The Who’s “Who Are You,” Explained
About this episode
This episode explores the inspiration behind The Who's song 'Who Are You' and its significance in rock history.
Who are you? Who who, who who…. In this episode of Behind The Song, Janda dives into wild night that inspired Pete Townshend to write “Who Are You,” the title track to The Who’s eighth album. From the spiritual meanings in the last verse of the song to the eerie warning on the album cover that preceded Keith Moon’s passing, get into the story of one of The Who’s biggest anthems - f-bombs and all! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Janda
Topics covered
- The Who
- classic rock
- songwriting
- music history
- album analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Who
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