Hey, fellow mods..
Today's song is Behind Blue Eyes by The Who.
This song was written for the 1971 album Who's Next and although this is not my favourite by The Who, I adore this song. If you wanna hear how a guitar should be played listen to this song, it's fuckin' amazing. Also cudos for Roger Daltrey, Pete admited that though he wrote this song, Roger made it his in the way he sung it.
BBE is a description of the villain form the aborted Lifehouse project, whose name was "Brick"or "Jumbo". He is seemingly a bad person that doesn't like being bad - "but my dreams, they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be". "Brick" may suffer from mental illness that doesn't allow for himself to control his actions, he may even be schyzophrenic but since Lifehouse was never completed Pete carried the idea over to Quadrophenia with Jimmy.
Pete Townshend has always been a man obssessed with finding himself. He was always confused about his life's own meaning and significance, and this song reflects that perfectly.
So, with that in mind, my interpretation of this song is the following: maybe, this song is about depression. The word "blue" might not mean just the literal word for the color blue, but can also mean "sad". It can reflect a depressed individual, who feels that he has limited control of his future. "No-one knows what it's like to be hated, to be fated to telling only lies". But he does have dreams and desires. His conscience only "seems" empty. He has "only lonely hours" and has feelings of vengence to others. In his anger and frustration ("if my fist clenches") he may do harm to others or himself ("crack it open before I use it and lose my cool"). Maybe he is even concerned that he may attempt suicide ("if I swallow anything evil, put your fingers down my throat") and asks for help to save him. He does have the insight to know that he may need help from others "if I shiver please give me a blanket, keep me warm let me wear your coat". And than, the piece closes in a quite perfect way, by repeating the quiet depressed refrain.
I acctualy can relate it to my own life, and maybe that's why I really love this song. I am a different person on the outside than I am on the inside, when I'm sad. That's why I seem empty, without a soul, nobody knows that deep down there's a broken heart, a crushed soul, a great love. Then again there is a great anger and someone who feels better depressed than happy within me. I think that anyone could relate to this song at some point on their life.. the lamenting of the narrator, for the fact that he is misunderstood and the apologising to the people he has hurt through his actions wich he feels he has no control over. I feel so many regrets. I love you so much, wish you could forgive me and make another try.
If it is truly about the villain from Lifehouse, then I would have liked the character, because it would have been me.
BBE is a description of the villain form the aborted Lifehouse project, whose name was "Brick"or "Jumbo". He is seemingly a bad person that doesn't like being bad - "but my dreams, they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be". "Brick" may suffer from mental illness that doesn't allow for himself to control his actions, he may even be schyzophrenic but since Lifehouse was never completed Pete carried the idea over to Quadrophenia with Jimmy.
Pete Townshend has always been a man obssessed with finding himself. He was always confused about his life's own meaning and significance, and this song reflects that perfectly.
So, with that in mind, my interpretation of this song is the following: maybe, this song is about depression. The word "blue" might not mean just the literal word for the color blue, but can also mean "sad". It can reflect a depressed individual, who feels that he has limited control of his future. "No-one knows what it's like to be hated, to be fated to telling only lies". But he does have dreams and desires. His conscience only "seems" empty. He has "only lonely hours" and has feelings of vengence to others. In his anger and frustration ("if my fist clenches") he may do harm to others or himself ("crack it open before I use it and lose my cool"). Maybe he is even concerned that he may attempt suicide ("if I swallow anything evil, put your fingers down my throat") and asks for help to save him. He does have the insight to know that he may need help from others "if I shiver please give me a blanket, keep me warm let me wear your coat". And than, the piece closes in a quite perfect way, by repeating the quiet depressed refrain.
I acctualy can relate it to my own life, and maybe that's why I really love this song. I am a different person on the outside than I am on the inside, when I'm sad. That's why I seem empty, without a soul, nobody knows that deep down there's a broken heart, a crushed soul, a great love. Then again there is a great anger and someone who feels better depressed than happy within me. I think that anyone could relate to this song at some point on their life.. the lamenting of the narrator, for the fact that he is misunderstood and the apologising to the people he has hurt through his actions wich he feels he has no control over. I feel so many regrets. I love you so much, wish you could forgive me and make another try.
If it is truly about the villain from Lifehouse, then I would have liked the character, because it would have been me.
xoxo, Lucy