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Rating: It doesn't happen every day that Roger appears at a wedding reception. The Roger we're talking about has the last name Daltrey and sings in a band called The Who. So, it went more or less like this. At a wedding reception, someone might grab the microphone and begin to 'gift' the guests with their vocal stylings. If things don't go well and the performer isn't very talented, there's always (fortunately) someone courageous enough to encourage the willing and occasional singer to focus on the champagne or some other diversion to keep them occupied. However, in the situation we're addressing, it's safe to say that many would have wished the unexpected performance lasted longer. In fact, Roger Daltrey, the legendary voice of one of the world's greatest rock bands, The Who, unexpectedly attended a wedding recently. For the record, the lucky couple was Susan and Carl Smith. The vocalist stepped onto the platform where the Milestone band was playing to entertain the attendees and, without much ado, asked for permission to perform. The incredulous musicians couldn't believe they were accompanying one of The Who! There's nothing to be done, when you're an artist of that caliber, being a legend doesn't matter; what matters is the desire and attraction towards that magical space that surrounds a microphone, regardless of its brand: it's about what you say into it. Thus, in that Scottish hotel and during a wedding that will have a lot of luck, an event that, in its small way, became of global significance occurred. The song the legendary vocalist sang to the newlyweds was "I Can't Explain." This track is the first single, written by Pete Townshend, released by The Who in 1964. Although bound to the historical moment that saw its birth and therefore to the Beat genre, this piece has many admirers: in England, Jimmy Page wanted to contribute with his guitar (back when Led Zeppelin didn't yet exist and he worked as a session musician); in Italy, it was part of the repertoire of PFM and that of Balletto di Bronzo; a hard rock version is instead linked to the singer-songwriter Mimmo Parisi. Even now, when The Who decide to do one, "I Can't Explain" works as the opening track for their concerts. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked it among the best songs ever written; it has only three chords and, unlike the live version, the first version was short in duration. Surely, "I Can't Explain" is the phrase the newlyweds said to each other when it was all over, and the guests had left. They must have looked into each other's eyes and murmured: "I can't explain myself…" meaning, "I can't explain how we had such an artist as a guest... since we didn't even know him." Then, perhaps a bit troubled, they might have ended the conversation with "...We forgot to give him the party favor!" No matter. Congratulations.
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