Baba O'Riley

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Baba O'Riley by The Who

About Baba O'Riley

Baba O'Riley (often mistakenly called "Teenage Wasteland") is the opening track of The Who's 1971's album Who's Next, written by guitarist Pete Townshend. Lead singer Roger Daltrey takes the vocals for most of the song, while Townshend sings the middle eight: "Don't cry/don't raise your eye/it's only teenage wasteland". The title of the song is derived from this combination of the song's philosophical and musical influences: Meher Baba and Terry Riley. .

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About this song

Credited to: The Who
Album: Who's Next (Deluxe Edition) · Track 1 of 29 · Opens the album
Released: August 14, 1971
Duration: 5:00
Ranking: #3 most played The Who track on Foxsoundi
On Last.fm: 1,501,117 listeners on Last.fm

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