

The Who at Kilburn 1977
11/29/2024 | 54m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience the legendary band in top form in what was to be Keith Moon’s final public performance.
Celebrate the legendary band in top form in a 1977 concert in North London, featuring all their hits, including “Pinball Wizard,” “Baba O’Riley,” “My Generation,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Substitute,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and an early version of “Who Are You.” This rare film captures the band in what turned out to be their final public performance with the legendary Keith Moon on drums.

The Who at Kilburn 1977
11/29/2024 | 54m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the legendary band in top form in a 1977 concert in North London, featuring all their hits, including “Pinball Wizard,” “Baba O’Riley,” “My Generation,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Substitute,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and an early version of “Who Are You.” This rare film captures the band in what turned out to be their final public performance with the legendary Keith Moon on drums.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(audience chattering) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ (drums tapping) ROGER: We don't know what this is gonna be like 'cause we ain't played most of these songs for about a year.
(audience cheers) ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Got a feeling inside ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ It's a certain kind ♪ ♪ Can't explain, baby ♪ ♪ I feel hot and cold ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ Yeah, down in my soul, yeah ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ I said ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ I'm feeling good now, yeah, but ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad ♪ ♪ The things you've said, well, got me real mad ♪ ♪ I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again ♪ ♪ I know what it means, but ♪ ♪ Can't explain, I think it's love ♪ ♪ Try to say it to you when I feel blue ♪ ♪ But I can't explain ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad ♪ ♪ Things you've said have got me real mad ♪ ♪ I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again ♪ ♪ I know what it means but ♪ ♪ Can't explain, I think it's love ♪ ♪ Try to say it to you when I feel blue ♪ ♪ But I can't explain ♪ ♪ You give me more try now ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Can't explain ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You drive me out of my mind ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, yeah ♪ ♪ I said I can't explain ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ You think we look pretty good together ♪ ♪ You think my shoes are made of leather ♪ ♪ But I'm a substitute for another guy ♪ ♪ I look pretty tall, but my heels are high ♪ ♪ The simple things you see are all complicated ♪ ♪ Look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah ♪ ♪ Substitute your lies for fact ♪ ♪ I can see right through your plastic mac ♪ ♪ I look all white, but my dad was black ♪ ♪ My fine-looking suit is really made out of sack ♪ ♪ I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth ♪ ♪ The north side of my town faced east ♪ ♪ And the east was facing south ♪ ♪ And you dare to look me in the eye ♪ ♪ Those crocodile tears are what you cry ♪ ♪ It's a genuine problem, you won't try ♪ ♪ To work it out at all, you just ♪ ♪ Pass it by, pass it by ♪ ♪ Substitute me for him ♪ ♪ Substitute my coke for gin ♪ ♪ Substitute you for my mum ♪ ♪ At least I'll get my washing done ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a substitute for another guy ♪ ♪ I look pretty tall, but my heels are high ♪ ♪ The simple things you see are all complicated ♪ ♪ Look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah ♪ ♪ Substitute me for him ♪ ♪ Substitute my coke for gin ♪ ♪ Substitute you for my mum ♪ ♪ At least I'll get my washing done ♪ ♪ Substitute your lies for fact ♪ ♪ I can see right through your plastic mac ♪ ♪ I look all white, but my dad was black ♪ ♪ My fine-looking suit is really made out of sack ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't raise your eye ♪ ♪ It's only teenage wasteland ♪ ♪ Sally, take my hand ♪ ♪ We'll travel south 'cross land ♪ ♪ Put out the fire ♪ ♪ And don't look past my shoulder ♪ ♪ The exodus is here ♪ ♪ The happy ones are near ♪ ♪ Let's get together before we get much older ♪ ♪ ♪ Teenage wasteland, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It's only teenage wasteland ♪ ♪ Teenage wasteland, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It's only teenage wasteland ♪ ♪ They're all wasted ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) KEITH: Well, this is about the only song I don't actually do main vocals on.
So to give the other boys, you know, bit of a go, I'm gonna go backstage, OD, I'll be back in about, you know, 3 1/2 minutes.
I'll see you then.
And it's lovely to see you, too.
Cheers.
Thanks.
(audience applauding) ROGER: You didn't announce the number.
KEITH: Oh!
ROGER: He forgot the song.
KEITH: The song!
ROGER: Yeah, need song.
KEITH: It's a number written by Peter Townsend called "Behind Blue Eyes."
♪ (audience cheering) ♪ 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 and 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 ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ 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 a blanket ♪ ♪ Keep me warm, let me wear your coat ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ No one knows what it's like ♪ ♪ To be the bad man ♪ ♪ To be the sad man ♪ ♪ Behind blue eyes ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ROGER: One for the under-30s.
"Dreaming From the Waist."
♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ I feel like I wanna break out of the house ♪ ♪ My heart is a-pumping, I've got sand in my mouth ♪ ♪ I feel like I'm heading up to a cardiac arrest ♪ ♪ I want to scream in the night, I want a manifest ♪ ♪ I've got that wide- awake, give-and-take ♪ ♪ Five o'clock-in- the-morning feeling ♪ ♪ I've got that run-to- a-pub, over-dubbed ♪ ♪ Feeling social and afraid, yeah ♪ ♪ I wanna hump, wanna jump, wanna drive ♪ ♪ (vocalizing) I forgot the words ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ From the waist on down ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ But I feel tired and bound ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Of the day when a cold shower helps my health ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Dreaming ♪ ♪ Of the day I can control myself ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm drowning like a priest and then I'm ♪ ♪ Shooting dice ♪ ♪ I'm burning tires with some guy ♪ ♪ Whose hair is turning white ♪ ♪ The girls that pass me, just ain't impressed ♪ ♪ I'm too old to give up, but too young to rest ♪ ♪ I've got that numb-to- a-thumb over-dubbed ♪ ♪ Feeling social when the world is sleeping ♪ ♪ Well, now, the plot starts to thicken ♪ ♪ And I sicken ♪ ♪ Like there's a marathon ♪ ♪ I'm juiced that the whorey lady's ♪ ♪ Sad, sad story ♪ ♪ Has me quietly weeping ♪ ♪ But here comes the darling ♪ ♪ Here comes the darling demented clown ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ From the waist on down ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ But I feel tired and bound ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Of the day when I can share the wealth ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ Of the day I can control myself ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience applauding) (feedback whines) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Ever since I was a young boy ♪ ♪ I've played the silver ball ♪ ♪ From Soho down to Brighton ♪ ♪ I must've played 'em all ♪ ♪ But I ain't seen nothing like him ♪ ♪ In any amusement hall ♪ ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ He stands like a statue ♪ ♪ Becomes part of the machine ♪ ♪ Feeling all the bumpers ♪ ♪ Always playing clean ♪ ♪ Plays by intuition ♪ ♪ The digit counters fall ♪ ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball ♪ ♪ ♪ He's a pinball wizard ♪ ♪ Has to be a twist ♪ ♪ A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist ♪ ♪ How do you think he does it?
♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ ♪ What makes him so good ♪ ♪ Ain't got no distractions ♪ ♪ Can't hear no buzzers and bells ♪ ♪ Don't see no lights a-flashing ♪ ♪ Plays by sense of smell ♪ ♪ Always gets the replay ♪ ♪ Never seen him fall ♪ ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball ♪ ♪ ♪ I thought I was the Bally table king ♪ ♪ But I just handed my pinball crown to him ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Even on my favorite table ♪ ♪ He can beat my best ♪ ♪ His disciples lead him in ♪ ♪ And he can beat the rest ♪ ♪ Ain't got no distractions ♪ ♪ Never seen him fall ♪ ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ I'm free ♪ ♪ I'm free ♪ ♪ And freedom tastes of reality ♪ ♪ I'm free ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm free ♪ ♪ And I'm waiting for you to follow me ♪ ♪ I told you what it takes to reach the highest high ♪ ♪ You'd laugh and say nothing's that simple ♪ ♪ But you've been told many times before ♪ ♪ Messiah's pointing to the door ♪ ♪ No one had the guts to leave the temple ♪ ♪ I'm free ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, I'm free ♪ ♪ And I'm waiting for you to follow me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ How can we follow ♪ ♪ How can we follow ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ PETE: How can we follow?
(audience cheering) Come on big mouth little gits!
(audience laughing) (audience cheering) ROGER: Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues."
(audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a gonna raise a fuss ♪ ♪ I'm a gonna raise a holler ♪ ♪ I've been working all summer ♪ ♪ Just to try and earn a dollar ♪ ♪ Well, I tried to call my baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, called for a date.
The boss said ♪ ♪ No dice, son, you gotta work a-late ♪ ♪ Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do ♪ ♪ There ain't no cure for the summertime blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, my mom and papa told me ♪ ♪ Son, you gotta earn some money ♪ ♪ If you wanna use the car and go ride next Sunday ♪ ♪ Well, I didn't go to work ♪ ♪ I told the boss I was sick.
He said ♪ ♪ You can't use the car ♪ ♪ Cause you didn't work a lick ♪ ♪ Yeah, sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do ♪ ♪ There ain't no cure for the summertime blues ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Gonna take two weeks ♪ ♪ Gonna have a fine vacation ♪ ♪ Gonna take my problems to the United Nations ♪ ♪ Well, I went to my congressman, he said ♪ ♪ Boy, I'd like to help you, son ♪ ♪ But you're too young to vote ♪ ♪ Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do ♪ ♪ There ain't no cure for the summertime blues ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ When you move in right up close to me ♪ ♪ That's when I get the shakes all over me ♪ ♪ ♪ Quivers down my backbone ♪ ♪ I got the shakes in the knee bones ♪ ♪ Quivers in my thigh bones ♪ ♪ Shakin' all over ♪ ♪ ♪ That's the way you say goodnight to me ♪ ♪ Brings this feeling all inside of me ♪ ♪ ♪ Quivers down my backbone ♪ ♪ I got the shakes in the knee bones ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Quivers in the thigh bones ♪ ♪ Shakin' all over ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Hey, play it now ♪ ♪ ♪ Quivers down my backbone ♪ ♪ Yeah, I got the shakes in the knee bones ♪ ♪ Woo, quivers in the thigh bones ♪ ♪ Shakin' all over ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ People try to put us d-down ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ Just because we g-g-get around ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ Things they do look awful c-c-cold ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ I hope I die be- f-fore I get old ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ My generation ♪ ♪ This is my generation, baby ♪ ♪ Why don't you all f-fade away ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ And don't try to d-dig what we all s-say ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ I'm not t-trying to cause a b-big sensation ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ Just talkin' 'bout my, my, my, my, my ♪ ♪ G-generation ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ This is my generation ♪ ♪ This is my generation, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Why don't you all f-fade away ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ And don't try to dig what we all say ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ I'm not trying to cause ******* big sensation ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ Just talkin' 'bout my, my, my, my, my ♪ ♪ Generation ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪ ♪ This is my generation ♪ ♪ This is my generation, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I said, hey ♪ ♪ I said, hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Ooh, ah ♪ ♪ We're talkin' about ♪ ♪ I'm talkin' about ♪ ♪ I'm talkin' about ♪ ♪ My (stammering) ♪ ♪ (stammering) generation ♪ ♪ I'm talkin' about ♪ ♪ My (stammering) ♪ ♪ Generation ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm talkin' about ♪ ♪ My generation ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm talkin' ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ ♪ Can you hear this sound comin' ♪ ♪ Hear the drums drumming ♪ ♪ I want you join together ♪ ♪ Together with the band ♪ ♪ We don't move in any 'ticular direction ♪ ♪ And we don't make no connections ♪ ♪ Won't you join together ♪ ♪ Together with the band ♪ ♪ Will you come join together ♪ ♪ Together, come on, join together ♪ ♪ Come on and join together ♪ ♪ Together with the band ♪ ♪ Yeah, join ♪ ♪ Together ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Together ♪ ♪ Together with the band ♪ ♪ Join ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Join together with the band ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Who, who, who, who ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Who *** **** are you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Tell me, who are you ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Whoa, tell me, who are you ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Tell me, who are you ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ ♪ I woke up in a Soho doorway ♪ ♪ A policeman knew my name ♪ ♪ You can go sleep at home tonight ♪ ♪ If you can get up and walk away ♪ ♪ I staggered back to the Underground ♪ ♪ And the breeze blew back my hair ♪ ♪ I remember throwin' punches around ♪ ♪ And preachin' from my chair ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Who, who, who, who ♪ ♪ Oh, tell me, who are you ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ Are you, are you ♪ ♪ Who, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Are you ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Who are you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (indistinct) MAN: Hey!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We'll be fighting in the streets ♪ ♪ With our children at our feet ♪ ♪ And the morals that they worship will be gone ♪ ♪ And the men who spurred us on ♪ ♪ Sit in judgment of all wrong ♪ ♪ They decide and the shotgun sings the song ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ ♪ The change, it had to come ♪ ♪ We knew it all along ♪ ♪ We were liberated from the fold, that's all ♪ ♪ And the world looks just the same ♪ ♪ And history ain't changed ♪ ♪ 'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll move myself and my family aside ♪ ♪ If we happen to be left half-alive ♪ ♪ I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky ♪ ♪ For I know that the hypnotized never lie ♪ ♪ ♪ Do ya ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ There's nothing in the street ♪ ♪ Looks any different to me ♪ ♪ And the slogans are effaced, by-the-bye ♪ ♪ Now the parting on the left ♪ ♪ Is now a parting on the right ♪ ♪ And the beards have all grown longer overnight ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Don't get fooled again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Meet the new boss ♪ ♪ Same as the old boss ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Out here in the fields ♪ ♪ I fight for my meals ♪
The Who at Kilburn 1977 Preview
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Experience the legendary band in top form in what was to be Keith Moon’s final public performance. (30s)
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