The special effects may have propped up the aging Who, but it was their classic songs which propelled the memorable 12 minute medley of songs.
Peter Townshend, 64, and Roger Daltry, 65, helped form the group in 1964 and catapulted its distinguished legacy with sales of 100 million albums.
Jon Pareles of the NYT writes, "They were songs about prowess, determination, desperation and rage at how revolutions fail: an arc of verbal frustration defied, and explosively overcome, by musical assertiveness, with the power chords that the Who made ring worldwide."
Here are some of the lyrics from their memorable performance:
I woke up in a Soho doorway
A policeman knew my name
He said "You can go sleep at home tonight
If you can get up and walk away"
Well, who are you?
O really wanna know
Tell me, who are you?
Cause I really wanna know... Who Are You?
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again. ~ Won't Get Fooled Again
Ever since I was a young boy,
I've played the silver ball.
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all.
But I ain't seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall...
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball ! ~Pinball Wizard
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
Listening to you I get the music
Gazing at you I get the heat
Following you I climb the mountain
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you I see the millions
On you I see the glory
From you I get opinions
From you I get the story ~ See me, feel me
Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland... Baba O'Riley
The raucous medley certainly left a lasting impression on me because our Super Bowl party hosts had a state of the art HD widescreen TV and awesome surround sound system!
