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I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Because all the while
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say
That you still want me
Well that's as may be
But you gotta stand trial
Because all the while
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days
You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze
Well here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Because all the while
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
"In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released "I Can See for Miles", their only US top ten single."
WTF?!?!?! Their *ONLY* US top ten single?!?!?!
I never realized that....
I figured "My Generation" woulda been top ten, but nope, not in the US, although it was in many other countries, including Canada, Australia, Ireland, and
W Germany . . .
WTF?!?!?! Their *ONLY* US top ten single?!?!?!
I never realized that....
As much as I enjoy this tune, I'd prefer to hear "Tattoo" or "Sunrise" from this album.
mmm, yes sunrise is so lovely.
this next to live at leeds may be my fav 2 the who albums.
Hard to believe this was the only hit from this amazing album.
yeah, i loved the entire thing. still listen semi-frequently.
Funny, that was my exact response to The Dead South's "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company" 2014!
I'm a creep... radiohead
It's an awful, awful waste of baked beans, which are cheap, nutritious and tasty, and certainly wasted on the Who.
Oh! For Roger the places those beans will go.
Bonnie, my Triumph 650, kept me free for a good while back then. One kick and she was ready to go, any trouble could easily be taken care of with the tool kit tucked under the seat. God, I miss her now.
Stephen_Phillips wrote:coloradojohn wrote:I can never forget how, when I was a kid and this was still barely ten years old, the cool radio DJ was telling us about how he, when he was in a college dorm and this came on HIS radio for the 1st time, he looked at his roommate and said, Whoah, THIS is DIFFERENT.
And I wonder when those words are ever going to be said again... "Whoah. This is different."
Everything seems to be so formulaic these days, or at best a reinterpretation of the past i.e. "retro".
That is what I said the first time I heard Sultans Of Swing when it was released. I even remember right where I was the first time I heard the song.
Last band that got me to say that was Alice In Chains.
Funny, that was my exact response to The Dead South's "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company" 2014!
And I wonder when those words are ever going to be said again... "Whoah. This is different."
Everything seems to be so formulaic these days, or at best a reinterpretation of the past i.e. "retro".
That is what I said the first time I heard Sultans Of Swing when it was released. I even remember right where I was the first time I heard the song.
Last band that got me to say that was Alice In Chains.
Yeah, that's a tricky question, but maybe that's just how it seems. Most music in the 1960s - or any era - was formulaic, or at least some sort of interpretation of music of the past. It is difficult to find something where one can say "this is (completely) different" - but I guess there are always examples one could find with hindsight. If something were too "different" most people would probably dislike it anyhow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFDSCLF3m6c
And I wonder when those words are ever going to be said again... "Whoah. This is different."
Everything seems to be so formulaic these days, or at best a reinterpretation of the past i.e. "retro".
Yeah, that's a tricky question, but maybe that's just how it seems. Most music in the 1960s - or any era - was formulaic, or at least some sort of interpretation of music of the past. It is difficult to find something where one can say "this is (completely) different" - but I guess there are always examples one could find with hindsight. If something were too "different" most people would probably dislike it anyhow.
Ahh, the curse of a homonymical surname. And yes, I did just make that word up,
And I wonder when those words are ever going to be said again... "Whoah. This is different."
Everything seems to be so formulaic these days, or at best a reinterpretation of the past i.e. "retro".
A work of staggering genius. Alas, they have indeed Sold Out the catalogue.
Would not be surprised to hear this over a Windex commercial.
HA! And I can see it now. Somewhere some ad exec just read your remark and thought...."Hey...that's not a bad idea!" And then will come the....
So it goes.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
A work of staggering genius. Alas, they have indeed Sold Out the catalogue.
Would not be surprised to hear this over a Windex commercial.
That's a shit-ton of drumming. Great segue.
Yes, Keith goes off here but Entwistle's bass-work sounds something like a WWII fighter coming in for the kill.
Spot on
That's a shit-ton of drumming. Great segue.
Yes, Keith goes off here but Entwistle's bass-work sounds something like a WWII fighter coming in for the kill.
and loud... and fast...
As much as I enjoy this tune, I'd prefer to hear "Tattoo" or "Sunrise" from this album.
And Vietnam...
Triumph 650.... Oh Yeah!
Oh there is a motorcycle in that pic.
Triumph 650.... Oh Yeah!
Esto mismo.
Indeed!
fredriley wrote:
It's an awful, awful waste of baked beans, which are cheap, nutritious and tasty, and certainly wasted on the Who.
My Ultimate Fight Song in high school. The drumming, the stinging guitar, the throbbing bass, the double-tracked vocals...top fucking notch. This is like flying at Mach 3.
Totally - driven along by Animal on drums and the Ox on bass.
Tattoo is a lyrically marvelous song, right up to the last line, where it turns into the most disappointing let down you'll ever hear.
Showing my age - Remember seeing this on a BBC comedy/satirical show in 1967. It was certainly different then!
See:- https://www.rockpeaks.com/video/w/Who/Twice-A-Fortnight-1967/I-Can-See-for-Miles
It's an awful, awful waste of baked beans, which are cheap, nutritious and tasty, and certainly wasted on the Who.
Bravo! I applaud your consistency when it comes to the Who, Fred. Even H8rhater has to relent in the face of such dedication. Kudos, my friend.
I believe Hold your group together with Rotosound strings... precedes this tune.
At the other end there's an ad for Charles Atlas' muscle building course—Pete intoning "with dy-namic TENshun" that will turn you into (John growling) "a beast of a man."
One of The Who's bestbestbest songs. Used to beat this death in high school. If you don't like this one I don't think you'll like anything by The Who.
It's an awful, awful waste of baked beans, which are cheap, nutritious and tasty, and certainly wasted on the Who.
Yes... It was Who !
I had a friend, an inveterate punster, who said he wanted to get really drunk and see Mr. Davis play the trumpet, just so he could say "I can see four Miles". I swear it wasn't me!
Ughh! Kind of wrecks the song for me! Somehow, too, I don't think the Who would have appreciated their song being used that way...
This will wreck things for you even more. There's a reason the album is called The Who Sell Out: Around the same time as its release, The Who actually did at least one Army recruiting radio commercial in the U.S.
I believe Hold your group together with Rotosound strings... precedes this tune.
You know how Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is blasting from the helicopter gunships as they approach their target in the movie Apocalypse Now? According to my guy, Coppola based the idea for the approach music from tales of Vietnam helicopter pilots blasting I Can See For Miles on battle approach, which came to be known as the gunner's song. Pretty chilling, if you put the lyrics in that context.
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Beacuse all the while
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
Ughh! Kind of wrecks the song for me! Somehow, too, I don't think the Who would have appreciated their song being used that way...
Yeah, all five of them.
You know how Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is blasting from the helicopter gunships as they approach their target in the movie Apocalypse Now? According to my guy, Coppola based the idea for the approach music from tales of Vietnam helicopter pilots blasting I Can See For Miles on battle approach, which came to be known as the gunner's song. Pretty chilling, if you put the lyrics in that context.
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Beacuse all the while
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah
BEANS !
You've got that right! I still hold up "Who's Next" as their best. I suppose that's because the album was my introduction to the band.
But their early singles were unbelievable. Punker friends of mine used to spin "My Generation", "Substitute", "Magic Bus" and others on the same mixed tapes as The Clash and The Sex Pistols!
These guys have definitely made their presence known from day one. Their appearance on "The Smothers Brothers" is one for the books, BTW.
Daltry could really sing at one time.
My favorite of 1968 and that year had a few other good ones.
This was my very first album for my very first stereo and it was a tough decision.
Thats the comment!!!
Once again, (with feeling, altogether now): GOD BLESS KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A most enthusiastic drummer.....
Ya know, you're right.
Absolutely...when I hear his drums here, I totally see that impish, mischievous look in his eyes.
that was not impish....that was insanity.....yeah i know...what's my point?
That you still want me
Well, that's as may be
But you gotta stand trial
Oh, man ... Ann-Margaret rolling around in beans and then chocolate in that skin tight body suit. Made my knees weak.
Darn it! Now I'm going to have to watch the movie. I hate you.
No but he can see Russia from his living room....
Once again, (with feeling, altogether now): GOD BLESS KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only if Ann-Margaret is there with me!
Oh, man ... Ann-Margaret rolling around in beans and then chocolate in that skin tight body suit. Made my knees weak.
I actually have some stills of that in my screen saver, along with Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies ... the scenes that are etched on yer brain if you possess a Y chromosome.
I take it you never experienced the joy of swimming in baked beans. It will put the magic in your eyes.
Hualp.
I take it you never experienced the joy of swimming in baked beans. It will put the magic in your eyes.
Only if Ann-Margaret is there with me!
I take it you never experienced the joy of swimming in baked beans. It will put the magic in your eyes.
for f***s sake quit dragging peoples mothers into it.
...that's what she said...
I think Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" also qualifies.