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My Generation by The Who
Genre: Protopunk
Year: 1965
Year: 1965
"My Generation" is a song by the British rock group The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. It has entered the rock and roll pantheon as one of the most celebrated, cited, and referenced songs in the idiom; it was named the 11th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll,. Its also part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. In 2009 it was named the 37th Greatest Hard Rock Song by VH1. Written by Pete Townshend in 1965 for rebellious British youths called Mods, it expressed their feeling that older people "just dont get it".
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