Baba O'Rily written by Pete Townshend
From the album ‘THE LIFEHOUSE CHRONICLES’
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
I don't need to be forgiven
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand
We'll travel south crossland
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
Teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
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Review about Teenage Wasteland Love the music! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/12/09
I love the music! I'm on FaceBook abd do a song a day and I have gotten more status comments on this song then any othere. A tribute to my friends because I come up with wired things at different times and they know oh yes they know if it's "Teenage Wasteland or Baba O'
... | Reviewer: Hmmm | 1/18/09
Well...regardless of title or version or any of that, I truly enjoy this song.
It sounds like a teenage's naive interpretation of the world...you know, that invincible feeling, like you can conquer anything. At the same time, it shows kind of a struggle...almost like said teenager is trying to create a life for their self, and refuses to give in.
Seriously, makes me cry everytime.
Light | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/10/09
"Baba O'Riley" is often called "Teenage Wasteland" after the phrase repeated throughout the song's chorus. "Teenage Wasteland" was in fact a working title for the song in its early incarnations as part of the Lifehouse project, but eventually became the title for a different but related song by Townshend, which is slower and features more lyrics. A version of "Teenage Wasteland" is featured on The Lifehouse Chronicles, a six disc set of music related to the Lifehouse project, and on several Townshend compilations and videos.
---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_O%27Riley
Interesting | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/30/08
It is always fun for me to see what a super rich rock star thinks the simple life is like. As a person who puts her "back into [her] living", I can only laugh. Oh well.
Thanks for the clarification on the title and lyrics of the two songs. I wondered about the juxtaposition of the two name nationalities, but it turns out that was not purposefull. Oh well.
Ugh here | Reviewer: Alex | 11/5/08
It is actually call Baba O' Riley and they are both the same song. The reason most people in that day called it teenage wasteland is because it sounded better. If you must, it was a slang title of the hit song.
Please | Reviewer: Brian | 7/19/08
If you've ever listened to Baba O'Riley, then you'll know that this song here contains a bit, actually, a lot more lyrics than it should. This song is a lot longer than Baba O'Riley will ever. This song is in fact Teenage Wasteland.
Yes there is a song called Teenage Wasteland! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/30/08
There is a boxed set of discs called "The LifeHouse Chronicles". The first disc "LifeHouse Demos CD1" has the first track of "Teenage Wasteland". The third track on this cd is "Baba O'Riley".
Often in Musicals/Rock Operas similar songs are sung in different parts of the production. Teenage and Baba have similar lyrics, but the tone and speed of the song is quite different. When most people are looking for the song Teenage Wasteland they are really looking for Baba O'Riley. Teenage Wasteland has a limited release and I believe the box set and the Live: Sadler's Wells are the only cd's that have the song.
If you want to verify this do a google search for Lifehouse-chronicles track listing The MTV page gives the track listing for the album and shows Teenage Wasteland as the first song.
Please settle an argument... Is there a "Who" song titled "Teenage Wasteland"??? or NOT????
Reading these comments below tells me that is ONLY Baba O'Riley
So, which is it? What's the difference if it is 2 different songs??
Get off your soapbox | Reviewer: Larry Modlin | 1/4/08
Pete was a genious, ahead of his time. Baba was a cool,peaceful man. The Who will remain an iconic rock group. The title doesn't matter. The lyrics beat as true as the day they were penned. With Pete, every song was always a work in progress. Fight over something else!!!!!!
This song is titled "Baba O' Riley" not "Teenage Wastleland"!!!! A bunch of punk idiots just made up the name "Teenage Wasteland"; most likely because "Baba O' Riley" is harder to remember. The song was named after Meher Baba, a religous icon and leader for Pete Townshend; and after the man who wrote the synthesizer track.
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