- [Announcer] Join us for a trip to London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2015 as The Who Hits 50 in this anniversary concert!
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Now, enjoy a sneak peek at The Who, still going strong after 50 years, with a classic track from "Quadrophenia", "Love Reign O'er Me".
[gentle music] [gentle music continues] [music intensifies] [bright gentle music] ♪ Only love can make it rain ♪ ♪ The way the beach is kissed by the sea ♪ ♪ Only love can make it rain ♪ ♪ Like the sweat of lovers layin' in the fields ♪ ♪ Love, oh won't you please reign o'er me ♪ ♪ Love, won't you reign Please rain o'er me ♪ ♪ Rain on me ♪ ♪ Only love can bring the rain ♪ ♪ That makes you yearn to the sky ♪ ♪ Only love can bring the rain ♪ ♪ That falls like tears from on high ♪ ♪ Rain on me, rain on me ♪ ♪ Love, will you please - please please rain on me ♪ ♪ Rain on me ♪ ♪ On the dry and dusty road ♪ ♪ The nights we spend apart alone ♪ ♪ I need to get back home to cool, cool rain ♪ ♪ The night is hot and black as ink ♪ ♪ I can't sleep, and I lay, and I think ♪ ♪ Woo, oh God, I need a drink of cool, cool rain ♪ [bright upbeat music] ♪ Love, won't you please ♪ ♪ Please ♪ ♪ Reign o'er me, o'er me, o'er me, whoa ♪ ♪ Love, won't you reign, reign o'er me ♪ ♪ Reign o'er me ♪ ♪ Love ♪ ♪ Reign, reign, reign, reign...♪ [audience applauding] [audience cheering] - [Announcer] What a performance!
The Who's songs are timeless, and there's more coming from Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, and the band, with a sneak peek of Baba O'Riley.
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Now, enjoy Baba O'Riley, from the Who, with our thanks.
[electronic music] [crowd cheering] [moves into upbeat music] ♪ Out here in the fields ♪ ♪ I fight for my meals ♪ ♪ I get my back into my living ♪ ♪ I don't need to fight ♪ ♪ To prove I'm right ♪ ♪ No I don't need to be forgiven ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ [upbeat music] Let's hear you now ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't raise your eye ♪ ♪ It's only teenage wasteland ♪ ♪ Sally, take my hand ♪ ♪ We'll travel south cross land ♪ ♪ Put out the fire ♪ ♪ And don't look past my shoulder ♪ ♪ The exodus is here ♪ ♪ The happy ones are near ♪ ♪ Let's get together ♪ ♪ Before we get much older ♪ ♪ Teenage wasteland ♪ ♪ It's only teenage wasteland ♪ Your turn!
♪ They're all wasted ♪ [upbeat music continues] [harmonica music] [upbeat music continues] - [Announcer] There was electricity in the air back in 2015 at London's Royal Albert Hall, when The Who took the stage to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
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