![]() Hyde" had been considered as a possible single release, along with " Call Me Lightning," but it was released as the B-side of "Call Me Lightning" instead. The music incorporates a "scarey opening" and has a melody led by Entwistle's bass guitar line, which Chris Charlesworth describes as "menacing" and Atkins describes as "grinding." It also contains a French horn solo that Charlesworth describes as "spooky." Atkins describes the melody as being "strongly inventive." The lyrics describe the good and evil elements within a single character, reminiscent of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Hyde" has been compared to a Hammer horror film. Who biographer John Atkins calls it "a macabre tribute to Keith Moon." This is the first of two songs from The Who written about Keith Moon, the second being "Doctor Jimmy" from the album Quadrophenia. ![]() The song is about drummer Keith Moon's drinking problems. It was written by the band's bassist, John Entwistle. Hyde" is a song by English rock band, the Who. ![]() ![]() Hyde"įrom the album Magic Bus: The Who on Tour ![]()
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