The Who – Young Man Blues

The Who – Young Man Blues – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, UK. 1970.

We don’t think any other band could match The Who for their raw, unadulterated power and pure energy! Their music was a mix of chaos, anger, and unlimited talent that no band has ever been able to equal, and probably never will!

John Entwistle playing lead bass,
Keith Moon playing lead drums,
Pete Townshend playing lead guitar and
Roger Daltrey on lead vocals.

Lyrics:
Oh, well, a young man
Ain’t got nothin’ in the world these days
I said a young man
Ain’t got nothin’ in the world these days

Well, you know in the old days
When a young man was a strong man
All the people, they’d step back
When a young man walked by

But you know, nowadays
It’s the old man
He’s got all the money
And a young man ain’t got nothin’ in the world these days
I said
Ain’t got nothing
Got sweet nothing

Everybody knows that
Everybody knows that
Everybody knows that a young man ain’t got nothin’

Ooh, yeah
Everybody knows that a young man ain’t got nothin’
In the old, in the old days
Oh, in the old days
Everybody stepped back when a young man walked by
They stepped back
They stepped back
They stepped back
They stepped far, far back, yeah

Have pity on the young man
They ain’t got nothin’ in the world these days, I said
They ain’t got nothin’!
They got sweet fuck-all!

Songwriters: Mose Allison

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