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[@fuzzie1956]

Roger Daltrey sang the lead vocals with a stutter, which was very unusual. After recording two takes of the song normally, The Who's manager, Kit Lambert, suggested to Daltrey that he stutter to sound like a British kid on speed. Daltrey recalled to Uncut magazine October 2001: "I have got a stutter. I control it much better now but not in those days. When we were in the studio doing 'My Generation', Kit Lambert came up to me and said 'STUTTER!' I said 'What?' He said 'Stutter the words - it makes it sound like you're pilled' And I said, 'Oh… like I am!' And that's how it happened. It was always in there, it was always suggested with the 'f-f-fade' but the rest of it was improvised."

[@chrisb2609]

if you listen to isolated tracks of Entwistle he is unbelievable. One of the best bass players ever and the true foundation of The Who.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The isolated track from "Won't Get Fooled Again" is on KZbin and is fantastic. Even better is the enhanced bass video from "Dreaming from the Waist". Entwistle was a brilliant bass played and so melodic in his playing. One of a kind. Here's the "Dreaming from the waist" link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHy3koiPg9KHqLc

[@sallybannister6224]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@wolfpat]

"...one of...."? How about "THE". He was the inspiration for others frequently mentioned as the GOAT, such as Chris Squire and Geddy Lee.

[@rickandgen]

“The Ox” was an absolute master of the bass! Check out The Real Me from Quadrophenia.

[@dagmar.6954]

The Who are a British rock band formed in London in 1964. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century & have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have so many great songs such as "I Can't Explain", "The Kids Are Alright", "Substitute", "Happy Jack", "I Can See For Miles", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lily", "Magic Bus", "Who Are You" etc. The group's 1969 concept album "Tommy" included the single "Pinball Wizard".

[@carlpeterkirkebo2036]

Unless mye eyes are failing me there seems to be a big omission. "Behind Blue Eyes" is missing. It is a must on any such list.

[@sallybannister6224]

They are an English rock band . Not British . Great Britain is made up of 4 small countries, a Welsh, Scottish or some Irish persons would never say they are British They are from those separate countries . People from England are English.Its not a political thing, just a geographical fact .Anyway, The Who , Yes , one of the greatest rock bands ever . ..... Most of them born in and around South and West suburbs of London

[@carlpeterkirkebo2036]

@@sallybannister6224 Wikipedia: "Stephen Cram, CBE (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete." British is used even though Cram is from Gateshead, England.

[@lokisan100]

Also the song is over.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

This was an anthem of that generation. I came of age in the 80s, but the 60s and 70s have always been my favorite. This is a seminal song, also one that signaled the coming punk movement. Great stuff.

[@donnabruhn6907]

Not quite came of age in the 70's in our 20's. Boomers are born '46 - '64

[@Frankincensedjb123]

@@donnabruhn6907born '68

[@Paul-tk2my]

I read somewhere that the stuttering refers to the effects that taking too much speed could have on somebody, where they would trip over their words. Mods, who were fans of the band, took a lot of speed and this is a reference to that

[@BClarke]

This was pretty revolutionary for ‘65. People were still used to Pat Boone and Dion and such. Then the Stones came around with “Satisfaction” and its snarling riff, and The Who smashed their guitars in “My Generation”, and the game changed. The Beatles were the biggest game-changers, but they were still in their Beatlemania phase at this point.

[@timwhitnell7145]

"Hope I die before I get old" is one of THE classic lines in rock. The stuttering is supposed to represent burned (drugged) out British youth. Guitarist-singer Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) paid homage to it with their 1970s hit You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.

[@shaunfinch1190]

I could watch Keith Moon play the drums for hours , totally unique and brilliant.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

One story I have heard is that when the band submitted this recording to be pressed into records, the pressing company sent it back to them, with a note that said: "Technical error" or something. Speaking to them about what the problem was, engineers said: "Don't you want to fix that ending part? There's feedback on the guitar"...To that point, those engineers had never heard anybody do that sound deliberately...

[@lupodelupis3672]

That Keith Moon solo at the end is like a machine gun! And it was 1965...

[@John-gq7vt]

The "Mods" were a Brit movement in the '60's that very much really were punk before punk, and The Who was at the forefront. The stuttering was a nod to the Mods and their use of amphetamines - stuttering was sometimes a side effect of heavy amphetamine use.

[@georgeprice4212]

If y’all think THIS is Punk…pull up the Monterey Pop live performance of the same song…and prepare to be both stunned and freaked out. THAT performance is even MORE Punk…and some of the equipment does NOT survive!

[@michaelkirk1198]

This song is about the Mods of 60's Britain they wore suits, fishtail parkas, levis, listened to soul, RnB and Ska and drove Lambretta and Vespa Scooters festooned with lights and Mirrors

[@triciakotuku554]

This is the 60's in a song. Such fun.

[@glenndespres5317]

I clicked for My Generation; I stayed for the going off the rails for Looney Tunes. Very entertaining gents! You have to check out this song on their Live at Leeds epic performance. Ridiculous.

[@827dusty]

This is one of the earliest songs by The Who. 1966? I was 13 yrs. old. Man, we had the best Bands, and the Best music in the 60s and 70s. Thanks guys

[@Zane1962]

Nightclubs used to fade down the music during "FFFFFade away" and the crowd would shout "FUCK OFF!"...great fun!!

[@TheFrem1]

The bass line by John Entwistle is iconic and awesome, He died not that long ago as the band lived, In a motel room with a hooker and had drugs in his body, Sums up Rock n Roll in a tee.

[@georgeprice4212]

I heard two women, not one.

[@vickigardner7839]

Back in the 60's they used to destroy their instruments at the end of some songs. As for their songs they have so many great ones, but give a listen to "My Wife".

[@PorcelainBus]

Punk before punk!! Trashing all that came before - the stutter was a reference to the speeding kids

[@scifimonkey3]

This was punk of its time rebellious R&R linked to the Mod movement (they were the guys in Parkas, riding scooters with hundreds of rear view mirrors attached and having bike chain fights with the Bikers (black leather and MotorBikes) up and down the Brighton seafront ). You should watch the film Quadrophenia which features the Who’s music and documents this epic battle of 60s sub cultures , the stutter mimics what happened to people on the drug PCP (Angel dust) which was in common use at the time.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Are you sure it was Angel Dust? I believe the mod drug of choice was prescription amphetamines, which were very strong and commonly prescribed at the time...

[@user-nc8mg7fq6i]

if it's British it's banging!! Stones, Zep, Floyd, Clash, Kinks, Who, the list is endless. I guess you guys had the Doors and thanks for that.

[@ekadow]

Lets not forget this track has always been tied to the Mod movement in the UK and appears in the film Quadrophenia, a classic British film about the '60s and featuring Bank Holiday clashes between the Mods (scooters and parkahs) and Rockers (motorbikes and leathers)

[@Chiari_Queen_T]

At the end, Keith Moon made me envision Animal from the Muppets!! I pictured them tightening that collar around his neck to hold him back til then! 😂

[@annemariefleming]

I saw multiple Who gigs. Great band. The drummer (Keith Moon) famously wanted to wash his Rolls Royce car...so he drove it into a swimming pool.

[@scatton61]

Used to be a night club DJ and this is a brilliant rock tune to fill the dance floor along with I can't get no satisfaction and Brown Sugar from Rolling Stones, Gean Jenie from David Bowie

[@rossobolo]

The stutter is a nod to the youth sub culture called “mods” and their love of taking speed so they could dance all night to American r&b all night. The Who came out of mid 60’s Mod culture.

[@stephenpizzini235]

Thanks for your reply 502s

[@ronniebrucehalford8396]

The Who had a lead guitarist, lead singer, lead drummer and lead bassist. They were kind of like the Band-Maid of the ‘60s in that way. Check out Substitute, which is a commentary of their rivalry with the Stones. But if you only listen to one more song, make it “A Quick One While He’s Away”. Do the live version from The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. And watch the video. It’s fire and then some.

[@ronniebrucehalford8396]

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[@dreamcruzer4743]

Songfacts®: . After recording two takes of the song normally, The Who's manager, Kit Lambert, suggested to Daltrey that he stutter to sound like a British kid on speed.

[@RadCenter]

Keith Moon was an absolute monster on the drums.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

It's usually Pete, not Roger, who plays the harmonica - check out their song "Join Together". The Who started off doing pop-rock songs like "My Generation", "Substitute", and "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere", then produced an excellent rock opera (Tommy) and movie (Quadrophenia) before moving into longer "epic" songs like "Won't Get Fooled Again". Their early track "A Quick One While He's Away" was an indication that Pete in particular was always interested in long, convoluted songs, though. A lot of early UK punk rockers loved The Who - the infamous accidental meeting in a pub of Pete and two members of the Sex Pistols led to the song "Who Are You" and Pete's solo song "Rough Boys". The stuttering on this track is meant to imitate someone drugged up on amphetamines - and the "why don't you ffffff-fade away" line caused a stir when it came out - everyone knew the (at the time banned) word he was really meaning!

[@jamesmcintyre2008]

Roger was a very good harmonica player.on live gigs he played the violin part of baba oriley on the harand he definitely played on join ogether..

[@charlesmarkley220]

This one of those songs that the more you hear the more you appreciate. Came out the year I was born.

[@acidthunder1]

The album my generation is great

[@russellburress6240]

This is a song that used to end their concerts with because they would finish with smashing Peets guitar and Keith moon blowing up his drum kit

[@craigplatel813]

Even knowing the stuttering was supposed to reflect someone on pills, but as a young kid (8) I thought it was being so mad that it was hard to get the words out.

[@danieljames2015]

The stuttering was also to extend the masked F off, " why don't you f.f.f.ade away..".

[@georgeditzel3504]

In the mid 60’s the British Invasion bands were categorized as good boy or bad boy bands. The Beatles were seen as clean cut vs the Stones who were the rough bad boys of rock. The Who leaned towards the bad boys. Mostly because of Kieth Moon.

[@andymcgill354]

Phenomenal drumming by Keith Moon.

[@stephenpizzini235]

Thanks for posting the reaction in July 3 2022

[@GoldTopSlinger]

One of my favorite moments ever happened in 1985 at Live Aid. The Who played this song. Now, remember the start of the second verse begins with "Why don't you all.... ffff ffffade awaaay", right? He's how we all saw it on TV. Daltrey: Why don't you all.... ffffffffff [overtaken by the sound of static as the feed is lost]. Then silence.

[@Cheshirecat-nx9zn]

Another good 60’s Who song is Magic Bus.

[@billdemudd6697]

the stuttering was mimicking the way the kids spoke on the uppers of the day dexedrine.durophet,black bombers,purple hearts,etc.... disco biscuits of the day

[@PuddlePirate55]

Back in the 60s and even into the 70s to get your song on the radio it had to be basically 2 minutes 59 seconds or wouldn't get played That's when Pete says screw it Songs that are longer than that I don't care if they're played on the radio

[@stephenpizzini235]

My Generation is a really good song by The Who

[@garyscharf9232]

You should check out the Live at Leeds version. A powerful and much longer song as it's a medley of about six other songs, all bangers that will blow you away. Few bands have ever played with such force.

[@PK1971PK]

Since the sixties every generation has had this attitude, whether there is a song this good about it or not. And talking about it in your face (yeah, The Who were the more punkish of the British Invasion) was started in the sixties. This was a hippies culture defining song--another catch phrase back then was never trust anybody over 30. John Entwistle was one of the most creative and influential bass players in the world of rock. Have a listen to "Boris the Spider", nothing earth shattering on the bass, but was written by "The Ox" and not many songs featured bass prominently like this before.

[@PuddlePirate55]

You weren't wrong The studio version Of Barbara O'Reilly Features violin but The live version videos show roger doing that section on the harmonica

[@britishcrimewriter-LeeWood]

The stutter in Roger's vocals is a nod to the use of French Blues, a pill that teenagers used in the 60s that made them talk really fast and stutter. The mono version is better than the stereo version.

[@lisadee.]

Ooooooh! I love how Hunky, I mean Ryan, is moving on this beat. Great jive! Repeat!!! 😉. Hi Ty 🍬 & Nick 🍭😊

[@frankcastle9991]

Most planetariums do a laser Pink Floyd. It’s worth the $17.00

[@richardbailey1295]

A person would never stutter during a song.........My Generation.

[@richardbailey1295]

Now do 'Magic Bus'

[@richardbailey1295]

There was a REAL generational conflict in the late 60's - 70's

[@jackdaw7781]

Proto-Punk!

[@paulockenden4278]

Anthem for a generation

[@gregpusczek4473]

Remembering their first concert in St. Louis in the mid 60's when they opened for Herman's Hermits. They completely tore up the stage and instruments at the ed of this song.

[@sharonsnail2954]

Hey 502: It's important to look at the singles chronology in the mid 60s NOT albums. In the UK this was not their debut as The Who. First was "I Can't Explain", then "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" then "My Generation". "I Can't Explain" was Townshend's "You Really Got Me" which preceded it by 5 months. For me, the real WTF moment was the feed back and distortion on "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere". As an 18 year old Londoner I had never heard anything like it on record before. Set the scene for "My Generation" and Entwistle's bass 💥 They then changed record labels and in 1966 had a series of superb singles ""Substitute", "I'm a Boy", and "Happy Jack" along with tracks from their previous label. Try them all and in mono. Great stuff.

[@brucster99b2]

Killer tune, killer band, You might wanna have a listen to a band called, The Eyes, with their innuendo laden classic "My Degeneration" from 1966.

[@acidthunder1]

Anyhow anyway anywhere from 65 is another mad one from the Who

[@flash1660]

They were making fun of a group of kids in England who talked like that because of the pills they took

[@glass2467]

Probably true about the drugs, as it was common. But just more generally, the stuttering is representing the youth who are young and unsure of themselves - thus the stuttering.

[@TheOriginalFILIBUSTA]

@@glass2467 No, he was right.

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

fantastic song

[@donnakubiski5572]

My favorite song by The Who is "Another Tricky Day". I never see it suggested for a reaction and would really like to see someone do it. It has very weird harmonics which I love.

[@spooley]

The Smothers Brothers version with Moon's drum kit (industrial strength M50) explosions at the end is the ultimate version. Too bad it deafened Pete in one ear and singed some of his hair off. It kicks their movie "The Kids Are Alright" off perfectly.

[@robertlear2735]

My generation is now a bunch of old codgers - like me. :-)

[@dirtylemon3379]

The stuttering was to imitate the effects of amphetamines.

[@daviddring2365]

The UK was miles ahead in style and music at this point ....Interesting fact.... The stutter is to replicate the way pilled up mods would speak

[@elainemarsh5170]

Not my favorite Who song, but definitely iconic. “Hope I die before I get old” 😂 The ship’s sure sailed on that one. Both Daltrey and Townsend must be 80 by now.

[@joekuul8769]

Well, Keith Moon "succeeded."

[@elainemarsh5170]

@@joekuul8769 sadly, he did. 😥

[@markdraine3571]

Nope..78 and 77, respectively and on tour right now..

[@karenj3611]

My thoughts exactly

[@sallybannister6224]

They meant get old in their ways and heads, not in years on the Earth . I know this as a fact

[@babylonsister118]

It might be interesting for you guys to check out The Zimmers do this! It's a bunch of really OLD, older than ME, people singing this song! Really fun!

[@LizJasonHEA]

HAPPY 4TH & THANKS for the smiles today guys. You're making this old lady laugh. This is absolutely the best reaction I've seen to this song. You guys are spot on clever and you're right about it being punk. Many people considered it to be early punk maybe even one of the first in the genre. It's like the debate over whether the Beatles Helter skelter is the first hard rock song. I was only 11 I was listening on my a.m. transistor radio every night to the brand new rock and roll station when aI was supposed to be sleeping. The new bands from across the pond were all we talked about on the bus going to school the next morning. I got my first 45 RPM player for Christmas that year and started collecting records. I wish I still had them all. It's hard for people now to understand what a contrast that music was to what was being played on mainstream radio at that time. Besides Elvis and the big bopper, there was Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and the crooners. That's what my parents were listening to. Every important event of my life growing up has a 60 70s 80s or 90s rock anthem to it. I'll be rocking out a few years from now when I'm in the nursing home!! 🤘😃 Keep it up! You've got fans down here in Music City and I'm one of them.

[@nem447]

This came out during the height of the "Mod" craze in the mid sixties...the stuttering is intentional, pretending like he's on pills...uppers/downers.

[@annewoodard6803]

Love Reign O’re Me!!! It’s a masterpiece. ❤️😁

[@marksmith9566]

As I was a teenager when this came out, yes killer song. Better early album is The Who Sell Out which mimics the Pirate radio stations on ships outside London defying the BBC and British laws.

[@rickandgen]

You should check out the live performance video from The Smothers Brothers TV show! Epic!

[@827dusty]

This was the "anthem" of the beginning of what would-be known as "The counterculture." We're not going to do things, the way our parents want us to" type attitude. And then you had Hippies, Drugs, Woodstock, etc. The 60s were both great and horrible. Vietnam war, race riots across the entire country, assassinations of President John F Kennedy, his brother Bobby Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. It was crazy every day. We had the moon landing in 69, along with Woodstock Rock festival with 500,000 people. Like I said, it was both amazingly cool, and equally bad.

[@gustavopanesso7297]

We were rebellious, anti establishment.

[@goodowner5000]

Lovin' your reactions guys! If you haven't yet, could you delve into a British Invasion of a later kind...The Clash..'London Calling', 'Rock The Casbah' , etc. You lads are hella entertaining!! Subbed 👍.

[@timbaker6540]

Rogers stutter is mocking a fan that he talked to after a show. The kid was all pumped up on speed and kept stuttering

[@elmoomle4565]

The stuttering was to mimic the impaired speech of an inebriated/high individual on 'my generation'....

[@ms51675]

Check out this song on the smothers Brothers show......moon literally blew the place up

[@barriehull7076]

Ringo Starr voice of Thomas the Tank Engine.

[@lindastafford9548]

The who are great! Lot's of amazing songs, but yes I think Generation takes a few listens, fits well in the film Quadrophenia 👏

[@russellburress6240]

Watch the live video when they did it on the smothers brothers show

[@gustavopanesso7297]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@beverlyoyarzun3326]

Find a video of Entwhistle actually playing the bass solo. The Ox is The Boss🤘🏻

[@sunnystormy4973]

_#cheers_

[@charlesmarshall8046]

The stutter us a reference to “blues”, the amphetamine of choice for the mods who were the Who’s original fanbase. Taking them made you talkative and tend to stumble getting your words out.

[@827dusty]

The stuttering of his words was completely intentional. Call it a gimmick, or whatever, it sure as hell worked.

[@alaska_uk1303]

If you want to hear some great violin check "Out of the Blue" by Roxy Music!!!

[@tresianyfb5865]

Pre punk y'all said .. So Beatles org look was that of RAMONES. Some record sleaze I'm confident fukd up wit there look

[@tresianyfb5865]

I gots grandparents n yano how most fams go .. Via my fams generations. I know 1950s threw current

[@Bill_Jones.]

Nick, you got the wrong version. Their “Live At Leeds” version is such a hoot.

[@ellesee7079]

If you want a real treat, watch them do 'Who are You' the promo video! Get a real taste of the band dynamics, and Keith being Keith!!

[@mariomartins4608]

Roger does play that part on a harmonica live, so you should get a pass on that one.

[@berndwolfram451]

Look at pink floyd comfortably numb ..pulse version ...child in time deep purple ...the way we walk by genesis ....supertramp fools ouverture paris ....

[@johndegouveia9616]

I think you three should listen to who are you.

[@heatherturner6955]

Fun song - sounds 60's. Has a "Cagey Cretin" vibe. Looney Tunes is the best! It's not a smooth song, so many things happening at once... All sorts of noises. But fun! Keith Moon always going off but no one can touch him. Just fun!

[@strayling1]

Try "Baby Don't You Do It" if you want to hear them really go punk.

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

Funny fact is that Jimmy Page plays on this

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

The best version of my generation is on Live At Leeds which is one of of the 3 best live albums ever, if not the best

[@annewoodard6803]

The farthest thing from camo, Mods and Rockers. 😁

[@saverioc2929]

Live it's a harmonica in studio its violin

[@dczzzz55]

How about listening to the following line and anticipating that Roger is going to use an expletive Why dont you all f - f - f ........... I think that was Petes idea when he wrote it