Behind blue eyes

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Behind blue eyes
The Who
publication November 6, 1971
length 3:42
Genre (s) Rock , ballad
Author (s) Pete Townshend
album Who's next
Cover version
2003 Limp Bizkit

Behind Blue Eyes (English; German: "Behind blue eyes / Behind sad eyes") is a song by the rock group The Who composed by Pete Townshend in 1971. It appeared on the album Who's Next and became its second single in November 1971 decoupled. It is a rock - ballad , one of the most famous songs by The Who. The song was by many musicians gecovert , the most successful version comes from Limp Bizkit from the year of 2003.

Origin and content

Behind Blue Eyes was originally written for the planned rock opera Lifehouse , which was not published and some of the pieces were then used for the album Who's Next . The piece was written in the first person as a lament from the point of view of the main resident of the Lifehouse, Jumbo, as its theme, so to speak. The song begins with an acoustic guitar playing arpeggios , later bass and drums kick in, but ends again with a repetition of the beginning. Two versions of The Who were recorded. The album version is the second. The first was recorded on March 18, 1971 with Al Kooper on the Hammond Organ . Pete Townshend , author of the play, also recorded two solo versions. One on Scoop and one with orchestra on Lifehouse Chronicles .

The single version, released on November 6, 1971, reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 .

Version of Limp Bizkit

The best-known cover version of Limp Bizkit became a chart success in 2003, especially in Europe. She appeared on the album Results May Vary . In addition to second place in Germany, the song reached third place in Austria and fifth in Switzerland as well as top places in many other Central and Northern European countries. In the German end-of-year charts the piece was 15th. The Limp Bizkit version has a different text, a third stanza was added, another part was left out. It was the theme song for the film Gothika .

More cover versions

Behind Blue Eyes was also covered by

as well as the neo-Nazi Ian Stuart Donaldson and his band Skrewdriver

There's also a hip hop track by Chakuza and Bizzy Montana that samples the song .

In the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the song is performed in the 18th episode of the fourth season by Anthony Stewart Head .

Web links

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  1. www.musicline.de: Biography The Who
  2. ^ Who's Next, Remastered Edition 1995, booklet