The Who - I Can See For Miles

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    "I Can See For Miles" was recorded for The Who's 1967 album 'The Who Sell Out.' 1967 was the summer of love, when large numbers of fledgling hippies would headed to San Francisco to hear their favorite bands, among them - The Who.
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    Lyrics:
    I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
    I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
    I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
    Oh yeah
    If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you play
    And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
    Well, here's a poke at you
    You're gonna choke on it too
    You're gonna lose that smile
    Because all the while
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
    Oh yeah
    You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
    I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say
    That you still want me
    Well, that's as may be
    But you gotta stand trial
    Because all the while
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
    Oh yeah
    I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
    I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
    I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
    Oh yeah
    The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days
    You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze
    Well, here's a poke at you
    You're gonna choke on it too
    You're gonna lose that smile
    Beacuse all the while
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles
    and miles and miles and miles and miles
    I can see for miles and miles x9
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  • @LeeRenthlei
    @LeeRenthlei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2320

    The Who: this is the heaviest song ever.
    Paul: hold my silly love songs.

    • @alerocksalecarmen7913
      @alerocksalecarmen7913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @Luis Miguel garcia abril i can see for miles is much better

    • @loneslayer1336
      @loneslayer1336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      @@alerocksalecarmen7913 nah helter skelter bettah

    • @alerocksalecarmen7913
      @alerocksalecarmen7913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@loneslayer1336 not to me

    • @loneslayer1336
      @loneslayer1336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@alerocksalecarmen7913not to u boomer

    • @andymoore9977
      @andymoore9977 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Luis Miguel garcia abril Very well observed

  • @clairetinsley3845
    @clairetinsley3845 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Still magical after fifty years plus!!! The Who rocks forever!!

  • @draskill1
    @draskill1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    The line that makes this song "The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days " Just magic from Pete

    • @garyblanchard1084
      @garyblanchard1084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At long last got those lyrics cleared up myself

    • @NotQuiteFirst
      @NotQuiteFirst ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Pete Townshend flat-Earther confirmed

    • @schmittelt
      @schmittelt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. But if you live in Paris, it's only half as impressive.

    • @treeoclock1099
      @treeoclock1099 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@NotQuiteFirst not the only thing confirmed about old Peter... if you believe the "I was doing research" when caught with all that dodgy kid filth, you're more forgiving than me. What a nonce.

    • @SuperMikado282
      @SuperMikado282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@NotQuiteFirstHahaha. 😂

  • @RobertNixAlternativeArtist
    @RobertNixAlternativeArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Easily one of The Who's greatest songs.

    • @geoffreycarson2311
      @geoffreycarson2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THE BEST & THE FK CRITICS SLAMMED IT !!!WANKERS 😡😡😡😡😡😡g

    • @jpz2009
      @jpz2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@geoffreycarson2311 I haven't read reviews yet, but I recently discovered this song because they started playing it at my job. And honestly? I can't stand the fucking guitar line, or whatever it is. It gets so annoying after the second half.

    • @robertthacher-ro6bh
      @robertthacher-ro6bh ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jpz2009 You must have a screw loose my tightly packed sardine of a friend!

    • @icanseeformiles9387
      @icanseeformiles9387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robert Nix, I agree with you ❤

    • @TheHerrUlf
      @TheHerrUlf ปีที่แล้ว

      Easily

  • @lordjohndebrusch3597
    @lordjohndebrusch3597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    My favorite song from 1968! I saw them on March 30, 1968! What a show! I met Daltrey! Keith Moon was unbelievably phenomenal! He revolutionized drumming!

    • @clarkthesharkshow9944
      @clarkthesharkshow9944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      1967

    • @lordjohndebrusch3597
      @lordjohndebrusch3597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clarkthesharkshow9944 Yes, you’re right. But I think it peaked after the new year. I saw them in March 68 when The Who Sell Out with I Can See For Miles (which they did not perform) had recently come out. Anyway, you’re right. Call Me Lightning was the next single, I believe? I’m too lazy at the moment to do the research! By the way, they were great!

    • @cheesetomato9140
      @cheesetomato9140 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Because he was the best drummer in rock history mate! And he even owned his own milk float ya know? 😂😂😂

    • @lordjohndebrusch3597
      @lordjohndebrusch3597 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cheesetomato9140 In my opinion he was. Without a doubt!

    • @jeffl1879
      @jeffl1879 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was fortunate enough in 1976 to have seen the original band, just extraordinary. I can only imagine what you experienced seeing this young group. I next saw them after Keith passed away with Kenny Jones and Rabbit onstage, it was over for me, Pete was drunk, Roger and John were so angry they didn’t even acknowledge Pete , I had front row seats for that show. I went again with Kenny on drums and just not the same. People say that Zac has added what had been missing ?

  • @lordsnooty61
    @lordsnooty61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Greatest band ever. RIP Keith Moon and John Entwistle,

    • @JimDeferio
      @JimDeferio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are not even close to being #1.
      The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steppenwolf, Jethro Tull, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Grateful Dead, Black Oak Arkansas, The Rolling Stones, and The Byrds were all much better. Even The Monkees were better and sold more records (though they did have at least six outside people writing songs for them in addition to the 12 they wrote themselves).

    • @roderickmaclean2050
      @roderickmaclean2050 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JimDeferioa friend of mine, there's good beer but always better, all these 60s band's were and still are untouchable

  • @rogerthijs7256
    @rogerthijs7256 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Listen to the drums ! Magical work from Keith ...

  • @snoproblem
    @snoproblem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    3:35 The vocal harmonies near the end... damn, gives me shivers and goosebumps.

  • @mikenielsen7008
    @mikenielsen7008 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Loved the video, really took me back a ways. When you look at todays 75 year olds. this was them.

  • @thomashumber9762
    @thomashumber9762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Listen to the energy in the drums- thank God for Keith ! Genius !!

    • @healthyone100
      @healthyone100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so much energy remember so well when this song came out!

  • @traciephillips4205
    @traciephillips4205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    One of the best British bands of all times.

    • @neilphelan145
      @neilphelan145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen to your statement!!

    • @Tyler.254
      @Tyler.254 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really? Because this song sounds like absolute shit

    • @woverby1963
      @woverby1963 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Absolutely, Beatles , Zeppelin, The Who, Stones. Britain was just filthy with kick ass bands.

  • @iancarpenter6298
    @iancarpenter6298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    the drumming by keith on this is awesome.love him.

  • @gpgara
    @gpgara 7 ปีที่แล้ว +804

    Legend has it, when one description of this song said it was the loudest, dirtiest rock and roll song ever written, Paul McCartney was like "hold my beer" and wrote "Helter Skelter." And between The Beatles, The Who and Black Sabbath, heavy metal was born.

    • @Tonks143
      @Tonks143 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Helter Skelter is shite tho

    • @diegoceron5097
      @diegoceron5097 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Beck's bolero...

    • @marcmistermarc
      @marcmistermarc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it's pretty cool - I like the Beach Boys plagiarism!

    • @suckmydingledong
      @suckmydingledong 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's not plagiarism, it's "This is dirty? *I'll show you dirty!* "

    • @Ana_crusis
      @Ana_crusis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      legend has it that is bullshit. The Beatles may have been many things but the instigators of Heavy metal they weren't! Plus...it was called Rock music for many years before the phrase heavy metal started to be used.. They refer to bands like Led Zeppelin as heavy metal nowadays but we all thought of them as a rock band and rock music. That's what they were, and are. not this stupid phrase heavy metal.

  • @clairetinsley9638
    @clairetinsley9638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Pure genius and talent that we don't see in today's music.

    • @veronicaalleyne
      @veronicaalleyne ปีที่แล้ว

      well, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are pretty inventive, I think

    • @TheBlueCream
      @TheBlueCream 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@veronicaalleyne..lol..u joking..they NOTHING next to this

    • @toiletjoseph4167
      @toiletjoseph4167 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if youre closed minded i guess yeah

  • @helohelena3949
    @helohelena3949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    The Who: This is the dirtiest and heaviest song ever
    Paul McCartney: Hold my tea

    • @robertnalu3969
      @robertnalu3969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope it's earl grey

    • @charles8179
      @charles8179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      more like:
      Paul McCartney: hold my tea while I invent a new genre

    • @helohelena3949
      @helohelena3949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Igor Kucharczyk it was just a joke 😅
      But thanks for the information

    • @breo6795
      @breo6795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hold my weed

    • @papiricolino7172
      @papiricolino7172 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bad Bunny: Hold my bottle

  •  10 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    One of my favorite rock bands of all the time..

  • @andyboerger
    @andyboerger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This song and 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' define the whole era

    • @mcginley613
      @mcginley613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      two amazing songs!

    • @alexvagias5295
      @alexvagias5295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You might be right about that

    • @MarianoBeatlero
      @MarianoBeatlero 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And come togheter

    • @cascade3769
      @cascade3769 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "For what it's worth."

  • @alejocc6260
    @alejocc6260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    The who: This is the dirtiest and heaviest song ever
    Paul McCartney : Hold my beer

    • @daniel_1969
      @daniel_1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hahaha 😂

    • @peterlewis6820
      @peterlewis6820 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And ingrained with menace.love it blasting

    • @damonwillis3672
      @damonwillis3672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Helter skelter is overrated....there I said it. I like this better

    • @Neodude991
      @Neodude991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *Hold my bass

    • @SizeTenBiscuit
      @SizeTenBiscuit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chetter Cheese why can't I stop laughing at your reply?😂

  • @ernestkinas5973
    @ernestkinas5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Greatest Who single of all time.
    And (believe it or not) the ONLY Who single to crack the American Top Ten!!!
    Can you believe that?
    Pete couldn't.

    • @cliffbartle3772
      @cliffbartle3772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Keep it to ourselves in the old london

    • @rammstein1994able
      @rammstein1994able 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right! The only top ten hit they had in the US. It reached to 9th place.

    • @Poetically_Incorrect
      @Poetically_Incorrect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      shows that americans were more into pop and flashy stuff than actual gooD rocK.

    • @meribast
      @meribast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Man, Eminence Front.

    • @raspberrycrowns9494
      @raspberrycrowns9494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The whole world isn't just America

  • @Tarantulisimo
    @Tarantulisimo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Roger Daltrey - lead vocals
    Pete Townshend - guitar, backing vocals
    John Entwistle - bass, backing vocals
    Keith Moon - drums
    Al Kooper - keyboards
    Pete Townshend -- songwriters
    Kit Lambert -- producer
    #MaximumR&B

  • @dredubz5825
    @dredubz5825 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was born in 1981 and grew up with this music. My dad had a band in the 60’s and was a good guitarist. He would come into my room and sing me to sleep this song among others as a child. He passed away in 2009 and I am so grateful to him that I have epic taste in music 🙏🏼

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner ปีที่แล้ว

      You should try Greta Van Fleet. Their parents raised them listening to the Who, Stones and Zeppelin.

  • @djhussa1
    @djhussa1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    We just named our newborn son MYLES. This great song was a favourite of my dad's, who passed last August. A tribute, in part. Thank u.

    • @bernarddover1442
      @bernarddover1442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hussa TheHustla it is NOT called myles.. it's miles.. you Dumbass

    • @Happymonday2015
      @Happymonday2015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@bernarddover1442 They know how to spell miles, Myles is their sons name. Who's the dumbass now

    • @fuscinula
      @fuscinula 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As long as he's not blind, it's fine.

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bernarddover1442 HOW stupid can YOU BE

    • @mmjahink
      @mmjahink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That sucks man. I can mourn for Myles and Myles and Myles and Myles and Myles.

  • @markkelley8532
    @markkelley8532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Saw them when this song came out in '67, blew me away!
    I was 14 at the time, led me down the path I chose to take.
    God bless rock & roll.

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

    • @cheesetomato9140
      @cheesetomato9140 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't Pictures of Lily another hit from around this time aswell? That's another one the Who's 60s classics, before the 70s when they seemed to reinvent themselves with 'Who are you' heralding in their rock era and the 3 brilliant movies beginning with Tommy( love that movie as the songs show just what an incredible talent Pete Townshend has been) before Quadrophenia then McVicar, I mean theirs other songwriters who may've passed their 11 plus and even managed an A level or two but Pete Townshend holds A BA in songwriting infact if other artists fly in double winged aeroplanes, old Pete has a stealth fighter parked on his driveway, this bloke is a rock God , the only artist to even come close to being anything like him is Paul Weller, but it must be said that Roger Daltrey along with old Keith Moon and Mr Entwistle ( both of them on their own have God spellbound 'hench why nothing gets done really that's decent on earth) as a result there's the likes of Eminem & Stormzy that's ruined music with that rapp shite with songs about drive by shootings and postcode gangs etc and text talk because proper English grammar is like the apollo 11 project to them yeah bro ya dissing me man, ya get me? They leave school not able to write their own names, and migrants come here with people told 'they bring new skills and culturally enrich us" are what the young are taught to believe, I suppose Shamima Begum can impersonate an eggshell and potato peeling binbag left besides a wheelie bin? But the only thing that they bring into the UK is new Syphilis & flu strains 'hench the escooters that zoom through congested traffic to get them down to GU medicine appointments etc 'which at least enables typhus or Ebola to be detected before they get out into the black economy to pass on what they're carrying to people traffickers & prostitutes and other rogues like Will I am or Dizzy Rascal. Some even buy it "they rebuilt post war Britain" hmm? So after building huts outta mud that dry in the hot sun they acquired skills to build Canary wharf etc? Maybe they can claim credit for the fire escape routh in Grenville tower or even the fuse boxes located behind the bath taps!
      It's the racism they bring here that should be of paramount concern to everybody, along with black mould on ceilings.

    • @mr.modeel2412
      @mr.modeel2412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can dig it brother rock and roll

    • @mr.modeel2412
      @mr.modeel2412 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn fu c king awesome drums and Townsend RIFFS groovy guitar. Dig the shit out of this masterpiece

    • @tcwhite0104
      @tcwhite0104 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saw them with my sister and her friends back then I was 9 yo lol

  • @akiheavenly6
    @akiheavenly6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I like the twist that this song has. It goes from sounding dark to optimistic and then back to dark and mood, then bright and happy again.

  • @colinjennings3661
    @colinjennings3661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    An absolute classic.

  • @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272
    @studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The vocals alone are pure gold

    • @AGETheGawdYT
      @AGETheGawdYT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The songwriting is just...Top Tier...

  • @peterk3474
    @peterk3474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Townsend said this was The Who's best song.

    • @zillsburyy1
      @zillsburyy1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is

    • @tommurphree5630
      @tommurphree5630 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This was my favorite Who song . Not that anyone cares . No. 2 My Generation .

  • @vincentbriegel7038
    @vincentbriegel7038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The greatest band of all time

  • @timothydillow3160
    @timothydillow3160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Sonically perfect. The group's best and most beloved single.

  • @deaneinjejikian241
    @deaneinjejikian241 9 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    There comes a point in time where there is a song that is just too good, too perfect, just unbelievably mind-blowing. This is that song.

    • @MsChris402
      @MsChris402 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Deane Injejikian yes thats true.

    • @ecoRfan
      @ecoRfan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was pretty amazed at how simple the chorus is, but remarkably awesome. This does achieve perfection.

    • @ecoRfan
      @ecoRfan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was pretty amazed at how simple the chorus is, but remarkably awesome. It does achieve perfection.

    • @georgygirl64uk
      @georgygirl64uk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Deane Injejikian I once listened to this on repeat for 3 hours. I absolutely adore this song! 😍

    • @profile2047
      @profile2047 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Wow

  • @donaldbailey7650
    @donaldbailey7650 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My favorite band of all time. My favorite song since I first heard it. God bless the WHO!!!

  • @thebestof
    @thebestof  11 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Comments like this are exactly why we started this channel, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I love the idea of an approaching thunderstorm, this song definitely has that "electric" tension feeling. We might be able to put something together for at least one of those artists, so stay tuned and keep your ear to the ground!

  • @fredmila
    @fredmila 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of their best songs

    • @garyblanchard1084
      @garyblanchard1084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The version on The kids are all right soundtrack first got my attention. At the hometown theater a near riot broke out on first night.

  • @davemessler3075
    @davemessler3075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was around when this song first got airplay (AM radio). It was ear-catching in its range. Probably what started me on the heavy metal path. Thanks for a lifetime of great rock-WHO!

  • @FranciscoGarcia-iz1rz
    @FranciscoGarcia-iz1rz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    "This is the heviest song ever"
    Sir Paul McCartney: *helter my skelter*

    • @ForceOfLight
      @ForceOfLight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Imagine being this deluded to think that Helter Skertel is better than this.
      First of all the beatles needed a better drummer than Keith, which, was impossible.

    • @secondcomingofbast9908
      @secondcomingofbast9908 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mavors No, he did not, troll.

    • @phillynott2459
      @phillynott2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like this song better

    • @phillynott2459
      @phillynott2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ForceOfLight imagine thinking YOUR opinion is objective fact 🤦

    • @phillynott2459
      @phillynott2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ForceOfLight I mean, I like this song better too, but it's all opinion, right? 🙂🙂

  • @donaldbailey7650
    @donaldbailey7650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This has been my favorite song since the first time I heard it when I was a teenager.

  • @scottburton9701
    @scottburton9701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Their biggest hit overall-It peaked at # 9 in the fall of 1967-Great song!

    • @alexvagias5295
      @alexvagias5295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just like the assassination of JFK. I can remember where I was in 1967 when I, first, heard it.

    • @David-yw4uv
      @David-yw4uv ปีที่แล้ว

      When it came out it was just so different than anything that had come out before ...Had very much the same kind of Electrifying / Entrancing power of a song like "She Loves You" or Help!

    • @healthyone100
      @healthyone100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i was 17 playing high school football basketball and baseball LOVE this fucking song!

    • @jollyjoker888
      @jollyjoker888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just goes to show the number of awesome songs coming out around then !!! ...Mini - Age of Aquarius !

    • @doctorbohr1585
      @doctorbohr1585 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Their biggest hit Stateside, that is. My Generation got to No2 in the UK in '65, and several other singles made the top five there too.

  • @BeerHunter1953
    @BeerHunter1953 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Superb drum track.

  • @lupodelupis3672
    @lupodelupis3672 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the few truly psychedelic gems by The Who...it was '67 and the acids were flooding the Swingin' London.

    • @JimDeferio
      @JimDeferio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This song is not psychedelic.

  • @olivierrorif6028
    @olivierrorif6028 9 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Helter Skelter
    McCartney was inspired to write the song after reading a 1967 Guitar Player magazine interview with the Who's Pete Townshend where he described their latest single, "I Can See for Miles", as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest song the Who had ever recorded. McCartney then "wrote 'Helter Skelter' to be the most raucous vocal, the loudest drums, et cetera" and said he was "using the symbol of a helter skelter as a ride from the top to the bottom; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire-and this was the fall, the demise."[4] In British English, the term "helter-skelter" not only has its meaning of "in disorderly haste or confusion" but is the name of a spiralling amusement park slide.[8] McCartney has used this song as a response to critics who accuse him of writing only ballads.[9]

    • @jeffwilliams196
      @jeffwilliams196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good 'un!

    • @Cinemagoer_64
      @Cinemagoer_64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes then he went back to writing only ballads!

    • @standafan4141
      @standafan4141 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And unfortunately led to the unfortunate savage killing of Sharon Tate and her friends and eventually finished off the hippies.

    • @crazyspursfan8348
      @crazyspursfan8348 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hate the Beatles rip me😅

    • @myself8027
      @myself8027 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing to do with Helter Skelter that turned out to be very hot and was received at the same time!

  • @Joe-pb3bm
    @Joe-pb3bm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    😃 ❤ 👍.
    Why don't they make music like this anymore?

    • @emilyburton4095
      @emilyburton4095 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't despair. The phoenix always rises out of the ashes.🌹

  • @JerryCollinsNorCal
    @JerryCollinsNorCal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    First song where Rock completely grabbed me and blew me away......1967 standing up on a chair listening to the the WLS from Chicago on a clock/radio on a buffet.....felt like that guy on the Bose commercial with my hair all blown back .....Rock & Roll Discovered!

  • @Glicksman1
    @Glicksman1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Unworldly great recording and song by the best Rock band of all time.

  • @dangler1907
    @dangler1907 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Probably their best, from a long list of bests. Throbbing bass, tribal drums, emphatic guitar, elegant vocal harmony. There is no way to do it better.

  • @koko-pu5vn
    @koko-pu5vn ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What great 60s era video to go along with this Classic Who track!!!!!

  • @samuraicowboyx
    @samuraicowboyx 10 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    The very inspiration for heavy sound of Helter Skelter by The Beatles.

    • @NemoBmo
      @NemoBmo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Actually, The Beatles wrote Helter Skelter because they heard The Who were going to come out with a new "gritty, dirty, muddy" song and they didn't want it to overshadow their recent stuff.

    • @stephanbyarlay9111
      @stephanbyarlay9111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Beatles?? Who's that?

    • @anemia94
      @anemia94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wich sucks

    • @ekklesiast
      @ekklesiast 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Grecco's shitposts Actually, Paul have read about this song in a magazine that it's really loud and noisy, and wanted to do the same. Then when he heard the song, he realized it's not loud at all. And he decided he should write a really loud and histerical song himself.

    • @marcmistermarc
      @marcmistermarc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They are that covers band that was obsessed with The Rutles.

  • @HMMELD
    @HMMELD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is one of the very few songs that I remember the first time I ever heard it. I thought it was the coolest song I ever heard.......

  • @glouconx983
    @glouconx983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It sizzles and crackles. The perfect rock song.

  • @gregoryfitzpatrick389
    @gregoryfitzpatrick389 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    one of the greatest singles of all time ..brilliant

    • @AGETheGawdYT
      @AGETheGawdYT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Genuinely

  • @Mat_Gomez23
    @Mat_Gomez23 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Easily one of the greatest songs of all time

  • @billbrewer6022
    @billbrewer6022 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Best Rock Band EVER.

    • @geoffreycarson2311
      @geoffreycarson2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAW THEM in the 70s LIVE FK AWSOME !!!!👍👍✋✌✌👌👊👏g

    • @JimDeferio
      @JimDeferio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Beatles had more rock songs than the Who and so did The Rolling Stones. The Beatles also had at least four songs that are considered heavy metal (Helter Skelter, Yer Blues, Birthday, and the fast version of Revolution that was released as a single in the summer of 1968 - some also put "I Want You/She's So Heavy" in the categories of either heavy metal or doom metal)

  • @blairsterling6141
    @blairsterling6141 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Who have to be ranked in the top 10 of rock bands. They were GREAT. Top 10 for sure. 🎵🎼🎶

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Their songs are haunting

    • @jollyjoker888
      @jollyjoker888 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right at the Top/ Bottom of my Stack of 45's

    • @jollyjoker888
      @jollyjoker888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Along came Mary ...Also in that stack ...many Beatles songs ...I feel fine , ticket to ride ; etc...what Daze those were !!!

    • @blairsterling6141
      @blairsterling6141 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@lewisner no.
      1. Beatles
      2. Moody Blues
      3. Pink Floyd
      4. Led Zeppelin
      5. U2

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@blairsterling6141 personal opinion. I thought you knew that which is why I replied. Sorry.

  • @JB-bc9nm
    @JB-bc9nm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've loved this song since I was a child! Nothing on earth sounded like! Thank you The Who! We know who you are! ✌

  • @LucyLennon20
    @LucyLennon20 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I saw The Who back in 1971 at a tennis stadium in Queens, N.Y. They were the LOUDEST thing I ever heard! I swear people out on Long Island could hear that concert. I've been in love with Pete Townshend ever since. 🎶🎸 🎶 I'd windmill with him anytime!

    • @healthyone100
      @healthyone100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also saw them back in 1971 at SPAC in upstate Saratoga Springs, the largest crowd ever at SPAC 33,000+ what a show, my girlfriend and would lie in bed listening to "Who's Next"

    • @LucyLennon20
      @LucyLennon20 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@healthyone100 and John Entwistle had his back to the audience.

  • @fredrowan2477
    @fredrowan2477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I heard this and thought why is song not one of their big hits? One doesn't hear much of this song. It's one of their best! Brilliance.

  • @lisasmith767
    @lisasmith767 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Keith Moon was so badass. Sad that we lost him so young.

    • @doctorbohr1585
      @doctorbohr1585 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was a bundle of nervous energy with a very dark side. Poor Mooney was always going to burn bright and fast. Still miss him though! ❤️

  • @jjcoppinger3045
    @jjcoppinger3045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Outstanding drumming in this song

  • @scottgroves3814
    @scottgroves3814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song is POWERFUL!!

  • @lisamoag6548
    @lisamoag6548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I am listening to this song because I just heard Billy Graham
    tell Johnny Carson ,filmed in 1970’s , “There were a million people at the open air event and as I looked in each direction I saw believers for miles and miles.”
    Respectfully listening and courteously gathered.
    Thank you for the memories dear Billy
    Respectfully

    • @RichardSparks-qy2rd
      @RichardSparks-qy2rd หลายเดือนก่อน

      My question are you saved and if you are are you still running the race. Or has your light grown dim and your salt lost its taste. Everybody wants to die for Christ but are they willing to live for him? Everybody is talking about the second coming of Christ or the rapture not that I don't. Jesus won the war all we have to do is fight the battle. Yes, things are dark and people are lost in their sin but now is not the time to give up and wait around for the rapture to come and do nothing. The idea of people not liking you or even being hated by others by others doesn't sit well with most Christians. It is easier to blend in with the crowd or the world and live a lukewarm life. When we think of the disciples we
      think of their faithfulness to Jesus and preaching the word with the threat of being tortured or killed at any time. They denied their flesh and self all in the name of Jesus and the
      word of God all ultimately dying horrific deaths. When we preach the gospel we need to remember if people are hostile to you or the message it is not you that they hate but Jesus. The only reason they hate you is because you're the messenger of the good news. I just don't take it personally, what can they do to me, yell at me, curse me, or take a punch at me that is nothing compared to the rewards one will receive and the glory God gets.

  • @welshgirllouise5914
    @welshgirllouise5914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Best band in the universe 🤩😍

    • @JimDeferio
      @JimDeferio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are not even lose to being the best.
      The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jethro Tull, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Grateful Dead, Black Oak Arkansas, The Rolling Stones, and The Byrds were all much better. Even The Monkees were better and sold more records (though they did have at least six outside people writing songs for them in addition to the 12 songs they wrote themselves).
      The Who's best album IMHO is "Who's Next" but Moon drums almost exactly the same way on EVERY song. Drives me crazy!

  • @johnoberle9750
    @johnoberle9750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Being a teen in the 80s and loving all the metal bands none rocked harder that The Who.

    • @williamingroff2397
      @williamingroff2397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I LOVE TO ROCK AND DANCE; BE 100% ALIVE WITH women and men like me! TOTALLY HEALTHY BLOOD TESTS ALL VACINES AND SHOTS. Love to exercise be fit live an exceptionly positive exciting life! Bill I.U.S.A. Join my exclusive club.B.I.calif U.S.A. I AM B.I.

    • @sosomadman
      @sosomadman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Metal band 🤣 oh how the definitions have changed

    • @johnoberle9750
      @johnoberle9750 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sosomadman Mot meaning The Who being a metal band. They could blow them off the stage.

    • @matthewvoss7365
      @matthewvoss7365 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read the drummer blew his hearing.

    • @David-yw4uv
      @David-yw4uv ปีที่แล้ว

      It was otherworldly Magical when I was at Denison walking on the road up from the Field house ...And up comes ... " I'm Free " Just saying that practically Transfixes me . There was very little thought going on in my head ...I was gonna go down there and I Was gonna Get IN !!!! UND I DID !! - YAH !

  • @ananiasaraujo7551
    @ananiasaraujo7551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love The Who!

  • @dampergoldenrod4156
    @dampergoldenrod4156 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best songs ever.

  • @garydale8141
    @garydale8141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those close harmonies have gotten to me ever since hearing this when it came out. I was about 17.

  • @ndaviau1
    @ndaviau1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just had a flashback to when this came out. I really miss the music of the 60's.

  • @claudiakatz-palme9708
    @claudiakatz-palme9708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello from Berlin, Germany. This song is old but the situation is still the same😳

  • @Michael-nb3vj
    @Michael-nb3vj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    We don’t care if helter skelter is dirtier or heavier we just want to hear good music

    • @badgasaurus4211
      @badgasaurus4211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Helter skelter is a better song than this.

    • @AjatiMimi
      @AjatiMimi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@badgasaurus4211 I'm a huge Beatles fan but I prefer this one to be honest, Helter Skelter isn't for me.

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@badgasaurus4211 no , it's not........ boo

    • @Longshortsilva
      @Longshortsilva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Helter Skelter is a good song though,not better than this but still good.

    • @badgasaurus4211
      @badgasaurus4211 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @sternenkind Tell that to the OP and all the other people who have replied here then

  • @MottMarvinKornicki
    @MottMarvinKornicki 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Great Classic The Who

  • @keithmoon9169
    @keithmoon9169 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The who is my idol in my eyes they are the greatest rock n roll band in the world

  • @robjones2408
    @robjones2408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    A great, great song by The Who. Pete Townsend was heavily
    influenced by Charlie Parker and Henry Purcell.
    In turn, Syd Barrett was inspired by Pete's use of feedback on the
    very early Pink Floyd songs.
    The video accompanying the track showed what a turbulent year
    1967 was. Muhammed Ali and Twiggy, Ian Paisley and Ronald Reagan.
    The good, the bad and the ugly.....

    • @gatyhl4075
      @gatyhl4075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It s when othet crazies think what they believe somebodys song is talking to theim we havproblems write your own song say what you think and don t make like u know what someone else meant

    • @ozyrinis
      @ozyrinis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      can you point to any specific moment where claimed townsend's influences (bird, purcell) are audible?

    • @williamhaggard451
      @williamhaggard451 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great intro for CSI Cyber yet 😀😀

    • @mikereiss4216
      @mikereiss4216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean Pete's use of feedback on early Who songs. Pete never played with Pink Floyd.

  • @darrylwillett8359
    @darrylwillett8359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hard to believe that this song is The Who's only top 10 hit in the U.S. (Billboard Hot 100).

  • @neilphelan145
    @neilphelan145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a MAXIMUM volume song. Period!

  • @stevenkalka
    @stevenkalka 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I still have the vinyl version of The Who Sell Out. I think it's very underrated, a great novelty. I read that Roger Daltrey caught pneumonia from sitting in a bathtub drenched in Heinz Baked Beans. Now I'm in the mood to play it.

  • @warfarinoverdose7221
    @warfarinoverdose7221 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song helped me get through hard times! Pure perfection!

  • @jeffl1879
    @jeffl1879 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the greatest sings ever on vinyl. The “ singles “that the Who put out just so defining of the era and what made Rock and Roll truthful. Thank you guys, Pete, Roger, John and Kieth.

  • @Mike12522
    @Mike12522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My friend and I stayed at a German youth hostel years ago.
    Everybody had to vacate between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M.
    This was the song the owners played loudly at 8 A.M., to wake us up.
    It worked, every time.

  • @michaelulbricht9438
    @michaelulbricht9438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been listening to some of The Beatles Esher Demo's and for most of their takes Helter Skelter was a slow heavy blues, but Townshend discovered what happened if you got The Beatles really motivated. Thanks Pete, we got two great songs out of the friendly competition!

  • @robbiereilly
    @robbiereilly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the great songs played on Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM radio show. Rest in Peace, Art Bell.

  • @wattage2007
    @wattage2007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pretty powerful and ahead of its time.

  • @matthewobrien4279
    @matthewobrien4279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pete considered this song his "ace in the hole." When it didn't chart as high as he had hoped, his reaction was." I spat on the British record buying public." Pete, take solace in that we very well know how good of a song this is!!!!

    • @geoffreycarson2311
      @geoffreycarson2311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      FK POLITICS against PETE & THE BAND CNTS !!!😡It WAS FK BRILLIANT !!!!👍👊👌👏g

  • @tvboxandroid975
    @tvboxandroid975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Masterpiece

  • @kosovoblues5019
    @kosovoblues5019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the guitar and drums sound more awesome that i heard in my life , and i heard maaaaaaaany...

  • @rsmit11
    @rsmit11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Thanks for letting me know about this great song CSI:Cyber!

    • @TheNormMan
      @TheNormMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      me 2

    • @octo963
      @octo963 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @octo963
      @octo963 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @fennb001
      @fennb001 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheFlamingArrow It's also the theme song for the British 2005 comedy series about astronomers in the Australian outback called "Supernova".

    • @christopherdelgaudio9484
      @christopherdelgaudio9484 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      great song great video great Drums !!!

  • @kbusby4824
    @kbusby4824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No crystal ball needed to see through this haze. Great song that still resonates all these years later.

  • @stevebartley8902
    @stevebartley8902 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Originality is a great thing.

  • @christinescarff4920
    @christinescarff4920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Twiggy , Mohammed Ali ( aka Cassius Clay ) and Ronald Reagan too ! All the old 60’s memories !!!
    Wonderful !

  • @v-town1980
    @v-town1980 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'm here because British Power is incredible!

  • @thebestof
    @thebestof  11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic! Its a true classic!

  • @geoffgane5582
    @geoffgane5582 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song kicks Aaaaaasssss!

  • @courtbeall7768
    @courtbeall7768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was light years ahead of its time.It will always be relevant in any music.First heard it when I was 10 or 11.Im 65 now and it still blows me away.

    • @jabez3877
      @jabez3877 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Court Beall then you find out all these years later about the deeper meaning. ...... th-cam.com/video/JEN9NW6qjCw/w-d-xo.html

    • @garyblanchard1084
      @garyblanchard1084 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I knew how to work a radio tuning dial at age four that year I would have been hooked. Way too young to work the turntable of the family Magnavox!

  • @rosevaleblue
    @rosevaleblue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    one of my all time favs from The Who

  • @dennislarge6272
    @dennislarge6272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    First record I bought - still got it - cost just over 6 shillings if I remember right - well worth it - still sounds great - can't beat vinyl.

    • @peternagy-im4be
      @peternagy-im4be 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shillings? Jesus Christ almighty.

    • @SuperMikado282
      @SuperMikado282 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      6/8d

    • @alexvagias5295
      @alexvagias5295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nobody rocked like the Brits, and, these guys were at the top of the heap.

    • @rafiqadarr6217
      @rafiqadarr6217 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How lucky you were to live in that generation and be able to buy that piece of vinyl, with shillings!! I envy you or anyone from that era, it seemed to be an idyllic era to live in - the post-war years, plenty of jobs, great music, a bit of money (not many millionaires then). Today, life is dystopian in the UK. It is a declined country.

  • @koko-pu5vn
    @koko-pu5vn ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing ,famous band yet somehow still underrated!! Does that make sense?

  • @70sboy98
    @70sboy98 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song is the 60's in full swing

  • @kathykalifornia6096
    @kathykalifornia6096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song makes me feel alive,!

  • @edamix3184
    @edamix3184 9 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Prepare yourself to see CSI: Cyber spoiled it in next few months...

    • @richvanek1363
      @richvanek1363 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Maxime Edon
      3 years later, Im still waiting.....
      waiting. Dam this clock is slow!
      You sure its pluged in?
      Ill kèep wating.

    • @CosmeticKrackhead
      @CosmeticKrackhead 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maxime Edon did you know you predicted the future they played this song during E3 for forza Horizon 4 but it was actually better than this one

    • @AndynatorHD
      @AndynatorHD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maxime Edon why no new episodes?

    • @ianmclean5812
      @ianmclean5812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What Is CSI Cyber? Educate me please

    • @shryoder
      @shryoder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ianmclean5812 *Have you not heard of CSI, TV Show... The best one is Cyber, though... Where this song is in...*

  • @비정한세상
    @비정한세상 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    (Pete Townshend)
    I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
    I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
    I can see for miles and miles Oh yeah
    If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played
    And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
    Well, here's a poke at you
    You're gonna choke on it too
    You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while
    You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
    I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say
    That you still want me
    Well that's as may be
    But you gotta stand trial
    Because all the while
    The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days
    You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze

  • @keithsage7258
    @keithsage7258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hang on boys and girls this intro is the spark that built this fire...gem.

  • @samanthamarshall2750
    @samanthamarshall2750 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two all of u out thre. I am 58 yrs of age and grew up with the 5060.music in my days.. We dint have any thing except a radio love you all many thanks. Mike ant coote of brid.. East Yorkshire xx

  • @caellumwoodward
    @caellumwoodward 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This Music was the Bomb!