Little known fact: When The Who performed this opera live, Pete humorouslly introduced it as a tale of an unfaithful wife who was seduced by a trian driver, who is latter forgiven by her husband. However, Townshend revealed in an inerview sometime during the early 2000's that the opera was about a female child who was abducted and molested by the old man, who is latter forgiven by her father. Pretty weird, but it only makes the whole story more epic.
My buddy Steve said I had to buy this album when it came out. I gotta say I hated it and just didn't get it at all. Time goes and you grow. By the 4th of July 1971, when I saw the Who at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, I was totally a Who fan. It was the best show I ever saw, so perfect for 4 hours that I thought nothing could ever top it...I still do. At the end, a totally wrung out Pete Townshend responded to the crowd roaring for an encore: "You want more? See us in Milwaukee tomorrow!"
@britbaby777 i can understand MAYBE why you might not like this particular version as much (i recomend this one only for hardcore fans like me :D). However, it cannot be denied that the rock and roll circus version is not only the best live performance of this song, but perhaps the best live performance The Who ever made. Give that one a try and i guarantee you'll forget Green Gay ever existed.
@britbaby777 btw, if you take my advice and listen to the r&rc version, watch the one posted by chadstone30 as opposed to the one posted by SolidAir89. SolidAir89's is slowed down a bit. Hope you take my advice. I think you'll really enjoy that version. Everyone does. Cheers!
Pete wanted a cello solo, ut the studio couldn't offored it. So, he has the band repeat the word cello in place of the solo. Wo knew it would have come out so cool?
a great case of when live is better than studio. This studio version isn't bad, but listen to the version the who plays "live at leeds." itll blow you away
@notanotheraccount I just watched that. "Leeds" is more powerful and rhythmaclly flowing, but "Circus" is more innovative and sounds cooler, for lack of a better term. "Circus" lets you watch them perform, which adds to Moons craziness and Townshends showmanship. After comparing the two, I think it's like comparing apples to apples.
To anyone reading this, watch this version "Live at Leeds" or "Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus." You can't go wrong wither way.
This song was Petes first experiment with a rock opera. He was so satisfied with this he decided to write Tommy and ultimatley Quadrophenia. They are all fantastic and set the standard for years to come. Live version of this is much better tho (Leeds and Monterey)
Never has a song been so daring: A filthy/ hilarious story, an extremely long song for its time (1967), and incorporating many different, catchy musical styles. For more information see "Brown Shoes Don't Make it" by the Mothers Of Invention, released a few months before.
Okay, I listened to it. This is all about opinions and I still like Live at leeds better as a complete song. However, Fillmore East was probably the best version of the "You are forgiven" chorus I've yet heard. 68 was a transitional year for the who. It was a year that the old sound of I can't explain was becoming the new sound of Tommy and Who's next. A quick one was introduced in 66. Live at Leeds was recorded in 1970. They had a lot of shows to perfect the performance. But to each their own
I definetely like the Green Day version more, but the creativity all came from The Who. I'm sure if The Who re-recorded this recently, it'd beat Green Day ten times over.
@Grafietstift it's been took off you tube mate...........obviously the stones are still bitter that the who BLEW THEM AWAY on their own showcase! ! ! ! !
@Grafietstift Don't deny that,but another good version of it that I've found is The Who Live at the London Coliseum version from 1969,its on the Live at Kilburn 1977 bonus disk!
This is an amazing song. It suprises me that it's not on their greatest hits albums. I (personaly) like the Green Day cover version better but, i don't want to piss anyone off.
all the people who use this video to fight, and most if this video is about THE WHO!, fuck off, look another place like a selena gomez or the girl with the name of cigarettes(montana) video, not this place, its sacred place...... is a quick one while hes away people! the first pete's mini opera. i've to say that i prefer the others versions of this song, but i still love this one. :D
@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
@PopCulture20 im gonna start this off with 4 words, you are an asshole... suggesting that he doesnt know about music... I dare you to show me 1 of your little rappers or hiphop singers that has even 1% of the talent bands like the Who had... and you cant because it is 100% AUTOTUNER SHIT it doesnt even make the voices better.... im makes all of them sound like whiny little girls
@gamrguy4444 yeah those 12 year old girls gotta a ''long way'' to go before they can become your age and listen to ''real music''. you're ''too mature'' for 12 year old girls because they can't fly as high as you LOL BITCH get a grip because you think the shit just because you're most likely open to music for the first time. just because you're a listener of retro music doesn't mean you have the knowledge on how it is made. so shut the fuck up faggot
@PopCulture20 i do have knowledge on how its made considering i play it... i never said theres an age limit on good music... ive been listening to it since the 3rd grade...
@gamrguy4444 for a 13 year old, you seem mighty gangsta behind your keyboard. like to see you call me an asshole to my face coward and the gay joke passed because no one was talking to you MORON
@songwrite well thats a shame because im not trying to be "gangsta" and i will call you an asshole to your face... and you are the moron because read his fuckin comment... it was a reply to my comment
@gamrguy4444 trust me, if I wasn't as well-grounded as I'm am now, I would seriously beat the living shit out of you, but some people just aren't worth it. you keep acting like you're so big and bad just because you like music that came before your age group, because one of these days you will rub your sp-called knowledge in someone's face, and that person is going to do my job for me of kicking the shit out you bitch
@songwrite exactly this is my last response because some people arent worth it... not gonna waste my time fighting with some 40 year old over the internet i have better things to do
@diamondlion2 lmfao..go watch it live...this is a fact..vocals by greenday suck..bass player isnt on par...and the drums..LMFAO..watch this live..keith moon was the best drummer ever...his drumming is unduplicatable..there isnt a human on earth who could cover a who song on the drums the way keith played
@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
@diamondlion2 uhmmmmmmmmmm...no...green days version was not better.anyway this was a horrible version from the who. if you wanna here a good version of this song lsiten to the live at leeds version.
@Jeffrywith1e I don't have any idea what happened in Rushmore while this was playing. it's like my mind started rolling in the music and I didn't have any desire to make it stop. The version they used in the film, you probably know, was from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, recorded in 1968 but not released until 1996.
I don't reply on that many comments, but I want to let you know don't agree with this.
I think you should listen, if you haven't already, to Who's Next or Quadrophenia.. or ehm, you might like The Who By Numbers. It's a very different style :)
@blueridger28 Though I really dig the Rock-'n-Roll Circus + Live at Leeds versions better, I got to agree! The Who's my favorite band, so yea :) Thanks for yer comment
No point in arguing the punk credence of Green Day, good music is good music. Their roots are in punk but they have always had a melodic sound, even when they were on Lookout! But they've always done what they wanted with their music, rather than being told and that's got them a lot of crap in the past. But that's not to be argued here, the relevant point is, Green Day's cover of this is amazing.
Depends what you mean By amazing. if you're talking about the instrument work by them. yes, it was faithful to the original and kudos. but if you thought them singing out of thier nose like every concieted boyband ever, trying to act as if they're singing with out of controll teenage depression, with no since of passion or realisation that the who never intended this song to be sang in this context.....yes, amazing.
The Ramones are ten times the punk band they will ever be. Period.
I think it's fair to argue that Green Day's early work is punk. You can easily hear the influence that bands like "The Ramones" had on their music. (Not to mention that they covered songs by "The Ramones" for them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.)
They have however moved away from punk rock to a more modern rock approach that incorporates and displays a wider array of influences... such as The Who. :p
And yes, I agree. The Who are not in anyway punk rock.
@DEIassee, either you have never heard any of green day's music, or you have no idea what punk is.... their last two albums have been all about arguing against society.... and thats not really what punk is either... its about being an individual and being self independence
Haha, it's kinda ironic how Green Day covered a true punk band, and they're still trying to be. (When I say punk, I mean the kind of message they send in their songs, like sort of arguing against society)
@tthegrey From the Rolling Stones' Rock 'N Roll Circus. The Who performed better than the Stones (or anyone else on the bill for that matter) and Mick and the boys refused to release their own performance for quite a while.
The studio version is awesome, but the version from Live at Leeds is beyond words. Live at Leeds is the greatest Live album ever, and I think this song is the best live song on that album. If you havent listened to it yet, I highly suggest it
this song just goes to show that modern music cannot compare to what music was around in the sixties. now-a-days, songs get played out on the radio in like 4 days tops, but these songs are songs that people will listen to for years& years.
I like certain parts better of each, the cover and the original. Personally I think Green Day butchered the Soon Be Home part. I like it here more. Their version of the whole song is a full minute shorter. If I were a producer or whatever the profession is, I would love to take different parts of each version and fuse them together to make one masterpiece of a 10 minute song, commemorating the Who and Green Day.
Green Day recently did a cover of this song, a really good one at that. It's nice to see other bands still appreciate The Who and pay them respect by covering their songs.
heh, never heard it, don't listen to much Limp Bizkit. Still even if the cover is a bad one it shows that The Who even in Modern Times is still timeless and that they are still loved by many modern music icons.
@WeLikeOurFeet Yeah, The Who have been a huge influence on Green Day, esp Billie Joe. Their song "Jesus Of Suburbia" and "Homecoming", you can hear the similarities and obvious influence.
holy shit! this is the actuall album version. I've never heard it and i've known the live at leeds on and rock and roll circus. The Who's my fav band but i think if i would heard this first i would been like wtf who? woooo....
Little known fact: When The Who performed this opera live, Pete humorouslly introduced it as a tale of an unfaithful wife who was seduced by a trian driver, who is latter forgiven by her husband. However, Townshend revealed in an inerview sometime during the early 2000's that the opera was about a female child who was abducted and molested by the old man, who is latter forgiven by her father. Pretty weird, but it only makes the whole story more epic.
abt7217tc 5 days ago
It has been said that Psychedelic Music came in 1965-66. That is so true.
BBQFanNo1 1 week ago
i love epic long songs like this, bohemian rhapsody and jesus of suburbia xD
Alexjep93 2 weeks ago
I FU#^ing LOVE this!!
cindy85123 3 weeks ago 2
The part from 3:32 to 5:14 was written and sung by the greatest bass player who ever lived.
abt7217tc 1 month ago 7
Couldn't afford actual cellos.
aprilglaspieable 1 month ago 5
@aprilglaspieable no, they probably just smashed them all before they got to using them
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I like the live version a million times better, it has a lot more punch
downrodeo2112 2 months ago
Great track!!!!
tippimail1 2 months ago
Brilliant.
sunaru1 3 months ago in playlist The Who - A Quick One, While He's Away
Geez, that nine minutes and ten seconds went by too fast!
RagingMoon1987 3 months ago 6
My buddy Steve said I had to buy this album when it came out. I gotta say I hated it and just didn't get it at all. Time goes and you grow. By the 4th of July 1971, when I saw the Who at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, I was totally a Who fan. It was the best show I ever saw, so perfect for 4 hours that I thought nothing could ever top it...I still do. At the end, a totally wrung out Pete Townshend responded to the crowd roaring for an encore: "You want more? See us in Milwaukee tomorrow!"
ghairraigh 4 months ago
Can't we like the Green Day version AND this original?
StJimmyRocks92 4 months ago 2
@StJimmyRocks92 No Jimmy!
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@StJimmyRocks92 I like Green Day's better.
britbaby777 3 weeks ago
@britbaby777 no you don't
abt7217tc 5 days ago
@abt7217tc Many people would agree with me...
britbaby777 5 days ago
@britbaby777 i can understand MAYBE why you might not like this particular version as much (i recomend this one only for hardcore fans like me :D). However, it cannot be denied that the rock and roll circus version is not only the best live performance of this song, but perhaps the best live performance The Who ever made. Give that one a try and i guarantee you'll forget Green Gay ever existed.
abt7217tc 5 days ago
@britbaby777 btw, if you take my advice and listen to the r&rc version, watch the one posted by chadstone30 as opposed to the one posted by SolidAir89. SolidAir89's is slowed down a bit. Hope you take my advice. I think you'll really enjoy that version. Everyone does. Cheers!
abt7217tc 5 days ago
entwistle's intro with that bass blows my fucking mind every time
abt7217tc 4 months ago
green day sucks
abt7217tc 4 months ago 4
best part is at end---you r forgiven
loyaldude10 4 months ago
Now this is how a love song should be written.
mongoose1234567890 5 months ago
i can relate to pete soooo much! my hero, great guy and a shit hot guitarist songwriter and overall musician!
theslipknotfan111 5 months ago
Forget Tommy this was their first rock opera!
TheGB1950 5 months ago 2
fucking wow..better be nice to an old engine driver.
tomahawkbungle 5 months ago 6
never knew they were saying "cello". First heard this song in Rushmore. Really like it.
slugworth99 6 months ago
6:40 AMAZING
mcdie666 6 months ago
saw the WHO perform this in 66/67 at Redcar Jazz Club - I seem to think it was called the mini opera,but could be wrong
danvers0549 6 months ago
@danvers0549 You lucky ducky. Yeah, it was considered a "mini-opera", or "Tommy's parents".
Blaze1289 5 months ago
this album is sooooooo much better than having to listen to super mario bros. theme music
TimmyFeathers 6 months ago
I first heard (and saw) this song on the movie "The Kids are Alright". Another great Who song. And if you have never seen the movie, do so.
42belvedere 6 months ago
fantastic song! One of the greats of the 60's! and the studio version is very powerfull!
trabongo 6 months ago in playlist The Who
3 people need to f-f-f-f- fade away!
dominoesandtin 7 months ago 4
6:43 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL what a ultimate song
Sidane1 7 months ago
You uploaded this wrong.
auerstadt06 7 months ago in playlist The Who - A Quick One, While He's Away
@auerstadt06 Why.
Grafietstift 7 months ago 17
@auerstadt06 no, this is just the original version
RogellParadox 4 months ago 4
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Nightrain97GreenDay 8 months ago
My name is Ivor !!
jrushmen 8 months ago
I like this song when they played at the Monerey pop Festival in 1967>!
jamesrivers93 8 months ago
green day needs to do this song WITH the who :P
adambombiswaycool 8 months ago
The Who couldn't afford it..... those were the good old days .
NBM3 9 months ago
The Who couldn't afford it..... those were the good old days.
NBM3 9 months ago
Pete sayin "you are forgiven" at the end, smexi
ComedicArtist866 9 months ago
Masterpiece, enough said
TheSchoolOfFool 9 months ago
My ex wife made off with all my vinyl. Happy Jack was part of that. Sniff.
jimcourtri 10 months ago
Pete wanted a cello solo, ut the studio couldn't offored it. So, he has the band repeat the word cello in place of the solo. Wo knew it would have come out so cool?
abt7217tc 10 months ago
a great case of when live is better than studio. This studio version isn't bad, but listen to the version the who plays "live at leeds." itll blow you away
montereypopfestiva67 11 months ago
@montereypopfestiva67 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus version beats the Live at Leeds version IMO.
notanotheraccount 8 months ago
@notanotheraccount I just watched that. "Leeds" is more powerful and rhythmaclly flowing, but "Circus" is more innovative and sounds cooler, for lack of a better term. "Circus" lets you watch them perform, which adds to Moons craziness and Townshends showmanship. After comparing the two, I think it's like comparing apples to apples.
To anyone reading this, watch this version "Live at Leeds" or "Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus." You can't go wrong wither way.
montereypopfestiva67 8 months ago 4
I have to say that Ivor the the Engine Driver turns me on
cristytovar 11 months ago
This is one of my favorite songs ever. I could listen it forever.
cristytovar 11 months ago
quem são os dois filhos da p....que não gostam? ceello,cceeellloo,ceellloooo lol
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SuperNevile 1 year ago
"Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello......"
SmappleMcWingers 1 year ago 42
imagine how awesome it would be if the instruments actually made the sounds that they do on the album cover
SSt4rr 1 year ago
This song was Petes first experiment with a rock opera. He was so satisfied with this he decided to write Tommy and ultimatley Quadrophenia. They are all fantastic and set the standard for years to come. Live version of this is much better tho (Leeds and Monterey)
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sdfgsdgsdfgsdg 1 year ago
As a fan of Green Day, I like their cover of this song, although i do like this one because it is more original.
jaybearOO7 1 year ago
YES CELLO Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello
hahahaha so awesome... i love theese ghuys
WHO!
RickardoMute 1 year ago
too bad it aint the WHO////////
good cover though
gcpotts1 1 year ago
@gcpotts1
This is The Who, unless you're talking about Green Day's cover but this is The Who just the album version of the song
atgskater14 1 year ago
@gcpotts1 this is the who
yooperwholigan13 1 year ago
great song
shaneh1983 1 year ago
So far ahead of its time! When music was exciting and not the bland faceless rubbish it is today!
jayrox40 1 year ago
rock & roll circus is still the best
Faz64 1 year ago
Never has a song been so daring: A filthy/ hilarious story, an extremely long song for its time (1967), and incorporating many different, catchy musical styles. For more information see "Brown Shoes Don't Make it" by the Mothers Of Invention, released a few months before.
solidcrash232 1 year ago
Let's be honest. The album version pales in comparison to various live versions. Live at leeds might be the best version of this period. Any takers?
mindeloman 1 year ago
@mindeloman Fillmore East!
mee123104 1 year ago
@mee123104 I'll see if I can't find that.
mindeloman 1 year ago
Okay, I listened to it. This is all about opinions and I still like Live at leeds better as a complete song. However, Fillmore East was probably the best version of the "You are forgiven" chorus I've yet heard. 68 was a transitional year for the who. It was a year that the old sound of I can't explain was becoming the new sound of Tommy and Who's next. A quick one was introduced in 66. Live at Leeds was recorded in 1970. They had a lot of shows to perfect the performance. But to each their own
mindeloman 1 year ago
I definetely like the Green Day version more, but the creativity all came from The Who. I'm sure if The Who re-recorded this recently, it'd beat Green Day ten times over.
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@jforjustin001 green day suck THE WHO
guyinfuckinghat 1 year ago
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fuck you, the who will always abide
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@brandinator22
Wait who will always be abide??
TheLagger123 3 months ago
Rock n' Roll Circus version: /watch?v=1uMKPWvgjk0&playnext_from=TL&videos=XTir8gPmcaE
scrabalabadingdong63 1 year ago
@michaelqwerty44 Please check out the version at the rock-'n-roll circus. It's MUCH better.
Grafietstift 1 year ago
@Grafietstift /watch?v=MlDTC7r_HHM
Grafietstift 1 year ago
@Grafietstift it's been took off you tube mate...........obviously the stones are still bitter that the who BLEW THEM AWAY on their own showcase! ! ! ! !
columbo416 1 year ago
@Grafietstift The Rock and Roll Circus version of this song is good,but the Live At Leeds version is better!
Colin0513 1 year ago
@Colin0513 I love both :D
Grafietstift 1 year ago
@Grafietstift Don't deny that,but another good version of it that I've found is The Who Live at the London Coliseum version from 1969,its on the Live at Kilburn 1977 bonus disk!
Colin0513 1 year ago
@Colin0513 Yes I have that too! That one is good too indeed!
Grafietstift 1 year ago
@Grafietstift I also have the Montereey Pop version on the Who Maximum R & B Live DVD and The Who Live At The BBC version!
Colin0513 1 year ago
@Colin0513 Yup! Me too! Although I don't like the Monterey Pop version that much..
Grafietstift 1 year ago
brilliant!
davidcattoor 1 year ago
This is an amazing song. It suprises me that it's not on their greatest hits albums. I (personaly) like the Green Day cover version better but, i don't want to piss anyone off.
NintenDudeProduction 1 year ago
all the people who use this video to fight, and most if this video is about THE WHO!, fuck off, look another place like a selena gomez or the girl with the name of cigarettes(montana) video, not this place, its sacred place...... is a quick one while hes away people! the first pete's mini opera. i've to say that i prefer the others versions of this song, but i still love this one. :D
ystrianka 1 year ago 2
dont anyone just listen to the song anymore?
acdcrocksanduknowit 1 year ago
hello.
jesustype 1 year ago
personally i WAY prefer the live versions
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aerosolcheesedotcom 1 year ago
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evilash1996 1 year ago
Green Day's vesion is way better
diamondlion2 1 year ago
try listening to The Who's version on Live at Leeds or The Kids Are Alright. they absolutely rock!
heybacon42 1 year ago
@diamondlion2 I totally agree. Like, I heard this original version and I was like, wtf..
Shanequa19112 1 year ago
@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
diamondlion2 1 year ago
@diamondlion2
Shut the fuck up. You're comparing the original punks to desperate wannabe punks.
DElasee 1 year ago
@DElasee no YOU shut the fuck up!!!! YOUUUUUUU SHUT-UP!! and YOU know nothing about music on top of that so YOU SHUT-UP!!!!!!
PopCulture20 1 year ago
@PopCulture20
lol, something's wrong with you.
DElasee 1 year ago
@PopCulture20 im gonna start this off with 4 words, you are an asshole... suggesting that he doesnt know about music... I dare you to show me 1 of your little rappers or hiphop singers that has even 1% of the talent bands like the Who had... and you cant because it is 100% AUTOTUNER SHIT it doesnt even make the voices better.... im makes all of them sound like whiny little girls
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 and you are......................?? are you the fellow bed bouncer of DElasee? what kinda music do you two listen to at night?
PopCulture20 1 year ago
@PopCulture20 if that was an attempt at a gay joke you fail... im 13...
and i listen to rel music that makes sense not your bieber bullshit
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 yeah those 12 year old girls gotta a ''long way'' to go before they can become your age and listen to ''real music''. you're ''too mature'' for 12 year old girls because they can't fly as high as you LOL BITCH get a grip because you think the shit just because you're most likely open to music for the first time. just because you're a listener of retro music doesn't mean you have the knowledge on how it is made. so shut the fuck up faggot
PopCulture20 1 year ago
@PopCulture20 i do have knowledge on how its made considering i play it... i never said theres an age limit on good music... ive been listening to it since the 3rd grade...
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 for a 13 year old, you seem mighty gangsta behind your keyboard. like to see you call me an asshole to my face coward and the gay joke passed because no one was talking to you MORON
songwrite 1 year ago
@songwrite well thats a shame because im not trying to be "gangsta" and i will call you an asshole to your face... and you are the moron because read his fuckin comment... it was a reply to my comment
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 trust me, if I wasn't as well-grounded as I'm am now, I would seriously beat the living shit out of you, but some people just aren't worth it. you keep acting like you're so big and bad just because you like music that came before your age group, because one of these days you will rub your sp-called knowledge in someone's face, and that person is going to do my job for me of kicking the shit out you bitch
songwrite 1 year ago
@songwrite exactly this is my last response because some people arent worth it... not gonna waste my time fighting with some 40 year old over the internet i have better things to do
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 yeah arguing with people online that you'll never see is what YOU DO BEST!!! dumb bitch!!
PopCulture20 1 year ago
@PopCulture20 ok, you're an asshole...
the who is way better than green day... (just sayng, rsrs).....
pedrospike123 1 year ago
@gamrguy4444 and who said 13 year olds don't sleep around either? nice attempt at excusing yourself because of your age, but you failed loser
songwrite 1 year ago 3
@songwrite i never said 13 year olds dont sleep around... and you're probably 40 feeling mighty tough attempting to insult me
gamrguy4444 1 year ago
@diamondlion2 lmfao..go watch it live...this is a fact..vocals by greenday suck..bass player isnt on par...and the drums..LMFAO..watch this live..keith moon was the best drummer ever...his drumming is unduplicatable..there isnt a human on earth who could cover a who song on the drums the way keith played
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@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
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@Shanequa19112 thank you cuz Green Day is way better at this song cuz they make it more like idk sounds better and in the first part of the who version there voice is so bad but the Green Day version they flow together
diamondlion2 1 year ago
@diamondlion2 uhmmmmmmmmmm...no...green days version was not better.anyway this was a horrible version from the who. if you wanna here a good version of this song lsiten to the live at leeds version.
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TheDirectorofFoo 1 year ago
this lasted 1o minits because the album needed a decent running time
xandy1959 1 year ago
I love this song in Rushmore.
Jeffrywith1e 1 year ago 19
@Jeffrywith1e I don't have any idea what happened in Rushmore while this was playing. it's like my mind started rolling in the music and I didn't have any desire to make it stop. The version they used in the film, you probably know, was from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, recorded in 1968 but not released until 1996.
notanotheraccount 8 months ago
@notanotheraccount In Rushmore, Max tried to basically ruin Herman's life while this song was playing.
Malkmusianful 6 months ago
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What a load of rubbish! They only made one decent album, My Generation! The rest is just self indulgent crap like this!
mertonparka 1 year ago
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I don't reply on that many comments, but I want to let you know don't agree with this.
I think you should listen, if you haven't already, to Who's Next or Quadrophenia.. or ehm, you might like The Who By Numbers. It's a very different style :)
Grafietstift 1 year ago
@Grafietstift this is good
blueridger28 1 year ago
@blueridger28 Though I really dig the Rock-'n-Roll Circus + Live at Leeds versions better, I got to agree! The Who's my favorite band, so yea :) Thanks for yer comment
Grafietstift 1 year ago
live at leeds version is better, I think
pokesplat 1 year ago 3
No point in arguing the punk credence of Green Day, good music is good music. Their roots are in punk but they have always had a melodic sound, even when they were on Lookout! But they've always done what they wanted with their music, rather than being told and that's got them a lot of crap in the past. But that's not to be argued here, the relevant point is, Green Day's cover of this is amazing.
caleden 1 year ago
Depends what you mean By amazing. if you're talking about the instrument work by them. yes, it was faithful to the original and kudos. but if you thought them singing out of thier nose like every concieted boyband ever, trying to act as if they're singing with out of controll teenage depression, with no since of passion or realisation that the who never intended this song to be sang in this context.....yes, amazing.
The Ramones are ten times the punk band they will ever be. Period.
beatles123 1 year ago
I don't know but to me Green Day ain't punk, but neither is The Who xs
To me punk is Dead Kennedys, Exploited, Operation Ivy,...
this song rocks btw
VampireLikeYouAndMe 1 year ago
I think it's fair to argue that Green Day's early work is punk. You can easily hear the influence that bands like "The Ramones" had on their music. (Not to mention that they covered songs by "The Ramones" for them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.)
They have however moved away from punk rock to a more modern rock approach that incorporates and displays a wider array of influences... such as The Who. :p
And yes, I agree. The Who are not in anyway punk rock.
Sabitre 1 year ago
@hunterjumper938, thank u, u saved me the trouble of bitchin at him xD
yurwil2 1 year ago
@DEIassee, either you have never heard any of green day's music, or you have no idea what punk is.... their last two albums have been all about arguing against society.... and thats not really what punk is either... its about being an individual and being self independence
hunterjumper938 1 year ago
Haha, it's kinda ironic how Green Day covered a true punk band, and they're still trying to be. (When I say punk, I mean the kind of message they send in their songs, like sort of arguing against society)
DElasee 1 year ago
DANG DANG DANG DANG DANG DANG!!
dizzyisme 1 year ago 2
green day's version is great both are great
dizzyisme 1 year ago 2
awsome
Berep02 1 year ago
I prefer the version on the Kid's are Alright"
tthegrey 1 year ago
@tthegrey From the Rolling Stones' Rock 'N Roll Circus. The Who performed better than the Stones (or anyone else on the bill for that matter) and Mick and the boys refused to release their own performance for quite a while.
muymalmoon 1 year ago
Oh, I would never sit on Ira the engine drivers lap hahahahahahahaah
sophisticatedmay 1 year ago
It's Ivor the Engine Driver :p
DElasee 1 year ago
Yes I know, but I knew an IRA. BTW, I never sat on Ivor's lap either.
sophisticatedmay 1 year ago
nah, the version from rolling stones rocknroll circus is the best. such an epic song though
beatleledwho 1 year ago 18
The studio version is awesome, but the version from Live at Leeds is beyond words. Live at Leeds is the greatest Live album ever, and I think this song is the best live song on that album. If you havent listened to it yet, I highly suggest it
montereypopfestiva67 2 years ago
Best Who song ever.
therush1892 2 years ago 3
I always loved the Ivor the engine driver part. I think I sang it every other day...
Moonfan78 2 years ago 2
Simply brilliant
littlesirenboy 2 years ago 2
this song just goes to show that modern music cannot compare to what music was around in the sixties. now-a-days, songs get played out on the radio in like 4 days tops, but these songs are songs that people will listen to for years& years.
austinaesthetic1 2 years ago
I like certain parts better of each, the cover and the original. Personally I think Green Day butchered the Soon Be Home part. I like it here more. Their version of the whole song is a full minute shorter. If I were a producer or whatever the profession is, I would love to take different parts of each version and fuse them together to make one masterpiece of a 10 minute song, commemorating the Who and Green Day.
jessieiskoo 2 years ago
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Personally I prefer the Green Day cover over the original.
ChucklesPiggy 2 years ago
I agree.
VirginiaPetry2012 1 year ago
Green Day Also Covered The Kid Are Alright, very good i think.
moonbonham1 2 years ago
Green Day recently did a cover of this song, a really good one at that. It's nice to see other bands still appreciate The Who and pay them respect by covering their songs.
WeLikeOurFeet 2 years ago 37
@WeLikeOurFeet yeah it was a really good cover
franksshoe 2 years ago
@WeLikeOurFeet I just wish Limp Bizkit wouldn't "respect" The Who with their godawful Behind Blue Eyes cover...
CadajYazooLoz 2 years ago 34
heh, never heard it, don't listen to much Limp Bizkit. Still even if the cover is a bad one it shows that The Who even in Modern Times is still timeless and that they are still loved by many modern music icons.
WeLikeOurFeet 2 years ago 3
@WeLikeOurFeet Yeah, The Who have been a huge influence on Green Day, esp Billie Joe. Their song "Jesus Of Suburbia" and "Homecoming", you can hear the similarities and obvious influence.
FinksEntourage 1 year ago 4
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Not to mention the entire American Idiot album-- lots of Quadrophenia influence there.
mariahleia 1 year ago
@FinksEntourage Not mention Bowie too!
JimmyLeeVanDePutte 1 year ago
@FinksEntourage
Except the Who don't blow hard.
noogies 1 year ago
@FinksEntourage and the clash! :)) you can tell in a lot of their songs!
hel1243 11 months ago
I always loved the cover for this album.
panacea999 2 years ago
The Rock and Roll Circus version blew my mind - first time I heard this song, it's fantastic
demravager 2 years ago 7
This song is a lot better live, but I do adore the "cello cello cello cello" in this version.
You can hear it better in this version.
OriginalNAMBLA 2 years ago
The best version is live. Here, Keith is often out of rhythm,despite excellent technique! So cranky..
gdosic 2 years ago
a master piece
LIBERTINEPARANOIC 2 years ago 2
awsome
1914cris 2 years ago
this is on live at leeds?
krajacich 2 years ago
studio
mullinator7 2 years ago
it's on the extended version they put out about 10 years ago. It's not on the original cut
panacea999 2 years ago
Yeah.
bertrand54 2 years ago
Live versions are so much better...the "you are forgiven" is heavenly in Live at Leeds
seinfeld1006 2 years ago
The rock n roll circus... and live at leeds is the best versions
hydraIX 2 years ago 4
The best version is live...
hydraIX 2 years ago 3
holy shit! this is the actuall album version. I've never heard it and i've known the live at leeds on and rock and roll circus. The Who's my fav band but i think if i would heard this first i would been like wtf who? woooo....
SkateFDRgnar 2 years ago