BEHIND
BLUE EYES
THE WHO
SONGWRITER:
PETE TOWNSHEND
COUNTRY: U.
K.
WHERE:
KILBURNE 1977
ALBUM: WHO’S
NEXT
LABEL: DECCA
GENRE: ROCK
AND ROLL
YEAR: 1971
Who's Next is the fifth studio
album by English rock band The Who. It developed from the aborted Lifehouse project,
a multi-media rock opera written by the group's Pete Townshend as a follow-up
to the band's 1969 album Tommy. The project was cancelled due to its complexity
and conflicts with Kit Lambert, the band's manager, but Townshend was persuaded
to record the songs as a straightforward studio album.
The Who recorded Who's
Next with assistance from recording engineer Glyn Johns. After producing the
song "Won't Get Fooled Again" in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio,
they relocated to Olympic Studios to record and mix most of the album's
remaining songs. They made prominent use of the synthesizer on the album,
particularly on "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley",
which were both released as singles. The cover photo was shot by Ethan Russell and
made reference to the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, as it
featured group members having urinated against a concrete piling protruding
from a slag heap.
Who's Next was an
immediate success when it was released in August 1971. It has since been viewed by many
critics as the Who's best record and one of the greatest albums of all time. It
was reissued on CD several times with additional songs originally intended for Lifehouse.
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man,
to be the sad man, behind blue eyes.
No one knows what it's like, to be hated,
to be fated, to telling only lies.
But my dreams they aren't as empty,
as my conscience seems to be.
I have hours, only lonely.
My love is vengeance, that's never free.
No one knows what it's like, to feel these feelings,
like I do, and I blame you
No one bites back as hard on their anger,
none of my pain or woe, can show through.
But my dreams, they aren't as empty,
as my conscience seems to be.
I have hours, only lonely
my love is vengeance, that's never free
When my fist clenches, crack it open,
before I use it and lose my cool.
When I smile, tell me some bad news
before I laugh and act like a fool.
And if I swallow anything evil,
put your finger down my throat.
And if I shiver, please give me your blanket,
keep me warm, let me wear your coat.
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man,
to be the sad man, behind blue eyes.
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