Pete Townshend wrote this shortly after meeting his future wife, Karen. It was a reminder that even though he was on the road, he could still keep an eye on her from miles away. The song was inspired by the jealousy and suspicion that would well up inside him when he left to tour, but the song is written in character as a vindictive type who wants to get back at a girl. It's a little creepy: Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Because all the while I can see for miles and miles He's warning her that she can't get out of his sight. In real life, Townshend married Karen Astley in 1968. They were together until their divorce in 2009.
Townshend's guitar was overdubbed in the studio. They rarely played this live because it was impossible to recreate the sound with one guitar.
The Who Sell Out is a concept album that makes fun of radio commercials. Fake ads were inserted between songs on the first side of the album.
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