Magic Bus

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"Magic Bus" is a 1968 rock song by the English band The Who, known for its distinctive Bo Diddley-inspired rhythm and call-and-response vocals.

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Magic Bus canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Who ⓘ
bSide Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 26 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 25 ⓘ
composer Pete Townshend ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Other rock artists ⓘ
Sonic Youth ⓘ
The Jam ⓘ
hasFormat 7-inch single ⓘ
hasLiveVersionOn Live at Leeds ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature chant-like vocals ⓘ
prominent percussion ⓘ
rhythmic acoustic guitar ⓘ
hasNotableLiveArrangement audience participation ⓘ
extended jam sections ⓘ
hasSignatureElementForBand call-and-response crowd vocals ⓘ
percussive, rhythmic groove ⓘ
hasTheme desire for freedom of movement ⓘ
negotiation and bargaining ⓘ
hasVocalStyle call-and-response vocals ⓘ
includedOnCompilation Magic Bus: The Who on Tour ⓘ
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy ⓘ
inspiredBy Bo Diddley rhythm ⓘ
isAssociatedWith mod rock era of The Who ⓘ
isClassicRockRadioStaple true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:15 ⓘ
partOfDiscography The Who discography ⓘ
linked to: The Who
performer The Who ⓘ
performerMember John Entwistle ⓘ
Keith Moon ⓘ
Pete Townshend ⓘ
Roger Daltrey ⓘ
producer Kit Lambert ⓘ
recordedIn 1968 ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
Track Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1968-07-27 ⓘ
releaseYear 1968 ⓘ
usesRhythmicPattern Bo Diddley beat ⓘ
writer Pete Townshend ⓘ

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The Who → notableWork → Magic Bus ⓘ