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* CommonKnowledge: Although synthesizer parts were featured in a Who album for the first time on ''Who's Next'', and Pete Townshend ''was'' experimenting with synthesizers and primitive sequencers at that time, the sequencer-sounding introduction to "Baba O'Riley" was recorded using on a Lowrey TBO-1 home organ (the same model Music/TheBeatles used on the intro to "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds") using a marimba repeat effect. The repeating keyboard riff heard through "Won't Get Fooled Again" was also courtesy of the Lowrey organ, albeit one running through the modulation filter of an EMS VCS-3 synthesizer.


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* RefrainFromAssuming: The song is called "Baba O'Riley", ''not'' "Teenage Wasteland". It does recycle lyrics from an earlier song called "Teenage Wasteland", but that one only exists as a Pete Townshend demo and was never recorded by The Who.
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** And ''freeze frame''-->''[[RecordNeedleScratch needle scratch]]''-->opening of "Baba O'Riley"-->"Yep, that's me! [[HowWeGotHere You're probably wondering how I got into this situation]]." A DeadUnicornTrope that's never been used unironically in that exact way, but still a popular reference for movie cliche parodies.

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** And ''freeze frame''-->''[[RecordNeedleScratch needle scratch]]''-->opening scratch]]''-->''opening of "Baba O'Riley"-->"Yep, O'Riley"''-->"Yep, that's me! [[HowWeGotHere You're probably wondering how I got into this situation]]." A DeadUnicornTrope that's never been used unironically in that exact way, but still a popular reference for movie cliche parodies.

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* MemeticMutation: [[Series/CSIMiami (puts on sunglasses)]] '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''

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[[Series/CSIMiami (puts on sunglasses)]] '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!''''''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''
** And ''freeze frame''-->''[[RecordNeedleScratch needle scratch]]''-->opening of "Baba O'Riley"-->"Yep, that's me! [[HowWeGotHere You're probably wondering how I got into this situation]]." A DeadUnicornTrope that's never been used unironically in that exact way, but still a popular reference for movie cliche parodies.
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* SignatureSong: "Baba O'Riley" is easily the Who's most popular and recognizable song overall, though not even released as a single in most countries. "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" also count.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: "Going Mobile" gets quite a bit of airplay on classic rock stations despite never being released as a single.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: "Going Mobile" gets quite is a bit of airplay favorite on classic rock stations despite never being released as a single.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't look to any higher authority for leadership. Be your own boss."

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on [[MeetTheNewBoss the message message]] of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't look to any higher authority for leadership. Be your own boss."
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't let anyone dictate your life. Be your own boss."

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't let anyone dictate your life.look to any higher authority for leadership. Be your own boss."
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period. It's practically a GreatestHits album, seeing as 2/3rds of it were the band's biggest hit songs.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period. It's practically a GreatestHits album, seeing Seeing as 2/3rds of it were the band's biggest hit songs.songs, it's practically a retroactive GreatestHits album!
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* MemeticMutation: (puts on sunglasses) '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''

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* MemeticMutation: [[Series/CSIMiami (puts on sunglasses) sunglasses)]] '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''
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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"

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* EpicRiff: The first few seconds of "Baba O'Riley"O'Riley".
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* MemeticMutation: (puts on sunglasses) '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''

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* MemeticMutation: (puts on sunglasses) '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!''''''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''
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* AlternativeAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't let anyone dictate your life. Be your own boss."

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* AlternativeAesopInterpretation: AlternateAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't let anyone dictate your life. Be your own boss."
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* AlternativeAesopInterpretation: [[WordOfGod Pete Townshend himself]] has put a more positive spin on the message of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The people in charge will always make it harder for the people beneath them" to "Don't let anyone dictate your life. Be your own boss."
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: "Going Mobile" gets quite a bit of airplay on classic rock stations despite never being released as a single.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period.
** 2/3rds of the album went on to become hit singles, and for a damn good reason.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period.
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Period. It's practically a GreatestHits album, seeing as 2/3rds of it were the album went on to become band's biggest hit singles, and for a damn good reason.songs.
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** 2/3rds of the album went on to become hit singles, and for a damn good reason.
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* MemeticMutation: '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''

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* MemeticMutation: (puts on sunglasses) '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''
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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"

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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"O'Riley"
* MemeticMutation: '''YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!'''
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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period.

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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period.Period.
* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"
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* EpicRiff: "Baba O'Riley"
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole album. It's widely regarded as not just one of the Who's best albums, but one of the best albums ''ever''. Period.

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