This video’s a trip, eh? It’s from a 1966 movie called Blow Up that was filmed in London and ended up getting nominated for some Academy Awards. Isn’t it weird that everybody, save for a mod chick and some dude, is standing around at a rock show? And why are the lights on?
I read that the director initially wanted the WHO to be in this scene but something kept them from doing it. Instead, the Yardbirds got the gig and played “the train kept a-rollin.’” It looks like Jeff Beck was told to do what Pete Townshend was known for at the time and destroy his guitar, which appears to be a cheap breakaway prop. It's weird that the listless crowd finally comes alive only when he throws the broken neck into the crowd, causing a near riot and calling to mind a pack of wild animals getting thrown a piece of meat.
I read that the director initially wanted the WHO to be in this scene but something kept them from doing it. Instead, the Yardbirds got the gig and played “the train kept a-rollin.’” It looks like Jeff Beck was told to do what Pete Townshend was known for at the time and destroy his guitar, which appears to be a cheap breakaway prop. It's weird that the listless crowd finally comes alive only when he throws the broken neck into the crowd, causing a near riot and calling to mind a pack of wild animals getting thrown a piece of meat.
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