与Beatles类似，the who也有“未收入专辑单曲”的传统。虽然不像前者被合集记录得那么好，但可以在合集Meaty beaty big and bouncy听到一些精华-这个标题也是对他们早期的绝佳概括-今天来推荐两首。
首支单曲I can’t explain就有许多他们的标志如醒耳的riff 和副歌前的鼓。我觉得它的呼应和声作为歌词也是绝妙的点缀，也喜欢副歌自然的情绪流露“can’t explain/think it’s love/try to say to you/when I feel blue”与旋律。
沮丧而不甘的名曲Substitute前奏的宏大吉他与节奏开动实在是太燃了。前两句带和声的“you think we look pretty good together/ you think my shoes are made of leather”充满渴望也暗示了接下来“I’m a substitute for another guy/ I look pretty tall but my heels are high”的现实，后面则围绕此主题越发尖锐。Roger Daltrey建立起了他被熟知的硬汉形象，“I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth”“To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by”这两句让我印象最深。
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h3h--K5928M
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9-4jbFWGg
首支单曲I can’t explain就有许多他们的标志如醒耳的riff 和副歌前的鼓。我觉得它的呼应和声作为歌词也是绝妙的点缀，也喜欢副歌自然的情绪流露“can’t explain/think it’s love/try to say to you/when I feel blue”与旋律。
沮丧而不甘的名曲Substitute前奏的宏大吉他与节奏开动实在是太燃了。前两句带和声的“you think we look pretty good together/ you think my shoes are made of leather”充满渴望也暗示了接下来“I’m a substitute for another guy/ I look pretty tall but my heels are high”的现实，后面则围绕此主题越发尖锐。Roger Daltrey建立起了他被熟知的硬汉形象，“I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth”“To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by”这两句让我印象最深。
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h3h--K5928M
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9-4jbFWGg