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- Baba O'Riley. One of the greatest tracks ever recorded from one of the most underrated bands ever. Whenever people mention great British bands of the 60s, there is always The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and so on but never a mention of The Who.
- Won't Get Fooled Again. When anyone makes a list like this, they know there will be an argument over what song should be #1. But the one thing that can't be argued with is this song is over 8 minutes long, so that means more Keith Moon on drums, more John Entwistle on bass, more Roger Daltrey on vocals, and more Pete Townshend on guitar.
- Behind Blue Eyes. I actually regard this song as a quite underrated cut from The Who. Often, rock stations won't play this tune in favor of more popular and well-known songs from the same album like Baba O'Riley or Won't Get Fooled Again, but this song deserves just as much (or perhaps more) attention.
- My Generation. This is definitely my favorite by them, but I can understand Baba O'Riley being at the top spot. This song is just all over the place in a good way.
- Graeme Ross
- “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (Who’s Next, 1971) Over eight minutes long and featuring the most iconic scream in Seventies rock, the ultimate Who stadium anthem works on two levels – as a withering assessment of the political status quo and those who seek to change it, and as a mighty power chord epic.
- “My Generation” (My Generation, 1965) The Who’s early career-defining song spoke for and to a generation of disaffected youths. Entwistle’s incredible bass runs, Daltrey’s iconic stuttering vocal with implied expletive, Moon’s frenetic drumming, Townshend’s opening riff and closing feedback, and one of the most famous lines in rock, “Hope I die before I get old”, make this as influential as any one record can possibly be.
- “I Can See for Miles” (The Who Sell Out, 1967) The huge production with thundering Keith Moon drums and Townshend’s jagged riffs is the key to what Pete Townshend has described as the “ultimate Who record”.
- “Baba O’Riley” (Who’s Next, 1971) The anthemic opening track from The Who’s greatest album demonstrated how far Townshend’s song craft had progressed, even from the triumphant Tommy.
- Pinball Wizard
- Bargain
- Who Are You
- I Can’T Explain
- I Can See For Miles
- Love Reign O’Er Me
- The Real Me
- # 3- My Generation
- # 2- Won’T Get Fooled Again
- # 1- Baba O’Riley
If you came of age in the mid to late seventies, chances are the first time you heard The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” it was Elton John’s version. Elton John had a tremendous hit with the song, which stemmed from his role as the Pinball Wizard in the Hollywood motion picture of the Who’s Tommy album. While critics panned the Hollywood movie, they most ...
The Who album Who’s Next easily belongs in the Top 10 Rock Albums of All Time list. There should be no argument or debate about it. Two of the album’s tracks also deserve to be ranked way up high on the list of greatest rock songs of all time. The song “Bargain” was the second track on the Who’s Nextalbum. Roger Daltrey sang lead vocals on the vers...
The Who closed out the seventies with one heck of an album. The Who’s Who Are You record was loaded with great rock cuts that spit in the face of the punk and new wave movements of the time period. While The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Headsand many more were trying to change the rock and roll landscape, The Who followed no one but themselves. The al...
The Who’s “I Can’t Explain” was the band’s first single release of their career. It’s hard to believe that the Who released “I Cant Explain” almost sixty years ago in the United States during December 1964. Although they had previously released a song called “Zoot Suit,” under the band’s name High Numbers, “I Cant Explain” was the first official si...
The classic song “I Can See For Miles,” is another one of those early great Who songs that clearly defined the British Invasion sound of the mid-1960’s. The song was released on the Who’s third studio album, The Who Sell Out.That album was released in December of 1967. The song I” Can See For Miles,” was the only single released from the album. Ama...
We could have easily filled this Top 10 Who Songs list with tracks from the band’s masterpiece Quadrophenia. However, our goal as a classic rock history site is to cover as much ground as we can without dragging you down in a sea of long lists and monotonous information. So we have chosen as wisely as we could. Picking only one or two songs from th...
If young people who have grown up in the age of iPods and streaming could only get their hands on an original Quadrophenia album complete with the heavy booklet that came with the album, they would instantly start a revolution to ban all mp3s and return to a world of total vinyl. They don’t release album packages like they used to. And yes I know w...
As we get closer to the Number 1 position on our Top 10 Who songs list, writing anything original about these unbelievable rock classics becomes more difficult. The Who’s “My Generation” was released on their debut studio album My Generation in 1965. The song “My Generation” was the first single released from the album and peaked at No. 74 on the U...
There is classic rock, and then there is CLASSIC ROCK. The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is CLASSIC ROCK 101. We could argue that it’s the complete definition of Classic Rock. Sadly, we have to hear Roger’s classic scream at the beginning of every CSI episode, but Townshend has said he doesn’t care about our feelings, and it’s his song, so he can ...
Well, maybe it does. The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” is our choice for the Who’s most loved song on our Who Songs list. It was the opening track on the classic Who’s Nextalbum. Not only is the song our favorite Who song, it is what we believe to be the greatest rock and roll song of all time. No, we are not getting carried away; the song defined the essen...
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- Pictures of Lily. The Who - Pictures of Lily (1967) As we've already said, despite being well-known for their classic albums (be they conceptual like Tommy, or just packed with hits like My Generation and Who's Next), The Who also put out loads of great standalone singles, too.
- Happy Jack. The Who - Happy Jack. A number three hit in the UK and the band's first US top 40 single, 'Happy Jack' is a bouncing, music hall-esque mod romp that saw bassist John Entwistle and guitarist Pete Townshend helping out Roger Daltrey on lead vocals.
- Magic Bus. The Who - Magic Bus - Live At Leeds HQ. Written in 1965, recorded in 1968, 'Magic Bus' was another standalone Who single. It charted in the mid-20s on both sides of the Atlantic and was a tour staple in the band's early years.
- The Kids Are Alright. The Who - The Kids Are Alright. "When I wrote this song I was nothing but a kid, trying to work out right and wrong through all the things I did," said Pete Townshend at the Royal Albert Hall.
Rocks Off Magazine’s Top 10 Best Songs By The Who. 1. I Can’t Explain. 2. The Kids Are Alright. 3. My Generation. 4. Magic Bus. 5. I Can See For Miles. 6. I’m Free. 7. Pinball Wizard.
Sep 7, 2021 · The Who’s Top 10 Songs. by Jacob Uitti 3 years ago. English rock ‘n’ roll band, The Who, is one of those groups that’s seemingly had two-to-eleven careers.
