WOAH!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Who - Squeeze Box REACTION

[@andymageen5308]

One of the best double entendre songs ever written. ✌️

[@Hobodeluxe960]

cause you know, sometimes words, have two meanings

[@MacDaddyRico]

"Squeeze me, come on and squeeze me, come on and squeeze me like you do, I'm so in love with you...Momma's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night"... I don't think that's the accordion singing that line...

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Emphasis on double hee hee😁

[@vkaPAUL]

Daddy was playing the Milk Jugs!! 🤣

[@gandalf970]

Amber got it for sure! J not so much

[@steves9905]

I love when Amber picks up on the lyrics and has a little smile, looking over at Jay

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

OMG ROB SQUAD, YOU GUYS GOT ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR WITH THIS ONE TODAY!! AT THE FIRST PAUSE JORDAN WAS ASKING AND FINALLY THEY FIGURE IT OUT ACCORDION, GREAT, THEN AMBER THROWS IN THAT SHE WILL GO WITH THAT IT'S AN INSTRUMENT!! BUT AS SOON AS THEY STARTED THE MUSIC AGAIN AND THE NEXT VERSE CAME UP, AMBER'S FACE JUST CRACKED ME UP!! I COULD SEE BY THE LOOK ON AMBER'S FACE THAT SHE REALIZED THAT THIS SONG HAS A DOUBLE MEANING!!😂😂😂😂 YOU GUYS ACCOMPLISHED YOUR GOAL ON THIS ONE NOT ONLY A SMILE BUT A BELLY LAUGH!!😂😂

[@brettg274]

Jay oblivious 😂

[@andrewr311]

They are sweetly innocent

[@trouty42]

5:56 "I want a backstory on this one" "DO YOU?" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jen-in-Texas]

I had a great belly laugh with this one too. Amber’s expressions just kill me 😂😂😂

[@shariscott5084]

Amber's face as she GETS it.... PRICELESS!!! Thanks to you all!!!

[@HiramLoki]

The song starts and J is rockin' out and I watch the looks play across Amber's face and I start laughing. Then J asks what a squeezebox is and I start laughing even harder! Quite a few people just called this the In and Out song. It was never used to sell burgers as far as I know.

[@televinv8062]

Not to sell burgers....to exalt them....lool

[@cherylfugate7517]

That's funny, I thought of that...

[@cherylfugate7517]

Has anyone seen The Freaks and Geeks episode, where the parents are listening "Squeezebox," the mom is singing the in and out part and mimicking playing an accordion (or concertina) and she so wants the words to be innocent and the dad's looking at her like, umm no!

[@televinv8062]

@Cheryl Fugate I wonder if Cardi B listened to Squeeze Box and then...💡⚡️..... Went to her recording studio soon after? Maybe? Looool

[@ajcbng8289]

Mnm... duh, ya'll. ❤😂😂

[@atuuschaaw]

Definitely an intentional double entendre I'm sure! Fun song, and one I've always enjoyed! This hit the air waves around the end of the year in '75. Remembered by the memories it triggers. 😉♥

[@TonyM1961]

I heard an interview with Roger Daltry and he swore that they never intended the double-entendre. They are such an iconic group that has been around for so long that it's easy to forget that they are British and that what we read into it due to our slang didn't cross their minds because, of course, their slang for such things is different. He said that it was essentially "a happy accident" that it became such a hit. This song was added to the record as "filler" because they needed a couple more minutes of music to include so they just put this silly little song that they had been kicking around for laughs on it with no idea that it would become such a hit

[@gregsager2062]

@@TonyM1961 Townshend has gone back and forth on the lyrics a few times. At one point he said that no double entendres were intended, but he has often referred to it as "a dirty little song" that he wrote to see what he could get away with.

[@SleepyJukebox-vv9dy]

An accordion

[@SleepyJukebox-vv9dy]

So funny 😊

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Don't forget John on bass. Arguably one of the all time greatest bassists ever. This is starting to go back to my favorite era of The Who. Further back to be sure when they were so original and more of a singles band. Although "Sell Out" is a great album, done in the form of a radio program with little quirky ads in between the songs. Songs like ""Odorono", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lilly", "I'm A Boy", and "Doctor, Doctor" just to name a few, so many more. This is also a fun song for sure and I have the 45 record.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

the OX

[@cherylfugate7517]

Good on you for having the 45! Awesomeness!

[@DOUGNIKKEL]

I think John wrote this song.

[@terryaustin5976]

Thunder fingers, one of the best bass players of ALL time!! RIP John

[@stuffguru]

The ox gettin no respect

[@BEDub1968]

Back in the early 80s I remember hearing a "double shot" of The Who on the radio (remember that?). The songs were Squeeze Box and Pictures of Lily and the DJ said, "There was a double shot of The Who for those of you who have somebody and those of you who don't". Hilarious.

[@aussiebloke609]

A squeezebox is another name for a piano accordion (like Weird Al is known to play.) The whole song is one big double-entendre for the way she keeps daddy from getting any sleep...and it's not with a musical instrument. 😁

[@patricial8255]

No, I don't think so. I think a squeeze box doesn't have keys and is much smaller. It does have buttons to press on the end.

[@televinv8062]

No...they sometimes make music too...😊

[@patricial8255]

My bad...Google said you were right.

[@jdw5678]

I think there's an actual accordion playing in the background during the break ("Come on and squeeze me like you do, I'm so in love with you") just before the banjo interlude.

[@televinv8062]

@@jdw5678 100% agree. And low in the mix.

[@scottNNJ]

The Who has quite an eclectic sound across their entire library. “Love Reign O’er Me” has to be, instrumentally, the best.

[@acen2709]

Without googling anything I remember this song was about an accordion but obviously had a double meaning to it. “You better you bet” for some reason was the first Who song that I memorized all the lyrics to growing up in the 80s. I can still hit it word for word.

[@billfelsher5159]

I dated a girl in college who knew all the words to You Better You Bet! Also Don’t Let Go the Coat.

[@sarahdixon1943]

I always find it weird that we can do that ... I remember every word from Rappers Delight from The Sugarhill Gang, but I can't remember bread @ the store ..😮😮 ... 😊😊

[@cherylfugate7517]

Ahh sweet!

[@seannolan9857]

I can do "Boris the Spider" word for word.

[@bjdefilippo447]

Me too! "You BETTER!"

[@imwatchn9822]

Roy Clark & Buck Trent Dueling Banjos

[@gkiferonhs]

My grandma thought that this song was very inappropriate.....and hilarious.

[@susieq9801]

Grandma got it. I think these two missed it completely! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@irenedownie6559]

@@susieq9801 😂😂😂

[@televinv8062]

🪗 ✋️📦✋️....👍🙏

[@dananichols349]

I'll go ahead and be THAT GUY. An accordion is the large squeeze instrument with a keyboard. The squeeze box this song appears to be about, I've always thought, was the concertina. The smaller, hand-held, bellows type instrument seen in either Eastern European or Appalachian groups.

[@russrollins9978]

Another good double entendre song that came out the same year this one did (1975), is Big Ten Inch Record by Aerosmith.

[@jameswest509]

First recorded in 1952 by Bull Moose Jackson

[@keymack2477]

And how can we forget "Big Balls" by AC/DC?

[@Rocker1983]

Deep Purple - Knocking At Your Back Door

[@randyhodges8782]

Jackson Brown's " Redneck Friend " or "Rosie".

[@carolgage4569]

I’m your ice cream man….

[@tom587]

One of their earliest hits was 'Pictures of Lily'.. You can guess what the pics were used for, not to mention I Can See for Miles... I'm for 5:15 or Love Reign O'er Me from Quadrophenia.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "5:15" and "Love Reign O'er Me"!!!

[@mattjohnson7725]

They already did that one from townsend

[@surlechapeau]

@@mattjohnson7725 thanks man

[@RabbiSteve]

@@mattjohnson7725 you are correct sir. But I hope they also do a reaction to the who's version. They sometimes do do reactions two different versions of the same song.

[@TonyM1961]

If you two haven't reacted to "Behind Blue Eyes" yet, it should definitely be your next up. The Who in one of their most iconic songs ever

[@johncampbell756]

This song is featured in a fantastic scene in an episode of Freaks and Geeks when the daughter wants to go see The Who. The dad listens to this. The mom loves it. The dad says she can't go. The entire episode only features songs by The Who, an extreme rarity. If you can find the vlip, it us a MUST see. Squeeze box is an accordion, and an innuendo.

[@danheath9960]

Hey guys. You mentioned bluegrass and banjo. Have you ever heard of Roy Clark? He was a true master of the guitar, banjo, fiddle and just about any other string instrument. For banjo, I would recommend Roy Clark and Buck Trent “Dueling Banjos” For guitar look up Roy Clark “ Guitar Wizard” it’s a clip from a TV show, but his guitar playing is truly amazing. For the Fiddle, check out “Orange Blossom Special”. Also take note of the kid playing Banjo as well! He kills it!

[@ewrekzz7360]

It's a small accordion. The kind of thing Geppetto plays in Pinocchio. Also a double entendre.😅

[@kenwelch198]

Yeah I remember this song coming on the radio and the whole family singing along with it. At 11 years old I didn't get the double entendre. But looking back I remember the looks Mom and Dad would give each other while we were singing.😅

[@beretta804]

Love them double entendres

[@JBro9091]

Great reaction! The actor Steve Martin is an accomplished banjo player and has bluegrass albums. Also, Peter Tork from The Monkees was known to play banjo. Check The Monkees song "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?"

[@dennisloveland498]

Good Clean Fun is another great bluegrass sounding tune from The Monkees.

[@macdaddyns]

Don't leave out "Sweet City Woman" by the Stampeders

[@josephmilitello647]

George Harrison asked Peter Tork to play banjo on his solo soundtrack LP for the movie Wonderwall.

[@wendywoodruff2871]

Steve Martin had a couple of BIG comedy albums. His banjo was a fun addition to his stand-up routine. Wild and crazy guy!

[@susieq9801]

Steve also played claw hammer banjo which is a different style from bluegrass. No picks involved. I play claw hammer.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

Ha ha! One of my first favorite Who songs as a kid, before I even understood it's meaning.

[@janhofschulte6229]

Me too!!

[@steveg5933]

The Who!!!!!! They were playing Rich Stadium (as the home of the Buffalo Bills was called back then) Day of the concert my dad (then 44) drove me (15 then) to West Seneca NY. Specifically about 7 miles from the stadium in Orchard Park. We sat on her back porch listening to the concert. My dad grumbling about all tbe raquet. He only listened to classical, my great aunt told him to be quiet this was her favorite band!😂 The next day it was announced they set a world record for how loud the concert was. 7 miles away it sounded like I was hearing it through headphones.

[@ninjar0se867]

I'm limited to one like. Thank you so much for sharing this. Yes, the Who has the world record for loudest concert ever, it's illegal to play that loud now.

[@robertcherman]

The term squeezebox (also squeeze box, squeeze-box) is a colloquial expression referring to any musical instrument of the general class of hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophones such as the accordion and the concertina.

[@televinv8062]

Not for The Who it isn't...and is...lol

[@robertcherman]

@@televinv8062true because it also slang for something else, that probably isn't appropriate for this channel. But it also is slang for a girls, you know what. From Songfacts "Squeeze Box" is a slang term for an accordion, but it is also slang for the vagina. The band just wanted to see if they could get away with singing about the joys of explicit sex."

[@televinv8062]

@Robert Herman there's no doubt the lyrics are salacious along with the good music and vibe. 👍🙏

[@cyfloriana]

This is one of my favorite songs period. The Who is such an awesome band. Every single member is one of the best, if not the best, at each individual craft.

[@Carln0130]

Awesome tune. My favorite Who tune. Glad to see you guys get a chance to hear it. Never did take it for an accordion, but then the wife tells me I have a dirty mind. Iron Horse by Mean Mary is a great banjo tune. Give it a shot.

[@aussiebloke609]

It's one big double-entendre...it's not music that's keeping daddy from getting any sleep at night.

[@lavender_granny]

my fav too

[@garywheeler9855]

You guys have done a lot of the Who. One you’ve missed and shouldn’t is “Magic Bus” from the Live at Leeds album. Really iconic.

[@BillO964]

Crazy song… could be a accordion or concertina but maybe a hidden meaning? Amber could be right again.😂

[@jacquelinebobb4093]

Her breasts 😊

[@susieq9801]

MAYBE a hidden meaning? They didn't hide it very well, LOL!

[@gandalf970]

@@susieq9801 Right they didn't hide it at all!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@gandalf970 They hid the sausage.

[@medolfan]

I love the way that they sing the part, "in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out..." literally sounds exactly like an accordion holding a single note!

[@DavidB-2268]

"The banjo is a sexy instrument". That may very well be the first time anyone has spoken that particular sentence.

[@steve-pm9nf]

the general class of hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophones such as the accordion and the concertina.

[@brentlee1043]

Yeah, Mama got a squeeze box. Daddy never sleeps at night.

[@leemcclements8889]

I love The Who. One if my favorite bands of all time. Quadrophenia is a masterpiece!

[@Paladin70]

One of my all-time favorites, off The Who By Numbers album. Great, great album, you need to check out from it, However Much I Booze, Imagine A Man and, my favorite, Blue Red and Grey (just Pete and a ukulele). This whole song is intentional sexual innuendo filled with double meanings, and justified by the fact that it COULD be referring to an actual squeeze box, a small accordion-type instrument. Saw an interview with Daltrey one time and he spoke about this and said you can believe whichever version most excites you, or something to that effect. Oh, and it’s Roger Daltrey, not Robert.

[@magneto7930]

The Who By Numbers is such a great album, one of my all-time favorites! Pete actually saw an accordion in a shop and bought it. That was the inspiration for the song, aside from the double meaning. The whole album brings back such great memories.

[@dmbrew54]

If you want banjo, play "Dueling Banjos" from the movie Deliverance. Several artists have played it, but you might want to take the one straight from the Burt Reynold's movie so you can see how it became a big hit. Roy Clark and Buck Trent also do a great version.

[@misadventuresofmorgan]

You two are adorable… So sweet and innocent! This was a song about mom and dad getting down

[@polferiferus1938]

Amber was wise to it right away. Jay, ahh…no. Keeping it a “family-friendly channel” though

[@michaelrowell7798]

..down and dirty!!

[@Zekerose]

You nailed it!!! I’m 59 and live in Minnesota and love your love and respect to old school artists/music. When I was a kid there was a song called “The Black Superman”. It was a song about the greatest, ALI. You’ll love it. Take care and keep digging!!!!!!!

[@tinagilbert8902]

🤣😂🤣Double entendre... PERIOD! lol!!! Oh and, no surprise... Amber got it and felt it as usual and I love that!!🙃 Great reaction guys!!! Peace, and light...💞

[@imsirius2]

Love Reign O'er Me. A thousand times please. Soooooo Emotional. Hammer the thumbs up if you want to hear this one.

[@stephenlayland2889]

I have genuine respect for people who love good music without regard to its age. Props (if peolpe still say that). Bela Fleck may have been the finest banjoist of the last forty years. Hear him play on "This Old Town", from the compilation album _Other_ _Voices,_ _Other_ _Rooms._ This album was assembled under the auspices of the late Nanci Griffith. She was among the most highly respected figures in the community of folk/country music. The compilation is overloaded with fine musicians.

[@Caynnor]

The double entendres are all over this song. 😎

[@ognarw]

Jan 1976 I just got home from Marine Corps basic training, proposed to my wife of now almost 47 years and this was one of the songs we listened to and enjoyed at that time.

[@doctormusic7244]

Gotta check out ‘Bargain’ by The Who. It’s another banger from their 1971 album, Who’s Next. So good!

[@ErnieB]

No 'B' sides on Who's Next.

[@kimberleywren5545]

Bargain my fave Who song hands down!

[@doctormusic7244]

Epic song. Epic album!

[@jamiesweitzer8469]

Squeeze box is another name for or version of the accordion, but has a double meaning, too!😂😂

[@CubsFan2023]

Jay and Amber, you guys might also like "Magic Bus" and "Summertime Blues". And for something different, with John Entwhistle on lead vocals, try "Boris the Spider".

[@paulmitasky3462]

My absolute favorite song from The Who! I remember as a kid my dad would play this on our huge wooden stereo that had a record player, AM/FM, and 8-track player in it. Now, I hear you want to hear some Bluegrass and put a smile on everyone's faces as well, I got a comedy bluegrass group that you MUST hear and share! The name of the group is The Cleverlys and you must play the WHOLE video from them singing the Black Eyed Peas song, "I've Gotta Feeling" on Larry's Country Diner.

[@Chris8-0]

The Who song you should react to next is "The Real Me". Maybe the greatest Bass song in Rock n Roll history.

[@edallen3662]

Totally agreed definitely needs to be the next to song

[@jeffsummers1894]

Yeah boy. I like the cover by WASP too.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

​@@jeffsummers1894, I was just about to mention that, before I looked down.

[@craigberbling1812]

And Moon on the drums is also on fire on this song

[@poop_knife]

The song that proves why Entwhistle was The Ox.

[@trebor944]

Roger Daltrey did music for a film called McVicar which was a true story about a prisoner , one of the tracks is call Free Me and is it ever heavy.

[@drg3712]

Amazing song. Under appreciated there’s another amazing song on the soundtrack as well but of course I can’t remember it now : )

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Pete Townsend was learning banjo, and decided to incorporate it into a song. This was a minor radio hit back in the day

[@jameshouston2174]

Pete actually learned banjo when he learned guitar….which affected his guitar playing style…..played banjo in his first jazz band with John….who then later joined a skiffle band with Roger and they asked Pete to join them on guitar

[@televinv8062]

# 10 in.U.K...#16 in U.S.... 👍🙏👍📦

[@magneto7930]

Pete started on banjo.

[@ukesrule58]

Played Ukulele on that album as well "Blue Red and Grey" the tune

[@raymondbonington9355]

Minor hit .? Top 10 home in the uk early 1976.

[@andyp5899]

The instrument known as a squeezebox is officially a concertina it was often used by country folk as it was easily carried when travelling to the west.

[@herbertburgos9649]

Jay and Amber, another great reaction to one of my favorite Who songs. You've got to check out Elton John's cover of the Who's " Pin Ball Wizard". Fantastic version .

[@littlejimmy7402]

The way I remember the story is that Pete Townshend was at an estate sale or something like it. There was an accordion there, he bought it on a lark. He spent the afternoon figuring out a basic polka kind thing, and the song wrote itself.

[@BarbaricEricX]

Amber, you got it. LOL. You could see it in your eyes. Jay, not so much. You two are awesome.

[@davidobrien3600]

The Who had that special ability to have the power & energy while including Harmony & Melody into their hard rock songs. Pete Townsend is such an underrated songwriter

[@Rocker1983]

Don't worry Amber. We've all been reading into this one for 45 years. Lol!

[@johnnybmean74]

"We've all"? Speak for yourself. I've known what this song is about for 48 Years (Song was released in 1975).

[@Rocker1983]

@@johnnybmean74 Sorry I didn't look up the release date before I commented. I was just going off the top of my head.

[@johnnybmean74]

@@Rocker1983 Sounds like the top of your head has the same intellect as the bottom of your ×××.

[@937jaminrob]

Fleetwood Mac “I don’t wanna know” y’all will love it ! Great song with the whole band participating 🎉🎉❤have a great HUMP DAY everyone 😂😂😊 love from Ohio ❤

[@donnaj1964]

Love this song. Yes, it’s a great double entendres! I think it’s cute that you guys didn’t get it. Love The Who!

[@COLINWARD-v3y]

In and out and in and out-love that bit. Yes squeeze box is an accordian. Another great track from the who, almost country style.

[@kevinmclaughlin1092]

You gotta dive into their masterpiece album Quadrophenia. The Real Me, 5:15, Punk meets the Godfather, Bell Boy, Dr. Jimmy, and the iconic Love Reign O'er Me. The Who at their creative best. You should do it as a full album review as it tells a great story.

[@donclements1056]

They haven’t done The Real Me yet which is a crime !!

[@kevinmclaughlin1092]

@Don Clements They haven't done Love reign o'er me or 5:15 either. I'm also still waiting for the LIVE versions of Amazing Journey/Sparks and Heaven and Hell from Live at Leeds.

[@donclements1056]

@@kevinmclaughlin1092 also young man blues from Isle of Wight they did love reign o’er me I think

[@donclements1056]

I think if you do songs from Quadrophenia out of order you lose something because it’s a concept album better than Tommy in my opinion

[@billrowe443]

Love Rain o’re Me is there masterpiece

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

June 21st 1989, I saw the Who in concert at a small arena in Glen Falls New York It was the warm-up show for their Kids are Alright tour/reunion and they were testing what songs they wanted to play during that tour so they played for 3 hours plus. One thing I distinctly remember is beer sold out during the intermission for the show. The arena only held 5,000 people so it was a very intimate performance.

[@bazzer124]

To me, "Who By Numbers" is an underrated album. More, please! "Squeezebox" is a kinda naughty, kinda nice tune😉. As for a squeezebox it's a cylindrical shaped accordion-style instrument, much smaller than the boxy accordion. Gives the same kind of sound, sort of a cross between an accordion and bagpipes. Cheers....

[@howardhales6325]

Man, I LOVE the Who, but try as I might I just can't get into this album. "Squeeze Box" is the only song I can get into.

[@williamstreet4304]

I remembered that this song was for a TV series about mountain women playing accordions. So, I looked it up. From Wikipedia, "Squeeze Box" was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974.[2] In the planned performance of the song, the members of the band were to be surrounded by 100 topless women playing accordions. There just might be a couple of meanings in those lyrics. And yes! An accordion is also known as a squeeze box. She goes in and out....

[@johnsilva9139]

One Who clip I think you'd enjoy is them live at the Monterrey Pop Festival performing their youth anthem " My Generation ". I know you really loved Hendrix and Joplin performances at Monterrey and I'm sure you'd love The Who's historic performance there as well.

[@howardhales6325]

And "Heaven and Hell" at the Isle of Wight.

[@TigerRogers0660]

What a great fun song by the Who!! All the local pub bands play this!!

[@thomashorton5715]

Have you reacted to any Roy Clark? He’s phenomenal banjo, player and guitar player.

[@adriannecote5319]

We had a folk group at church when I was in high school and they had a banjo player. I fell in love with a banjo at church of all places!

[@stevelmartin27]

If you like banjo songs, you need to react to “Pretty Little One” by the actor and comedian, Steve Martin and the Steep River Canyon. Trust me, that will create a whole entire “Steve Martin rabbit hole”. By the way, my name is Steve Martin also 😮😊

[@rubyswaim1441]

Love his work with the Steep Canyon Band.

[@gregsager2062]

That's Pete Townshend playing both the banjo and the button accordion, as well as the acoustic and electric guitars, on this song. And, of course, as usual he and John Entwistle are the backing vocalists behind Roger Daltrey on "Squeeze Box". *The Who By Numbers* was Townshend's play-whatever-instrument-I-can-get-my-hands-on Who album. He also played the ukulele on "Blue, Red and Grey", a sweet little folk number of his on the album that he also sang, and, as usual for that era of the Who, he did all of the keyboard work on the album as well.

[@cog4life]

Great song 😅 always loved it! They had some great hits!!!

[@christopherdanieljohnston8501]

It's basically the Who's take on Skiffle. In the 50s, Skiffle was very popular in England. Skiffle (think Irish folk music) used homemade instruments such as a washboard bass as well as banjo. Pete Townsend learned to play banjo before he learned to play guitar (and uses those techniques on guitar frequently)

[@rodneypernell4903]

I love the guitars in this song but this song is dirty I love it one of my favorites

[@BlastfromthePastCentury]

With J's confession that the banjo is on his learning bucket list, you should give "Dueling Banjos" a try. From the movie, Deliverance, in 1972, it reached the top 5 on the pop charts!

[@CuttinEJ]

You definitely don’t expect this kind of country/bluegrass, complete with banjo, music from a usually hard rocking British band. The squeezebox is a kind of hillbilly mini accordion. The literal interpretation is music, but they’re definitely playfully implying that Mom and Dad are are doing the wild thing. 😂 Gotta love the who! Much love ❤️

[@deaniej2766]

The squeeze box could be either an accordion or a concertina. They have a similar sound, but the concertina is smaller and so was favored by anyone who had to carry their possessions with them from place to place or job to job. I always pictured, in my mind, that this song was referring to the smaller instrument because the larger one would interfere with cooking and cleaning (if worn all the time). Okay, I was young.

[@ajruther67]

Background on the song, this is what I found online; The song's lyrics consist mostly of sexual innuendo. Although Pete Townshend later said that the song originated as a dirty joke, he said that there was no double entendre. In the liner notes to Pete Townshend's compilation album Scoop, he wrote that he recorded the song for fun one day when he had bought himself an accordion. The accordion gave the song a polka-esque rhythm and the lyrics were "intended as a poorly aimed dirty joke." Townshend had no thought of it ever becoming a hit.] In the planned performance of the song, the members of the band were to be surrounded by 100 topless women playing accordions. John Entwistle also commented on the lyrics, saying "I dunno. Most songs have double meanings or no meaning at all. 'Squeeze Box' isn't that dirty. Lead singer Roger Daltrey, however, acknowledged the double meaning, saying, "There's nothing wrong with a bit of 'in-and-out,' mate!" "Squeeze Box" is a slang term for an accordion, but it is also slang for the vagina. The band just wanted to see if they could get away with singing about the joys of explicit sex.

[@bradsullivan2495]

One online explanation: "In the liner notes to Pete Townshend's compilation album Scoop, he wrote that he recorded the song for fun one day when he had bought himself an accordion. The accordion gave the song a polka-esque rhythm and the lyrics were "intended as a poorly aimed dirty joke." Townshend had no thought of it ever becoming a hit."

[@Nblenny]

You taught me something with this reaction. I always thought 'squeezebox' referred strictly to the concertina, but it turns out the term applies to accordions as well. To see one in action, check out The Band and Emmy Lou Harris from The Last Waltz performing 'Evangeline'. It's extra fun, because every member of The Band except guitarist Robbie Robertson plays a different instrument than they usually play. Drummer Levon Helm plays mandolin, pianist Richard Manuel plays drums, bassist Rick Danko fiddles and keyboard wizard Garth Hudson plays the most beautiful accordion I've ever seen. Country with an extra helping of Blue Grass. And thanks again for the lesson. It just goes to show you that an old Doug can learn new tricks!

[@davidmesser5813]

From what I understand the band never intended for the song to have a double entendre. Having said that they thought to have a television special with 100 top less women playing the accordion. That comes from Google. It was one of their best songs in years. Love the show guys. Take care. Vaughn

[@beesnestna9544]

One of my many favorite songs by The Who. In case you don't know, "squeezebox" is an old slang term for the Accordion, which by the way, my grandmother used to play whenever we went to grandma's house for a visit. She was quite proficient with it, just as she was playing piano, which my mother also played very well. My father was proficient with the French-horn, my sisters with guitar and me, well I had a voice.😆 I'm starting to get a clearer picture of how things are done, but If you're truly interested and want to hear another great, early, song by The Who, you should listen to "Happy Jack". It's just a suggestion.😉 Peace & Love🕊❤

[@davidrold9770]

Amber, thank you for always giving some love to the drummers. As an old ex-drummer myself, I do appreciate it. Plus you have to mention Keith when listening to the Who. Keith was one of the Holy Trinity of drummers. John Bonham & Neil Peart are the other two of course. But great song & I knew it was going to be a great reaction with the playful lyrics. Keep them coming.

[@TZ61]

Yes, when I got the album home I saw that it was a connect the dots, but I didn't on my copy. Great songs like "However Much I Booze", the lovely "Blue, Red, and Grey", "Slip Kid" and John Entwistle's "Success Story" and others on an underrated Who album.

[@damonhines8187]

There's also the concertina, a similar accordion-like instrument, simple fold-y bellows and a few buttons. Invented independently in England and Germany, patented in London in 1829. I saw this tour, btw, 1975 in Toronto. Also, incidentally, iirc, Pete Townshend may have started on banjo playing "trad" jazz, which was also pretty popular pre-Beatles. Or not. I've read it every which way. His parents were musicians though, dad often on tour, both drinkers who broke up for a while before buying a house together. 🏠🪗🎶 ❤️🕊

[@krisdoggett483]

The Who were such a great band. Check out "Bargain", "Love Reign O'er Me", "Can You See The Real Me", "This Song Is Over", "The Seeker" and "Join Together With The Band". More of The Yardbirds would be awesome as well.

[@EricHenning]

British rockers tend to love Memphis Blues and Nashville country and cowboy western music. Ringo Starr has done a number of country songs, and The Rolling Stones have done many country style tracks.

[@cherylfugate7517]

Hi folks, I want you to know that Pete played banjo before guitar. He was in a "Trad Jazz band," bf he hooked up with Roger and the rest. Trad Jazz in England was like Dixieland type Jazz, so that's thoroughly steeped in the South, certainly its origins...

[@shemanic1]

Oh Yes! One of the most enjoyable Who songs, & one I spin a LOT. Always gets them dancing & laughing. Thank You both.

[@magneto7930]

Yes, it's an accordion. It's my favorite song from one of my favorite bands! Pete Townshend plays banjo, guitar, and accordion on this song. He went out and bought himself an accordion, that was the main inspiration for the song, aside from the humorous innuendo.

[@scottromer8584]

Remember playing this song on the jukebox in Fort Myers Florida in the late 70's in the game room at the Pink Shell. The look on peoples face was unforgettable.

[@gaildevaney6074]

Knock knock. Who's there. There's your Doors and Who connection.

[@TedLenn0n]

Fun fact. Ringo Starr’s son Zack Starkey plays drums for The Who now. Keith Moon was good friends with Ringo and gave Zack some lessons.

[@paulineperry8070]

Back in the 80's there were those bands we would see in small venues and have a great time. We saw Jeff Healey, George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers and Kim Mitchell among others. We always travelled to see Alannah Miles wherever she played a venue in our province. Always a fun show. Her biggest hit in Canada was Black Velvet. If you are looking for a new female artist for Female Fridays you might want to check her out. I think the song was an ode to Elvis.

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

Man, oh, man! I saw The Who in 1976 at San Diego Sports Arena. They were rockin, and all of us had a great time!

[@cynical2to1]

""Squeeze Box" was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974.[2] In the planned performance of the song, the members of the band were to be surrounded by 100 topless women playing accordions"

[@kellycraig-slogar6676]

My grandmother played accordion and we also knew it as a squeezebox - My mum, sis and I were spring cleaning one day - Sis and I started jamming to this song - All of a sudden, my mum was like, are they saying what I think they are saying about mama's squeezebox??? Busted!!!

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

The banjo was Pete Townshend’s first instrument. Before The Who came together, he used to play traditional jazz (Dixieland) with bassist John Entwistle, who played the trumpet….

[@jrox6091]

It's amazing how your knowledge of classic rock artists and their band members has increased over the last year or two. I'm impressed! When I first heard this song in high school my friends & I said, "what?!" The double entendre was very intentional. In those days no curse words or blatant sexual language was allowed on the airwaves (Paul Simon's 1972 song, Kodachrome, opened with, "When I think back to all the crap I learned in high school" and "crap" was bleeped out Lol). But this band definitely intended the sexual imagery. That's what made it fun. Be blessed!❤

[@jrogersdal]

There is an accordion playing in this song as well. Nestled right under Roger Daltrey’s vocals.

[@susanball692]

Great bluegrass would be Alison Krauss and Union Station. Try "Man of Constant Sorrow," "Choctaw Hayride (an instrumental)," and "Lay My Burden Down."

[@ladyamythyst69]

Double entendre definitely by design. 😂 You never know what you’re going to get with the Who. They had such a long career and had so many different phases that they had musically. Bargain, Behind Blue Eyes, The Song is Over are other great Who songs.