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Scenes That I Love: Pete Townshend and The Who at Woodstock

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is Pete Townshend’s 80th birthday and today’s scene that I love features Pete Townshend (as a member of The Who) performing at Woodstock in 1969.

Roger Daltrey later said that this was the worst gig that they ever played and The Who did end up going on stage early in the morning, with the sun rising as they performed See Me, Feel Me.  The majority of The Who’s performance was not included in the initial release of the Woodstock documentary but the noticeably grainy footage would later be included in various rereleases.

Unfortunately, no cameras recorded the moment when Pete Townshend became the hero that 1969 needed by kicking a ranting Abbie Hoffman off of the stage.  But, audio of the incident survived.

Here is The Who at Woodstock:

Music Video of the Day: In My House by Kendra Morris (2025, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Watching this video reminded me that 1) glasses can be cool and 2) I need to make an appointment with the eye doctor soon and see if my vision has gotten any worse.  I’m pretty sure it has but I’ve been putting off the visit.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This is the song that gave it’s title to one of Dennis Hopper’s best films.

My my, hey hey
Rock and roll is here to stay
It’s better to burn out
Than to fade away
My my, hey hey.

Out of the blue
and into the black
They give you this,
but you pay for that
And once you’re gone,
you can never come back
When you’re out of the blue
and into the black.

The king is gone
but he’s not forgotten
This is the story
of a Johnny Rotten
It’s better to burn out
than it is to rust
The king is gone
but he’s not forgotten.

Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There’s more to the picture
Than meets the eye.
Hey hey, my my.

Songwriters: Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn