“My Generation” by The Who Original Painting (Sold) 50s 2 on the UK Singles

2 on the UK Singles Chart

and Rod Argent's fast-paced psychedelic improvisation

Recorded in 1955 it became his first major hit record

pressing adds an istrumental coda to the end

“My Generation” by The Who Original Painting (Sold) 50s 2 on the UK Singles'My Generation' was released as a single on 5 November 1965, reaching #2 in the UK and #74 in America. Townshend reportedly wrote the song on a train and is said to have been inspired by the Queen Mother, who is alleged to have had Townshend's 1935 Packard hearse towed off a street in Belgravia because she was offended by the sight of it during her daily drive through the neighbourhood. My Generation was very much about trying to find a place in