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Baba O'Riley

by The Who
on My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who

Lyrics

Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight to prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
full lyrics
Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight to prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
full lyrics

Features of This Track

a subtle use of paired vocal harmony
acoustic rhythm piano
extensive vamping
demanding instrumental part writing
major key tonality
an electric guitar solo
an emotional male lead vocal performance
a gravelly male vocalist
use of techno synths
solo strings
prominent drums
angry lyrics
emphasis on instrumental arranging
heavy instrumental improvisation

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.

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Comments

elcue
The intro. The drums. The guitar. The violin. Daltry's vocal. The way it ends. Brilliant.
kvnshop
like all the best songs, best played at HIGH VOLUME
jchamb9654
Love this song!
Really Great
bobbyd1970
Monster song.
Unforgettabl e intro, unforgettabl e song.
Roger Daltry does a fabulous job singing this great song!
I still love this song even if it does remind me of CSI everytime i hear it.
I enjoyed watching the Blue Man groups version of this :)
great band
Vietnam, Oh yea!
mrazmeritsa
Funny how a song can take you back to exactly where you were and the mood of the time when it came out...I was four years old, and I totally remember it playing on the radio, and that carefree innocent feeling I felt back then...Nice! :-)
***JACKPOT** *
This song was an awesome surprise on my pandora this morning!
One of the best songs ever made.
There are too many great songs to put a label on any song as the best ever in my opinion. Each song has something great to bring to the table
pawpawneil
amazing how the new generation is rediscoverin g the great music of the late 60's and early 70's, music that is actually music, not electronical l y reproduced sounds.
It is one of the best ever!
one of the best songs ever
Got to see Roger Daltry June 2010. Wish I could see The Who
hollybushaw
1st concert I ever went to..how great is that!!
Ahahahahahah a , this is also the song from the newest Robot Chicken Star Wars episode.
lisparks
Whoever transcribes lyrics for Pandora should to be fired. If you can't figure them out, look them up instead of guessing.
chernaskeyfu n
@Justin Pooya Ebrahimian that was their working title, so therefore it's alright to call it that because that's what they called it when they were working on their 1971 album, however, the name came from the philosophica l influences a Hindu Philosopher Mehere Baba, and musical influences from minimalist musician Terry O'Riley. So either way is alright.
gfulltilt
This is not the Who's best song, but one of their best songs. One of the more popular now thanks to Jerry Bruckheimer and his CSI Franchize. The Who in my opinion is one of the underrated groups and far better than the Stones. I have yet to hear a Who song I don't like whereas the Stones, there are many, and many more that leave you scratching your head.
Sonic, SaahhhNick!!
Mabye The Greatest and MOST WEEL KNOW SONG OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Aug 11, 1989 I was at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO watching The Who perform this song with my father & god-father!! 7th row center!!! what an amazing show!!!!!!!
the whos best song
Yes!!! crank it. My all time favorite song right now!
They are both underated and overated at same time.
kmartin173
The only Who song I ever cared for, great tune.
I THANK THE EXISTANCE FOR BEING.
justinebrahi m i a n
Yes, Baba O'Riley is the real name of the song. Ignorant people who upload the song onto file sharing programs just title it Teenage Wasteland.
savidge2010
i have just about evry who cd and at leatst 300 cds
Is this the real name of the song? I always thought it was Teenage Wasteland, since thats what its been called everywhere else but here.
banditbterri e r
Well stated L.B.
banditbterri e r
Well stated L.B.
This is the reall deal, forget rap and all that other junk out there today! My Generation the 60's. Nothing better.
Definitely my favorite song from
The Who!
avtenuta
amazing song... love the end with the violin synth and the drums slowly fade in.
craig_timmon s
pete townsend is a god.
It's a mix of Baba Meher, Pete's guru at the time, and Terry Riley, a minimalist composer who influenced Pete's synth and arppegiator work
forsett
Been meaning to find out - Who is Baba O'Riley? Also, why isn't Joe Walsh's "In the City" mentioned as a comparable tune? One of The Who's best for sure. Which CSI uses it - New York?
best. song. ever.
first time i've heard this song.
i can honestly say it blew my head off.
what are schools teaching? why don't they talk about important things like rock music?!
every time i hear it on the local radio stations its introduced as teenage wasteland
first heard this song on csi:ny; loved it ever since.

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