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"You Better You Bet" is a song by the British rock band The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. It appears as the first track on their 1981 album, ''Face Dances''. "You Better You Bet" was the last single by the Who that reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number 18. The track was at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Tracks chart for five weeks beginning 4 April 1981.〔Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 677.〕 It was also their last single to hit the Top Ten in the UK, peaking at number 9. It is sung by front man Roger Daltrey but contains backing vocals from Pete Townshend and bassist John Entwistle. Townshend's guitar part is played on a Rickenbacker 360/12. ==Background== "You Better You Bet" was written by Pete Townshend as a love song for his girlfriend at the time: "I developed (Better You Bet' ) over several weeks of clubbing and partying. I had gone through a lean period in my marriage and was seeing the daughter of a friend of mine. I wanted it to be a good song because the girl I wrote it for is one of the best people on the planet." Pete Townshend also commented: "'You Better You Bet' was a very spontaneous lyric. A fairly spontaneous, peppy song; it's a pop song, really, it's just a pop song." Roger Daltrey commented on the song's vocal melody, comparing it to Elvis Presley: "A wonderful, wonderful song. The way the vocal bounces, it always reminds me of Elvis."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=32297 )〕 and stated: "'You Better You Bet' is still one of my favorite songs of all."〔 "You Better You Bet" was released as the first single from ''Face Dances'' in February 1981, backed with the John Enstwistle-penned "The Quiet One". The song peaked at #9 in the Britain, but in America, it only reached #18. This is thought to have been because Warner Bros. Records had decided to boycott independent promoters in America, which resulted in less airplay for the track.〔 The 7" single contains a 3:58 version, which has never been issued on CD to date. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「You Better You Bet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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