Squeeze Box (The Who song)

Infobox Single
Name = Squeeze Box


Artist = The Who
from Album = The Who By Numbers
B-side = Success Story
Released = October 1975
Recorded = May 30, 1975 on the Shepperton Studios' soundstage using Ronnie Lane's mobile studio
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:42
Label = Polydor Records (UK)MCA Records (U.S.)
Writer = Pete Townshend
Producer = Glyn Johns
Last single = "Long Live Rock" (1974) (Italy, Israel & Japan)
This single = "Squeeze Box" (1975)
Next single = "Slip Kid" (1976) (US)"Squeeze Box" is a song by The Who. "Squeezebox" is a slang term for accordions and related instruments, but it is also a slang term for an old-fashioned sex toy. The song is actually sexual innuendo, talking about mama's "squeeze box she wears on her chest" (her breasts) and how mama and daddy have sex all night long stating "mama's got a squeeze box daddy never sleeps at night." The band wanted to see if they could get away with singing explicitly about the joys of sex. Written by Pete Townshend, the song was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974 [ [http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/ByNumbers.html The Hypertext Who › Liner Notes › The Who By Numbers ] ]

Cover versions

Infobox Single
Name = Squeeze Box


Artist = Poison
from Album = Hollyweird
B-side =
Released = 2002
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Rock
Label =
Producer =
Last single = "Rockstar"
(2001)
This single = "Squeeze Box"
(2002)
Next single = "Shooting Star"
(2003)
*It was covered by Laura Branigan on her 1983 album "Branigan 2".
*The song is covered by English accordionists John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson on their album "Sultans of Squeeze".
*Poison did a version of the song and released it as a single on the album "Hollyweird" in 2002. This was re-released in 2007 on their album "Poison'd", where all the tracks are cover songs.
*Glam metal band Roxy Blue covered the song on their album "Want Some?" in 1992.
*McBride & the Ride covered the song on their 2002 album "Amarillo Sky".
*The song was covered by Tenacious D during VH1 Rock Honors: The Who.

Pop culture references

*The song is featured in the "Freaks and Geeks" episode "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers", where Mr. and Mrs. Weir preview a Who album to see if there are any objectionable lyrics.

*In "The Simpsons" episode "A Tale of Two Springfields", Homer reminds The Who of some of their songs, but mistakenly terms Squeeze Box as being an example of "the Angry Defiant Who".

*An episode of "Two and a Half Men" which featured a spoof version of , "Stiffs", used "Squeeze Box" as the theme song, parodying the practice of the CSI franchise of using Who songs as theme songs.

*An episode of "That '70s Show" is named after the song.

*In "Austin Powers in Goldmember", the Mike Myers character "Goldmember" references "Squeezebox" in the scene where he says "farger" for the word "father."

References

See also

*1975 in music
*The Who