"I Hope I Die Before I Get Old" ;;OK; so it is sung with tongue firmly in cheek; but at the time this must have been seismic. To get your niave little 60's mind around these guys trashing their gear and giving youth a rallying cry stronger than even Elvis could muster. I wish I could have been there at the time to really understand quite what this song meant to the world; but even today its influence is still being felt. It is by no means my favourite Who song (either 5:15 or I Can't Explain; since you asked) but it is certainly their most important.
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