Zoot Suit - The High Numbers

[CalamityCameron]

Mockers were the real deal.

[Muse96UK]

y aint i in the 60s :(

[carld1967]

MOD will never die ~~ keep the faith brothers ~~

[iamwalkingthec0w]

is this seriously the who before they were called the who? I've been a who fan for years and years and never knew it was them singing this : O

[robjturner]

@iamwalkingthec0w Yep, and before the high numbers they were called the Detours.

[luxford60]

@robjturner Mate of mine's uncle was in The Detours. He was the original singer but was sacked and Daltrey moved from guitar to vocals.

[HitMarkerOnJfk]

@luxford60 Really man? That's sucks that he got the boot, but a interesting story.

[faeembrugh]

@luxford60

You mean Colin Dawson?

[susansmith44]

@iamwalkingthec0w this is The High Numbers version

[byee13]

Buenisima....



[susansmith44]

gotta get a vesps they never any trouble..unlike a lambretta lol



[TheAnttD]

@bloorlol I'm coming up to 16 and from essex and exactly the same with me and one of my mates!

[1986athlete]

i also wear a fish tail parka to schoool letting it be known what i am :)

[1986athlete]

im 15 and i know what my way of life is going to be MOD all the way looking forward to getting my lambretta when im 18 :) and i love this music better than the modern stuff

[susansmith44]

@1986athlete no u gotta get a vespa lambrettas always breaking down ya will never get to a rally with one lol

[jeancojon96]

I'm sorry but I think Townshend have said that they were not Mod , they only trew to be commercial ; the real part of Who is from the period of Tommy . But I love this song ;)

[boffinme80]

Mods and Rockers were cool. British culture at it's best. Now we've got Chavs and Thugs. Mods and Rockers seemed to have more respect for the public whilst these yobbos we have now almost have no respect. Mods and Rockers need to come back!

[Graysonson]

Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents five inches long. I'm out on the street again, and I'm leaping along...

[TheLundey]

does anyone know where i can get a parker jaket:)

[TheRolling123]

@rolingajayalday Yo what is mod?.im hispanic and i dont know that

[TheRolling123]

@rolingajayalday I didnt know that the who recorded a song abi=out the zoot suit.LMAO I have a couple of them ,my favorite is a black one with some stacies

[TheConnorTurbillShow]

guys im 13 and im gunna my life to making mods a thing of the present, to make it well known to my peers. i have already saved up for a lambretta special when im sixteen. And for now on, im wearing a parka to school (i do own one, its a fishtail). And i hope your with me when i say this, im gunna start a mod revival.

[dannyboy3107]

@MrJanesaddiction the only drug i would take is getting high listening to The Who

[dannyboy3107]

@TheAlmightyBrody cool really im trying hard someday we should all go to morecambe its seaside resort where i live it would be awesome

[Romecay]

@MrJanesaddiction Very true words indeed there my friend.

[Romecay]

@MrJanesaddiction Exactly my friend,you've got that all down perfect. It just angers me when you see and hear these "Mods" that stroll around thinking a Who or Jam album makes them a Modernist. There is so much more it than that. Also,completely agree with the violence aspect,spending 6hrs dancing listening to great records should keep any Modernist too tired for fighting.

[weedarspoon]

this was my ringtone so when i heard the intro, i felt like picking up my phone.. LOL

[Romecay]

I'm a die hard Modernist but fail to relate to much of what the majority of you speak of. Fantastic soul,beat and garage 45's should be your passion - not the soundtrack to Quadrophenia.Watching that film doesn't qualify as being a Modernist. Plus this speak of beating up Chavs etc blah blah blah,just sounds like Gary Boys in Fred Perry's to me. Dress sharp,listen passionately and live an all nighter.

[theslipknotfan111]

mods rarely exist anymore.. there is a difference between having mods then chavs who want to be mods and call themselves mods coz they have scooters makes me sick.

[dannyboy3107]

@theslipknotfan111 i completley agree mate im 15 and im turning od im geting afull on nice dark blue suit and a scooter and my hair is in a working progress ive got 3 mod friends in morecambe we will kick the crap out of the chavz for being arseholes GO MODS GO!!!!

[ryanbarnaby]

I'm 15 i wish i cud get ma mates into the MOD look or the 80's Casuals !

[abt7217tc]

John and Keith are rocks

[vivek17s2004]

Its written by Peter Madden (The first real manager of the Who)

I cant explain is the first song written by pete.. and yea, this is the remixed version..

[capitolemiproducer]

Is this a remixed stereo version. I ahve the old vinyl and I swear it's in mono

[V8Deuce]

I'm a 28 veteran Rockabilly BUT this song is great

[349quinman]

"Mind the cloth moth"

[MrWhoswho1]

And in the begining God created The High Numbers which begat The Who. And He looked upon his creation and gave light to the earth. Genesis 1:1

[IngialV]

Essential listening to any Who fan I reckon

[TheScooterboy777]

4 people are to fat for a zoot suit

[ipt09]

mods rule . rockers stink .

[rousie100]

Good lad, Mod is on-going. I love mixing Mod and Football Casual. MODS MODS MODS

[STUBDEPNice]

@rousie100 cant go wrong with fila vintage

[GazHasJazzHands]

@rousie100 mods and football casuals? lol! a big no no. couldn't think of anything worse to mix.

[ConCon75]

@GazHasJazzHands I love the old farts telling us how to dress and what not to do. Modernists where all about the latest sharpest fashions and new music.

They criticised the rockers for being stuck in the 50's now youse are stuck in the 60's...

[kw6]

The Dynamics - Misery

[susansmith44]

@ Garybeer22 muppet

[Garybeer22]

ROCKERS ROCKERS! SOD ALL OF U MUPPETS RIDING HAIRDRYERS IL SEE U ALL AT BRIGHTON BURNUP 2011!

[badboykaneyb]

who ever disliked this song fuck them !!!!!!!!!!!!!! MODS FOR EVER

[thenameispuc]

Mods are coming back come on tickets you're the new generation of mod!

[seannavey]

Tune

[gerrycroninlfc95]

MODS

[billgretsch]

daltry was a die hard ted

[bigrider2806]

i have the original single , god knows why , mods are sad sad sad .

[3rk4u]

its great to hear young guys talking about mod culture even today,60,s early 80,s and still kicking,just keeps going,this tune is so fukin slick i love it.

[Tastystamp]

Fred perry and unprotected sex!

[ANARCHISTRUDE]

Pero que grandes!

[chimpers1972]

once a mod,always.you can bury me a mod

[Joshlad1505]

Dress how you want to dress, Listen to what you want to listen to, Be who you want to be

[bloorlol]

all mods know this song? bless :'). the mod culture died about 45 years ago, so stop being so silly.

[emmooldmod]

@bloorlol I think you died at the same time mate if you think mod died 45 years ago ? On what basis do you say that ? 

[bloorlol]

@emmooldmod i say it on the basis that todays youth, dont listen to that genre of musci, they dont dress in a "mod" way and dont have the same lifestyle as the youth of the 1960's. your living in the past if you think it still exists.

[migasaguiar]

@bloorlol

i'm 14 and i dress mod and i listen to thaqt kind of music.

yu're blind if you think there aren't mods out there,

If we're living in the 60's., you're living in the 40's

[JakeH546]

@migasaguiar i'm the same ages as you mate i dress like a mod too, listen to all the music aswell. your not alone!

[elliecorkerry]

@JakeH546 me too. an this is tune.

[STUBDEPNice]

@bloorlol im 16, and live in essex, most of my mates dress in "mod" clothes, we listen to the who, the small faces, the kinks, the jam, the clash, merton parkas, ska, northern soul, motown . im about to buy a vespa. yeah, fair enough not all kids are like it and we dont have the old scraps with rockers but the mod fashion does still exist.

[SomethingKai]

@STUBDEPNice Same here im 17, its on the rise again, new generation lol

[brazovaldo]

@STUBDEPNice ah ah,,you remind me when I was 16"...this is a way of life,that you never live if you really feel it,,I am 38 now and I still listen to the who,,the faces and all that stuff,,cheers mate!!

[SeattleLA]

@STUBDEPNice Wow, that is very nice. Do you know of shops in London, which sell authentic (60s) mod clothing or rock costumes which were worn back then? I will be living part time in London, and cannot find anywhere in US which sells such. Thank.

[STUBDEPNice]

@SeattleLA i tend to go on websites like jump the gun.co.uk or warrior clothing, rather than looking for mod shops just go for a smart but stylish look

[SeattleLA]

@STUBDEPNice Thank you, I will try those.

[alrightgovernor]

@STUBDEPNice I want to meet you & your friends lol, you sound awesome.

[TheHeathensUK]

@STUBDEPNice When MOD culture comes back, and it will, we'll be way ahead fo the game mate ;) "We are the mods, we are the mods, we are, we are, we are the mods!"

[Helghast470]

@STUBDEPNice

I love you

[lucasgomersall]

@STUBDEPNice Good to hear there is others like me!

[slipknothaz]

@STUBDEPNice

totally agree mate, im 13 and im the only mod in my town but when you go on the scooter rallies theres proborly more mods under 25 than there is from the original 60's. Its a bad prejudice really

[modfather1965]

@STUBDEPNice: Hey, great. I lived in Essex (Basildon) some 26 years ago for 2 years before coming back to the States. Glad to hear the mod scene is still alive and well in the UK. Now that I'm in my mid-forties, I've been able to pick up three Rickenbacker guitars and three scooters (2 Vespas, 1 Lambretta). Once it's in you, it doesn't quite ever go away. Great music, great fashion, great memories. Long live Townshend and Weller!!! 

[MrEnglishfox]

@STUBDEPNice respect.......

[Izack79]

@STUBDEPNice  what about northern soul

[csjh1]

@STUBDEPNice nice one mukka KEEP THE FAITH. mod culture will always be around,

[ConnorG56]

@STUBDEPNice The Clash arent mods, theyre punk

[OasisLetThereBeLove]

@STUBDEPNice yeah im 15 and we get slagged for likinig scooters and the parkas at least mods dont listen to fucking shit music and wear stupid hi tops!

[German2495]

@STUBDEPNice same lad except were from manchester few of us are mods got vespas as were only 16 and stuff but few are perry boys but were all on the 60s 70s and 80s style nice to find some other lads who are the smae

[cakesizcakes]

@STUBDEPNice whats the vespa like?, i was planning on getting one?

[dannyboy3107]

@STUBDEP hey awesome im 15and trying to bring the mod culture back and getting a vespa when im 16 and just wondering how many of your friends are mod?

[susansmith44]

@dannyboy3107 google VFM website.....scooter rallies still ging strong

[dannyboy3107]

@STUBDEPNice im a mod in heart and soul and im 15

[gigadunk23]

@STUBDEPNice Great man, should come there ASAP so .. long live MODS!

[hoppybhoy71]

@bloorlol lol comment of a dafty

[robfrommodzine]

@emmooldmod I agree 100% with your comment. 

[JuggaCarl]

i use to have 1 of those parka's but it got too small so i gave it to my cousin, and i wanted another 1 just the other day and i looked them up and there around £200!!!

[pussinbootsz]

just classic 

[abbiemorgan1]

love this track

[TheRedscott]

Class

[RossiovMicky]

What a great soundtrack, I have it on vinyl. The picture on the inside is cool as fuck.

[MrYam111]

WE ARE THE MODS, WE ARE THE MODS, WE ARE, WE ARE, WE,ARE THE MODS!!!!

[Terrilliser]

listening to this again woohoo!! strum that bass John scream your lungs out Roger, bang those drums Keith, and SMASH that guitar Pete

[cosnobro]

we are the mods

[Cooleemee43]

The High Numbers/Who single Zoot Suit, is actually the melody of an obscure US soul song, MISERY by The Dynamics, with new lyrics by Pete Meaden designed to appeal to The Who’s Mod following.

[Red21195]

i've said it before and i'll say it again, the 60's was the golden era of music, whatever genre. what i'd do to have been there when it happened.

[vern1869]

To them lads saying thet're going to get lambretta soon as they're 16. You'd better start saving now - have you checked lambretta prices - you're talking thousands now for proper uk, or italian imported models

[StephenRexPK]

@vern1869 i ve started to build mine and im 15

[WilloLFC06]

Proper fuckin' song.

[jsidiropoulou]

Have this on vinyl

[MrYoungMod]

Proper MOD!

Great song to get dressed to (Y) :L

my grandma says it reminds her of the 60's, as she kept changing; mod to rocker, rocker to mod, and back again! but then she made her mind up as she wanted to be a mod, as my grandad at that point had a mod Lambretta GP!

[Mods130]

@MrYoungMod im geting a lambrtta gp whene im 16 am 14 akk reday have anuff fore it

[MrYoungMod]

@Mods130 im getting a lambretta too, im gunna get eaither a GP, SX or a LI...

[bigtw1963]

@MrYoungMod Try and get an old LD they are the best that you could want trust me. All the best ~~~~~~Tony

[Terrilliser]

super dooper of a song!!.....

[jwgeezer]

Great stuff - magical!

[vik3nti0s]

This song is by the who?

[MrYoungMod]

@vik3nti0s

yeah, early the who when there name was 'The High Numbers' when they was managed by Pete Maden.

[Mods130]

@vik3nti0s yer it is but this is the who but whene thay did this they where caled The High Numbers

[tockycol]

be proud to be a mod kidder, you dont get full version in quadrophenia, take all the other music you hear and shove it were the sun dont shine this is pure mod sound

[crumble3560]

Im only 12 and im a MOD

Yeahhh baby

Liked it whenmy dad listend to it all the time

Quadrophina film to see

[bigtw1963]

Why are people negative rating this comment, its lovely to see a youngster so interested in the music we grew up on , crumble3560 good on ya

[zlhale2702]

Love it, one of my favourites :)

[yaniska100]

This is ..REAL MUSIC!!!!

[gordonw01]

Now that's music to dance too.

[TheWhoJunior]

Proper sixties clubing music ; )

[Thecovcity11]

Top tune - always enjoyed

[tockycol]

one of the greatest tunes of all time, mods live forever

[kurin360]

we are we are we are the mods :-)

[LyukTheMod]

We are the mods...

[MODTRASH]

I love this sound. God bless Pete Meaden. R.I.P.

[modbairn]

i used t copy jimmy and dance in front of mirror and that was when i was17,,they were the fuckin days!!

[manwitgun55]

hahah im 17 now and i try to dress like Jimmy and currently workin for my Lambretta hahaha

[modbairn]

well its nice to see the youth of today still at it,am still riding me scooters 2 a vespa T5 and my beautiful lammy li 150,cheeky little feckers now a days lol!!!

[manwitgun55]

yee well i stand out of the crowd hahah at my high school im the only mod ahha i wear shirts with the mod target and i have a parka haha and people think im weird at school cuz you could say im the minority haha

[modbairn]

yeah know how ya feel altho we had about 5 mods in an entire school,the skinheads used to call us penguins,freaks and every name under the sun,but we knew best take heart from jimmy "i dont to be the same as everybody thats why am a mod see" keep it up manwitgun55

[manwitgun55]

thanks. yeee those words were encouraging but haha no one calls me names so u must of faced alot of shit. haha but people think im weird cuz one its the USA haha but i find the mod lifestyle mine cuz one The Who haha 2- i like to dress like that. and 3 i wanna be different from all the ignorant kids that listen to now adays rap and that techno stuff.

[TheLegoDude007]

@manwitgun55 FUCKING YESS M8 !!!! same im 16 and live in britian and cant stand all the gangsta rap everyone listens to theres just no soul to it !! all they talk about is drive byes and whores like WTF

[manwitgun55]

WEn i think of the British Public singing gangsta rap I think of Da ALi G Show haha

[MmeLEnfer]

Skinheads and mods overlap though - hard mods and rudeboys.

[StanleyWiddos]

Same Mate, Im getting a vespa I think but I need the money first :P I'm pretty undecided whether or not to get a vespa or lambretta

[Tastystamp]

I listen to this while I strutt down town in my fred perry

[theprogrocka]

I wonder why this didn't become a chart hit, it's a catchy song!

WE ARE THE MODS!

[ashleythelawboi]

WHO!

[mainface]

whats this rocker doing in here eh?

[mainface]

at least 3 wankers on here never saw quadrophenia

[shoegazer66]

we are the mods we are the mods we are we are we are the mods !!!

[smithdvr]

@shoegazer66 its a way of life,once hooked allways hooked

[bolanthfcmod44]

great song!!!

does anyone have this song on mp3 which they could send to me, i cant find it anywhere plz ; )

WE ARE THE MODS!!!!!

[TheMillsy1983]

what a thing to say si !

[monahan100]

OI 666powercunt shut ur noise u stupid lesbian!!!!

[MrJackramsay]

TUNE!!!

mods are the  best

[666powerchord]

wat, u a rocker then moonhan?

twat, we mods kick ass u heard?

[jenkoEire]

Dublin....vespas every corner

[johnmadden1989]

never noticed much vespas... just little peugeot shit things

[BBBeyondBBBirthday]

Im 14, And I'm a Mod, It's A Way Of life.

Quadrophenia, if it wasn't for this Cd and for the film, I would never have known,

[BEATLESfreak4]

its the who before the who!!! =D

[andrewANDmarshall]

befere and aftere ( the who , then highnumbers, then the who again0

[mrHotchacha]

unless you're a fool ya gotta be cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ool

[andrewANDmarshall]

first confederates, then detours, then the who, then high numbers, then the who again

[cockneybasterd]

it's just a way of life...

[bigtw1963]

no it's more than that

[tomazco]

Strange.... compare this to baba o reilly...completely and utterly different

[simmy2004]

exactly what i thought.

[uscthewho11]

many years between lil diff. style ..... they sound great not matter what

[simmy2004]

Oh ye, definitely, probably my favourite band.

[kswvideos]

compare your face to your parents - it's quite obvious you were adopted

[tomazco]

Lol?

[Lemmson25]

There is, everyone thinks their a gangster rapper now sadly.

[Hexachloraphine]

the first 'Dandy's' were actually the 1790's London

this just goes to show that all youth trends go round and round in never ending circles,

it is surprising though that there aint been a proper one in uk for sometime now,

[sacks6]

mods 4 life

[soulgirl666]

Top track!

[SirGallagher]

This song is a diamond ! A real Mod anthem !

[pudd750]

at first i thought quadrophenia was named that as a nod to all the stereo buffs needing more speakers, (quadrophonic) , more sound, more volume, and how crazy the whole thing was- more, more, more- i dont know

[charliesyellow]

i like the music but its a little sad when people try and keep the mod thing going it was 40 odd years ago! i'm a dandy me because its allot more current

[Cogniscent1]

The Who in '65 were fantastic 'live'.

[asafan]

"MOD LIFE FOREVER!"

KerimMod4Ever

[adamwestisonit]

@asafan ROCKERS FO' LIFE!

[mod1967]

This is my ringtone! I miss so many calls avin a lil ance to it tho =/ mer

[blondinagrohl]

why is this the tune that no one knows?

[Londonman007]

All mods konw this this top song