![]() It does recycle lyrics from an earlier song called "Teenage Wasteland", but that one only exists as a Pete Townshend demo and was never recorded by The Who. Refrain from Assuming: The song is called "Baba O'Riley", not "Teenage Wasteland".And freeze frame-> needle scratch-> opening of "Baba O'Riley"->"Yep, that's me! You're probably wondering how I got into this situation." A Dead Unicorn Trope that's never been used unironically in that exact way, but still a popular reference for movie cliche parodies.(puts on sunglasses) YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!.Epic Riff: The first few seconds of "Baba O'Riley".Ensemble Dark Horse: "Going Mobile" is a favorite on classic rock stations despite never being released as a single.The repeating keyboard riff heard through "Won't Get Fooled Again" was also courtesy of the Lowrey organ, albeit one running through the modulation filter of an EMS VCS-3 synthesizer. Common Knowledge: Although synthesizer parts were featured in a Who album for the first time on Who's Next, and Pete Townshend was experimenting with synthesizers and primitive sequencers at that time, the sequencer-sounding introduction to "Baba O'Riley" was recorded using on a Lowrey TBO-1 home organ (the same model The Beatles used on the intro to "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds") using a marimba repeat effect.Seeing as 2/3rds of it were the band's biggest hit songs, it's practically a retroactive Greatest Hits album! It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ever. Alternate Aesop Interpretation: Pete Townshend himself has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't look to any higher authority for leadership.
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