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The unedited version of The Who’s hit song Who Are You. Released in 1978, this song is considered to be one of the greatest songs in rock history.
Who Are You”, composed by Pete Townshend, is the title track on The Who’s 1978 release, Who Are You, the last album released before drummer Keith Moon’s death in September 1978. It was released as a double-A sided single with the John Entwistle composition “Had Enough”, also featured on the album. The song became one of the band’s biggest US hits, peaking at #14.
The album version includes an extra verse compared to the much shorter single. Additionally, a “lost verse” mix of the song was released on the 1996 reissue of Who Are You, with a completely different second verse: “I used to check my reflection / Jumping with my cheap guitar / I must have lost my direction, cause I ended up a superstar/ One night I was in the boardroom/ Affected by the human race/ You can learn from my mistakes, but you’re posing in the glass again”.
The song is unusual in that it contains two instances of the word “fuck” — at 2:16 and 5:43 (at 2:14 and 4:27 in the single edit version) — yet has been played frequently in its entirety on rock radio stations. The expletives, while not clearly enunciated and slightly obscured by Moon’s drum fills, are nevertheless quite audible. This led to some controversy when ABC’s unedited broadcast of The Who’s Live 8 performance retained them.
Who Are You”, composed by Pete Townshend, is the title track on The Who’s 1978 release, Who Are You, the last album released before drummer Keith Moon’s death in September 1978. It was released as a double-A sided single with the John Entwistle composition “Had Enough”, also featured on the album. The song became one of the band’s biggest US hits, peaking at #14.
The album version includes an extra verse compared to the much shorter single. Additionally, a “lost verse” mix of the song was released on the 1996 reissue of Who Are You, with a completely different second verse: “I used to check my reflection / Jumping with my cheap guitar / I must have lost my direction, cause I ended up a superstar/ One night I was in the boardroom/ Affected by the human race/ You can learn from my mistakes, but you’re posing in the glass again”.
The song is unusual in that it contains two instances of the word “fuck” — at 2:16 and 5:43 (at 2:14 and 4:27 in the single edit version) — yet has been played frequently in its entirety on rock radio stations. The expletives, while not clearly enunciated and slightly obscured by Moon’s drum fills, are nevertheless quite audible. This led to some controversy when ABC’s unedited broadcast of The Who’s Live 8 performance retained them.
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
aMO eSta roLaa....mi favorita cancion de the who!!
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xiaohuabang wrote:
真好听！
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Sixtiesjock wrote:
Who are you-Who are we- Who are they?, the Who at their stomping Best, that's who.
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richy1965 wrote:
this is for you section b..super NGE..
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Sala1311 wrote:
who are you-try to find it out..
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ThePinkGirl wrote:
whooooooo whooo oooooo
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Elodave wrote:
Dance Grissom you miserable bastard!
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frazzle11 wrote:
absolution awesome
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corky64 wrote:
Great track....<3
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Persians wrote:
Epic.
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rush2000 wrote:
who the fu.k are you
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toffea wrote:
Artful you are empty of ....art. Just try to play like this and then You ' ll be able to talk . Bon courage !!!!!!!
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nanner2z wrote:
yummmmy best live show ever....
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happygonutty wrote:
just think - from the 60's till today (almost) - what a group!
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BlackRainbowx3 wrote:
I am Jessica Kassis. :O And I have goosebumps all over my body.... ALL OVER. And I really don't think it's from this song. xD
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Insanenobody wrote:
The Who! \m/
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gleisdreieck wrote:
Do you know, who are you?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fAgalloch wrote:
yo momma
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maxfifteenchara wrote:
who the fuck are you
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fAgalloch wrote:
csi is shit. just the same shit over and over. they notice some tiny detail in their forensic shit that proves some dude guilty. blahblahblah. it's insane how that stupid show can have that many spin offs. it's an insult to the who
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