First off, I saw The Who perform this song live for the first time in over 25 years. It was on July 4th, 2002, just seven days after John's death. So, I think they were just testing new songs since they could no longer do My Wife or The Real Me live. (though I'd still love them to do the real me.. nudge nudge, lame joke, but you know what I mean. ahem Sorry. )
As for song meaning, I always felt it was about one of those types of people who are always having some sort of crisis, but almost all of their problems are self-inflicted or made worse by their actions/inaction.
They also exaggerate how bad things really are to gain others' sympathy, and the singer sees through the act: "This is no social crisis, just another tricky day for you."
First off, I saw The Who perform this song live for the first time in over 25 years. It was on July 4th, 2002, just seven days after John's death. So, I think they were just testing new songs since they could no longer do My Wife or The Real Me live. (though I'd still love them to do the real me.. nudge nudge, lame joke, but you know what I mean. ahem Sorry. )
As for song meaning, I always felt it was about one of those types of people who are always having some sort of crisis, but almost all of their problems are self-inflicted or made worse by their actions/inaction.
They also exaggerate how bad things really are to gain others' sympathy, and the singer sees through the act: "This is no social crisis, just another tricky day for you."