The Who - Heat Wave 1967

[TheBeatlesRoooock]

Roger I LOVE YOU!!!

[iLikeJimmyPage]

I love the "Aw Yeah Aw Yeaaaah" bit haha

[lavagemestomacal]

I never get tired of that song

[jmspowers]

This is one of the great cover versions. I had a German LP with this song on it. Recently I got the US "Quick One" CD partially for this song. I was certain that the CD practically mixes Moon's drums out, and this confirms it! He played some killer fills on this song... then again, he did on every Who song! Either that part of the master deteriorated, or the reissue producer had a longstanding grudge against Keith Moon. Oh there's a "Holiday Inn" logo on the CD, that's why (joke)!

[blackandtanful]

皆んな若いナ!ﾓｯｽﾞ族の権化､THE WHO､彼等達が必ず採り上げたﾏｰｻ&ヴｧﾝﾃﾞﾗｽのﾀﾞﾝ­ｽ･ﾋﾞｰﾄﾅﾝﾊﾞｰ古典曲"ﾋｰﾄ･ｳｪｲヴ"

[pixiepolly29]

us and them, balotelli? matin luther king jr must be spinning in his grave....

[myradioon]

@truewoman247 They are paying tribute, not stealing - it is a cover version. - This is a few years after the original and they are doing it their way.

When Roberta Flack covered a Leonard Cohen song no one accuses her of "stealing" from a white guy. She is paying tribute to the song and music and doing it her way. End of story.

[balotelli456]

@truewoman247 and bo didley 

[balotelli456]

@truewoman247 all white groups especially from the 60s always steal from us black's greatest hits, and style, we originated rock with stars like fats domino, muddy waters, frankie lymon, little richard, and god knows elvis stole from chuck berry

[johnnymccrowe]

@balotelli456 actually elvis had 3 or 4 rock and roll singles out a full year before chuck came on the scene, by the time chuck really started pumping out the rockers elvis was moving into pop anyway, stole copied imitated, they all did it, so who cares,

[myradioon]

@balotelli456

Chuck Berry's first hit was "Maybellene" - which had first been a Country song that he sighty changed the words to.

Looks like it works both ways don't it.

[badmuddafadda]

Well, it is obviously lip-synched like all those old shows. The song had a fade, (which I grew up hearing, but nevertheless despise.) I think it looks like Pete gives Moon a look for playing the cymbals too loudly over the tape at :48. Love the rolls at 1:19 and 1:24

[bymylonely]

Although I like Martha and The Vandellas version better this is still a really good version

[MzSpray]

No comparison to Martha and the Vandellas. I don't understand why this group even bother try. Yuk! Losers

[dirtycelinefrenchman]

@MzSpray prude

[bensmith3200]

@MzSpray

Not every cover has to outdo its predecessor. Sometimes it feels good just to play a cover of a great song. The Who's version of this song isn't as great as the original, it is by no means bad.

[madasahammer1]

sorry but jam done better still a brilliant band

[jimmyjazz82391]

3 people have suffered from a massive heat wave before.

[BlueRednGrey]

3 people have malformed ears.

[hedgeolly]

Roger with straightened hair)

[chuckw68]

Martha & the Vandellas did it great but this live cover by The Who gave it a really Raw Edge..... Awesome

[cooldudebailey]

their cover is better than the real thing!

[trevanismith]

the guitarist at 1:11 looks like the guy from royal pains lol

[hoopedfingernail]

God I love The Who ..... but Marthas version of Heatwave wins hands down all day long!

[BlueRednGrey]

Martha and the Vandellas have nothing on The WHOOOOO!!!!!

[Angusgibb]

a heat wave is how i feel whenever i hear The Who play

[e7242]

My computer decided buy itself to start playing this song.

I spent the whole song trying to find were it came from still don't know where it came from

but clearly my computer has taste.

[joshtuk]

americans defined it, brits refined it.

it wasnt really the same, and certainly more than changing a cover and adding four white dudes. everything from the tempo, to guitar tone, and even the snare drum in the mix was different about british rock n' roll.

you seem like someone looking for a reason to complain.

[johnnycip]

I'm a big time who fan but that has to be one of the worse covers of heatwave i ever heard

[TheIntruders]

Imagine how awful early British rock would've sounded if it weren't for American black R&B music.

[crumpetpictures]

@TheIntruders

What a strange comment? That is as redundant as saying any type of music would have been different if an influential type of preceding music hadn't existed, the fact is American R & B did exist.

What's possibly more interesting is that somehow UK groups could take it and build it into something new and exciting in a far superior way to American groups of the 60's. I wonder what the reason for that was?

The Who are a bad example also, because their influences were so broad.

[TheIntruders]

@crumpetpictures

14 year-old white girls thought it was "new and exciting". You can understand how that might have been insulting to the artists that had recorded the originals - sometimes only weeks before the British artists covered them. Take "Daddy Rollin' Stone". Would The Who's fans have been as excited about Derek Martin's original? Of course not. In fact, most of them would've have called the original crude. Change the cover to four trendy white guys and voila - "exciting" and "new".

[Awfulartist]

Maximum R & B

[tsuzuki1014]

Perhaps this show was lipdub, even though I admit their excellent performance.

[BakiTheWhoFan]

Just give me another chance

This could be a new romance

[sinkorswimm2000]

so who did it first???????

[lulucouture23]

love this song...

[423likeajewel]

am i the only one who thinks keith looks absolutely adorable in this video?! :D

[idieinelevators]

@423likeajewel No you're not! But he does look absolutely adorable in most early Who vids... :)

[ledlightled]

It's great to see this, no idea though, they also did the Rolling Stones Under My Thumb

[08flemo08]

it feels good.

[TheFloeMusic]

Check out our interpretation of this great song. Toally different, but equally satisfying! Video posted above, or visit our YouTube channel - The Floe Music. Cheers!

[LarryRickenbacker]

Like a musical explosion!

[73TRANSAM455]

The softer side of Keith!

[LennysComet]

ya your mom was part of that 3 member group

[fallenleaf25]

Awesome suspenders Townshend is wearing =)

[YJMproductions]

it is "fact" tat their a damn good band. but in my opinnion their the best band ever XD!

[furkist]

Phantastic. No Light show, no big sound effects, genial sound.

[mikuz007]

@furkist keepin it simple

[zekest]

@furkist no color back then....me sad now

[FoomMan]

@furkist Yup. Just lip syncing.

[ForrestGumpFTW]

Best band

[stOOpid68]

a 4kn KILLER cover of a KILLER tune!!

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Lee

Liverpool Mods.

[jemjean]

Fantastic band. I wish today's groups would study these classic bands and clean up their act.

[deslegumes]

@jemjean I agree 100% - however that would still only result in Lady Gaga writhing accompanied to guttural sounds and vulgar images with unhealthy harmonic overtones of repressed exhibitionism attached - only doing it in black&white this time.

The REAL reason I would guess could be causing the seemingly total blackout of any and all artistic value and integrity might be the corporate forces and personal interests behind marketing the "most profitable artists in any given economic climate"

[jemjean]

@deslegumes Then that begs the question, why are these "artists" so profitable?" There is something wrong when people become famous (Kim Kardashian) for nothing more than sex tapes. Can it be the society as a whole just doesn't value talent anymore? When mediocre and outrageously horrible acts become the norm, one can only conclude that this must be the case.

[deslegumes]

@jemjean Those are good questions, my personal opinion is that they are profitable simply because no other alternatives are presented. The large media conglomerates have an interest in supplying the commodities that sell the most, hence the ever-increasing focus on non-artistic related values like sex-tapes. I don't believe that society as a whole doesn't value talent anymore, more and more "underground" music exist - but I believe that is because the definition of "underground" has expanded.

[jemjean]

@deslegumes I believe you're on the right track. Certainly the media conglomerates deal in pure profit. But why does the lowest value product sell the most? Why are people more interested in garbage than investing in talent and lasting values? Why are reality shows the most popular shows? No one I know admits to watching them so....what is happening? When did quality become "underground?" Is it the changing population?

[deslegumes]

@jemjean ;-) Maybe it has something to do with the kind of audience you'd normally see on "American Idol" - it's mostly kids or adolescents, and they make up a huge audience number. I mean, in the 80s toy companies actually performed (nowadays too I'm sure) "nagging surveys" to see what types of nagging would most often result in a sale. So yes, it could be a population change - or the customer base within the population. It should be possible to get some demographics on that though... :-P

[jemjean]

@deslegumes I think I'll skip the demographics and just go with my gut. LOL

[deslegumes]

@jemjean Good idea, funny "debate" though... Just listen to this, one of the songs that "Surfin' Bird" is based on - really cool (you have to copy/paste since the link won't work) watch?v=HD0LcDEPrZE

[jemjean]

@deslegumes I don't see the parallel. I've never heard of the Rivingtsons either, a little bit before my time. But thoroughly enjoyable. :)

[deslegumes]

@jemjean Hehe sorry I see that was a bit confusing. I'm currently hooked on 60s music in general, and had a thought train going from a soundtrack featuring Martha and the Vandellas with "Heatwave", and The Trashmen with "Surfin' Bird". I always like to find out more about a particular artist if they're good to see what they might be influenced by, hence when I checked up on the very strange "Surfin' Bird" I stumbled upon The Rivingtons which in my opinion was better as the original. So there :P

[jemjean]

@deslegumes There's nothing wrong with being hooked on the 60's. It was a great time. though I was a little thing through most of it. I'm so glad to hear that you have discovered that there was so much going on back then. Diversity and innovation were at their apex and a lot of great music and styles were developed....and I was there, sucking my thumb. :P

[redtorso]

@jemjean You rite Dude ......I should like to be wrong but NO more acts like " the Who " !!!!! They were just over their twenties on this footage ......Stunning !!!!!

[alonenjersey]

@jemjean I completly agree. So few of today's band bother listening to music from the 80's let alone the mid-60's.

[TheJohnsonsOfficial]

@jemjean haha i agree! im 15 and in a band we mainly do early 60s revival mod music and i think it would be great if there was another mod revival...or just decent rock music coming out haha either one is fine

[jemjean]

@TheJohnsonsOfficial I don't think it's necessary to have a 60s revival, just throw away the current garbage, look back and pick up on the best of each decade and each style. That's all it takes. If things keep going the way they are now, the Beibers of the world will actually be the best ...... of the worst we can do. Imagine telling your children that your favorite musician is Justin Beiber! Now I'm actuallly making myself nauseas.......baby.

[TheJohnsonsOfficial]

@jemjean it is true that we wouldnt need a revival but just more good music still it would be awesome if all that music came back hahaha

[dirtycelinefrenchman]

@jemjean h'uh?

[jemjean]

@dirtycelinefrenchman Redo of the 60s.

[BipolarBowler]

@jemjean haha, make another wish

[jayejax800]

AWSOME!the who rock!best band ever!

[GUGUG]

incredible!

[dennisandvicki]

This should have 100,000 views. Freakin' awesome!