"Black Widow's Eyes"
Song by The Who
From the album Endless Wire
Recorded
Genre	Rock
Song Length	3:07
Record label	Polydor
Endless Wire Album Listing
In The Ether	Black Widow's Eyes	Two Thousand Years

Black Widow's Eyes is a song by The Who and, written by Pete Townshend, and is featured on their most recent album Endless Wire. Image File history File links Endlesswirecover. ... The Who is an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... Endless Wire is a studio album by The Who, and their first new studio album of original material in twenty-four years following the release of Its Hard in 1982. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... Endless Wire is a studio album by The Who, and their first new studio album of original material in twenty-four years following the release of Its Hard in 1982. ... The Who is an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... Peter Dennis Blandford (Pete) Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is best known as the guitarist and principal songwriter for the rock band The Who. ... Endless Wire is an album by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, released in 1978 on the Warner Brothers label (#3149). ...

History

One of the most well received songs from the new album (and first performed on Michael Parkinson's popular UK late-night talk show), Black Widow's Eyes is a song dealing with Stockholm Syndrome. Said Pete Townshend: "This song is about the man holding a child in the Beslan massacre who described the female terrorist who blew herself up, killing the child he held, as ‘having the most penetrating and beautiful eyes". Roger Daltrey was quoted as saying this was one of his favorite tracks on the new album. It is also the only song that touring member Zak Starkey plays on. Michael Parkinson CBE (born March 28, 1935) is a British journalist and television presenter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan Massacre) began when Muslim terrorists[1] took more than 1,200 school children and adults hostage on September 1, 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the town of Beslan, North Ossetia (an autonomous republic... Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for English rock band, Oasis. ...

Personnel

Roger Daltrey - Lead Vocals Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of The Who, an English rock band. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Pete Townshend - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano, Bass Guitar Peter Dennis Blandford (Pete) Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is best known as the guitarist and principal songwriter for the rock band The Who. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses electronic pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

Zak Starkey - Drums Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for English rock band, Oasis. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...