Wednesday, September 23, 2009

THE WHO-HAPPY JACK

The Who - Happy Jack - My Beat Club
Another early song by British rock band The Who, only included on the US Version of their second album “A Quick One”. Because of the sexual reference in the title, the US album was also released under the title of the single. “Happy Jack”, a song about a mentally disturbed teenager, quickly went #4 in the UK Top 40. The seldom shown Beat Club Performance was recorded at the “DAG Swing Time Party” in the park “Planten un Blomen” – Low German for plants and flowers – in the centre of the city of Hamburg. And yes, this time it’s only a playback performance by Roger Daltrey & Co …

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