50+ Music<p>"Baba O'Riley" is a song by English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theWho</span></a>, written by guitarist and principal songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeteTownshend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteTownshend</span></a>. It is the opening track to the Who's fifth studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhosNext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhosNext</span></a> (1971). In Europe, it was released as a single in October 1971, coupled with "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MyWife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyWife</span></a>". Performances of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BabaORiley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BabaORiley</span></a> appear on several Who live albums. Widely regarded as one of the Who's finest songs and as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTNm6GLJYI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=QRTNm6GLJYI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>