The Who The Real Me

Classic tune from The Who s second fullscale rock opera Quadrophenia, 1973. It was released as a single on January 12, 1974 along with BSide I m One and later appeared in the 1979 movie Quadrophenia: A Way Of Life. It was also featured on the 2002 Who compilation The Ultimate Collection, with a slightly modified opening. It concerns a boy named Jimmy, a young English Mod with four distinct personalities. The song describes how he angrily deals with several individuals to identify The Real Me Wr