The Who: Live in Hyde Park (2015) Movie Script
1
Man: A lot of the top groups now
are pretending
to try and get away
from doing tours
and just concentrating
on recording.
And I understand that you
want to do the reverse of this.
Daltrey: Yeah, we think
this is pretty stupid
because when you're
in a hall,
you know
where your audience is.
You can see the expressions
on their faces.
There's no doubt about
what is actually happening.
It's smooth sailing with
the highly successful sound
[ Horn honks ]
Of wonderful radio London
[ Motorcycle engine revving ]
[ "Run, Run, Run" plays ]
Run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
Townshend: In London,
there's a general
kind of sense of warmth
that the who
are part of this city.
There's the mayor, Boris,
and then there's the who,
and then there's
the prime minister
and the queen.
You better run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
Daltrey:
London had a big affect on us
because London
suffered immensely
from the bombing and the war,
which gave us
that blank canvas to work on.
The stage for us
used to be a war zone,
and we used to be determined
to drive our music through
the people to the back wall.
You better run, run, run
Townshend: We started to watch
our audience.
That's what defined the who.
We have always watched
our audience.
We were part of the synergy
of an event,
rather than, "look at us.
We're on the stage.
And look at you. You're down
there looking up at us."
Daltrey:
And I've looked at early photos.
You can look at the clothes,
you can look
at all those things,
but it's more to do
with what's in the eyes.
There's an attitude there,
and I kind of maintain
that today.
I hope the who
have never become complacent
in the way we play
and present our music.
[ "I Can See For Miles" plays ]
The best creative stuff
that's gonna come out of a group
comes out of friction,
and it doesn't
come out of going,
"oh, let's go for a jolly
up the pub."
Now here's a surprise
Townshend:
It's probably well known by now
that I didn't want to be
in the who at all
and still don't.
Daltrey:
You push and you pull,
and slowly but surely,
things sharpen up.
It keeps everybody
on their toes.
I can see for miles
and miles
and miles and miles
and miles
oh, yeah
Townshend:
We play to our audience,
and I think
there's that connection.
And it's what the songs
are about.
They're not just happy-go-lucky,
ooh, I love you, baby.
I want to get in your knickers.
There's a lot more depth.
And that can only be
more moving.
You know, it just has to be
about what we do together,
not about what we do
as individuals.
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
[ Cheers and applause ]
You are a long way away.
But we will fucking reach you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "I Can't Explain" plays ]
I've got a feeling inside
can't explain
it's a certain kind
can't explain
I feel hot and cold
can't explain
yeah, down in my soul
can't explain
I said
can't explain
I'm feeling good now,
yeah, but
can't explain
dizzy in the head
and I'm feeling bad
the things you've said
have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams
again and again
I know what it means but
I can't explain
I think it's love,
try to say it to you
when I feel blue
but I can't explain
can't explain
yeah, you hear
what I'm saying, girl
can't explain
dizzy in the head
and I'm feeling blue
the things you've said, yeah,
well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams
again and again
I know what it means but
I can't explain
I think it's love,
try to say it to you
when I feel blue
but I can't explain
can't explain
you give me
one more time, now
can't explain
[ Guitar solo ]
ooh, can't explain
ooh, can't explain
you drive me out of my mind
ooh, can't explain
yeah, I'm the worrying kind,
yeah
I said I can't explain
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Who Are You" plays ]
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I woke up in a Soho doorway,
a policeman knew my name
he said, "you can go sleep
at home tonight
if you can get up
and walk away"
I staggered
back to the underground
and the breeze
blew back my hair
I remember
throwin' punches around
and I was preachin'
from my chair
well, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Whoa, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Took the tube
back out of town
I went back
to the rollin' pin
I felt a little
like a dying clown
with a streak of rin tin tin
I stretched back
and I hiccuped
and looked back
on my busy day
11 hours in the tin pan, god
there's got to be
a better way
who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who the fuck are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
[ Guitar solo ]
who?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you in the back?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you in the middle?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
you
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
you
ohh
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who the fuck are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I know there's a place
you walked
where love
falls from the trees
m-my heart
is like a broken cup
I only feel right
on my knees
I spit out like a sewer hole
yet still receive your kiss
how can I measure up
to anyone now
after such a love as this?
Who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Come on,
tell me, tell me, tell me
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Oh, I really wanna know
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Come on,
tell me, tell me, tell me
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Well, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who?
I really wanna know
I really wanna know
come on, tell me,
who are you, you, you, you?
Oh, you
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daltrey: I look out
at that audience now,
and I see almost a dream
coming to fruition
because I always felt
that music had the ability
to knit old people,
young people together.
We care about the music so much,
but we also care about the fact
that the music
has to be relevant.
I think if we were playing
the music
and we got nothing back at all,
I think both of us --
we'd just have to stop.
It would be soul-destroying.
Rock, in a big, big way,
has been incredibly cohesive
to society.
Townshend:
The truth of live entertainment
is that at Hyde park
or at Glastonbury,
at any big festival,
the band is the least important
thing there.
[ Laughing ]
You know, really.
This one belongs to you,
Roger --
"The Kids Are Alright."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "The Kids Are Alright" plays ]
I don't mind
other guys
dancing with my girl
that's fine
I know them all pretty well
but I know sometimes
I must get out in the light
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
sometimes
I feel I gotta get away
bells chime
I know I gotta get away
'cause I know if I don't
I'll go out of my mind
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
I know if I go
things would be
a lot better for her
I had things planned
but her folks
wouldn't let her
sometimes
I feel I gotta get away
bells chime
I know I gotta get away
'cause I know if I don't
I'll go
out of my fuckin' mind
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
I know if I go
things would be
a lot better for her
I had things planned
but her folks
wouldn't let her
I don't mind
other guys dancing
with my girl
that's fine
I know them all pretty well
but I know sometimes
I must get out in the light
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
the kids are all right
the kids are all right
[ Cheers and applause ]
If you want to know,
we are obviously --
you're too old
to be the mods.
We were the mods.
You were the mods.
But you keep saying
we weren't the mods.
Anyway...
Paul Weller was a very, very
important part of our career.
With the jam, he brought back
the whole interest in the mods.
He brought back the whole
interest in the band as a band.
And since he left the jam,
he's done the most amazing work
as a solo artist.
He stuck
to his principles.
But this song he requested
via e-mail.
We're doing it
especially for him.
We haven't played it
for a few shows,
so it will probably be crap.
But we're gonna give it a try.
It's "pictures of Lily."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Pictures Of Lily" plays ]
Ooooh
I used to wake up
in the morning
I used to feel so bad
I got so sick
of having sleepless nights
I went and told my dad
he said "son, now here's
some little somethings"
and stuck them on my wall
now my nights
ain't quite so lonely
in fact I,
I don't feel bad at all
I don't feel bad at all
pictures of Lily
made my life so wonderful
pictures of Lily
helped me sleep at night
pictures of Lily
solved my childhood problem
pictures of Lily
made me feel all right
pictures of Lily
pictures of Lily
Lily, oh, Lily
pictures of Lily
Lily, oh, Lily
pictures of Lily
and then one day,
things weren't quite so fine
I fell in love with Lily
I asked my dad
where Lily I could find
he said,
"son, now don't be silly
she's been dead since 1929"
oh, how I cried that night
if only I'd been born
in Lily's time
it would have been
all right
it would have been
all right
pictures of Lily
made my life so wonderful
pictures of Lily
helped me sleep at night
now me and Lily
are together in my dreams
and I ask you
pictures of Lily
hey, mister
have you ever seen
pictures of Lily?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Most people out there
probably weren't even born
when a lot of these songs
that we're playing now
were written
and first recorded.
This next song
came from 1967,
so we've still probably
got quite a few people
who weren't even conceived.
So we hope
that you'll know them anyway.
And this one is
"I can see for miles."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "I Can See For Miles" plays ]
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'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
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 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
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
and miles and miles
and miles
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
[ Cheers and applause ]
Marr: I think there's a reason
why the punks like the who.
And mostly, it was the music,
then it was the attitude,
but I think
there's an underlying thing,
that they live it --
all of them.
The violence and aggression
in the music --
I loved all that.
Massive influence.
We just wanted to get louder
and louder and louder.
It was all done with aggression.
The insistence and aggression
on "my generation"...
[ Imitating bass guitar ]
It was just a jump beat,
but it wasn't "shout"
by the Isley brothers anymore.
They play songs that they can
still play as older guys.
And you believe it.
You believe
that they believe in it.
Townshend:
So Roger and I today
don't feel right
about a concert,
however good or bad it is,
unless we're
completely exhausted
when we walk off the stage,
which isn't particularly hard
to achieve today.
This next one's
for people of any age,
any place, any time, anywhere.
[ "My Generation" plays ]
Yeah, people try
to put us d-down
talkin' 'bout my generation
just because we g-get around
talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, things they do
look awful c-c-cold
talkin' 'bout my generation
but I hope I die
before I get old
talkin' 'bout my generation
my generation
yeah, my generation, baby
why don't you all
f-f-fade away?
Talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, don't try and dig
what we all s-s-say
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm not trying to cause
a b-b-big sensation
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm just talkin' 'bout
m-m-m-my g-generation
talkin' 'bout my generation
this is my generation
my generation, baby
why don't you all
f-f-fade away
talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, don't try and dig
what we all say
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm n-n-n-n-not trying
to cause a big sensation
talkin' 'bout my generation
talkin' 'bout
m-m-m-my g-generation
talkin' 'bout my generation
my generation
my generation, yeah
my generation
my generation
my generation
ain't no way
my generation
still here today
oh, yeah
I hope it's got something
something left to say
my generation
we got the moves
my generation
soon they're gonna lose
it's getting kind of bad
makin' me mad
all right
oh, yeah
I want to go up
I don't want to go down
I want to go up
don't want to go down
I want to go up
I don't want to go down
oh, yeah
m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my,
m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my
don't wanna get
don't wanna get in the way
don't wanna get
don't wanna get in the way
gotta make some room
gotta make some room
to let the roses bloom
[ Cheers and applause ]
thank you.
[ "Behind Blue Eyes" plays ]
No one knows what it's like
to be the bad man
to be the sad man
behind blue eyes
no one knows what it's like
to be hated
to be fated
to telling only lies
but my dreams,
they aren't as empty
as my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
my love is vengeance
that's never free
no one knows what it's like
to feel these feelings
like I do
and I blame you
no one bites back as hard
on their anger
none of my pain and woe
can show through
but my dreams,
they aren't as empty
as my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
my love is vengeance
that's never free
when my fist clenches,
crack it open
before I use it
and lose my cool
when I smile,
tell me some bad news
before I laugh
and act like a fool
and if I swallow
anything evil
put your fingers
down my throat
and if I shiver,
please give me a blanket
keep me warm,
let me wear your coat
let me wear your coat
let me wear your coat
no one knows what it's like
to be the bad man
to be the sad man
behind blue eyes
[ Cheers and applause ]
This next song is a song
about doing a deal with god.
Probably not a very good idea.
It's one of the first songs
that I wrote, around '70, '71,
for a project called
"lifehouse,"
in which, believe it or not,
I foresaw
the coming of the Internet.
[ Laughter ]
Anyway, this song
is called "bargain."
[ "Bargain" plays ]
ooooooh
ooooooh
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I had
to find you, I'd suffer
anything and be glad
I'll pay any price
just to win you
surrender this good life
for bad
to win you I'd stand
naked, stoned, and stabbed
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
Let's hear now.
The best I ever had
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
to catch you,
I'm gonna run and never stop
I'd pay any price
just to win you
work all my love in a wheel
to win you,
I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
the best I ever had
I sit looking 'round
I look at my face
in the mirror
I know I'm worth nothing
without you
and, like, one and one
don't make two
one and one make one
and I'm looking for
that free ride to me
I'm looking for you
I'm looking for you
I'd call that a bargain
I'm looking for you
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
to catch you,
I'm gonna run and never stop
I'd pay any price
just to win you
surrender this good life
for bad
to win you, I'd stand
naked, stoned, and stabbed
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
the best I ever had
oh, a bargain
yeah, the best I ever had
oh, yeah
call you a bargain
ooooooh
the best I ever had
oh, yeah
that's a bargain
oooooooh
ooooooh
oh, yeah
the best I ever had
[ Cheers and applause ]
I mean,
I've never had a brother,
but I mean,
we are like family.
He is my brother.
And it's just amazing
we're still able to do it.
Still amazing
that we're still --
people want to come and see us.
Whenever I say anything
on the stage in the moment,
Roger interrupts me, you know?
He disagrees with me
on the stage, you know,
even when I'm making stuff up.
Now if we have an argument,
we laugh.
We accept the difference,
and we've got great affection
for each other.
It was inevitable
that it would happen
if we stuck with each other
long enough.
Daltrey: We're so in tune
with the way we work
and his playing
that we can go completely
off the beam,
somewhere way out in space,
musically,
and we'll come back and land
straight on the right spot
exactly the same time.
You're sounding good tonight.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's a good note to hit,
and you're all there.
So, if you want to sing,
we can sing with this one.
[ "Join Together" plays ]
When you hear
this sound a-comin'
hear the drummers drumming
I want you to join together
with the band
we don't move
in any particular direction
and we don't make
no collections
I want you to join together
with the band
do you really think I care
what you read
or what you wear?
I want you to join together
with the band
there's a million ways
to laugh
and everyone's a path
come on and join together
with the band
everybody
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
you don't have to play
you can follow
or lead the way
come on and join together
with the band
we don't know
where we're going
but the season's right
for knowing
come on and join together
with the band
yeah, it's the singer,
not the song
that makes the music
move along
come on and join together
with the band
this is the biggest band
you'll find
it's as deep as it is wide
come on and join together
with the band
join together
hey, hey
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "You Better You Bet" plays ]
You better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
I call you on the telephone
my voice too rough
with cigarettes
I sometimes feel
I should just go home
but I'm dealing with a memory
that never forgets
I love to hear you
say my name
especially when you say yes
I got your body right now
on my mind
and I drunk myself blind
to the sound of old t-Rex
ooooh
to the sound
of old t-Rex
ooh
who's next?
But when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
will cut you like a knife
I want those feeble-minded
axes overthrown
I'm not
into your passport picture
I just like your nose
you welcome me with open arms
and open legs
I know only fools have needs
but this one never begs
I don't really mind
how much you love me
a little is all right
when you say, "come over
and spend the night"
tonight
tonight
but when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
will cut you like a knife
I lay on the bed with you
we could make
some book of records
your dog keeps
licking my nose
and chewing up
all those letters
saying, "you better"
you better bet your life
you better love me
all the time now
you better shove me
back into line now
you better love me
all the time now
you better shove me
back into line now
I showed up late one night
with a neon light for a visa
but knowing
I'm so eager to fight
can't make letting me in
any easier
I know I been wearing
crazy clothes
and I look pretty crappy
sometimes
but my body feels so good
and I still sing
a razor line
every time
and when it comes
to all-night living
I know what I'm giving
I've got it all down
to a "t"
and it's free
but when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you
you scream, "you better,
better, better, better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
just like a knife
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
There's so many people
here today.
You know, we're so grateful
to you all for coming out,
and I -- you know, I don't mean
that in a sniveling way.
I'm just amazed.
And it's so great.
And I don't want you
to take any of the things
that I said about you guys
being too young
to appreciate this shit,
because you're never too young
to appreciate this shit.
And the who were famous for
a piece called "quadrophenia,"
which was really all about
what it's like
to be maybe 16, 17, 18.
And that's a difficult time
for everybody.
And that's really
what "quadrophenia" was about.
This song --
we're playing two songs tonight
from "quadrophenia."
This is the first one.
[ "I'm One" plays ]
every year is the same
I feel it again
I'm a loser
no chance to win
leaves start falling
comedown is calling
loneliness starts sinking in
but I'm one
I am one
and I can see
that this is me
I will be
you'll all see I'm the one
where do you get
those blue, blue jeans?
Faded patched secret
so tight
where do you get that walk,
oh, so lean?
Your shoes and your shirts
all just right
but I'm one
I'm one, yes, I am
but I can see
this is me
I will be
you'll all see I'm the one
I got a Gibson
I ain't got a case
and I can't get that
even-tanned look on my face
ill-fitted clothes
I just blend in the crowd
fingers so clumsy
my voice too loud
but I'm one
yeah, I'm one
and I can see
this is me
I will be
you'll see I'm the one
I'm the one
I'm the one
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Love, Reign O'er Me" plays ]
only love can make it rain
the way the beach
is kissed by the sea
only love can make it rain
like the sweat of lovers
layin' in the fields
love
reign o'er me
love
won't you please
won't you please
reign o'er me?
Rain on me
only love can bring the rain
that makes you yearn
to the sky
only love can bring the rain
that falls like tears
from on high
love
won't you please
won't you please
reign o'er me?
Love
please, please,
please reign o'er me
rain on me
on the dry and dusty road
the nights
we spend apart alone
I need to get back home
to cool, cool rain
the night is hot
and black as ink
I can't see anything
oh, god, I need a drink
of cool, cool rain
[ Guitar solo ]
love
won't you please, please,
please reign o'er me?
Oh, love
won't you
please, please, please
won't you reign,
reign o'er me?
Reign o'er me
love
won't you please,
won't you please
reign, reign
reign
reign, reign, reign
o'er me?
Love
won't you reign,
won't you reign
o'er me?
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Eminence Front" plays ]
the sun shines
people forget
spray flies
speedboat glides
people forget
you forget they're hiding
the girls smile
people forget
the snow packs
a skier tracks
people forget
forget they're hiding
eminence front
eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
dress yourself to kill
drinks flow
the drinks flow
people forget
we forget we're hiding
the big wheel spins,
and the hair thins
we forget we're hiding
people forget
shares crash,
hopes are dashed
people forget
we forget we're hiding
behind an eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
come and join the party
dress yourself to kill
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
dress yourself to kill
you got to dress yourself
you got to dress yourself
to kill
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
[ "Amazing Journey" plays ]
deaf, dumb, and blind boy
he's in a quiet
vibration land
strange as it seems
his musical dreams
ain't quite so bad
10 years old
with thoughts as bold
as thoughts can be
loving life and becoming wise
in simplicity
sickness can surely
take the mind
where minds can't usually go
come on the amazing journey
and learn
all you should know
a vague haze of delirium
creeps up on me
all at once,
a tall stranger I suddenly see
he's dressed in a
silver-sparked glittering gown
and his golden beard flows
nearly down to the ground
nothing to say,
and nothing to hear
and nothing to see
each sensation makes a note
in life's symphony
sickness can surely
take the mind
where minds can't usually go
come on the amazing journey
and learn
all you should know
his eyes are the eyes
that transmit all they know
sparkle warm crystalline
glances to show
that he is your leader,
he is your guide
on the amazing journey
together we'll ride
yeah, catch him walkin',
didn't come home
this unborn child
is never known again
believe an emotion
with another armband
don't expect
to see him again
no, he didn't come home
no, he didn't come home
too many
they'll never come home
far too many
no, they never come home
[ Guitar solo ]
[ "Sparks" plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Pinball Wizard" plays ]
ever since I was a young boy,
I've played the silver ball
from Soho down to Brighton,
I must have played them all
but I ain't seen nothing
like him in any amusement hall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
he stands like a statue,
becomes part of the machine
feeling all the bumpers,
always playing clean
he plays by intuition,
the digit counters fall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
he's a pinball wizard,
has to be a twist
a pinball wizard's
got such a supple wrist
how do you think
he does it?
I don't know
what makes him
so good?
Well, he ain't got
no distractions
can't hear no buzzers
and bells
don't see no lights
a-flashin'
plays by sense of smell
he always gets a replay,
never tilts at all
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
I thought I was
the bally table king
but I just handed
my pinball crown to him
even on my favorite table,
he can beat my best
his disciples lead him in
and he just does the rest
he's got crazy
flipper fingers
never seen him fall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
listening to you,
I get the music
gazing at you,
I get the heat
following you,
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
yeah, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
listening to you,
I get the music
gazing at you,
I get the heat
following you,
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
yeah, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
everybody!
Yeah, listening to you
I get the music
gazing at you
I get the heat
yeah, following you
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
oh, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
always listening
always listening
always listening to you
and you
and you
and you
and you
and you
and you, and you, and you,
and you, and you
and you
[ Cheers and applause ]
Townshend: This was a bit of
a shock this year, you know.
"Let's celebrate
our 50th anniversary."
"Okay, well, let's --
you know, the way
that we'll celebrate
is we'll fucking
work you to death."
And you think, "oh, thank you."
Daltrey: I really do feel
we're on top of our game now.
It's as good as it's ever been.
And it's coming time
to close that chapter.
That's why I say
it's the long goodbye.
And it is a long goodbye.
And hopefully
it's a really long goodbye.
But equally, it might be
at the end of the year.
I don't think anybody's
calling it the last tour.
I just -- you know, I --
you know, I've stopped touring
with the who many times.
I intend to stop touring
next year.
You know, but that doesn't mean
that I won't come back to it.
Daltrey: There's so many
opportunities there for us.
We might set ourselves up
in a theater somewhere,
play to a small audience.
Townshend: I hear a lot of people say,
"you know, you could go out
and you could play at small
theaters and tell stories."
And I think, "oh, my god."
You know.
Daltrey: What I'd like to be
remembered for is just being --
just being a really --
a band that's given people
a lot of pleasure.
Never cheated.
Given quite a bit
back to society,
as much as we've taken out.
Nothing more than that.
Not a bad rock band.
[ Laughs ]
Townshend: You know,
this wasn't on the schedule.
None of this
was on the schedule.
The schedule was that
I'd be in a band for 18 months,
and then I'd go
back to art college.
So, you know, being around for
50 years has been extraordinary.
And I think I'm learning
something new every day.
[ "Baba O'Riley" plays ]
Man: A lot of the top groups now
are pretending
to try and get away
from doing tours
and just concentrating
on recording.
And I understand that you
want to do the reverse of this.
Daltrey: Yeah, we think
this is pretty stupid
because when you're
in a hall,
you know
where your audience is.
You can see the expressions
on their faces.
There's no doubt about
what is actually happening.
It's smooth sailing with
the highly successful sound
[ Horn honks ]
Of wonderful radio London
[ Motorcycle engine revving ]
[ "Run, Run, Run" plays ]
Run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
Townshend: In London,
there's a general
kind of sense of warmth
that the who
are part of this city.
There's the mayor, Boris,
and then there's the who,
and then there's
the prime minister
and the queen.
You better run, run, run
run, run, run
run, run, run
Daltrey:
London had a big affect on us
because London
suffered immensely
from the bombing and the war,
which gave us
that blank canvas to work on.
The stage for us
used to be a war zone,
and we used to be determined
to drive our music through
the people to the back wall.
You better run, run, run
Townshend: We started to watch
our audience.
That's what defined the who.
We have always watched
our audience.
We were part of the synergy
of an event,
rather than, "look at us.
We're on the stage.
And look at you. You're down
there looking up at us."
Daltrey:
And I've looked at early photos.
You can look at the clothes,
you can look
at all those things,
but it's more to do
with what's in the eyes.
There's an attitude there,
and I kind of maintain
that today.
I hope the who
have never become complacent
in the way we play
and present our music.
[ "I Can See For Miles" plays ]
The best creative stuff
that's gonna come out of a group
comes out of friction,
and it doesn't
come out of going,
"oh, let's go for a jolly
up the pub."
Now here's a surprise
Townshend:
It's probably well known by now
that I didn't want to be
in the who at all
and still don't.
Daltrey:
You push and you pull,
and slowly but surely,
things sharpen up.
It keeps everybody
on their toes.
I can see for miles
and miles
and miles and miles
and miles
oh, yeah
Townshend:
We play to our audience,
and I think
there's that connection.
And it's what the songs
are about.
They're not just happy-go-lucky,
ooh, I love you, baby.
I want to get in your knickers.
There's a lot more depth.
And that can only be
more moving.
You know, it just has to be
about what we do together,
not about what we do
as individuals.
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
[ Cheers and applause ]
You are a long way away.
But we will fucking reach you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "I Can't Explain" plays ]
I've got a feeling inside
can't explain
it's a certain kind
can't explain
I feel hot and cold
can't explain
yeah, down in my soul
can't explain
I said
can't explain
I'm feeling good now,
yeah, but
can't explain
dizzy in the head
and I'm feeling bad
the things you've said
have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams
again and again
I know what it means but
I can't explain
I think it's love,
try to say it to you
when I feel blue
but I can't explain
can't explain
yeah, you hear
what I'm saying, girl
can't explain
dizzy in the head
and I'm feeling blue
the things you've said, yeah,
well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams
again and again
I know what it means but
I can't explain
I think it's love,
try to say it to you
when I feel blue
but I can't explain
can't explain
you give me
one more time, now
can't explain
[ Guitar solo ]
ooh, can't explain
ooh, can't explain
you drive me out of my mind
ooh, can't explain
yeah, I'm the worrying kind,
yeah
I said I can't explain
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Who Are You" plays ]
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I woke up in a Soho doorway,
a policeman knew my name
he said, "you can go sleep
at home tonight
if you can get up
and walk away"
I staggered
back to the underground
and the breeze
blew back my hair
I remember
throwin' punches around
and I was preachin'
from my chair
well, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Whoa, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Took the tube
back out of town
I went back
to the rollin' pin
I felt a little
like a dying clown
with a streak of rin tin tin
I stretched back
and I hiccuped
and looked back
on my busy day
11 hours in the tin pan, god
there's got to be
a better way
who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who the fuck are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
[ Guitar solo ]
who?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you in the back?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
who are you in the middle?
Ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh
you
ooh-wa, ooh-wa, ooh-wa
you
ohh
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, who the fuck are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
I know there's a place
you walked
where love
falls from the trees
m-my heart
is like a broken cup
I only feel right
on my knees
I spit out like a sewer hole
yet still receive your kiss
how can I measure up
to anyone now
after such a love as this?
Who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Yeah, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Oh, tell me, who are you?
Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?
Come on,
tell me, tell me, tell me
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Oh, I really wanna know
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Come on,
tell me, tell me, tell me
who are you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
who, who, who, who?
Well, I really wanna know
who are you?
Who?
I really wanna know
I really wanna know
come on, tell me,
who are you, you, you, you?
Oh, you
[ Cheers and applause ]
Daltrey: I look out
at that audience now,
and I see almost a dream
coming to fruition
because I always felt
that music had the ability
to knit old people,
young people together.
We care about the music so much,
but we also care about the fact
that the music
has to be relevant.
I think if we were playing
the music
and we got nothing back at all,
I think both of us --
we'd just have to stop.
It would be soul-destroying.
Rock, in a big, big way,
has been incredibly cohesive
to society.
Townshend:
The truth of live entertainment
is that at Hyde park
or at Glastonbury,
at any big festival,
the band is the least important
thing there.
[ Laughing ]
You know, really.
This one belongs to you,
Roger --
"The Kids Are Alright."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "The Kids Are Alright" plays ]
I don't mind
other guys
dancing with my girl
that's fine
I know them all pretty well
but I know sometimes
I must get out in the light
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
sometimes
I feel I gotta get away
bells chime
I know I gotta get away
'cause I know if I don't
I'll go out of my mind
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
I know if I go
things would be
a lot better for her
I had things planned
but her folks
wouldn't let her
sometimes
I feel I gotta get away
bells chime
I know I gotta get away
'cause I know if I don't
I'll go
out of my fuckin' mind
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
I know if I go
things would be
a lot better for her
I had things planned
but her folks
wouldn't let her
I don't mind
other guys dancing
with my girl
that's fine
I know them all pretty well
but I know sometimes
I must get out in the light
better leave her behind
with the kids,
they're all right
the kids are all right
the kids are all right
the kids are all right
[ Cheers and applause ]
If you want to know,
we are obviously --
you're too old
to be the mods.
We were the mods.
You were the mods.
But you keep saying
we weren't the mods.
Anyway...
Paul Weller was a very, very
important part of our career.
With the jam, he brought back
the whole interest in the mods.
He brought back the whole
interest in the band as a band.
And since he left the jam,
he's done the most amazing work
as a solo artist.
He stuck
to his principles.
But this song he requested
via e-mail.
We're doing it
especially for him.
We haven't played it
for a few shows,
so it will probably be crap.
But we're gonna give it a try.
It's "pictures of Lily."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Pictures Of Lily" plays ]
Ooooh
I used to wake up
in the morning
I used to feel so bad
I got so sick
of having sleepless nights
I went and told my dad
he said "son, now here's
some little somethings"
and stuck them on my wall
now my nights
ain't quite so lonely
in fact I,
I don't feel bad at all
I don't feel bad at all
pictures of Lily
made my life so wonderful
pictures of Lily
helped me sleep at night
pictures of Lily
solved my childhood problem
pictures of Lily
made me feel all right
pictures of Lily
pictures of Lily
Lily, oh, Lily
pictures of Lily
Lily, oh, Lily
pictures of Lily
and then one day,
things weren't quite so fine
I fell in love with Lily
I asked my dad
where Lily I could find
he said,
"son, now don't be silly
she's been dead since 1929"
oh, how I cried that night
if only I'd been born
in Lily's time
it would have been
all right
it would have been
all right
pictures of Lily
made my life so wonderful
pictures of Lily
helped me sleep at night
now me and Lily
are together in my dreams
and I ask you
pictures of Lily
hey, mister
have you ever seen
pictures of Lily?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Most people out there
probably weren't even born
when a lot of these songs
that we're playing now
were written
and first recorded.
This next song
came from 1967,
so we've still probably
got quite a few people
who weren't even conceived.
So we hope
that you'll know them anyway.
And this one is
"I can see for miles."
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "I Can See For Miles" plays ]
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'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
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 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
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
and miles and miles
and miles
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
[ Cheers and applause ]
Marr: I think there's a reason
why the punks like the who.
And mostly, it was the music,
then it was the attitude,
but I think
there's an underlying thing,
that they live it --
all of them.
The violence and aggression
in the music --
I loved all that.
Massive influence.
We just wanted to get louder
and louder and louder.
It was all done with aggression.
The insistence and aggression
on "my generation"...
[ Imitating bass guitar ]
It was just a jump beat,
but it wasn't "shout"
by the Isley brothers anymore.
They play songs that they can
still play as older guys.
And you believe it.
You believe
that they believe in it.
Townshend:
So Roger and I today
don't feel right
about a concert,
however good or bad it is,
unless we're
completely exhausted
when we walk off the stage,
which isn't particularly hard
to achieve today.
This next one's
for people of any age,
any place, any time, anywhere.
[ "My Generation" plays ]
Yeah, people try
to put us d-down
talkin' 'bout my generation
just because we g-get around
talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, things they do
look awful c-c-cold
talkin' 'bout my generation
but I hope I die
before I get old
talkin' 'bout my generation
my generation
yeah, my generation, baby
why don't you all
f-f-fade away?
Talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, don't try and dig
what we all s-s-say
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm not trying to cause
a b-b-big sensation
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm just talkin' 'bout
m-m-m-my g-generation
talkin' 'bout my generation
this is my generation
my generation, baby
why don't you all
f-f-fade away
talkin' 'bout my generation
yeah, don't try and dig
what we all say
talkin' 'bout my generation
I'm n-n-n-n-not trying
to cause a big sensation
talkin' 'bout my generation
talkin' 'bout
m-m-m-my g-generation
talkin' 'bout my generation
my generation
my generation, yeah
my generation
my generation
my generation
ain't no way
my generation
still here today
oh, yeah
I hope it's got something
something left to say
my generation
we got the moves
my generation
soon they're gonna lose
it's getting kind of bad
makin' me mad
all right
oh, yeah
I want to go up
I don't want to go down
I want to go up
don't want to go down
I want to go up
I don't want to go down
oh, yeah
m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my,
m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my, m-my
don't wanna get
don't wanna get in the way
don't wanna get
don't wanna get in the way
gotta make some room
gotta make some room
to let the roses bloom
[ Cheers and applause ]
thank you.
[ "Behind Blue Eyes" plays ]
No one knows what it's like
to be the bad man
to be the sad man
behind blue eyes
no one knows what it's like
to be hated
to be fated
to telling only lies
but my dreams,
they aren't as empty
as my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
my love is vengeance
that's never free
no one knows what it's like
to feel these feelings
like I do
and I blame you
no one bites back as hard
on their anger
none of my pain and woe
can show through
but my dreams,
they aren't as empty
as my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
my love is vengeance
that's never free
when my fist clenches,
crack it open
before I use it
and lose my cool
when I smile,
tell me some bad news
before I laugh
and act like a fool
and if I swallow
anything evil
put your fingers
down my throat
and if I shiver,
please give me a blanket
keep me warm,
let me wear your coat
let me wear your coat
let me wear your coat
no one knows what it's like
to be the bad man
to be the sad man
behind blue eyes
[ Cheers and applause ]
This next song is a song
about doing a deal with god.
Probably not a very good idea.
It's one of the first songs
that I wrote, around '70, '71,
for a project called
"lifehouse,"
in which, believe it or not,
I foresaw
the coming of the Internet.
[ Laughter ]
Anyway, this song
is called "bargain."
[ "Bargain" plays ]
ooooooh
ooooooh
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I had
to find you, I'd suffer
anything and be glad
I'll pay any price
just to win you
surrender this good life
for bad
to win you I'd stand
naked, stoned, and stabbed
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
Let's hear now.
The best I ever had
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
to catch you,
I'm gonna run and never stop
I'd pay any price
just to win you
work all my love in a wheel
to win you,
I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
the best I ever had
I sit looking 'round
I look at my face
in the mirror
I know I'm worth nothing
without you
and, like, one and one
don't make two
one and one make one
and I'm looking for
that free ride to me
I'm looking for you
I'm looking for you
I'd call that a bargain
I'm looking for you
I'd gladly lose me
to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
to catch you,
I'm gonna run and never stop
I'd pay any price
just to win you
surrender this good life
for bad
to win you, I'd stand
naked, stoned, and stabbed
I'd call that a bargain
the best I ever had
the best I ever had
oh, a bargain
yeah, the best I ever had
oh, yeah
call you a bargain
ooooooh
the best I ever had
oh, yeah
that's a bargain
oooooooh
ooooooh
oh, yeah
the best I ever had
[ Cheers and applause ]
I mean,
I've never had a brother,
but I mean,
we are like family.
He is my brother.
And it's just amazing
we're still able to do it.
Still amazing
that we're still --
people want to come and see us.
Whenever I say anything
on the stage in the moment,
Roger interrupts me, you know?
He disagrees with me
on the stage, you know,
even when I'm making stuff up.
Now if we have an argument,
we laugh.
We accept the difference,
and we've got great affection
for each other.
It was inevitable
that it would happen
if we stuck with each other
long enough.
Daltrey: We're so in tune
with the way we work
and his playing
that we can go completely
off the beam,
somewhere way out in space,
musically,
and we'll come back and land
straight on the right spot
exactly the same time.
You're sounding good tonight.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's a good note to hit,
and you're all there.
So, if you want to sing,
we can sing with this one.
[ "Join Together" plays ]
When you hear
this sound a-comin'
hear the drummers drumming
I want you to join together
with the band
we don't move
in any particular direction
and we don't make
no collections
I want you to join together
with the band
do you really think I care
what you read
or what you wear?
I want you to join together
with the band
there's a million ways
to laugh
and everyone's a path
come on and join together
with the band
everybody
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
you don't have to play
you can follow
or lead the way
come on and join together
with the band
we don't know
where we're going
but the season's right
for knowing
come on and join together
with the band
yeah, it's the singer,
not the song
that makes the music
move along
come on and join together
with the band
this is the biggest band
you'll find
it's as deep as it is wide
come on and join together
with the band
join together
hey, hey
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
join together
join together
join together with the band
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "You Better You Bet" plays ]
You better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
you better, you better,
you bet
oooh
I call you on the telephone
my voice too rough
with cigarettes
I sometimes feel
I should just go home
but I'm dealing with a memory
that never forgets
I love to hear you
say my name
especially when you say yes
I got your body right now
on my mind
and I drunk myself blind
to the sound of old t-Rex
ooooh
to the sound
of old t-Rex
ooh
who's next?
But when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
will cut you like a knife
I want those feeble-minded
axes overthrown
I'm not
into your passport picture
I just like your nose
you welcome me with open arms
and open legs
I know only fools have needs
but this one never begs
I don't really mind
how much you love me
a little is all right
when you say, "come over
and spend the night"
tonight
tonight
but when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
will cut you like a knife
I lay on the bed with you
we could make
some book of records
your dog keeps
licking my nose
and chewing up
all those letters
saying, "you better"
you better bet your life
you better love me
all the time now
you better shove me
back into line now
you better love me
all the time now
you better shove me
back into line now
I showed up late one night
with a neon light for a visa
but knowing
I'm so eager to fight
can't make letting me in
any easier
I know I been wearing
crazy clothes
and I look pretty crappy
sometimes
but my body feels so good
and I still sing
a razor line
every time
and when it comes
to all-night living
I know what I'm giving
I've got it all down
to a "t"
and it's free
but when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you
you scream, "you better,
better, better, better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I love you,
you say, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
when I say I need you,
you scream, "you better"
you better, you better,
you bet
you better bet your life
or love will cut you
just like a knife
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
There's so many people
here today.
You know, we're so grateful
to you all for coming out,
and I -- you know, I don't mean
that in a sniveling way.
I'm just amazed.
And it's so great.
And I don't want you
to take any of the things
that I said about you guys
being too young
to appreciate this shit,
because you're never too young
to appreciate this shit.
And the who were famous for
a piece called "quadrophenia,"
which was really all about
what it's like
to be maybe 16, 17, 18.
And that's a difficult time
for everybody.
And that's really
what "quadrophenia" was about.
This song --
we're playing two songs tonight
from "quadrophenia."
This is the first one.
[ "I'm One" plays ]
every year is the same
I feel it again
I'm a loser
no chance to win
leaves start falling
comedown is calling
loneliness starts sinking in
but I'm one
I am one
and I can see
that this is me
I will be
you'll all see I'm the one
where do you get
those blue, blue jeans?
Faded patched secret
so tight
where do you get that walk,
oh, so lean?
Your shoes and your shirts
all just right
but I'm one
I'm one, yes, I am
but I can see
this is me
I will be
you'll all see I'm the one
I got a Gibson
I ain't got a case
and I can't get that
even-tanned look on my face
ill-fitted clothes
I just blend in the crowd
fingers so clumsy
my voice too loud
but I'm one
yeah, I'm one
and I can see
this is me
I will be
you'll see I'm the one
I'm the one
I'm the one
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Love, Reign O'er Me" plays ]
only love can make it rain
the way the beach
is kissed by the sea
only love can make it rain
like the sweat of lovers
layin' in the fields
love
reign o'er me
love
won't you please
won't you please
reign o'er me?
Rain on me
only love can bring the rain
that makes you yearn
to the sky
only love can bring the rain
that falls like tears
from on high
love
won't you please
won't you please
reign o'er me?
Love
please, please,
please reign o'er me
rain on me
on the dry and dusty road
the nights
we spend apart alone
I need to get back home
to cool, cool rain
the night is hot
and black as ink
I can't see anything
oh, god, I need a drink
of cool, cool rain
[ Guitar solo ]
love
won't you please, please,
please reign o'er me?
Oh, love
won't you
please, please, please
won't you reign,
reign o'er me?
Reign o'er me
love
won't you please,
won't you please
reign, reign
reign
reign, reign, reign
o'er me?
Love
won't you reign,
won't you reign
o'er me?
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Eminence Front" plays ]
the sun shines
people forget
spray flies
speedboat glides
people forget
you forget they're hiding
the girls smile
people forget
the snow packs
a skier tracks
people forget
forget they're hiding
eminence front
eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
dress yourself to kill
drinks flow
the drinks flow
people forget
we forget we're hiding
the big wheel spins,
and the hair thins
we forget we're hiding
people forget
shares crash,
hopes are dashed
people forget
we forget we're hiding
behind an eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
eminence front
it's an eminence front
it's a put-on
come and join the party
dress yourself to kill
won't you come
and join the party?
Dress yourself to kill
dress yourself to kill
you got to dress yourself
you got to dress yourself
to kill
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you.
[ "Amazing Journey" plays ]
deaf, dumb, and blind boy
he's in a quiet
vibration land
strange as it seems
his musical dreams
ain't quite so bad
10 years old
with thoughts as bold
as thoughts can be
loving life and becoming wise
in simplicity
sickness can surely
take the mind
where minds can't usually go
come on the amazing journey
and learn
all you should know
a vague haze of delirium
creeps up on me
all at once,
a tall stranger I suddenly see
he's dressed in a
silver-sparked glittering gown
and his golden beard flows
nearly down to the ground
nothing to say,
and nothing to hear
and nothing to see
each sensation makes a note
in life's symphony
sickness can surely
take the mind
where minds can't usually go
come on the amazing journey
and learn
all you should know
his eyes are the eyes
that transmit all they know
sparkle warm crystalline
glances to show
that he is your leader,
he is your guide
on the amazing journey
together we'll ride
yeah, catch him walkin',
didn't come home
this unborn child
is never known again
believe an emotion
with another armband
don't expect
to see him again
no, he didn't come home
no, he didn't come home
too many
they'll never come home
far too many
no, they never come home
[ Guitar solo ]
[ "Sparks" plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ "Pinball Wizard" plays ]
ever since I was a young boy,
I've played the silver ball
from Soho down to Brighton,
I must have played them all
but I ain't seen nothing
like him in any amusement hall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
he stands like a statue,
becomes part of the machine
feeling all the bumpers,
always playing clean
he plays by intuition,
the digit counters fall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
he's a pinball wizard,
has to be a twist
a pinball wizard's
got such a supple wrist
how do you think
he does it?
I don't know
what makes him
so good?
Well, he ain't got
no distractions
can't hear no buzzers
and bells
don't see no lights
a-flashin'
plays by sense of smell
he always gets a replay,
never tilts at all
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
I thought I was
the bally table king
but I just handed
my pinball crown to him
even on my favorite table,
he can beat my best
his disciples lead him in
and he just does the rest
he's got crazy
flipper fingers
never seen him fall
that deaf, dumb,
and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
see me
feel me
touch me
heal me
listening to you,
I get the music
gazing at you,
I get the heat
following you,
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
yeah, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
listening to you,
I get the music
gazing at you,
I get the heat
following you,
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
yeah, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
everybody!
Yeah, listening to you
I get the music
gazing at you
I get the heat
yeah, following you
I climb the mountain
I get excitement
at your feet
oh, right behind you,
I see the millions
on you, I see the glory
from you, I get opinions
from you, I get the story
always listening
always listening
always listening to you
and you
and you
and you
and you
and you
and you, and you, and you,
and you, and you
and you
[ Cheers and applause ]
Townshend: This was a bit of
a shock this year, you know.
"Let's celebrate
our 50th anniversary."
"Okay, well, let's --
you know, the way
that we'll celebrate
is we'll fucking
work you to death."
And you think, "oh, thank you."
Daltrey: I really do feel
we're on top of our game now.
It's as good as it's ever been.
And it's coming time
to close that chapter.
That's why I say
it's the long goodbye.
And it is a long goodbye.
And hopefully
it's a really long goodbye.
But equally, it might be
at the end of the year.
I don't think anybody's
calling it the last tour.
I just -- you know, I --
you know, I've stopped touring
with the who many times.
I intend to stop touring
next year.
You know, but that doesn't mean
that I won't come back to it.
Daltrey: There's so many
opportunities there for us.
We might set ourselves up
in a theater somewhere,
play to a small audience.
Townshend: I hear a lot of people say,
"you know, you could go out
and you could play at small
theaters and tell stories."
And I think, "oh, my god."
You know.
Daltrey: What I'd like to be
remembered for is just being --
just being a really --
a band that's given people
a lot of pleasure.
Never cheated.
Given quite a bit
back to society,
as much as we've taken out.
Nothing more than that.
Not a bad rock band.
[ Laughs ]
Townshend: You know,
this wasn't on the schedule.
None of this
was on the schedule.
The schedule was that
I'd be in a band for 18 months,
and then I'd go
back to art college.
So, you know, being around for
50 years has been extraordinary.
And I think I'm learning
something new every day.
[ "Baba O'Riley" plays ]