# what the who song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883 "2003-05-03T18:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![a\_gherkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@a\_gherkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_gherkin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/1 "2003-05-03T18:15:13Z")
i believe it starts with really psychadellic keyboards and i hear it alot in the backround for tv shows, in fact it was on a movie trailor the other day for anger management, anyway it sounds really cool and i want to buy it (not download) but i just need a title. can you pete townshend et al fans out there give me a hand? cheers alll your resident gherkin ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/2 "2003-05-03T18:17:19Z")
Is it Pinball Wizard? I’m not exactly a musical encyclopedia but that song came right to mind for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/3 "2003-05-03T18:49:24Z")
“Won’t Get Fooled Again”? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/4 "2003-05-03T19:11:10Z")
Probably “Baba O’Reilly” from the _Who’s Next_ album. I hear the opening part of that used on radio commericals quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/5 "2003-05-03T19:14:15Z")
Well, either **Mr. Blue Sky** or **Euty** have it. Those two songs are the two big hits by the Who that start with sampled keyboards. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/6 "2003-05-03T19:16:58Z")
And they are both from the same album _Who’s Next_, one of the essential rock albums. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/7 "2003-05-03T19:26:08Z")
The song heard in the _Anger Management_ trailer is “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/8 "2003-05-03T19:29:37Z")
I just downloaded the trailer, and the music you’re thinking of ([among others](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176719)) is The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” The scream you hear comes 4m29s into the song. “Baba O’Riley,” (often mis-labeled “Teenage Wasteland” by people who don’t know better) was used in the trailer for _A Bug’s Life_. _detop_ is correct; _Who’s next_ is indeed one of rock & roll’s essential albums. ---
**Author:** ![a\_gherkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@a\_gherkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_gherkin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/9 "2003-05-04T19:46:42Z")
brilliant thanks guys, it was quite a vague opening post so thaks for doing a bit of research for me 😃 cant wait to hear the song now 😃 cheers all your resident gherkin ---
**Author:** ![yawndave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yawndave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawndave)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/10 "2003-05-04T20:50:58Z")
Do yourself a favor, and listen to the whole album in one sitting to get the full effect. Hearing WGFA out of context diminishes it a bit, I think. Even better, check out the just-released version of Who’s Next, complete with live stuff recorded when the band was just working the songs out. Gives you a good idea of the what The Who was like in those days… ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-who-song/172883/11 "2003-05-04T20:59:47Z")
“Who’s Next” is one of my top five favorite albums of all time. There isn’t a weak song on it, and there are a couple on there that rank as the best rock songs ever written. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” being one of them.