I always pictured many options his mother to Tommy, his mother to his father, followers to Tommy, Tommy to an outside, unseen source(Mehar Baba), etc. So to whom it is dirested in the song is hard to tell for certain. Back in the day, many musical artists had spiritual people to whom they looked for inspiration. Kiki from Alma, CoSimon, the words "Listening to you." were actually Pete expressing how he felt about a certain Mehar Baba (spelling).Daltry switched from a British mod-pop style singer to a more American soul-shouting style. That's how much Roger Daltry's voice and singing style had changed. Ken from Louisville, KyIf you listen to the original version from 1969 and the 1975 movie soundtrack, it is hard to believe the same person was singing.But in the movie, Daltry (as Tommy) is climbing a hill and looking towards the sun, so it seemed obvious it was a God-like figure he was singing to. Ken from Louisville, KyWhen I heard the original I, too, was confused on who this song was about.who the "you" was supposed to be.Marijuana from Really South, Neutral Zonethis song is just a masterpeice me and my band always cover it and just jam it out its just amazing.In concert, The Who often leave out the "We're Not Gonna Take It" part of the song and just play "See Me, Feel Me" and "Listening to You". Scott from Boston, MaThis was not its own song on Tommy (as others have pointed out, it's just part of "Christmas", "Go to the Mirror" and "We're Not Gonna Take It"), but it was released as its own single.24, 2008) and the encore consisted of "Pinball Wizard", "Amazing Journey", "Sparks", "See Me, Feel Me", and "Listening to You" before ending the show with "Tea & Theatre". Scott from Boston, MaI just saw The Who Friday night (Oct.Brad from Lexington, KyActually The Who have played several songs from Tommy other than "Pinball Wizard" and "See Me, Feel Me" live since the Tommy tour, including "I'm Free" and "Tommy's Holiday Camp", both of which are included on the "At Kilburn 1977 DVD" and, on their more recent tours, "Amazing Journey" and "Sparks", not to mention they played Tommy in it's entirety again on their 1989 reunion tour.Brad from Lexington, KyAnd yes, this is a song by itself in some versions, including the single release, several Who compilation albums, and is given it's own seperate track on the most recent "deluxe edition" CD release of Tommy as "Listening to You / See Me, Feel Me".Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 20th 1970, "See Me, Feel Me" by the Who entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #75 and on November 22nd, 1970 it peaked at #12.Sam from Rhode IslandIn many ways, this is a recurring 'motif' in the opera, Quadrophenia had a specific one as well present in quite a few songs.
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