Re: Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #33

[WTFAU@aol.com]

AMEN!!

>I have been on The Who's mailing list for a while now and I can't help
>thinking how silly it is for everyone to be analyzing to such a great extent
>the underlying meanings of many of their lyrics.  What I say to myself every
>time I read one of these letters is the members of the Who would be
>saying....don't these people have anything better to do?  
>I have been a fan of The Who since the mid 60's when I first saw them with
>Herman's Hermits.  I guess you could say I was a Who groupie for 20
>years...traveled with them and went to the parties after the shows.  Don't
get
>me wrong, one of the reasons I love The Who is for their great lyrics...but
>believe me they didn't write them to be dissected and analyzed...if you do
>that the whole essence of the funloving, spontaneous, energizing Who is
>spoiled.   
>As an artist,  I can appreciate critiquing an artist's work but I feel we can
>sometimes go overboard looking for underlying messages.
>Anyway, lets talk about  more meaningful subjects like statements I hear on
TV
>saying that  Mick Jagger is the leader of the greatest rock and roll band in
>the world.  I wish Pete had more of a competitive spirit!!!!!
>Long, Live The oooo!!!!
>Denise