THE WHO - HAPPY JACK REACTION - First time hearing

[@dagmar.6954]

So glad you are doing some of The Who's early music from the 60's. They have so many great songs such as "I Can't Explain", "The Kids Are Alright", "My Generation", "Substitute", "I Can See For Miles", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lily", "Magic Bus", "Who Are You", "Pinball Wizard" etc.

[@georgeprime2249]

You missed out ' Relay. '

[@donaldmoon]

Definitely "Magic Bus" for drums! --don, mphs

[@butchgreen8639]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV6wkqV9mb6FbZo

[@stephanieo2509]

Early Who is amazing. Lots of great vocal harmonies. I love "I'm a Boy" and "Picture of Lily."

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

I love this. My dad's name was Jack and his grandfather came over from the Isle of Man to live in Liverpool permanently My dad was a happy man so this always reminds me of my dad. Thanks Harri

[@julilla1]

It's like it's your song! How fun!

[@Imadrummin]

I watched a documentary on Keith Moon. Many of his peers mentioned Keith played drums to the melody more than the back beat. This tune is a good example of what they were describing. Of course, Keith is usually in about every top 5 drummers list articles.

[@mariaportengen2959]

Great, especially the drums of Keith Moon!!🥁🥁🥁💕💕💕👍

[@walterpanovs]

Moon's drumming on their only Top Ten American hit, "I Can See for Miles" (1967), is also quite fantastic.

[@stretchwith]

I think the percussion in Goin' Mobile is near the best ever.

[@greybeard2280]

One of their best, but nothing will best "Love, Reign O'er Me" the power vocals of Roger mixed with Kieth on kit, and of course Pete and John holding the rhythm tight. Imo their absolute best work!

[@scottbell1895]

Boris the Spider is a cool tune on this lp. Worth a listen.

[@sharonsnail2954]

The last of three great singles released in the UK by their new record label "Reaction" in 1966. The other two are "Substitute" and "I'm A Boy". All three have lyrics with great subject matter and a certain amount of wit. 1966 also saw an EP from Reaction with the "Batman Theme" on it 🤡 Good year.

[@missblondie2393]

I love watching The Who live (the Keith Moon years) you can't take your eyes off him. Live at Leeds and Live The Isle of Wright are fantastic examples. RIP The Loon and The Ox

[@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes]

This is my favourite song of theirs 🥰

[@Katehowe3010]

This is indisputably the worst piece of filler the band ever made, and don't forget they also wrote 'Boris The Spider'! Strikes me you're a fan of nursery rhymes.

[@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes]

@@Katehowe3010 I hardly think loving this song makes me a fan of nursery rhymes, although in all fairness, I do read a lot of fantasy books so you're not really too far off. I completely respect yours and other peoples opinion on this song x

[@Katehowe3010]

@@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes I apologise for being a touch harsh! 🙂

[@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes]

@@Katehowe3010 Aww, no worries. It's all good 😊 I love how we all have our favourites, whichever band it may be 😁 when I was growing up, my mom raised me on all sorts lol. Everything from Pink Floyd, Queen and UB40 to Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds and The Wombles 😂

[@Katehowe3010]

@@Kellie_Curtis-Holmes 👍

[@smasica]

Some writer stated that The Who had three lead instrumentalists; Pete Townsend, John Entwhistle, and Keith Moon.

[@pilesovinyl]

Bravo Harri! Thanks for doing this one, I enjoy seeing you react to ones that I have loved for decades. Keep it up mate!

[@ΑποστοληςΔρακουλης]

Agree with you this song its amasterpiece track its gives to imagine .........

[@damonhines8187]

Great track.

[@mikecaetano]

Ach! Forgot about this one. I've gotta add it to my happy list.

[@greybeard2280]

Dean nice request dude. This was a great little diddy by The Who. Just a creative and fun song. Entwistle with some great bass, and Keith Moon does his thang. Another cool tune unlike The Who's usual repertoire is there '75 single "Squeeze Box". Lot's of sexual inuendo references in the song, but a Squeeze Box is an accordion, and Townsend said he wrote this song after buying an accordion one Saturday afternoon.

[@loosilu]

Apparently McCartney told Townshend this was his favorite Who song. I can actually see that!

[@DSanto-bk6oq]

I've heard it said that this song is one of the few in which the drums become a lead instrument. John Entwistle preforms similar magic with his bass on "The Real Me" on the album Quadrophenia.

[@lorilove2255]

I have been waiting a very long time for someone to react to this song, Keith Moon's performance on this song was light years ahead of it's time no drummer up to this point had ever played the drums. Keith laid down the future of drumming.

[@guidosarducci]

Excellent! I saw the Who play this live in Pittsburgh, PA, USA at the old Syria Mosque venue...absolutely KILLER show!

[@danielvolk237]

One of my favorite Who songs. Good choice Dean. I love it. 👍🔥 Oh yeah you too Harri. 🙃😉

[@jaccilowe3842]

One of my very favourite Who tracks. I saved up to buy this single!

[@rmac8008]

This is one you should see live Keith’s antics are worth seeing

[@williameckert1623]

Keith Moon was an octopus on the drums.

[@susieq9801]

Zach Starkey was taught by both his dad and by Keith and played with The Who for years as I imagine you already know. I took up percussion in the 60's because of Ringo (who was underappreciated) and Keith.

[@williameckert1623]

@@susieq9801 you're right Ringo was decidedly unappreciated.

[@susieq9801]

@@williameckert1623 - The Beatles threw so many different styles at him as they evolved and he adapted to every one. If you listen to either Paul or Ringo in isolation you can identify the song. Not to be said for many drummers who are slash and burn. A friend worked at a casino in Niagara Falls and was employed to handle any requests of the performers. She said he was the friendliest, most famous and least demanding of any performer she encountered.

[@williameckert1623]

@@susieq9801 I just read that Ringo will be on the road again this year.

[@susieq9801]

@@williameckert1623 - WOW! He will be 80! I can barely get out of bed at 72!

[@timwest78]

My favorite band

[@jackmark5532]

Love you!!!

[@greybeard2280]

I think I read somewhere, and I could be wrong, but Jim Henson did the muppet character "Animal" in Keith's image. It makes perfect sense!....lol

[@alberta1st]

Great Song!

[@cspringer333]

The Who are playing at The New Orleans Jazz Fest this year (if Covid doesn't cancel it again)...Make plans now!

[@JStarStar00]

"I SAW YA!"

[@markwilliams5606]

The early years were of course the Best. They did Great at Woodstock. Keith Moon the Best Drummer! My opinion

[@rydelldownward7808]

Check out “I Can See For Miles”, “A Quick One (While He’s Away)”, Magic Bus”, “Anyway Anyhow Anywhere”.

[@donaldbrunner6250]

You should do some of their live concert video's. They are one of the great live bands. React to "Love reign O'er you

[@julilla1]

Saying Keith Moon stole the show is like saying the sun rises in the east. However, don't discount that thumping bass by Entwistle which is just genius in song. Another great song that isn't their typical fare is "A Quick One (While He's Away)" which I highly, highly recommend.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

the early The Who were a machine of making great singles, it's one phenomenal song after the other. I think that's the reason why their 60s era is kind of forgotten, except for mods and other types of freaks. But really, if you put all those singles together, the becoming album would be as good as Tommy, Who's Next or Quadrophenia

[@dii6266]

Love it - especially knowing it's Keith doing it. And the tone is nice. I wonder if the song influenced later drummers who are sometimes accused of over-drumming like Neil Peart and Terry Bozio. I got no problem with over-drumming.

[@j.dragon651]

"The Who Sell Out", my fave.

[@AliasMark69]

The WHO….. “The Kids Are Alright” Tour 1989. Rich Stadium Buffalo N.Y…….. AWESOME After the concert the Who were being interviewed on the local radio station and the DJ asked the band…. “So what do you think about that new RAP music coming out”…. Roger Daltrey laughed and started to answer when John Entwistle said….. “let me answer this one….. It seems to me that if you can’t write music, can’t play music, can’t sing music, if you know absolutely nothing at all about music, well then, you do rap now don’t you”….. Then. Pete Townshend said….. “If Hitler was going to come back and torture the world again he would use rap music. Roger Daltrey laughed and said…. “Isn’t that the truth”

[@MrGb1965]

Like your reactions. This song done live is much better. Check out Live at Leeds, or 1969 London Coliseum (video here). Peace

[@iche50]

Keith Moon, aka Moon the Loon............... One of the world best drummers........!

[@johntarnowski9086]

One of Niel Pearts favorite drummers

[@827dusty]

This song is very "Beatle-esque." from the same time period as "Day Tripper", and "Ticket to Ride." and other Beatles songs. I'm not saying The Who was stealing from The Beatles, or vice versa, just saying that Bands have done this, since the beginning of Rock and Roll. I really like The Who's early stuff from the mid 60s, as much as their later music from the 70s when they were right there with Led Zeppelin and The Stones. Great "Classic Rock" era Band. Thanks Harri

[@jeribrown9967]

Should do Boris the spider next

[@neilphelan145]

Absolutely!!! Excellent suggestion. 👍

[@katznkittens]

Cool

[@francoisdelpeuch8527]

The 1966 official video of Happy Jack with Pete, Roger, John and Keith as housebreakers is a must. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2PGgph8d7plgdk

[@dana_brooke_27]

This is like the music of the "Tommy" album.

[@ckfacebook62]

Keith Moon was banned from the studio when the lyrics were being recorded, because of this he tried to disrupt the rest of the band during the takes. At the very end of the song Pete says "I saw you" in response to Keith popping up and making faces.

[@jimcagney6696]

Harri checkout cobwebs and strange on the same album. Its short but fun featuring Keith Moon on drums.

[@johntarnowski9086]

Checkout The Ox by The Who

[@sirslice]

"I saw ya!"

[@chuckdargy5031]

If you watch a lot of videos, you'll note that Keith Moon spends a lot of time staring at Townsend.

[@Billiousful]

I love early Who, especially "I`m a boy". It has a line in it which goes "My name is bill and I`m a headcase" which just about sums me up. And there`s "Pictures of Lily" which is basically about masturbation.

[@judithweiss6727]

You do the best songs! All the ones I want reactors to hear but they all do the same 10 songs. You pick some more obscure ones (hits then but obscure now).

[@minkhollow]

More epic early-Who percussion: "Magic Bus."

[@jcriverside]

They did great funny songs - listen to Entwhistle's My Wife and Pictures of Lily

[@avlisk]

There's a video you need to see. A music video long before there were music videos.

[@avlisk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2PGgph8d7plgdk

[@avlisk]

And then, there's A Quick One, (live) that you also should see. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHvZY2CVYpJ4j5Y

[@billwilson2025]

Hot Tuna!

[@RoaryJP]

You should give "Slip Kid" by The Who a listen. It's a different feel but brilliantly catchy.

[@whooligan7159]

There's actually a music video they have with this.

[@bennymalone]

The Live at Leeds version is even better (or any show from ‘69 70). Quite an unusual drum track yeah, really explodes on the chorus

[@inrainbows1829]

Keith Moon played the drums with reckless abandon I tried to play like him it's impossible Only one Keith Moon

[@brocktonma.1816]

Who gaf if he likes a song✅

[@richardmartin9565]

The Who was different.

[@thomastimlin1724]

This is early Who, ca 1966/67

[@paulrebori2395]

Early Who like early Beatles,

[@michaelsandford1015]

New version happy mike. Happy Mike said his Farts were better than Trevors,he lived to see that his Farts were better than Trevors,he farted behind my back he tried tried tried,he couldn't stop trying to fart ,but he was craping,but they could not get Trevor from feeling happy, they could not get Trevor from feeling happy, and they could not stop Trevor from feeling happy,but happy mike's Farts were better than Trevors

[@billmcandrew9210]

Gotta do Green Day Jesus of Suburbia

[@wgdavis5353]

Hi Mr. Harri, Sounds like a Beatles song but not.. ♠W.G.

[@claycumbie3768]

You mention guitar and drums. Please go back and listen again - to the bass, and also the bass parts that sound like guitar.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

It may seem outrageous for one to say, that a band that has received so much acclaim throughout the years, as has the Who, is under-rated.....but, nevertheless, I do think the Who is under-rated! IMHO.

[@PamelaKilburn-c3w]

Keith Moon was the best drummer ever....

[@JStarStar00]

Keith also steals the original video for this song, turning it into a pie fight

[@gailsimmons456]

Is there a rule that the music must be interrupted? It isn't just you, Harri, all other reactors do it, but is very annoying. Liked this little song. I do enjoy your program.

[@hermandadams]

boris the spider if you dare?

[@donaldmoon]

WHO?

[@dsusan17]

This is a side of the Who I am not familiar with

[@sherribrock2726]

Not my favorite! I enjoy you just not that song!🤗🤗