# Suggest A Song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 30, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893 "2002-03-30T07:36:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/1 "2002-03-30T07:36:45Z")
Ok, can you people recommend a song by The Who other than (only Who song I’ve ever heard) Teenage Wasteland? Or a song by anyone else who sounds like this… it’s a damn sweet song! ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/2 "2002-03-30T08:14:58Z")
Hey! You’ve only heard one Who song? There’s so much good stuff out there, I don’t even know where to start. First off, the name of the song that you were talking about is “Baba O’Riley”. I don’t know why it’s called that, though. The title seems to have practically nothing to do with the song. If you liked that one, then you’ll probably like “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Who Are You”. These are basically in the same style as “Baba O’Riley”. For what it’s worth, though, my favorite is “Behind Blue Eyes.” It’s much mellower than the others I’ve suggested, though. Happy Listening! ---
**Author:** ![ThePyroWeasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@ThePyroWeasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePyroWeasel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/3 "2002-03-30T10:26:17Z")
My favorite Who song is “You Better You Bet”. ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/4 "2002-03-30T11:23:28Z")
People try to put us d-down (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin’ 'bout my generation) So… My Generation. Great Who song. ---
**Author:** ![RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@RocknRoll\_Killing\_Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RocknRoll_Killing_Machine)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/5 "2002-03-30T11:39:54Z")
Pinball Wizard (dur) Pictures of Lilies Bargain ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/6 "2002-03-30T12:28:16Z")
they’re early stuff is way better than they’re later stuff, when they became all stadium rock. best who songs: can’t explain my generation pictures of lily ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/7 "2002-03-30T13:09:35Z")
The Kids Are Alright (also the name of a great documentary of the Who) Long Live Rock Substitute Pure and Easy (first on a Pete Townsend solo record) ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/8 "2002-04-01T15:54:05Z")
My favorite is “Eminence Front”. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/9 "2002-04-01T23:11:46Z")
Young Man Blues Summertime Blues We’re Not Gonna Take It Sparks Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/10 "2002-04-01T23:35:29Z")
What? No one is going to suggest Borris the Spider? :rolleyes: Behind Blue Eyes is my favorite, to tell the truth. ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/11 "2002-04-02T01:08:42Z")
Okay, **MyFootsZZZ** , your project, if you choose to accept it: 1. Go out and buy a copy of **Who’s Next** , the album with “Baba O’Riley,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” 2. Go out and buy a copy of **Live at Leeds** , but make sure it’s the full version (starts with “Heaven and Hell” not “Young Man Blues”) Best…Live…Album…Ever. 3. I’m new here, but apparently you need to say “hi” to Opal(?) ---
**Author:** ![KillerFig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@KillerFig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KillerFig)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/12 "2002-04-02T04:09:34Z")
I’ll second the recommendation for Bargain and add a few of my own. I’m Free and Won’t Get Fooled Again are probably my favorites of their popular stuff. A lesser-known one that I really like is The Dirty Jobs. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/13 "2002-04-02T08:19:38Z")
THANK YOU ALL …:):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 …:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 …:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 …:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):):):):):)…wondering what:) this is? :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):):)…I’ll tell you when you’re ready! :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):)…Oh, you ARE ready!? :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):)…Can’t you tell by it’s shape? :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):)…It’s a wave of… of, -love? :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):)…What ever it is, it took me 15min so… :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)…It’s all for YOU! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)…(you see the “!” right?) :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):):)…it was going to be PAC-MAN :):):):):):):)🙂 :)…:):):):):):):):)…remember the 80’s? :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)…fluffer-nutters :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 but they don’t ALL have to be The Who, ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-song/100893/14 "2002-04-02T08:33:37Z")
somthing that may sound like it (Baba O’Riley)… (you should hear the AWESOME Orchestral Version of it!!!)