 Genius Lyrics
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JPEGMAFIA (Ft. Eyas) – The Who
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[Chorus: JPEGMAFIA] / Mmm, ooh, I look the best with this hue (Hue) / I am a vegetable too (Mmm) / I got a million in profit (Listen) / I brought them decimals through (Phew, phew
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Hieroglyphics (Ft. Del the Funky Homosapien, Opio, Pep Love & Phesto Dee) – The Who
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As long as you don't put too much on it / [Verse 1] / [Del] / Tonight we got the mic on cruise / With more luck than horseshoes / [Opio] / While we fuse together like Bruticus / We
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The Who – I Can See For Miles
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From the 1967 acclaimed album The Who Sell Out, “I Can See for Miles” is a classic that has never quit the play repertoire of rock stations, and became the highest US charting
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Bikini Kill – Thurston Hearts The Who
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This live recording finds Bratmobile’s Molly Neuman reading an insulting review of one of the Bikini Kill’s live performances over drummer Tobi Vail’s Suessian critique of cool-kid
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The Who – Love Reign O'er Me
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This song is one of the four songs that represents Jimmy the Mod. This is Pete’s theme.
In the history of Quadrophenia, Jimmy steals a boat, and uses it to sail out to a rock
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The Who – 5:15
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The 11th track (1st of Disc 2) of The Who’s 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. “5:15” depicts Jimmy getting stoned on a train to Brighton and the experiences he reflects on while under
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The Who – My Generation
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A song that indeed represented a generation and is considered one of the top 20 ever rock songs by many. Apparently inspired by The Queen Mother (..old…) having his (Pete Townshend
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The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again
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Possibly The Who’s most famous/popular song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” was originally published as the final track on their 1971 release Who’s Next. The song is notable for its
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The Who – Baba O'Riley
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“Baba O'Riley” by The Who was initially part of an idea (later thrown aside) of a follow up rock opera to Tommy: Lifehouse. Pete Townshend wrote it after his experience at
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The Who – Tattoo
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[Verse 1] / Me and my brother were talking to each other / About what makes a man a man / Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born? / We just couldn't understand / [Bridge
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The Who – Behind Blue Eyes
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Originally written for a Rock Opera, Lifehouse, which was never completed, Pete Townshend included this, and other material, on Who albums.
Lifehouse was a science fiction/
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The Who – See Me, Feel Me
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The last song from The Who’s (first ever) 1969 rock opera, Tommy.
The song was not actually a song “on its own” in the original album, but segments appeared a few times throughout
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The Who – A Quick One, While He's Away
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The song was a “mini-opera,” paving the way for the other mini-opera “Rael” and eventually full length rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia.
The song tells the story about a girl
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The Who – Sparks
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At this part of the story, Tommy has realized (with the help of his consciousness) that he can interpret the world around him as music.
“Sparks” is a precise example of the
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The Who – Substitute
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The Who’s 1966 single, reaching #5 in the British charts. Pete Townshend was inspired by Smokey Robinson’s “The Tracks of My Tears (live)”, particularly the line, “Although she
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The Who – Amazing Journey
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This song introduces the character of Tommy, left traumatized from being told to cover up the actions of “1921” he is rendered deaf, dumb, and blind in his own, unique world
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The Who – The Acid Queen
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The Prostitute from “The Hawker” takes Tommy and after giving him hallucinogenics, tells his parents his mind is alive. However he is still deaf, dumb, and blind.
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The Who – Overture
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Overture is the opening track on The Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy.
The track is heavily instrumental, featuring only a single stanza at the very end of the track.
The structure of
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The Who – I'm a Boy
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This is about a boy whose mother wants him to be a girl, while the boy longs to assert his real sexual identity. The controversial subject of cross-dressing was probably the reason
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The Who – 1921
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From Tommy. Tommy’s father has been reported missing in the war, but he returns. This is sung in the characters of his mother and father.
In Joseph Campbell’s theory of the the
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The Who – Happy Jack
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The 1966 early Who’s hit, reaching no. 3 in the UK and no. 24 in the US – their first top 40 hit here.
From the album (UK title) “A Quick One”
renamed “Happy Jack” in the US
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The Who – Pictures of Lily
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Surprisingly not banned when it first came out (concerts – 1966; single release – 1967) – a song about a boy masturbating to the picture of (only late finding by him) a late
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The Who – I've Had Enough
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The 10th track on The Who’s 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia, and the last track on the first disc. Written by guitarist/vocalist Pete Townshend, “I’ve Had Enough” depicts Jimmy, the
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The Who – Summertime Blues
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[Verse 1] / Well, I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler / I've been working all summer just to try and earn a dollar / Well, I went to the boss, got to cover a date
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The Who – My Wife
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This song is about a man who went out and got drunk and was gone for a period of time (due to being locked up in the drunk tank) and is in fear of his wife because she thinks he
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The Who – Magic Bus
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“Magic Bus” is a song written by Pete Townshend during the time that My Generation was being recorded in 1965. However, it was not recorded by The Who until 1968 and released in
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The Who – Athena
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A demo of “Athena” was recorded during sessions for The Who’s previous album Face Dances and was originally titled “Theresa” – written by guitarist Pete Townshend about being shot
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The Who – I'm Free
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Somewhat out of chronological order, this song is about Tommy experiencing reality (as it is in the rock opera). However in this context it could be him saying that he feels free
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The Who – I'm One
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“I’m One” is one of the main moments of introspection spread throughout the narrative and also a sign that Jimmy may not be as Mod as he appears, given the way he asks a fellow Mod
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The Who – We're Not Gonna Take It
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The Campers decide what they think about Tommy’s views and teachings.
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The Who – I'm the Face
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[Chorus] / I'm the face baby, is that clear / I'm the face baby, is that clear / I'm the face if you want it / I'm the face if you want it, dear / All the others are third class
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The Who – Cut My Hair
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“Cut My Hair” was written about the main character from Quadrophenia, Jimmy, trying to fit in with the Mod lifestyle and realizing the futility in trying to fit in.
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The Who – Call Me Lightning
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[Intro] / (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang) / (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang) / [Verse 1] / See that girl who's smiling so brightly / (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang) / Well, I reckon she's cool and I
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The Who – Pinball Wizard
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When Townsend took the idea of “Tommy” to the record company, they were not keen on the idea of a “Rock Opera”. He was challenged to include a song about pinball. Hence “Pinball
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The Who – Odorono
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / She sang the best she'd ever sang / She couldn't ever sing any better / But Mister Davidson never rang / She knew he would forget her / [Bridge
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The Who – Naked Eye
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Naked Eye was first published on the Who’s 1974 B-sides/outtakes collection Odds and Sods but was played live in concert as early as 1970. It was originally written for Pete
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The Who – Go to the Mirror!
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The Doctor discusses how Tommy is medically sound, there just seems to be a psychological block in his consciousness (from the events of “1921”).
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The Who – Leaving Here
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Hey fellas, have you heard the news? / Yeah, the women of this town are being misused / I've seen it all in my dreams last night / Girls leaving this town 'cause we don't treat 'em
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The Who – Join Together
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While the song was released in 1972, it was composed earlier (1970) to be part of the Who’s second rock opera, the Lifehouse project, that never materialized.
Many of the songs
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The Who – Underture
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The third and final instrumental track on The Who’s rock opera Tommy.
At this part of the story, Tommy has just visited the Acid Queen, and been given many hallucinatory drugs.
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The Who – Blue, Red and Grey
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Released on The Who by Numbers in 1975. It is notable for its unusual instrumentation, with Pete Townshend playing solo ukelele and singing, with John Entwistle providing brass
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The Who – Welcome
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Tommy starts a house where anyone can come and stay and just experience his teachings about how to find real life.
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The Who – Trick of the Light
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The third John Entwistle-penned track on Who are You, Trick of the Light covers a narrator’s feelings of inadequacy and love towards a prostitute. It is notable for its driving
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