Substitute (Live At Leeds) The Who
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Stage banter on Deluxe Edition only
[Pete Townshend]
(laughs) We'd like to play three hit singles from our past for you, and, uh—
[crowd shouting song titles, inaudible]
[Pete Townshend]
Uh, we don't do that one, sorry. Well, three selected hit singles, the three easiest! Uh… there's “Substitute,” which we like, very much—
[crowd cheering]
[Pete Townshend]
Thank you! That was our first… #4. And, uh, “Happy Jack,” which was our first—first #1 in Germany, (imitates German marching band music), and funny enough, our first big hit record in the States. And “I'm a Boy,” which according to the—
[crowd cheering]
Thank you!—which according to the Melody Maker was our first #1 in England, I think, for about half an hour. Alright, here we go, starting off with “Substitute”!
[Keith Moon]
All right, could you stop that? Put them cigarettes up!
[Verse 1]
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall, but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
Look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah
[Pete Townshend]
(laughs) We'd like to play three hit singles from our past for you, and, uh—
[crowd shouting song titles, inaudible]
[Pete Townshend]
Uh, we don't do that one, sorry. Well, three selected hit singles, the three easiest! Uh… there's “Substitute,” which we like, very much—
[crowd cheering]
[Pete Townshend]
Thank you! That was our first… #4. And, uh, “Happy Jack,” which was our first—first #1 in Germany, (imitates German marching band music), and funny enough, our first big hit record in the States. And “I'm a Boy,” which according to the—
[crowd cheering]
Thank you!—which according to the Melody Maker was our first #1 in England, I think, for about half an hour. Alright, here we go, starting off with “Substitute”!
[Keith Moon]
All right, could you stop that? Put them cigarettes up!
[Verse 1]
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall, but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
Look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah
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