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| The Who – Boris The Spider Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Entwhistle wrote this because he was afraid of spiders when he was a child. I also heard another theory in which "Boris the Spider" represented the Soviet Union, which creeped and crawled to execute their "evil deeds", which means The Who was making fun of the paranoia of the Cold War at the time. |
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| The Who – A Legal Matter Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Obviously about a girl falling in love with a guy who doesn't commit, who "gets bored" and "gains and loses his women fast". |
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| The Who – Substitute Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think this song is about a girl who thinks she is in love with this one guy. Whereas the guy thinks they are not soulmates, and she should keep looking. |
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| The Who – Baba O'Riley Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I heard this song is a tribute to Pete's spiritual guru, Meher Baba. It was also a tribute to Terry Riley, an electronic music composer who gave Towshend the idea for the synthesizers. |
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| The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song is obvious...
It's about revolutions and how the new regime almost always ends up just as bad as the old regime:
Meet the new boss/same as the old boss |
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| The Who – I Can See For Miles Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song was written by Pete Towshend for his future wife Karen. It was saying that even though he was away for long periods, he would always keep a watchful eye on her. |
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| The Who – My Generation Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song is about the rebellion and upheaval of the 60s. Roger stuttered so it would make him seem like a teen high on speed. |
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