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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 ]
A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit [1]) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. It is most notable for its use as a cultural symbol among the Hepcat and Pachuco subcultures.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The discography of the English rock band the Who consists of 12 ... "Zoot Suit" (credited to The High Numbers)
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"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.
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.
Odds & Sods is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who.It was released by Track Records in the UK on September 28, 1974, and by Track/MCA in the US on October 12, 1974. [10]