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Zoot Suit" was written by Peter Meaden, the band's first manager. The song is a direct copy of "Misery" by the American R&B group the Dynamics , while the B-side, "I'm the Face", is a copy of Slim Harpo 's "I Got Love If You Want It." [ 2 ] The single was meant for a mod audience, but failed to chart. [ 3 ]
The album keeps the Who tracks in the same order as the original double album and begins with the two High Numbers tracks. (Note: Prior to deciding on the name The Who they were called The High Numbers for a short period in summer 1964.) "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:31 "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00 "I Am the Sea" – 2:03
"I Can't Explain" was the A-side of the group's first single as the Who; its predecessor, "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face," was released under the name the High Numbers. In the album's liner notes, Townshend noted the song's similarity to the contemporaneous hit "All Day and All of the Night" by the Kinks: "It can't be beat for straightforward Kink copying.
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The zoot suit would become an illegal style to produce during World War II due to restrictions on fabrics and rationing that the U.S. government instituted in 1942 — the suit required more ...
The tune for "Zoot Suit" was "Misery" by the Dynamics, [29] and "I'm the Face" borrowed from Slim Harpo's "I Got Love If You Want It". [30] Although Meaden tried to promote the single, it failed to reach the top 50 [31] and the band reverted to calling themselves the Who. [32]
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'Zoot Suit' is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach Broadway. It changed Los Angeles' historical memory and the American theater forever