Im Free
Who Are You
The Kids Are Allright
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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Ooh.. tough one...

This is bound to change by tomorrow, but (in no particular order):

1. Heaven and Hell
2. The Kids Are Alright
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4. A Quick One, While He's Away (live versions)
5. Bargain
6. I'm One
7. However Much I Booze
8. Substitute
9. Overture
10. I'm A Boy
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Substitute
Teenage Wastelands
Won't Get Fooled Again
My Generation
Let's See Action
Magic Bus
Behind blue eyes
The Kids Are Alright
Pictures Of Lily
Who are you
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Post by pophead2k »

My taste in the Who doesn't run to the obscure so much, but it will probably contain more post-Moon stuff than most:

The Kids are Alright
Bargain
See Me Touch Me Feel Me
You Better You Bet
Athena
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Pictures of Lily
Squeeze Box
I Can See for Miles
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Gillibeanz wrote: Teenage Wastelands
I think you mean "Baba O'Riley" :D
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Oops - I always make that mistake :oops: - thanks Blue!
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1. The Kids Are Alright
2. 1921
3. I Can See For Miles
4. I Can't Explain
5. Happy Jack
6. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
7. Pinball Wizard
8. Substitute
9. My Generation
10. Magic Bus
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Baba O'Reilly
Blue red and grey
Won't get fooled again
5.15
Substitute
Join together
The kids are all right
The real me
I can't explain
Long live rock
Can't you see I'm trying to change this water to wine
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Post by Mike Boom »

Innerssing to see the only constant is "The Kids Are Allright" - the greatest Who song? Perhaps!
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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So Sad About Us, as done by The Jam, anyway.
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That's also a good one
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After many years and much research I have come to the conclusion that the Who are the greatest rock and roll band in the world - eva.

The Beatles had the songwriting but the Who had the passion and vision.
The Stones had the swagger but the Who had the power and the punch.
The Kinks had the wit but the Who had the heart and the madness.

The Who also had the best drummer, the best bass guitarist, the best guitarist, a damn good singer and the best stage show around. Truly revolutionary, true pioneers and the best rock n roll band the world has ever seen. No contest.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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I Can See For Miles
The Kids Are Alright
Substitute
I Can't Explain
5:15
Won't Get Fooled Again
A Quick One
Slip Kid
Behind Blue Eyes
My Generation

Boris the Spider ......not really in my top ten, but I still get a kick out of it every time I listen to it.
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Substitute
Boris the Spider
Happy Jack
Pictures of Lily
Won't get Fooled Again
Squeeze Box
You Better You Bet
Magic Bus
So sad about us
My Generation
corruptio optimi pessima
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Post by wardo68 »

this week:

I Can't Explain
Amazing Journey/Sparks
Substitute (Live At Leeds version)
A Quick One (Rock N Roll Circus version)
The Song Is Over
I'm One
They Are All In Love
Blue Red & Grey
How Many Friends
Man In A Purple Dress

honorable mention: Pete's "Slit Skirts", up there with "New Lace Sleeves" as one of my absolute favorite songs by anybody.
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A Quick One (Rock N Roll Circus version)

Good call Wardo - that is an awesome performance.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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Post by ReadyToHearTheWorst »

Some obvious choices, but here goes:

My Generation (of course)
I Can See For Miles (apparently, he couldn't be bothered to do more than a one note guitar solo)
Won't get Fooled Again (muscular)
Music Must Change
I'm One
Love Reign O'er Me (dramatic, beautiful)
Substitute
Magic Bus (daft psychedelia)
Pictures of Lily (best song about wanking)
Behind Blue Eyes

Didn't do many 'love songs' did they?
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Post by Otis Westinghouse »

Current Mojo has a covers of Brian Wilson bonuss CD, opening with The Who doing Barbara Ann. I would never have guessed, other than the drumming. Is this a well-known cover?

I once heard a Catalan band do a cover of 'Substitut' in Catalan. Sounded wonderful! 'Soc un substitut per un altre home' etc.
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Post by ReadyToHearTheWorst »

Otis Westinghouse wrote:... The Who doing Barbara Ann. I would never have guessed, other than the drumming. Is this a well-known cover?
Moon was a big surf music fan. In 1966 they did a number of covers including Barbara Ann, Bucket T and The Batman Theme, and released on the Ready, Steady, Who EP.

Until the recent round of re-issues these tracks rarely got an outing, so they are farely obscure.
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Post by Boy With A Problem »

and a couple of clips of the Who the playing Barbara Ann

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4d6mj7PG9qA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m6LvSN0xhP0
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