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When I was a nipper I felt that the guitar was all I had. I wasn't tough enough to be in a gang, I wasn't good-looking enough to be in with the birds, not clever enough to make it at school, not good enough on my feet to be good football player. I was a fucking loser. I think everyone feels that way
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But as The Who's "I'm One" picks up and Bill's laughter becomes more dynamic (achieved by Apatow and a writer shouting dirty jokes at Starr until he cracked up), Apatow shoots Bill from more intimate, direct angles, highlighting the food in his mouth and his big smile, creating the illusion that
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at some point. And somehow being a Mod - even though I was too old to be a Mod really - I wrote this song with that in mind. Jimmy, the hero of the story, is thinking he hasn't got much going for him but at least he's one.
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as he would wish to appear, given the way he asks a fellow Mod where he got his clothes (Mods would lose face asking another Mod where he obtained his clothes from). Pete Townshend said of the song's lyrical inspiration:
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The song features an acoustic opening followed by the rest of the band (excluding singer Roger Daltrey) joining in.
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episode "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers", in a montage where Bill Haverchuck eats and watches TV after school.
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onward, were often performed by Pete Townshend alone on stage (although some feature the full band).
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Tour, but it was never performed with Moon again afterwards. It made sporadic appearances in the
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in the episode "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers", which featured many of the Who's songs.
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Shandling is performing just for him, which both is and isn't true.
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tours as well. It was then brought back for every concert on the
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This song was performed first on the band's original
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Song
The Who
Quadrophenia
Genre
Folk rock
hard rock
Label
MCA
Songwriter(s)
Pete Townshend
The Who
1973
Quadrophenia
Pete Townshend
Mod
soundtrack
Quadrophenia
1979 remixed single release of "5.15."
Freaks and Geeks

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