My Generation

"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 VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll,. It's also part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 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. The song, composed by Pete Townshend at the age of twenty in 1965, was written for rebellious British youths called Mods, and expressed their feeling that older people "just don't get it".

[Intro] [Verse 1: Roger Daltrey (Pete Townshend & John Entwistle)] People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby [Verse 2: Roger Daltrey (Pete Townshend & John Entwistle)] Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby [Bridge] [Verse 2: Roger Daltrey (Pete Townshend & John Entwistle)] Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby [Bridge] My, my, my generation My, my, my generation [Verse 1: Roger Daltrey (Pete Townshend & John Entwistle)] People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby [Bridge] My, my, my generation [Outro: (Pete Townshend & John Entwistle) Roger Daltrey] (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation) My generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) My generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation, baby (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation