The Kids are Alright

A music video from The Who from Hyde Park

[@hdeis]

"The Who" were the greatest band on earth and they still are...

[@pollyolga]

i agree. the beatles and the who are very different bands but each are amazing in their own way. i love them both. we should feel lucky that both bands have given us such excellent and timeless music to enjoy. this song, 'the kids are alright,' is a true classic and i love it.

[@nonewmccarthyism]

Rebellion, solitude, acceptance .. this song has it all. That it may be one the best songs the Who ever did comes as no particular surprise; and, it's one of my favorites, too.

[@BuckeyeSquadron]

The way John works the bass with his fingers is amazing. Hes so seasoned here :)

[@Fruth37]

I saw The Who when I was 16 (1970) and it's so cool ya'll are rockin' out. Keep it up and you kids will be alright!

[@sendanor]

Damn...I still get the shivers by each Who song, and it happened again...hope new generations and musicians contiunue to be inspired by this great band!!!

[@beatlequeen06]

This song is really cool! The harmonies are splendid! RIP John and Keith.

[@kgs42]

...as really iconic song of the time that says it all - the joy in the air............

[@Ukiby3000]

I love the total absence of continuity, the way they aren't taking it too serious, John's weird hair, Roger laughing when he would be supposed to be singing and the lack of 'effort' on mimiking XD One of my favorite videos! I could whatch it over and over!

[@Nevarrus]

I'm also 14, And The Who is my favorite band along with Led Zeppelin and CCR. I also indeed, play in a band who is much influnced by The Who & Zeppelin (Mostly my drummer, who plays exactly as Keith!) Best Band ever!

[@gatesrocks]

I love The Who but the Beatles are unparalleled - the original creators of Rock, Pop, Metal - you name it!

[@phelonyjones]

Hang in there. The Who was my favorite at 12. You'll appreciate your taste in music long after your friends have faded.

[@Tortidis987]

The Beatles are the greatest band of all time. Its a fact... 27 #1 HITS! But the who are amazing! (2nd fav. for me)

[@johnniescarlett]

This and their other Mod singles are in my opinion the best things they ever did. From 1965 to 1967 each single was spine tinglingly fab, as was most of the British music being written at the time.

[@hambuns]

bought my generation first day of release and its still the best debut album to hit the planet thanks to classic records for the brilliant vinyl reissue

[@dersh65]

The Who is the greatest band of ALL time. PERIOD.

[@Sundaygirl1043]

I really love this song! The Who rox my sox! My father used to sing this song to me when I was a baby.

[@MrKaivalyapada]

This song is a perfect example of the era when Rock & Roll was meaningful

[@NickandAlexVideos]

Wow ok I cannot go around watching and listening to my favorite music without ppl fighting or complaining! ok The Beatles are the #1 band of all time ok? now first of all, forget it we all have are favorite bands, just ignore the comments and watch a video. WHO CARES if that one part sounds like all my loving? It may or may not! I just wanna watch and listen to my favorite childhood music, and see nice comments by ppl saying something like "THE WHO ROCKS!" just shut up and ignore it! Peace

[@emeegeeehen]

Why does everyone always compare every single band to The Beatles? I think that The Who and The Beatles are two very different bands. To me, even this song sounds nothing like The Beatles. They are both unique and INCREDIBLE bands and I see no reason why one of them has to trump over the other one. I think they're both equally great bands- and as far as I am concerned they both have their own unique sound.

[@Nevarrus]

Yeah, i'm 14 and The Who is my Favorite band, and have been along with Led Zeppelin, CCR and Hendrix I mean, there's one guy at my school who listens to the same stuff as me, and it's my best mate and the drummer in my band. Long live The Who, biggest influence on us!

[@mariomarley30091988]

I don't like much the who, but when I listen to this song, it makes me chill out...simply fantastic!!!

[@cthomann]

Sometimes I feel I gotta get away. This is a great song. Because If I don't get away I get out of my mind. Thanks for posting.

[@SamthePetrolhead]

The Who is the greatest band in the history of all time, and that's an end of it

[@goldenagenut]

Absolutely,their early material when they were the High Numbers and their first 4 lps as The Who are their most fun period, crazy young kids full of piss and vinegar and talent, going nuts and having a blast.

[@mateuszmattias]

This is a really wonderful little clip, it's a great reminder of a time that once was, a usual day (well maybe not entirely) in Hyde Park in 1966; their refusal even to try playing along with the music is annoying and delightful at the same time (as always in their lip-sync performances of the time :-), and an extra bonus is that the camera man paid unusually much attention to John. Long time ago and half of them gone but you still can hardly beat this.

[@LarzGustafsson]

One of the best songs ever made and played.

[@falstaffswims]

"depthless" connotes the unfathomable. the who doesn't seem to making you think much. i love the who. and the beatles.

[@pollyolga]

never seen this video before - thanks for posting! this is one of my favorite who songs.

[@pw00tang]

Another one of The Who's fantastic songs - why can't music like this be made anymore?

[@ProfessorVas]

This is the best song ever to listen to before rolling a liquor store.

[@mateuszmattias]

Oh my God what a wonderful clip this is, the band fooling around and having fun (so what if they didn't care about the miming?), all those folks in the boats crowding up behind them, the cute girls smiling, a nice sunny day in Hyde Park some 44 years ago, just love it.

[@highlowwatha]

reflects what a lot of us go through in our personal relationships. The Who are brilliant

[@bbqplatypus318]

I love their early stuff AND their 70s stuff. They're great in different ways. I think the Who are an excellent example of a band's sound evolving over time. While their early stuff is awesome and has a great raw simplicity to it, they certainly couldn't have sounded like this forever - it would have gotten stale rather quickly. My personal favorite of theirs is actually Quadrophenia, which I consider to be their last "classic" album.

[@fgourlay]

great memories of the uk mod revival of the late 70s early 80s hunting through record shops for old 60s stuff cheers

[@LilyLylaLolaLucy]

This song is great!! The Who is the best band ever.

[@vordman]

Love The Beatles, but The Who were the true greatest band of all time.

[@paulturner1990]

the best band ever! and their greatest song!

[@CultureJudge]

Moon contributing at the end of the second instrumental break the greatest rock drum roll ever recorded at that point.

[@lexo30]

Now there's a video director who really didn't know what to do with this band. It was probably shot for a TV show by a the show's crew, not commissioned by the band like modern videos. I love the way Moon isn't even pretending to mime!

[@ben5leto]

this is my favorite song from them. The Who rock!

[@GeorgeLynchFan]

Jesus....I haven't seen this video in so long I forgot how different Roger looked way back when. One of my fav Who songs of ALL TIME!!!

[@SwiftNipples]

Their wouldn't have been a kids aren't alright without this song.

[@NotToBeTakenAway]

The Who Sings My Generation was the american version of "My Generation" which was there first album and yes it was on it. :)

[@gweightman]

the best british rock band of all time

[@lordnibbler93]

love this song! John Enstwhile and Micheal Balzary (flea) are my idols!

[@smitty01209]

I fucking love The Beatles, been obsessed with them since I was a little kid. I have every album, vinyl and CD, the Remastered in both Mono and Stereo, and posters of them plaster at least a quarter of my house. I, however, fucking worship The Who, and the other three-quarters is devoted to them. Mr. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend, Mr. John Alec Entwistle: You are and were fucking deities amongst mere men.

[@zoidberg4eva]

The Who is the greatest rock band of the 70's its such a shame that keith and john had to go, Keith is the best drummer and John is the best bassist. NO ONE CAN BETTER THEM

[@VallinSFAS]

GREAT SONG! And Entwistle's right hand technique--THAT SOUND!

[@DionysiosLazanisDiondelazante]

Wow I got the chills and i got tears in my eyes God they're amazing

[@Woody263]

Music from England is always the best.

[@ddactyl]

Another example of "The Literature of Leaving" Gosh, what a hip song.

[@quialman666]

this is a great song i'm surprized it wasn't towards the top of the charts in the mid 60s

[@goldenagenut]

Great song,one of the greatest bands if not the. I still prefer their earliest material,like this and when they were still the High Numbers,they were so young and so damn good, and crazy!

[@whatistimhughes]

i know right!!! it sounds so much like all my loving!

[@rorshakks]

One of their best

[@callaup]

superbe (comme un vieux)c'etait le bon temps ils avaient mon age,plus que 2 sur 4 en vie MON GROUPE PREFERE A CETTE EPOQUE

[@jc4eeee]

this song always cheers me up

[@Kevinf1125]

He's Keith Moon; he does what he wants. I suggest you search "The Who Sparks 1970" on youtube if you want to see why he's the best drummer to have ever lived.

[@Bopalena]

No one rocked harder than the Keith Moon era WHO!!!

[@Hady1994]

I love this video, thanks for uploading deargirl. I can't belleive that some of these people don't like their singing voices, Keith's shirt is so fab I gotta get me one of those. Its funny when the camera focus's on John's face and you see him pulling funny faces lol.

[@tfcrew]

Pete Townshend is definately "playing" [holding] a Rickenbacker. John Entwhistle is a legend too. Another poor guy who died too young.....

[@mvarahadas]

What's important here, and should be observed, is the funk bass which rates right up with James Jamerson. It doesn't get any better than that.

[@AllisterCooper2008]

RIP Keith and John. The Who should've called it quits when Keith summoned to Heaven.

[@biperson23]

Can't get this song out of my head!

[@csotirakos]

Love this song!! One of my favorite WHO songs!! Rogers' hair makes him look like Ellen Degeneres in this Vid!!

[@cazande]

Keith Moon and his "undrumming" classic.

[@rod101cats]

Ok Keith with a nice union jacket..Pete giving it all on a Rickenbacker... Roger just been to hairdressers and the Ox giving a lovely Ventures bass some wellie and all dressed in white pants! And all beside a placid lake! Why dont we get musical promotion like this anymore?

[@vordman]

Absolute class! I believe it was originally shot in colour but then lost (arse!). Maybe it will turn up one day, bet Keith's shirt looked groooovy in colour.

[@thierryman]

love how Moon isn't taking this seriously at all! He's barely touching his drums

[@altfactor]

I think this clip was actually filmed for an American TV series, "Where The Action Is', which aired from 1965 until 1967. On it, rock and pop stars "performed" songs in outdoor locations. Perhaps for some reason The Who couldn't come to/be in the 'States to be on the show, so they were filmed "doing" this song in London.

[@pigyob]

This is from the best mono album I've ever heard

[@WildwoodFlowerGirl]

Boy, Keith sure looks excited to be there. hahaha The man needs more action.

[@xyzpdqbgn]

i saw them june 9... it rocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

It was filmed in '66. That's the year given for the vid on the "Amazing Journey" DVD. :)

[@bananawammabama]

Sort of off topic.. but so far I have noticed like 4 different television series (That 70s Show, Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Dawson's Creek) that have an episode entitled "The Kids Are Alright" after this song. Very influential band!!

[@zod65]

Great song Thanks for posting it

[@RobinCampbelldrummer93]

I love Keith's drumming.

[@masterd151]

this song is pure genius

[@Centurion92]

THE WHO are the BEST BORN IN THE 70'S TO LATE unhappy.

[@Canada1991]

The Beatles I believe put out their first album in 1960, the Who's first album came out in 64.

[@Usurped]

Great song thanks for posting!

[@edrader]

quadrophenia is the who's physical graffiti. i think the who peaked with "who's next" which is the best rock album ever

[@leinadretaw]

i agree. they're both good.

[@theshep70]

Fyi, These Cats will be Rockin the 2010 Super Bowl halftime show live !!!

[@willminkorea]

Wow, thanks for posting this.

[@xavier2flow]

Brilliant!!!

[@Grafietstift]

I started listen to the Who when I was nearly 13.

[@alceuac]

the best drummer!!!

[@Mijntroep]

Keith Moon is the drummer, Roger Daltrey is the singer and John Entwistle is the bass player

[@goldenagenut]

LOL Keith was notorious for not playing along with the recorded drum beat when they lipsynced on live shows and videos. Watch him in any old footage,he never tried to play it the same way, Keith was rock and roll personified. >:)

[@Johnnyboi1971]

fine tune by a great band :D

[@FuckItSnoopy]

When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood was so alive And every kid on the whole damn street was gonna make it big in every beat. Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn The kids are grown up but their lives are worn How can one little street Swallow so many lives Chances thrown, nothing's free Longing for used to be Still it's hard hard to see Fragile lives shattered dreams Jay committed suicide Brandon OD'd and died What the hell is going on Cruellest dream reality

[@Gazolba]

Roger Daltrey's best hairdo! This song should have been a bigger hit; it's great..

[@md47bot]

lol never thought the who write these kinda songs very beatlesy and stuff what a happy song it is

[@SeattleLA]

The Who are more than a bad. They are like a friend, a kindly grandfather or even a lifestyle. What a band!

[@mohawk1020]

man Keith's holding those sticks like he has never played drums before

[@stenwald]

...and Daltrey's 'I'd rather be somewhere else' stance!

[@danileo13]

i don-t know, but i think britain was blessed by god with all those legends of the music. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, XD

[@Steve915]

Is this great, or what? You go to the park and The Who are playing! John on bass is absolutely terrific. No one was ever better on drums than Keith and you get the Pete windmill! Nobody did it better than The Who!