# A 'Who' Song. (?) ...asking for a friend **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 30, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376 "2023-06-30T21:11:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/1 "2023-06-30T21:11:49Z")
I thought I’d ask here.She said it was driving her mad! can’t think of the name, it’s silly… It’s a girl’s name ending in -A …(like Perdit-A or Athen-A)…some more and then something like “she’s a \_\_\_” (and then an answer), and it repeats…then goes back to the main song…does any of this nonsense ring a bell? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/2 "2023-06-30T21:16:59Z")
Athena ETA, [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Go6FYVw6tTo/hqdefault.jpg "The Who - Athena (+lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6FYVw6tTo) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/3 "2023-06-30T21:17:22Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Go6FYVw6tTo/hqdefault.jpg "The Who - Athena (+lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go6FYVw6tTo) Probably are thinking of Athena. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/4 "2023-06-30T21:21:11Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > She said it was driving her mad! Hopefully not like a suicidal psychopath. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/5 "2023-06-30T21:24:25Z")
Its working title was “Theresa,” as Pete Townshend had written it actress Theresa Russell, on whom he had an unrequited crush. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/6 "2023-06-30T23:44:26Z")
This is the only single I own on picture disc. I’m not sure what prompted me to buy it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/7 "2023-07-01T01:07:04Z")
That’s the name that was rattling around in my head I knew if I came here someone would save me the trouble of searching it out. Thank you, Dopers! ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/8 "2023-07-01T01:32:31Z")
She’s a BOMB! ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/9 "2023-07-01T01:49:30Z")
She’s just a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-who-song-asking-for-a-friend/986376/10 "2023-07-01T19:42:26Z")
I didn’t mean that—I just said it.