I'm not certain as to what to think about Pete's sexuality on this song, but perhaps he opens the door just a crack about about his past sexual experiences with men. He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair. Anyway, gay or not, this is still a great rock song by a man I consider just short of genius.
@Flyersfan "He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair.". Say, we wouldn't be indulging in gay stereotyping, would we? If so, stop it!
I find the comments on Rough Boys here and on YouTubes posted by straight people who go to impossible lengths to deny that their beloved Pete could, ugh, actually want to have sex with another man, to be very funny. There is something called Occam's Razor in philosophy which is basically, "Don't look for complicated explanations when simple ones are staring you in the face." To...
@Flyersfan "He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair.". Say, we wouldn't be indulging in gay stereotyping, would we? If so, stop it!
I find the comments on Rough Boys here and on YouTubes posted by straight people who go to impossible lengths to deny that their beloved Pete could, ugh, actually want to have sex with another man, to be very funny. There is something called Occam's Razor in philosophy which is basically, "Don't look for complicated explanations when simple ones are staring you in the face." To a gay man the meaning of this song is laughably obvious. And what I read about Townshend, he originally acknowledged that the song was about sex with men, but he got so harassed by the British tabloids who just would not let it go and move on that he took to denying it. But homophobia is all gone now, isn't it? Yeah, sure.
I'm not certain as to what to think about Pete's sexuality on this song, but perhaps he opens the door just a crack about about his past sexual experiences with men. He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair. Anyway, gay or not, this is still a great rock song by a man I consider just short of genius.
@Flyersfan "He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair.". Say, we wouldn't be indulging in gay stereotyping, would we? If so, stop it! I find the comments on Rough Boys here and on YouTubes posted by straight people who go to impossible lengths to deny that their beloved Pete could, ugh, actually want to have sex with another man, to be very funny. There is something called Occam's Razor in philosophy which is basically, "Don't look for complicated explanations when simple ones are staring you in the face." To...
@Flyersfan "He almost looks the part of early 80's gay men-very thin, shaven, short hair.". Say, we wouldn't be indulging in gay stereotyping, would we? If so, stop it! I find the comments on Rough Boys here and on YouTubes posted by straight people who go to impossible lengths to deny that their beloved Pete could, ugh, actually want to have sex with another man, to be very funny. There is something called Occam's Razor in philosophy which is basically, "Don't look for complicated explanations when simple ones are staring you in the face." To a gay man the meaning of this song is laughably obvious. And what I read about Townshend, he originally acknowledged that the song was about sex with men, but he got so harassed by the British tabloids who just would not let it go and move on that he took to denying it. But homophobia is all gone now, isn't it? Yeah, sure.