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An Entity of Type : wsb:Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

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  • Baba O'Riley
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  • eng
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  • 1971 singles
  • Decca Records singles
  • Songs written by Pete Townshend
  • Polydor Records singles
  • Songs about drugs
  • Songs based on actual events
  • The Who songs
  • Television theme songs
  • Song recordings produced by Glyn Johns
  • Song recordings produced by Pete Townshend
  • Meher Baba
abstract
  • %22Baba O'Riley%22 (sometimes erroneously called %22Teenage Wasteland%22) is a song by English rock band The Who. It is the opening track to the band's studio album Who's Next, and was issued in Europe as a single in November 1971, coupled with %22My Wife%22.Roger Daltrey sings most of the song, with Townshend singing the middle eight: %22Don't cry/don't raise your eye/it's only teenage wasteland%22. The song's title is a combination of the names of two of Townshend's philosophical and musical influences, Meher Baba and Terry Riley.%22Baba O'Riley%22 was included in Time magazine's list of the All-Time 100 Songs, Rolling Stone‍ '​s list of %22The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. It has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including CSI: NY and Miami Vice.
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  • Pete Townshend
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  • 5714dee925ac0d8aee5543e3
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  • The Who
  • Glyn Johns
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  • english
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  • T Multitracks (moggs)/The Who - Baba O'Riley.mogg
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  • Decca Records
  • MCA Records
  • Polydor Records
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  • May 1971 at Olympic Studios in London, England
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  • Baba O'Riley
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