We go back to 1976 today for a song that will appear again on Classic American Top 40 this Saturday morning from 9 to noon. Today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45 is “Squeeze Box” by The Who!
The song was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974. In the planned performance of the song, the members of the band were to be surrounded by 100 topless women playing accordions. Okay….
“Squeezebox” is a slang term for accordions and related instruments. The song’s lyrics consist mostly of sexual innuendo. Although Pete Townshend later said that the song originated as a dirty joke.
“Squeeze Box” was released as the first single from The Who by Numbers in 1975 in America and 1976 in Britain. It became an international hit, becoming the band’s first Top 10 hit in Britain since 1972’s “Join Together”. Despite this, Pete Townshend did not think highly of the song, and was astonished at its chart success. Roger Daltrey, however, spoke positively of the song, praising its simplicity.
Well, there’s no topless women playing accordions, but you can enjoy a live performance of “Squeeze Box” by The Who!
